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Go To Hell Bruce Springsteen, Then You Can Tell Me All About “The Middle”

Monday, 8 February 2021, 18:30 Dr. Tar Uncategorized 46

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Jeep released its Big Game commercial on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday, and like several past messages from Jeep’s parents Stellantis (the company that resulted when Fiat Chrysler merged with France’s Peugeot), this one is meant to tug on patriotic heart strings. Called “The Middle”, the commercial stars Bruce Springsteen and centers around the very center of the United States in Lebanon, Kansas.

There are only two Jeep vehicles in this commercial, and neither one is new. Springsteen is seen driving a 1980 Jeep CJ-5 with the top down in a few scenes, and there’s another CJ-5, this one from 1965 when Jeeps still wore Willy’s badges, seen stationary. Springsteen doesn’t just star in this advertisement, he’s credited with reworking the script and with writing and producing the original score. It will air just once tonight during the Super Bowl and won’t be on television again. More

46 Comments on Go To Hell Bruce Springsteen, Then You Can Tell Me All About “The Middle”

  5. …I interned at an AMC/Jeep dealership when I was a kid in vocational school, and even then I could see they were trash.

    A woman at my church bought a modern one, and its been nothing but trouble.

    Jeep.

    Shit then.

    Shit now.

    ..guess it makes sense for Springsteen to rep for them, since they suck as hard as HE does.

    Q. What does Bruce S have in common with a Jeep?

    A. They both pull hard to the left and there’s no way to fix it…

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  6. The Fuckin star was RED!

    RED. Not White. Not Silver. Not Golden. RED

    Like on the tail of a MIG.

    Not a decent new piece of music in decades and he sucked on SNL.

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  7. Liberals are all upset over the current political climate in this country and now they want to make nice and have everyone “reunite”.

    Reminds me of the words of Ruby Thewes in the movie Cold Mountain:

    “They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say ‘Shit, it’s raining!”

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  10. Interesting concept. Are you sure that wasn’t a Mahindra Jeep?……

    I live 7 miles east of there. Lebanon Kansas is a pride filled crappy little dieing town….Main street is mostly abandoned. Farming is the only thing that keeps the town going. The only restaurant is in the grocery store and it’s not a very decent grocery store despite the owners efforts…..The middle of North America site is poorly kept up and really pretty sad…..Here’s the clincher: With more modern satellite and GPS the actual site of the Middle of North America is actually about 2 miles north and a bit west of there….Lots of Black cows around though, so I guess we pass the diversity test…..

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  13. It will air just once tonight during the Super Bowl and won’t be on television again.

    Excellent. I switched over to NFL Network when it started. It sounded namby-pamby. 🙄

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  15. Oh man. I went OFF on his fake “working man” ass right in front of my first born yesterday when that was playing. I explained to him who he was, what he has said about PRESIDENT Trump in the past, and what a boring musician he is.

    Now Springsteen will never win over one particular fan who knows the truth about him now. “Turrrrrrrrrrd of the U.S.A.” #raisingmymanderinright

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  17. That hat Springsteen was wearing was real drugstore cowboy looking. He was one of several other washed up losers who came out for Dementia Joe. Now, he wants us to come together and forget his endorsement of the man without a clue. I still believe the election was stolen, and I believe Tara Reade was assaulted by his candidate.

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  18. …..I meant middle of America. I think the middle of North America is closer to Belle Fouche South Dakota….I better put on my USHANKA hat a get a couple of photos while I do some creative recon….

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  22. Do you remember when both Time and Newsweek (they used to be magazines back in the 70s) put Springsteen on their covers on the same week, declaring him the future of rock & roll?

    I was a teenager but was smart enough to realize I was being manipulated even back then.

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  23. We traded a 98 silver 2 door Wrangler for a 07 4 door Wrangler. It was fun till the engine ate oil, leaked oil and service said it would seize up on us someday. We trade it eventually. I miss that silver Wrangler and wish it was still in the garage.

    I wouldn’t buy a new one Jeep now-no way.

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  25. @Kcir, that is EXACTLY what I said, red communist star, right in the heart(land) of America. 🤬

    … and he’s a farmer now, who goes to church… give me a f’ing break

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  27. Obama bailed out Jeep/Chrysler, as well as GM.
    I have no use for either of them.

    Plus Jeep/Chrysler/AMC don’t make quality vehicles. They make junk.

    Springsteen is a perfect spokesman for them.

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  29. Do the leftists truly believe that we non-leftists have forgotten not only how they treated Trump for 4 years but what they’ve called us for much longer? A commercial by a has-been singer (who seems to basically yell his songs) isn’t going to make us forget how they’ve looked down on us for so long.

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  31. I actually walked in on it…

    He is trying to project something he ain’t. Sitting with hands folded under the window in the light, like some fucking Steinbeck figure or something.

    Garbage.

    And that Jeep that was driving away at the end?

    Would not be caught DEAD in it.

    I have always enjoyed the fact that Ronnie used his song as a campaign song and Brucie was upset.

    Saying, “NO no no, it’s about how bad America is”.

    Remember that?

    Fuck off, you and Your Greetings From Asbury Park.

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  32. My barber(when we were still free to do such things) is the biggest Springsteen fan EVAH. He actually saw him in concert, had him autograph his arm & then had it tattooed on his right arm. My barber is a nice man, but deluded, Springsteen, not so much. Off topic, but this is surreal. Have the tv on for background noise & I won’t say which network this was on, but there was just a commercial on that had “Dr.” Jill on with their dogs, telling people to wear masks for the sake of their pets. Utter sociopath.

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  34. Actually if you factor out the fact that the check engine light will be on until I get a new shift control module and my front power windows have not worked correctly since it was new, my ‘07 Grand Cherokee serves me pretty well. It has about a buck ten on it and had been a reliable vehicle.

    That being said it is not in the same league as my F150 SCREW 4×4 Lariet. Now that’s a first rate vehicle.

    I stumbled on this a while ago. This is how it starts out, it gets much better. I can’t remember how I stumbled onto it.

    VOIDED Factory Warranty after taking it through mud

    https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/voided-factory-warranty-after-taking-it-through-mud.38337/

    7/24/2020 – Purchased 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon with upgraded Mud Tires I didn’t even want.

    7/26 – Hit the trail. Plowed it through the mud a bunch of times. It was covered in mud for sure and killed the alternator. Had it towed to the closest Jeep dealership. Russell Westbrook of Van Nuys.

    @7/28 – Dealership told me that it was going to cost (starting at) $3K to fix my truck. Nothing was going to be covered under warranty. They wanted to start at replacing the alternator, radiator and both batteries. I wasn’t happy with this so I called the dealership I bought it from and they told me to have it towed to them.

    7/30 – had it towed to the dealership I bought it from. They replaced the alternator and I was only charged a small deductible and told me that everything was all good with my warranty still. They didn’t see the need to replace the radiator of the batteries.

    8/6 – Picked my truck up from the dealership

    10/31 – I notice my rear center brake light is out

    11/5 – I notice that the Auto Stop/Start isn’t working which means that there is a battery issue

    11/7 – my rear axles appear to be engaging in 2H while driving on the freeway at 70MPH. Once I slow down I realize that they are in fact locking up. I can’t unlock them if I try. I ended up fishtailing on two separate occasions while getting onto the freeway on dry California pavement.

    11/9 – dropped it off at my dealership and pick up a rental car

    11/12 – They tell me that they need to replace the entire rear axle, both batteries and fix the short that is in the taillight but there is a restriction that was put on my factory warranty that says that no repairs can be made and the extended warranty that I had purchased also won’t cover it since they say that the factory warranty should be covering it.

    11/13 -FCA tells me that there was a restriction put on my truck by a dealership (the first dealership that I took it to) I call the dealership and they assure me that they don’t have the power to do that.

    11/14-12/1 – I am being bounced around from FCA to both of the dealerships that Ive been to to talked to General Managers of stores and on 12/1 FCA calls me and says that there is nothing that they can do about removing the restriction on the factory warranty because I “submerged” it in mud (it was less than a foot deep)

    I have 4500 miles on it and the restriction on my warranty was placed on day 5 of ownership.

    I think it’s time to get a lawyer. Any suggestions?

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  38. “It will air just once tonight during the Super Bowl and won’t be on television again.”
    Thanks be to God for small favors!
    J-E-E-P
    Just
    Empty
    Entire
    Pockets

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