Bruce Springstreen: Wal-Mart Deal "A Mistake"

[babsbunny]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/30/bruce-springstreen-wal-ma_n_162652.html

NEW YORK — The Boss is owning up to a mistake.

In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.

Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker's rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen's team didn't vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he "dropped the ball on it," he told the Times for a story to be published in Sunday editions and previewed on its Web site.

[Mist]

1. They didn't "vet the issue"?? Didn't the name Wal-Mart tell them everything they

needed to know?:wtf:

[Donnachaidh]

2. so what percentage of his profits is he willing to give to charity?

After all, the deed is already DONE. Saying OOPS after the fact justifies selling his cd's at a company that HATES giving their worker's anything more than crumbs?

Springsteen's TEAM probably didn't think they'd get called on it. :sarcasm:

[GCP]

3. I had respect for Springsteen, even though I'm not a fan of his music

But the fact that he agreed to this deal makes him look like a stupid hypocrite.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

4. I'll give the Boss a break because of all he's done for workers rights. But still, it's embarrassing