Bruce Springsteen: 'The boss' rails against 'very ugly' political climate surrounding Barack Obama

The American political climate for achieving change is “very, very ugly,” according to Bruce Springsteen, as he launched a staunch defense of Barack Obama.

(By Andrew Hough, UK Telegraph) - The 61 year-old rock legend, a high-profile supporter of the US President, railed against critics for their use of the “most extreme language” to describe “the most modest reforms” being introduced by Mr Obama.

The singer-songwriter, whose song The Rising became a theme of the Democrats' "Vote for Change" events, said there was a “tremendous distortion of information” in American politics.

The "Born in the USA singer", who has won 20 Grammys award, an Oscar and sold more than 120m records worldwide, appeared to also blame wealthy Washington lobbyists for hampering Mr Obama’s reform agenda.