and so i go on to sort of talk about the 1984, dear that bruce springsteen's born in the u.s.a. album was released with the best-selling angle from that album, born in the u.s.a. and the biggest juncture between the chorus and the verses was taken and appropriated as the patriotic affirmation as the downtrodden be it known that. and so, there is a lot of commentary on that when george will tries to sort of claim mr. springsteen for reagan and some rights. and that's part of the story that's pretty well known. what is less well known is the way in which that incident or that episode really transforms bruce springsteen's career, which is that i'm not too worried, it really led to his politicalization insert it being public about it. and he ends up not only speaking politically to the live audiences more and more about both domestic matters and foreign policy, but he ends a disorder that tenet out through really with of course the help of his staff, sort of researching local groups that helped the labor unions, homeless down the line and using his concert as a platform to talk abou

in 1988 she joined with bruce springsteen and others in a concert in oakland to raise awareness for the>> probably the majority of kids come for a rap concert. but i think that special change is not usually made by majorities. >> ♪ >>> tonight we've been looking back at joan baez. from the civil rights movement to the vietnam war. baez has continued her social activism over the decades taking part in this rally against the gulf war and participating in this 2005 protest in iraq. here she joined cindy sheehan at president bush's ranch where baez put on a free concert. baez married david harris. the father or -- the former berkeley student president. the marriage would last five years and baez would have one son. >> reporter: whether you call it a demonstration or a riot can depend on your politics. protests in the streets is now a familiar tactic in american politics. and some would say a vital element in a democracy. but do street actions such as these in san francisco a few weeks ago do more good than harm for their cause? do they turn on more citizens than they turn off? do they win h

a message of hope and songs of a man so many americans admire, new jersey's own bruce springsteen. in a warm gesture of ingratiation, in helping you make those dreams come true is what this was all about. then segwayed into a love fest with the audience and to the palest of his administration's achievements supporters were prompted to reply usa. to untrained eyes and ears this resembles krickstein's own legendary lives with impassioned rituals of audience participation. more savvy onlookers recognize the irony in the president's attempt to quote himself in the popular straw for's refutation. why should republicans cold warrior and conservative try to ride the coattails of a working class hero or a rock star since they laid off vietnam veterans. so i go on to talk about 1984 was the year bruce springsteen's born in usa album was released with the best selling single born in the usa and there was the juncture between the chorus and the versus in that

rests this message of hope and songs of a man so many young americans admire, new jersey's own bruce springsteen. in a warm gesture of ingratiation, reagan summarized: and helping you make those dreams come true is what that job of mine is all about. then segwayed into a love fest with the audience as reagan ticked off a list of his administration's achievements. supporters weremp

and so i go on to, you know, talk about the 1984 was the year that bruce springsteen's "born in the usa" album was released with the best-selling single from that album, "born in the usa." and there's a big disjuncture between, of course, the chorus and the verses in that song where the chorus can be taken and was taken and appropriated as this patriotic affirmation that the verses told the story of a downtrodden vietnam vet. and so there's a lot of commentary on that, and the conservative columnist george will tries to sort of claim springsteen for reaganism and the right. and that part of the story's pretty well known of the gipper and the boss. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> now on booktv, brian christian looks at the state of artificial intelligence today and reports on the annual loebner prize event where the turing test is administered to the most advanced computer programs in the world. from seattle, washington, this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> thanks so much to elliott pay for having me. i lived in seattle for the past four years, and so

we were talking earlier about how he interviewed bruce springsteen. how did she go from bruce delare? >> well, one of the greatest interviews i ever did was when jerry garcia told me technology is the new drug. [laughter] and i think that the excitement, you know, when i was a teenager the music i listened to us this great knees ache of the late 60s and it was you know inspiring and lots of ways. i think technology now, to me and this is why i am so lucky to be writing about it and have been writing about it for these past couple of decades. it has the same kind of excitement. it is transformative and it can do a lot of good. it has got a dark side as the music did, but it is an amazingly richfield to look at and the people are more like rock stars. >> some of them. [laughter] sometimes they are not so good at it. >> actually i love talking to them. a lot of times i will be about to go into a meeting with an engineer and someone will say pretty much an engineer, you know. but i like talking to the people. and i think i have had success in learning from

them stand out. >> you mentioned perhaps a bill gates in high school, maybe a mark zuckerberg, bruce springsteen themselves. >> absolutely. >> you've followed seven kids from across the country. the loner, the new girl, gamer, cheerleader. why was it important for you to follow the real life examples? >> to get both adults and students to think that nonfiction is fun. i think it has to be as fast-paced and engaging as reality tv. >> you followed these kids and got involved with them. and halfway through the year you said i want you to try to change the way others perceive you and you perceive yourself. >> it was great. everybody ended the book happier and healthier than they did before. it doesn't spoil anything. the boy who contemplated suicide turned his life around. really these characters exceeded my wildest hope for the challenges. >> when you look at the words, nerd, geek, jock, drama geek, why are we so interested in labels? why do we kind of draw ourselves to them so much? >> for psychological reason, that's how students compartmentalize each other as they're trying to deal with the worl

jon wanted to say, you can't invite bruce springsteen, bob dylan. >> got to let it go.rguments was things may be taken out of context, you have to look at the full picture, the full resume. full body of work. >> good television. >> we love good television. we love bringing you good television as well. stick here for more of that coming up on "the early show." with the red, white, and blue. ocean spray cranberry, white cranberry, and blueberry juice cocktails. [ coughs ] okay, i believe this one is yours? [ clears throat ] ♪ things are gonna get easier ♪ ooh-oo, child, things will get brighter ♪ ♪ ♪ someday, yeah [ male announcer ] wherever you are, whatever it takes, like a good neighbor, state farm is there. ♪ the big guy broke from the sidelines. and just like that, the goal was no longer the end zone... but the coveted blue bag. fumble! [ male announcer ] with so many real chocolate chips you'll never forget the moments that are crammed with joy, chips ahoy! >>> just ahead, when arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver announced their separation last week, a lot of pe