Senate Dems on Kid Rock run: We can't afford to treat this as a joke
Source: www.cnn.com
Senate Dems on Kid Rock run: We can't afford to treat this as a joke
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN
Updated 7:20 PM ET, Sat July 15, 2017
(CNN)Musician Kid Rock is insisting his tweet about running for the Senate is no joke, and at least two high-profile Senate Democrats are taking him at his word.
"I know a lot of people are thinking: this is some sort of joke, right?" Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote in an email to supporters obtained by CNN and first reported by the Boston Herald.
"Well, maybe this is all a joke — but we all thought Donald Trump was joking when he rode down the escalator at Trump Tower and announced his campaign, too," she said.
"And sure, maybe this is just a marketing gimmick for a new album or tour — but we all thought Donald Trump was just promoting his reality TV show, too," she added.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/15/politics/elizabeth-warren-kid-rock/index.html
Could this silly jackass actually become a senator?
Yes. Yes he could.
The past two years have proven that a large portion of the American populace has absolutely zero standards when it comes to who they vote to represent them. These are terrifying times.
And long before we even entered the era of that orange scumbag, right-wing celebrities have frequently used their name recognition to win government offices that they have absolutely no business holding. People become mesmerized by their fame and completely overlook their total lack of qualifications. I know this particular celebrity is a has-been, D-list "musician" of little talent but that doesn't matter.
It's time we say "enough" to this idiocy. Fuck Kid or Robert or whatever the hell his name is and all those other entitled right-wing asshole celebrities who think they deserve to hold elected office just because they're rich and "famous".
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a bad one... Can't afford any more. 
In both March 1991 and September 1997, Rock faced misdemeanor charges stemming from alcohol-related arrests in Michigan.[40]
In February 2005, Rock was charged with assault on DJ Jay Campos in 'Christies Cabaret' strip club. He pleaded no contest and was sued for $575,000 by Campos.[41] Rock was charged with assault on Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee at MTV's 2007 Video Music Awards, he pleaded guilty.[42] In October 2007, Rock was involved in a brawl at a Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia and charged with simple battery.[43][44] He pleaded nolo contendere ("no contest"
to one count, was fined $1,000, required to perform 80 hours of community service and complete a six-hour course on anger management.[45]
In January 2015, Rock was criticized by fans and animal rights activists for killing a cougar while on a hunting trip. Fellow rocker Ted Nugent defended this incident, calling this action "necessary", "legal" and "beneficial".[46]
Sex tape[edit]
Kid Rock and Scott Stapp, singer of the band Creed, appear in a sex tape from 1999 in which the two are seen partying and receiving oral sex.[47] California pornography company Red Light District planned to release the tape in 2006, but both Rock and Stapp filed with the California courts to sue Red Light District and stop the tape's distribution.[48]
He'd make great role model for our youth. Drunk and disorderly, assault and sex tape.
Very liberal urban areas surrounded by red rural areas.
We have 2 good Democratic senators and it will be that way after 2018.
I don't see someone like Kid Rock playing well to the churchy types at all.
