[linskyjack]

Kid Rock, a popular vulgar rock-rapper whose lyrics wouldn't begin to pass muster with the Federal Communications Commission, is headlining the youth concert during the inauguration festivities for President Bush – a politician who was re-elected largely due to the participation of traditional "values voters."

The Detroit-based rapper, who dedicated his first album to songs about oral sex and who was voted the Sluttiest Male Celebrity at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, will perform Jan. 18 at the Washington, D.C., Armory in a concert hosted by Bush daughters Jenna and Barbara. Teenage singer JoJo also will appear at the event.

Anybody that knows anything about Kid Rock knows that his music is disgusting and vile, and Republicans, and most certainly the Christian Republicans that got Bush re-elected, should be appalled by this," WND reader Dave Parker commented. "At best, it is a horrible oversight by a clueless event organizer. At worst, it is a slap in the face to all who voted for Bush with the belief that he is a more moral person than Kerry." Kid Rock, aka Robert James Ritchie, has been known to attend Republican events. The New York Times reported that during a party he attended at the Republican National Convention last year, Kid Rock noted that if he were president he would never get caught having sex in the Oval Office, but would instead install cameras in the Lincoln Bedroom.

New York Daily News gossip columnist Lloyd Grover reported on Kid Rock's support for Bush last July. According to the columnist, the rapper was arguing with hip-hop and fashion mogul Russell Simmons and others outside a movie theater about whether or not to see Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11."


"I don't want to see that, it's all propaganda," the rock star said – sparking a prolonged political debate right there on the sidewalk.
"Russell, don't you understand, everything we got in this country, we got from fighting," Kid Rock argued, according to Simmons' account. "It's just a movie. ... I'd rather go to the bar across the street."

Kid Rock refused to see the movie and said goodbye. The others bought tickets and went into the theater.

A couple of hours later, Simmons returned to his parked car. On his windshield was a scribbled note:

"Vote Bush. Bush Rocks," apparently written by Kid Rock himself.

Kid Rock's first album, "Grit Sandwiches for Breakfast," fixates on oral sex, including one song, "Yo Da Lin In The Valley," that describes the lyricist's exploits with multiple women in detail. Another similar tune is "Wax the Booty."

Also featured on his 1990 debut album is "Pimp of the Nation," which ironically takes a swipe at Bush's mother. The lyrics include:


Pimp of the Nation, I could be it
As a matter of a fact, I foresee it
But only pimpin' hoes with the big tush
While you be left pimpin' Barbara Bush
Some of Kid Rock's songs include the F-word in their title, such as "F--- U Blind" and "F--- Off."

The performer's lyrics often center on the recreational nature of sex and speak of women as mere playthings.

According to an online bio, "Kid Rock is noted for his use of adult film stars when he performs (nude when he can get away with it), as Kobe Tai and Jenna Jameson have danced on stage while Kid does his thing."

After reading some of Kid Rock's lyrics, Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, was outraged the rapper would be a part of the president's festivities.

"I just read Kid Rock's sexually explicit lyrics and feel ashamed and dirty for even looking at his songs," he told WND. "If this sex-crazed animal, whose favorite word is the F-word, is allowed to sing at Bush's inauguration this will send a clear message to pro-family Americans that the Republican Party has taken them for a ride and ditched them in the gutter."

Said Thomasson on the rapper's lyrics: "This is the worst I've ever seen. This guy's singing about how he sexually exploits every girl and then asks them if he can do it with their moms."

Thomasson wondered how "Bush's FCC can take the F-word off TV and fine radio and television networks that cuss on the air and show indecency, and then have the most indecent, sexually explicit, anti-family white singer on the planet representing the second term of George W. Bush."

Thomasson said even if Kid Rock were to perform less offensive songs at the youth concert, his mere presence at a Bush even sends a huge message.

"This is more than inconsistent; it's a sham," he said. "This guy is one of the worst role models for youth imaginable."

Concluded Thomasson: "It makes me angry. … This is a good reason to leave the Republican Party."

The music planned for the actual inauguration ceremony will be decidedly more mainstream. It includes performances by the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club, the U.S. Marine Band and mezzo-sopranos Denyce Graves and Susan Graham.

There also will be a performance of "Let the Eagles Soar," a song written by Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Source: WorldNetDaily

[LuckyStrike]

From the title of thread , I expected an obituary.

You know, A good Republican is a.....

[Ciberblade]

The music will make your kids shoot up a school

[linskyjack]

LOL----its just so funny.

[Gibble]

This is pathetic.

Hmm...we can't attack Bush's policies, because logically they make sense...so lets attack the choice in entertainer how...pathetic

[LuckyStrike]

At best, it is a horrible oversight by a clueless event organizer.

This is the most probable scenario.

[poochee]

This one is a hoot!! Somehow I don't see an event organizer as being clueless??

[linskyjack]

Geeze Gibble, lighten up------we attack your boy's policies all the time. I think this whole thing is hysterical.

[Wino]

Guess we can be thankful Larry Flynt wasn't a Bush supporter - goodness knows what we might have going on during the inaugural!



And why not a 'clueless event organizer' ?- would fit right in with that crowd.

[Gibble]

Originally Posted by linskyjack

Geeze Gibble, lighten up------we attack your boy's policies all the time. I think this whole thing is hysterical.

So do I, but not because they have Kid Rock as part of the entertainment, but that people care this much about it.

[iltos]

Originally Posted by Gibble

So do I, but not because they have Kid Rock as part of the entertainment, but that people care this much about it.

i actually find it fascinating....it seems indicative to me of the need for politics in general to keep pace with this culture, as well as pointing out, imo, how confused the handlers of policy are in this country is with its pulse.

i say this because i view the whole thing from the standpoint of media coverage, and so look at it as a form of advertising.....an event given considerable attention vis a vis the interpretation of the american public....kid rock will be a demonstration of a kind of transformational conservativsm, a distinct counterpoint to the superbowl fiasco last year, reinstating the industry of rock and roll as acceptable....an voice of freedom and youth and hope for more moderate republicans

a bone to the dogs of those unsure of their choice last november, and a carrot to the donkeys similarly unsure.....

you're right gibble....it don't mean jack to policy....and therein lies its true significance.

[Clownfoot]

This can cut in either direction. But overall, remember that any of the many parties being held to celebrate the inauguration are officially sanctioned by the Republican Party and the federal government, at least so far as I'm concerned. OK, maybe some of you attorney types out there with Republican leanings can construct sentences with enough weasel words to get the admin off the hook on this. Whatever. The Bush twins have a zeal for alcohol pretty well documented in the popular media (even the Empire has not yet been totally successful in suppressing this sort of news item from popping up). It runs in families, you know. Also, youngsters always love this sort of in-your-face, over-the-top stuff that flouts authority. It's just a rite of passage. Even two year olds do it (the "no!!!" phase). It's all fairly harmless, although the vile excrement this guy spouts ought to have the propellers on the beanies of religious conservative types spinning furiously by now.

That rap guy is tasteless and vulgar for sure. It's nothing that shocks me, but it might make waves among the goody two-shoes religious right. Hey, those guys assume the admin has their values. That is very wrong. It's only a marriage of convenience for the admin. The 'fundies' have been cruelly used and suckered by the Republicans. It will all come out eventually. But they got tricked into voting for something quite different from what it seems. Here is but one example. There will be more.

[iltos]

It's all fairly harmless, although the vile excrement this guy spouts ought to have the propellers on the beanies of religious conservative types spinning furiously by now.

nice image

[poochee]

Wonder what Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will have to say about this?

[linskyjack]

Pat and Jerry will be across the street at the Jesus Loves America Ball. No alcohol, no clevage, etc. My understanding is that they are bringing Pat Boone out of mothballs to entertain. Should be a fun evening.