Racism as Entertainment

[Allan Balliett]

Jerky - Hopefully, after you look at this video of the political speech
opening of Kid Rock's recent performance in Detroit, you won't find comfort
in your belief that he's a better person than Trump.

For me, it's horrifying to see a performer stir up massive audiences of
fans around ideas like national health insurance being a redistribution of
wealth, with no good slackers stealing from hard working Americans. (Why,
oh why, isn't there someone other than Bernie charismatic attracting crowds
of this magnitude to out the real ripoffs?

That Detroit stadium is MASSIVE and not only is it sold out fully, HE SOLD
IT OUT THREE TIMES! (as far as I understand)

Watch it and think about how many Americans are right there in the room
cheering  him on. I think it was on Vice News Tonight that they had footage
of interviews with the leading Republican Party guy in Detroit. He was
totally with Kid Rock being good for the GOP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKYu6h8yGr4

I find it horrifying.

-Allan in WV

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:04 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:

> When celebrities begin to fade from the limelight like Kid Rock - and
> Donald before him, they get to the point where they think: “Hey, the
> biggest qualification for being an elected official is not intelligence,
> honesty, integrity, or the ability to rationally govern an incredibly
> complex system designed to oppress and extort the masses, but *extremely
> deep pockets*.”
> Then there is the “aha” moment where they realize: "I have those! And I’m
> bored and opinionated!”
>
> This, is the end result of our ridiculous political and economic system.
>
> On Sep 12, 2017, at 3:28 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Goddamn that's depressing.
>
> Altho, to be honest, I think Kid Rock is probably a better person, deep
> down, than Trump (or Nugent, or even Sarah Palin).
>
> The prospect of a Senator Kid Rock is only slightly more jarring than the
> reality of a Governor Jesse Ventura.
>
> Jerky
>
>
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> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 3:15 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> A man who used to rap with a midget who said he was “3-foot-9 with a
>> 10-foot dick” might actually be a senator….
>>
>> What also sucks, is that now anyone criticizing scummy-ass Sharpton and
>> Riddle will be seen as siding with that asshat. Not that anyone on the left
>> seemed to really be doing that anyway - why the fuck should anyone ever
>> hold their own accountable? - but now it’s a moot point.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2017, at 9:28 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2017/09/kid-rock-has-learne
>> d-from-donald-trump.html
>>
>> "Beefs, especially when they're racist or sexist, apparently aren't
>> counterproductive if you're running for office in America in the 21st
>> century. They're seen as entertaining. They suggest that the angry
>> candidate is a brawler (and thus would be a brawler on behalf of the voter
>> if elected)."
>>
>>
>>
>
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