No, Kid Rock Is Not Running For Senate
Over the summer, Kid Rock engaged in an obvious publicity stunt that made some people believe he was running for President. Today, he revealed just how gullible everyone who fell for it was:
Kid Rock is ending months of speculation about a possible Senate bid, reportedly saying, “F— no, I’m not running for Senate.”
“Are you f—ing kidding me? Who couldn’t figure that out?” the “All Summer Long” singer said on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday, according to The Detroit News.
The performer, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, had flirted for months with a possible Senate run as a Republican against Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), hawking “Kid Rock for U.S. Senate” t-shirts and criticizing the Stabenow, saying Americans were “sick and tired” of “bullshit” from politicians.
The fact that some conservatives fell for this is, perhaps, the most delicious part of all of this.
Poor Kid Rock fans! I remember my disappointment when I learned that Dan Gurney wasn’t REALLY running for President.
For what it’s worth, it can reasonably be argued that Kid Rock
would be a better president than Donald Trump.
Never say never. Being an ignorant asshole is not seen as a negative (see Roy Moore).
@al-Ameda: I personally didn’t know if Kid Rock was serious. In a world where Donald Trump is President, I’m not clear how anybody was sure this was just a publicity stunt.
But I am thankful for this small dose of sanity.
Just a minor distinction here Doug – In today’s political environment where Donald Trump is currently the POTUS, I wouldn’t designate anyone (from the left or right) who believed Kid Rock would run for Senate as being gullible. Gullible are the ones that looked forward to voting for him.
Clearly these two chumps did not get their daily dose of Outside the Beltway
on Monday, April 15, 2013.
Kid Rock Embarrassed to Be a Republican
A walk down memory lane….
“Donald Trump Apparently Pretending To Run For President Again” — Doug Mataconis, March 2015
In short, I don’t take “obvious publicity stunts” so lightly anymore.
(Also, slight correction: The rumor in this case was about Rock running for the Senate, not the presidency.)
So, now he will have plenty time to sing. I was so hopeful that would have an end with a Senate election.
The entire American political landscape is now an embodiment of Poe’s Law. I don’t know what to believe anymore.
And he’s now changed his name to “Just Kidding Rock”