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Here is an actual headline from this morning's New York Daily News: "Mitt Romney personally recruited Kid Rock to campaign event." It's accompanied by this photo:
Here's Kid Rock's video for his song "American Bad Ass":
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anonymous|2.28.12 @ 10:50PM|#
Most of the country loves Kid Rock, Nickelback, and Mudvayne.
How out of touch are we?
RyanXXX|2.28.12 @ 10:51PM|#
It's not us. It's everyone else, trust me
RyanXXX|2.28.12 @ 10:51PM|#
Kid Rock has degenerated into a Nascar boob. He did some shitty recruiting commercial for some armed forces branch a while back, too
Fist of Etiquette|2.28.12 @ 10:54PM|#
Splashing through the sand-bar
talking by the camp fire.
It's the simple things in life like when and where.
We didn't have no internet
but man I never will forget
the way he pushed that goddamn Romneycare.
Montani Semper Liberi|2.28.12 @ 10:58PM|#
Aaaahooo!
Werewolves of London
|2.28.12 @ 11:30PM|#
I don't know why, but that cracked me up. Thanks.
|2.29.12 @ 8:23AM|#
I hope that Zevon's estate at least got some money from Rock for the right to rape one of the most classic musical hooks in the last 40 years.
Hooda Helle|2.28.12 @ 10:57PM|#
What is a "Kid Rock"? Is it like a "Pet Rock"?
Ronnie|2.28.12 @ 10:59PM|#
More like a "Snaggle Rock" than a "Plymouth Rock".
Sudden|2.29.12 @ 12:09AM|#
Fraggle Rock?
Mutterer|2.29.12 @ 12:11AM|#
*clap* *clap*
Fist of Etiquette|2.28.12 @ 11:00PM|#
So the "profit" comes immediately after the "???", right?
M. Moore|2.28.12 @ 11:01PM|#
Snobs, condom users, birth control pill poppers defeat Santorum in Michigan.
M. Moore|2.28.12 @ 11:03PM|#
To mark his Michigan loss, Santorum orders followers not to have "sex for pleasure" -- unless it is "man on dog sex."
M. Moore|2.28.12 @ 11:04PM|#
Mitt to Detroit: Drop Dead. The Mitten to Mitt: See you for the shellacking in November!
Brent 'Data' Bob Wheeler|2.28.12 @ 11:05PM|#
I'm getting depressed. When Bill Maher goes on hiatus and the Republican debates end there will be precious few laughs on t.v.
|2.28.12 @ 11:08PM|#
Bill Maher produces laughs?
This is news to me.
|2.28.12 @ 11:08PM|#
Bill Maher produces laughs?
This is news to me.
Xenocles|2.29.12 @ 7:15AM|#
Yeah, I laugh at that guy all the time.
B. Maher|2.28.12 @ 11:06PM|#
If you're a working-class American who still votes Republican ... you're stupid
A Serious Man|2.28.12 @ 11:19PM|#
Bill Maher has the intellect and insightfullness of a smart ass 17-year old. The fact that he refers to himself as a libertarian makes me vomit.
Yeah Bill, there is more to being a libertarian than just smoking pot and snorting blow off a hooker's chest, there is that thing called the non-aggression principle and that pertains to economic liberty and freedom from government coercion.
|2.28.12 @ 11:31PM|#
Didn't Maher recently donate $1 million to a pro-Obama super-PAC? That's like Bob Barr still calling himself a Libertarian while supporting Newt Gingrich.
|2.28.12 @ 11:37PM|#
Yeah, Maher's a redistributionist through and through. The only thing that separates him from being a true liberal is that he doesn't kiss Muslim ass and then put down Christians for their intolerant social values. He hates on both groups.
|2.29.12 @ 2:01PM|#
He's not a libertarian, but he is the best version of a progressive. He's at least only half statist.
|2.28.12 @ 11:09PM|#
I'm surprised the Puritan-in-Chief Santorum didn't blast Romney for reaching out to a celebrity who sings songs about sex out of wedlock.
A Serious Man|2.28.12 @ 11:13PM|#
Romney pulls it out in Michigan, Santorum Disappointed.
Metazoan|2.28.12 @ 11:13PM|#
I suppose we didn't get to see Santorum surging from Romney's behind today :(
Rev. Blue Moon |2.29.12 @ 1:24AM|#
do you have any new material there, Gallagher?
¢|2.28.12 @ 11:14PM|#
"Aaaahooo! Werewolves of London" should always be the first reply to song lyrics.
Most of the country loves Kid Rock, Nickelback, and Mudvayne.
They only sell a couple million records each. Most people don't care about music at all or ever even intentionally listen to it.
AAAAHOOO
HeroicMulatto|2.28.12 @ 11:51PM|#
Where the fuck do you live, Taliban-controlled Afghanistan?
|2.29.12 @ 1:07AM|#
Most of the country loves Kid Rock, Nickelback, and Mudvayne.
Ehhh... no.
A lot of the people who still buy CDs love Kid Rock and Nickelback. Not so much Mudvayne. There's a key difference there.
There's a certain segment of the population that doesn't realize that Kid Rock is basically Weird Al without a sense of humor. The Kid Rock demographic is people who think Queen ripped off Under Pressure from Vanilla Ice. I'm not sure where I'm going with this, except that it involves pointing out that 50% of the world is closer to being mentally handicapped than they are to joining Mensa.
It is how it is.
Rev. Blue Moon |2.29.12 @ 1:25AM|#
Hey, that means odds are YOU'RE closer to being retarded too! Imagine that - and I didn't even really need the odds to know that already.
anonymous|2.28.12 @ 11:16PM|#
Santorum just has that 'taking it from behind' look on his face. Very punchable.
Comcast Sucks (Coxswain Hardy)|2.28.12 @ 11:26PM|#
Is Nickelback The Worst Band Ever
Brett L|2.29.12 @ 10:23AM|#
Ever is a big hill. Worst band to have multiple gold records since disco, easily.
|2.29.12 @ 11:54AM|#
Yes, Nickelback and their ilk have eliminated the Eagles from "worst band ever" contention.
Mutterer|2.28.12 @ 11:33PM|#
Did Sleepy's get a new ad song? Thank god.
Happy Place|2.28.12 @ 11:34PM|#
Romney sucks do we get pissed and vote Obama as a fuck you to all the Romney voters now?
Mutterer|2.28.12 @ 11:50PM|#
I thought Ricky Santorum was the guitarist for Bon Jovi
|2.29.12 @ 12:15AM|#
I am calling the election now. Obama is going to win by an easy margin and the shit-for-brain media will portray it as a landslide. However, Lots of social conservative and people who rather vote for a goldfish than Mitt Romney will have stayed at home.
thejerk|2.29.12 @ 12:39AM|#
I remember an early ICP song that had Kid Rock on it. If played to every Republican it would force them to rethink both this endorsement and Romney's campaign.
|2.29.12 @ 12:55AM|#
Hey, you know, I was thinking. Santorum is a real genuine work issue with porno stars who do ATM scenes.
Nundner|2.29.12 @ 2:04AM|#
He's a Pirate
|2.29.12 @ 4:31AM|#
You can roll with Mitt or you can suck my dick!
|2.29.12 @ 6:59AM|#
Kid Rock died for your sins, and all you fuckers can think to do is mock him.
Butts Wagner|2.29.12 @ 8:49AM|#
I saw Kid Rock about 6 months before he got famous. He sucked then too.
Old Bull Lee|2.29.12 @ 9:09AM|#
I'm not going to defend Kid Rock here, but I don't see why he deserves any more or less scorn than the scores of pro-Obama musicians.
Eric|2.29.12 @ 11:15AM|#
IDK...Because most of them are talented???
|2.29.12 @ 10:29AM|#
Kinda makes you wonder who comes up with all thats stuff doesnt it??
www.Gone-Anon.tk
Invisible Finger|2.29.12 @ 10:34AM|#
What's so unusual about two bullshitters shaking hands?
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