Kid Rock Breathes Red, White, and Stupid

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Celebrities and politics. God bless their bleeding little hearts. Republicans can't stand them, and Democrats are compared to them. They're rich, they're popular, they're idolized, and they use every moment they can in the spotlight to help ordinary average Americans get political.

Kid Rock, of course, being a notable and noble exception: A rock/rap bad-boy proud of his own political ignorance, and unwilling to discuss his own political interests, if indeed he has them.

Kid Rock, sometime last week:

I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics. SOURCE

Kid Rock goes on to imply that his own ignorance -- when it comes to political science -- means that all celebrities must also be ignorant and therefore, it's simply irresponsible that they insist upon using their position to influence sheep-like fans who, let's face it -- can't think on their own.

It is apparently okay if you're encouraging them to steal music and even gasoline [rollingstone.com] when major record labels are routinely suing consumers for thousands and thousands of dollars for stealing music. For Kid Rock, responsible advocacy apparently only applies to matters political.

Unless, of course, you're rockin' (!!!) about patriotism and the National Guard, in which case it's perfectly cromulent [the video, in all it's glory -- soldiersperspective.us] to provide insufferable commentary in the form of bad song-craft.

Lyrics from the soon-to-be-unveiled Kid Rock music video, to be played over and over in a theater near you:

So don't tell me who's wrong and right
When liberty starts slipping away
And if you ain't gonna fight
Get out of the way

'Cause freedom ain't so free
When you breathe red, white and blue
I'm giving all of myself
How 'bout you?

Last I checked, Kid Rock is not, in fact, a member of the National Guard.

And they call me warrior
They call me loyalty
And they call me ready to provide relief and help, I'm
Wherever you need me to be

It was less annoying when they called you Kid Rock. (But not much less annoying.)

I'm an American warrior
Oh
I'm an American warrior
Citizen Soldier

Ahhhhh Yeahhhhh!

Loose translation: "America! @!$%# Yeah!" [youtube.com]

I'll never leave another behind
I will never accept defeat
I'm a Soldier in war
Civilian in peace

And apparently a hypocrite in song.

Ahhhhh Yeahhhhh!

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