Dan Calabrese , Bio and Archives--June 13, 2018
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Since when do you have to apologize for trolling people in politics?
I think Kid Rock did us all a tremendous service by dropping obviously unserious hints about running for the U.S. Senate and then sitting back as everyone from the White House and many Republican governors took him seriously and offered him support. You want to know why we can never get anything done when we win majorities? Because this is how we pick our candidates.Last year, Kid Rock launched a Kid Rock For Senate website and sold campaign-themed merchandise. People wondered for months whether he was really serious until he announced in late October on The Howard Stern Show that it was all in jest. “I’m not running for Senate. Are you kidding me?” he said on the show. “Who couldn’t figure that out? I’m releasing a new album. I’m going on tour too. Are you (kidding) me?” James is hoping to challenge Democrat Debbie Stabenow in the general election this November but first, he must survive the primaries on Aug. 7. Rock said that James would be the best person for the job because he would take care of the Great Lakes, fix potholes and bridges, and invest in education and Michigan’s security. He also said: “I hope you’ll accept that apology, and I hope you’ll also trust me when I say I’m 100% here to endorse and do everything I can to make sure John James gets into the U.S. Senate.”
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