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struggle4progress

(126,683 posts) Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:32 PM Jul 2015

GM to Keep Sponsoring Kid Rock Despite Flag Controversy

Posted: Tue 10:47 PM, Jul 14, 2015
By: Associated Press

General Motors says it will continue sponsoring Kid Rock's summer tour despite a Detroit activist group's request that the automaker cut financial ties with the musician if he displays a Confederate flag during performances ...

http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/GM-to-Keep-Sponsoring-Kid-Rock-Despite-Flag-Controversy-315147021.html

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GM to Keep Sponsoring Kid Rock Despite Flag Controversy (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2015 OP

Sucko. onehandle Jul 2015 #1

Sorry GM, that is a stupid move. Most smart business try to avoid controversial people. It is still_one Jul 2015 #2

What's funny is, he's from Detroit and his father was a well-to-do owner of a car dealership shenmue Jul 2015 #3

He spends most of his time re-inventing himself MattBaggins Jul 2015 #5

He's such a phony... 2naSalit Jul 2015 #4

Hank III just loves Kid Rock... Like a brother MattBaggins Jul 2015 #6

Yeah-huh! 2naSalit Jul 2015 #7

racists buy cars too. pansypoo53219 Jul 2015 #8

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. Sucko.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:43 PM

Jul 2015

Much like his music, which is also sucko.

still_one

(98,883 posts)

2. Sorry GM, that is a stupid move. Most smart business try to avoid controversial people. It is

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:45 PM

Jul 2015

business 101

shenmue

(38,599 posts)

3. What's funny is, he's from Detroit and his father was a well-to-do owner of a car dealership

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:48 PM

Jul 2015

So I don't know why his fans seem to buy the bullshit image that he puts on stage. He's not a Southerner and he probably didn't grow up wearing a stole with no shirt.

MattBaggins

(7,949 posts)

5. He spends most of his time re-inventing himself

Reply to shenmue (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 01:52 AM

Jul 2015

He has been complete suckage his entire career

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

4. He's such a phony...

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 12:01 AM

Jul 2015

a phony southerner, phony musician...

Waste of good air that should be put to better use by endangered species.

MattBaggins

(7,949 posts)

6. Hank III just loves Kid Rock... Like a brother

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 01:58 AM

Jul 2015

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2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

7. Yeah-huh!

Reply to MattBaggins (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 02:09 AM

Jul 2015

Sh*t Howdy!

pansypoo53219

(23,169 posts)

8. racists buy cars too.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 04:45 AM

Jul 2015

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