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struggle4progress

(118,295 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

(92,219 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

(38,506 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.