Kid Rock cleared of federal election violations after Senate gimmick

[DonViejo]

Source: Detroit Free Press



Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press Published 3:44 p.m. ET Nov. 24, 2018

Kid Rock’s make-believe Senate aspirations won’t land him in hot water after all.

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has declined to charge the Michigan rap-rocker with federal campaign violations following last year’s “Kid Rock for US Senate” promotion.

In a 3-1 decision this week, the commission dismissed a complaint from the watchdog group Common Cause contending that Rock ran afoul of candidate registration and financial reporting rules.

The FEC agreed with Rock that the promotion was “an artistic and commercial undertaking” tied to his upcoming album and tour — and that the musician born Robert Ritchie was never an actual candidate.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2018/11/24/kid-rock-federal-election-law-senate-gimmick/2101391002/

[Mr.Bill]

1. Great. So that sets a precedent

that any celebrity can do this in the future. A major victory for assholes like Ted Nugent, etc.

[rzemanfl]

4. Remember Pat Paulsen? n/t

[Mr.Bill]

5. Yes I do. And I do not recall him

being charged with violating any campaign finance laws.

By the way, I met him around '93. Very nice guy.

[rzemanfl]

7. A hell of a lot nicer than his clown. Laws mean nothing to these

fascist assholes.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. "Never an actual candidate." Never an actual musical talent, either.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

6. Same with Nugent.

[llmart]

9. You beat me to the punch with your post.

[Dopers_Greed]

3. How times have changed

I remember in 2016/2017 when he was polling comparable to Stabenow and everyone was freaking out.

[llmart]

10. I don't remember freaking out.

No one I know here in Michigan was freaking out.

[catbyte]

13. Oh, the national media was ginning up his "Senate run." I think it was a bigger story

nationally than it was here in Michigan. I remember just rolling my eyes.

[SergeStorms]

8. Yuck!

Voted 28th in the worst bands of all-time on Ranker. That's 28th out of all bands that have ever performed in this country or any other since the dawn of time. Should have been much, MUCH closer to first, IMO. I feel like I've contracted a STD just looking at a picture of him.

[JohnnyRingo]

11. First they came for Alice Cooper

I said nothing. It too was just for an album, but people still bring rally signs to his shows.

Then they came for Kid Rock. I still said nothing because he's a right wing kook who makes decent music.

But if they come after Carroll O'Conner I'll have to put my foot down. Enough.

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[catbyte]

12. What a surprise. At lease it won't cost us money for a trial only to have

Il Douche pardon him.

Great precedent, though.