Posted on 01/19/2005 12:36:32 AM PST by JohnHuang2
WASHINGTON – Kid Rock was nowhere to be found at the inaugural youth concert tonight, but another foul-mouthed singer dropped the F-bomb on the crowd including hundreds of pre-teen Hilary Duff fans.
The lead singer of the band Fuel proclaimed, "Welcome to the greatest ----ing country in the world." Brett Scallions followed with a quick apology of "excuse my language."
But it was a little late.
The concert was hosted by President Bush's twins Jenna and Barbara, who were in the audience but did not come on stage.
Duff was the headliner at the D.C. Armory concert, a paid tribute to youth volunteerism and community service. Duff, who performed in a black sequin top, rolled-up jeans and sneakers, warmed up the crowd for the president and first lady Laura Bush.
"My call to you all is that as you enjoy the great freedoms of America and as you enjoy yourself at this inauguration, I hope you take away the lesson of helping somebody in need," said Bush, who arrived toward the end of the concert after Scallions' remark. "And when you do, it will not only make our country a better place, it will lift up your own spirit."
Not present, of course, was the notorious Kid Rock. The rock-rapper known for his vulgar and obscene lyrics and on-stage banter was scheduled to appear until about a week ago, when an uproar from family groups had the Inauguration Committee in a tailspin.
Committee staff claimed Kid Rock was never officially booked to appear, though his name was on the bill since last May. As WorldNetDaily reported, the Detroit-based rapper, who dedicated his first album to songs about oral sex and who was voted the Sluttiest Male Celebrity at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, has a history of vulgar lyrics.
Even so, Kid Rock, aka Robert James Ritchie, has been known to attend Republican events and was a supporter of Bush in last year's presidential race. The New York Times reported that during a party he attended at the Republican National Convention last year, Kid Rock noted that if he were president he would never get caught having sex in the Oval Office, but would instead install cameras in the Lincoln Bedroom.
Kid Rock's first album, "Grit Sandwiches for Breakfast," fixates on oral sex, including one song, "Yo Da Lin In The Valley," that describes the lyricist's exploits with multiple women in detail. Another similar tune is "Wax the Booty."
Also featured on his 1990 debut album is "Pimp of the Nation," which ironically takes a swipe at Bush's mother. The lyrics include:
Pimp of the Nation, I could be it As a matter of a fact, I foresee it But only pimpin' hoes with the big tush While you be left pimpin' Barbara Bush
Some of Kid Rock's songs include the F-word in their title, such as "F–- U Blind" and "F–- Off."
The performer's lyrics often center on the recreational nature of sex and speak of women as mere playthings.
According to an online bio, "Kid Rock is noted for his use of adult film stars when he performs (nude when he can get away with it), as Kobe Tai and Jenna Jameson have danced on stage while Kid does his thing."
After reading some of Kid Rock's lyrics, Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, was outraged the rapper would be a part of the president's festivities.
"I just read Kid Rock's sexually explicit lyrics and feel ashamed and dirty for even looking at his songs," he told WND. "If this sex-crazed animal, whose favorite word is the F-word, is allowed to sing at Bush's inauguration this will send a clear message to pro-family Americans that the Republican Party has taken them for a ride and ditched them in the gutter."
Besides Thomasson's group, other pro-family organizations, including Concerned Women for America and the American Family Association, decried the planned appearance of Kid Rock and asked supporters to express their outrage to the inauguration committee. AFA sent an e-mail to 2.5 million supporters asking them to take action.
now that your first strawman 'swearing is defecating,' is burned to ashes, you are going for a second one?
FYI THIS site is not offered as a 'public square' UNRESTRICTED free speech 'zone'... as you well know, dinghy. You agreed to Jimrob's TOS, when you signed up for your screen name, in a very real sense, this is Jim's house.
So you simply must follow his rules or go home was the deal.
How that equates to a rock concert musician, is yet another straw man argument on the order of your last false analogy. I doubt this musician agreed to NOT use the "F" word in his agreement. Not as YOU agreed to the TOS on this website, when you signed up. There is a big difference.
Perhaps you should go by some more straw.
The author didn't want all of that research to go to waste?
It's low-class to drop the f-bomb at an inaugural. Anybody with a lick of sense knows this.
Even the person who did it recognized this, and apologized.
Now get lost, you bore me.
Oh dear, the F word? What's next?
All of his good qualities matter not. If he used the "F Word" he isn't fit to live, at least in the view of many people, including some people here.
By the way....I used the "F word" today, lol several times even.
Your strawmen burn like they were soaked in gasoline.
They are about as "wise as they are moronic, and dumb as a rock" in juxtaposition to the command of Mt 10:16.
Who cares what bores you?
Who cares what you think is low class?
Enjoy sixth grade while you can. Because before you know it, you'll be a big boy!
"By the way....I used the "F word" today, lol several times even."
Huh huh...you're so cool man! Did you ever light one of your own farts? Huh huh!
You guys are real brainiacs.
Yeah, that's a fact, but it sure works to bring the needlebutts outta the woodwork.
I gave up on WND when they pushed the Y2K scare. You may have noticed there was very little said afterwards.
Many of us consider it cowardly to use JR to boister your weak argument.
LOL @ U!!!
I just love it when people jump on a message board and throw blind assumptions out into empty space. I can respectfully assure you. You have no idea what you are talking about.
I stand corrected. No doubt you are a very brilliant specimen.
And when you said "By the way....I used the "F word" today, lol several times even," it only served to underscore your high level of intelligence.
That said, I figured the F-bomb would be from Ted Nugent.
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