Kid Rock + Scott Baio + Kelly Slater > Taylor Swift?
American surf fans, still sad that the World Surf League season is over, the next months and months away, were momentarily entertained last evening with the next best thing to competitive professional surfing. Namely, a presidential debate. The former commander-in-chief, Donald J. Trump and current vice-president Kamala Harris.
While an enjoyable enough show, the real fireworks came afterward when pop sensation Taylor Swift informed her legions upon legions of fans that she would be voting Harris. “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” Swift told her 283 million Instagram followers. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
While the announcement was not surprising, it has highlighted the nearly bare republican celebrity cupboards. Kid Rock is there alongside Scott Baio and while those stars shine bright, it is hard to match Taylor Swift wattage.
It makes perfect sense, then that Grand Old Party leadership is desperately hoping that surf megastar Kelly Slater will join his very good friend Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with a Trump endorsement of his own.
Four months ago, you’ll recall when RFK Jr. and the winningest professional surfer of all time sat down for an interview together, Slater letting slip, “I’ve never voted and to be honest there’s never been a person who has a chance that I felt like I would vote for. Essentially I felt like my vote wouldn’t matter and people always say no your vote matters and everyone needs to vote. It feels to me like everyone is always out there saying you need to vote you need to vote. Well they want you to vote the way they want you to vote.”
He went on to praise Kennedy as honest and trustworthy etc.
While the 11-time world champion certainly has his hands full in coming up with baby names, GOP operatives are desperately hoping that he can shoot out a stray Trump endorsement to his many diehard fans.
Kid Rock + Scott Baio + Kelly Slater > Taylor Swift?
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Most likely he hasn’t had time or the need to think too much outside his bubble.
Taylor looks like a prossie from the 80s picking up a mangie cat in the back lanes of Oxford Street
sorta hot
Instead of merely voting (or not voting) vote with an asterisk. Say you are aware that without free speech on economic issues, voting really doesn’t matter because as Tocqueville pointed out 191 years ago, “the sovereignty of the people and the freedom of communication are entirely correlative whereas universal suffrage and censorship contradict each other and cannot long coexist.”
Just say you are still voting anyway to get into the habit for the day when you do in fact have freedom of speech and your vote really does matter.
Tne enemies of democracy like the NY Times who gut democracy at the idea stage and their dupes wont be able to say a word.
The only thing that matters is if her endorsement moves the needle with Independents/undecideds, and it doesn’t.
Who is gonna tell him what?
I bet makua rothman endorses Trump
You seem to be forgetting the excitement of the Challenger Series and who will qualify for next year. Can Alejo Muniz hold his spot. A Kade Matson – Callum Robson – Deivid Silva – Morgan Cibilic super-heat [shivers].
Why do you keep dragging surf into the gutter world of US national politics
Bone Spur had no need to worry. He still has ringing endorsements from Pat Boone, the less talented of the Hank Williams’ and that one, not so funny SNL cast member from 20+ years ago. All the best people.
Babylon Bee for the WIN! https://x.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1833906281062506728 .
only in the USA…….billionaire woman who has 250m IG followers decides she’s a childless cat woman , supports another woman instead of a convicted, sexual predator who has ripped off taxes from the Govt…yep…….
date Swift, break up swiftly, a Swift song written right swiftly.
isn’t her man that kelce guy who plays for OKC?? hey she has the best marketing and promotional infrastructure the world has ever seen….her music is average but she is one of the most successful products to come out of the USA….
I don’t question her success. I question her choices. So does she.
and don’t you think you sound a bit sensationalist, not to mention inaccurate, that “she is one of the most successful products to come out of the USA….”?
not sure you understand the power that Tay has globally…she just toured here in Melbourne all 3 shows sold out and out local paper the Age , called her concerts one of the biggest cultural events to come to Melbourne……this is everywhere in the World……there is only upside to her financials , she’s a billionaire and still raking it in….not bad for someone who’s talent is average……her choices seem pretty good so far
are her songs about success, or mistakes and poor choices?
You have a point.
I am a bit worried about otto, and his obvious knowledge of Tay’s lyrics etc…….a closet swifty?
He sings to a hair brush into his mirror before prayers at bedtime
I don’t listen to lyrics , have always listened to the instruments…so I wouldn’t know…never even listened to Bob Dylan….
might be the most shocking thing I’ve ever read on BG
Otto proved he is a REAL American by never applying for a passport, Brutus.
ah now 20 -30 yrs ago only 10% of merricans had passports , now it’s up to over 40%…….most of the increase was Swifties who follow her around the Globe!
It’s called the RV culture.
Basically a moving home you park in a suffocationg “camp” so you don’t have to fly anywhere you can learn something
is that reverse vee = RV……………oh shit ya taklin about ,”Trailer trash, white?”
Thank you for RV
in the middle of an RV renaissance…coming soon
Once you put it on paper, and you’ve barely started, you find it harder to believe.
And we all know the power she yields to the common folk in middle America these days
Speaking of celebrity endorsements, fascinating to see Russell Brand is now a conspirituality touting, born again Christian who has endorsed both RFK and Trump. What a dizzying 180, so conveniently timed to coincide with his myriad sexual assault allegations.
he is also selling dog food. I shit you not.
greasy little shit that he is.
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/rumble-pawsitive-dog-food-laura-loomer-russell-brand/
this timeline is properly cooked.
laura loomer she’s that white right wing gal that even Majorie has accused her of racism…FFS,LOL?????
haha, yes. saw that. pot / kettle etc.
Don’t know if I’m a fan but his neurons are firing at a different level to be able to get that type of verbal traction.
Slater never actually voting but having an opinion about everything is classic Slater.
Just reading the name Scott Baio made me laugh
Sounds like Tail or Swift doesn’t like cheap energy even though she uses a private jet to get everywhere . She wants to make those goods and services cost more for poor and middle class people. Private jet people don’t give a shit what it costs. Poor people do. She definitely knows how to tell people what to think And what to do. Her reality is quite distorted from anyones reality reading this. Her flimsy, cheap political endorsement comes as no surprise. She’s childless and needlessly divisive. Remind you of anyone?
Taylor Swift is bad for surfing.
And Kamala is bad for the world.
R. Kelly is a bad citizen. ( but really great to the places he visits )
Stockholm Syndrome victim or are you recovering?
Victim
You do love your oppressors
Can’t blame her. Those Swifties are like Hamas-lite. A wretched bunch
It’s okay, we know you just want to eat her kitty.
Do you think she’s good looking?
She wears an awful lot of war paint.
🤢
Was that little too fast for you to keep up?
Hate’n on her, not Haitian on her.
so, back to my question. Do you think she’s good looking?
Classic!!!
yes she is pretty good looking….as for the Haitans , didn’t they over run Springfield and eat all the pets,LOL?
Not particularly. Not particularly understanding what that has to do with you wanting to eat the cat she’s holding. You’re Haitian, yes?
Rat with makeup
All good cuz Ke11y has friends who are “voters”…
Pathetic admission by the cchamp
In other music related news, what did Dave Grohl say to his wife when he broke the news that he’d just fathered a child with another woman?
🎶🎶🎶 I GOT ANOTHER CONFESSION TO MAKE!!! 🎶🎶🎶
someone got the best of HIM.
do you think his wife will forgive him?
or will she be done, done, on to the next one?
she’s def not gonna say there goes my hero…
either way, it’s definitely going to throw a monkey wrench into that marital dynamic
He should be fine he plays all his own instruments
great news if you’re a Foo Fighters fan though—they’ll be touring for at least another 18 years.
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After Kurt died Dave Grohl briefly worked as a baker. Early one morning he was toiling away, confirming that the croissants and loaves of bread would be ready by the morning rush. But then he gets the dreaded phone call. The pastry chef is a no show again. While Dave was (and still is) a skilled baker, his confectionary skills were somewhat lacking. In spite of this, Dave scrambles but gets the macaroons, madelines, and tarts off the line. Dave lets off a massive sigh.
But the diaphragm forcing the air out of his lungs left a pit in his stomach. Dave tore apart the kitchen The famous house marzipan was nowhere to be found. This shop was known for having the best house made marzipan. Dave instantly springs to action and forms a plan – loudly exclaiming…no…singing the required first step.
I don’t get the joke but this was still entertaining
didn’t C Love kill Kurt?
Courtney was so sexy in person.
Her bass player was ice cream too
Lick lick.
Melissa was the best
Did you know them?
The woman that plays lead guitar for Zepperella…. she belonged in Hole.
“Mann, I want to Gretchen”
🤮
What does that mean?
Courtney Love is fugly.
Eyeballed her cunt at the big day out once, named her band after it too.
Very drohl