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In another bizarre attempt to “own the libs” just by confusing them, openly anti-LGBTQ+ performer Kid Rock has been enlisted to headline a fundraiser for the self-loathing Log Cabin Republicans, the gay conservatives group.

The onetime Detroit rapper-now MAGA acolyte will headline the fundraiser “Red White & Rock,” the LCR announced over the weekend. The gay conservatives billed the event as a “star-studded concert uniting conservatives and celebrating American spirit.”

The high-dollar event takes place in Nashville on September 29, with special guests Richard Grenell, Donald Trump’s out, onetime acting director of National Intelligence in the last, chaotic days of the twice-impeached president’s administration, and forever-fiancé Kimberly Guilfoyle, who’ll serve as emcee of the event, if never Donald Trump Jr’s bride.

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[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)

First rule of Log Cabin Republicans, you must have a humiliation kink to join.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Another option: a total lack of self-awareness coupled with narcissism.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago

When confronted, mumble something about lower taxes, then go back to being happy that bigots now focus on trans people rather than gay people.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For the finale, he's going to call everyone a F***** and then sledge some Budweiser like Gallagher.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gallagher, another mildly famous nutjob.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Although he was admittedly more fun to watch in concert than kr

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I saw him once, well before he'd gone off the rails, but when he was definitely past his peak. Probably ... 1988? It was a fun show.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm ootl on this one. How did Gallagher get off the rails?

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Went full maga. Mostly after he won his court case against his brother, Gallagher II. While he won, his whole family essentially stopped talking to him, his comedy failed to keep up with the times while he kept doubling down on things people no longer found funny. Then he walked out of that Marc Maron podcast like a pissbaby.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just read about the case because I was kind of interested figured I'd share

Apparently his brother Ron had his own comedy show dubbed himself Gallagher II even though he was not Gallagher II

I assume the family side with Ron wanting a second shot in ancestral money and fame and Leo was still too salty that is unchanging act throughout the years was no longer bringing in the bucks and refuse to let him use his name as a springboard

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And remember, he (Gallagher 2) had an agreement with Gallagher to do old Gallagher material he didn't use anymore in his Gallagher 2 performances. And they did it to fuck over carrot top too.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

sadly, the mustache mistake bit was probably his peak :)

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Then he walked out of that Marc Maron podcast like a pissbaby.

Ohh I might have to check this out.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait, who is Gallagher? I thought y'all were talking Liam Gallagher sonce he is also pretty crazy, but i can't picture him as a MAGA nutjob.

[–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Huh. I thought he had died a lot earlier than 2022.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Just his career.

[–] Tin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Theatre kid here. A friend of mine was tech director at a local theartre, a converted 'show palace' style place, really beautiful. Anyway, I remember him campaigning HARD against them booking Gallagher in the early 2010's, because he had played a show there about a decade prior and had evidently made it his goal to create as much of a mess for the crew as possible. Purposefully aimed chunks of fruit he was throwing around at lighting instruments to gunk them up, etc. Evidently, the universal sentiment among everyone who worked that show was that Gallagher was a dick.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

I'm sure. I was a dick back in '88, that's probably why I thought it was a fun show.

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

Honestly more like "Red White and CUCKED". Conservatives hate you. Donald Trump hates you. Kid Fucking Rock hates you. This self flagellation is pathetic, take the blinders off. The right wing is not a safe space for LGBTQ and it never will be

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

Kid Rock eats corn the long way.

[–] Hagenman@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Kid Rock is the human version of an above-ground pool.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Kid Rock makes music targeted at people who know just how many boxes of sudafed you can buy at once.

Kid Rock's music is the soundtrack for copper theft.

I was listening to Kid Rock in my car the other day and stole my own catalytic converter.

[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Bro... The fuck... This comment nearly killed me. Totally stealing this and using it for other things, lol.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That headline rules.

The high-dollar event takes place in Nashville on September 29, with special guests Richard Grenell, Donald Trump’s out, onetime acting director of National Intelligence in the last, chaotic days of the twice-impeached president’s administration, and forever-fiancé Kimberly Guilfoyle, who’ll serve as emcee of the event, if never Donald Trump Jr’s bride.

Looks like a lot of fun. For people who don't know what fun is.

[–] rainynight65 15 points 2 months ago

Ideology over identity, every single time, without fail.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

‘Course, he’s one of two artists that agreed to even be there.

He probably costs less.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most likely is secretly gay or bi.

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Most likely is he's very openly a fucking asshole, to your point an open asshole but I think we're on the same wavelength

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 2 months ago

It really is—support the people who hate you in a vain attempt to get a special exception for being "one of the good ones."

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The onetime Detroit rapper-now MAGA acolyte will headline the fundraiser "Red, White, and Rock"

Definitely sounds cooler than "White Republicans and Kid Rock"

[–] Kadaj21@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Sounds like a kink event.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No matter how many times Republicans fight to revoke their rights, or disinvite them from their conventions, they just don't learn Republicans would Holocaust them if they could.

All for what? Because they're literally more passionate about tax cuts/cheats for rich fuck societal leeches than their very existence being protected in society.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

Crazy really doesn't have a gender or a sexuality. Crazy just stands on it's own.

[–] Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

So it's Peter Thiel and Kid Rock?