Debbie, do you have editorial control over your site or do you really have to carry the link to her book via Amazon? FWIW, I too, am wondering what common sense ideas Kid Rock has. If they existed you would be able to name ONE of them from Palin’s book. One would think conservatives are more clued into the popular culture. The pretenders among them clearly aren’t. Palin is to the GOP what Obama is to the Democrats. A celebrity phenomenon.

NormanF on December 22, 2009 at 4:02 pm

I think it was Ronald Reagan who said a movement cannot be all things to all people and cannot swell its numbers for expediency or mere popularity. A movement is based on a core set of beliefs. People are attracted to those and seek to help it change society. A movement based on nothing will go precisely nowhere. If conservatives don’t stand for anything more than getting elected, they will have no real impact upon the country. The last GOP Congress simply kept the status quo rather than getting government out of our lives. That’s why government is now poised to run our lives to an extent unprecedented in American history. Palin and her followers don’t have a clue on how to even reverse it. That says it all.

NormanF on December 22, 2009 at 4:14 pm

wow, I am surprised to hear this about palin…a bit dissapointing to learn,since I havent read her book yet…I am surprised so many others have overlooked this,but I still think she has more morals&patriotic values than obama ever will…and she is not an anti-Israel candidate.I do fear the negative coverage she has had will harm her as well…allen west is my new upcoming candidate,but I don’t know if he has any presidential ambitions…

F: She doesn’t have any values except what is good for Sarah Palin. And it’s not like she has a clue on Israel. She told Barbara Walters that Israel should be able to continue building settlements b/c they need a place for their expanding population to live, while acknowledging that it’s Arab land. That’s bunk. It’s not Arab land. And just because a people expands, doesn’t mean they can take someone else’s land. It’s Jewish land. And Jewish owned, and Jews should be able to build and live wherever they want. But she’s so clueless, she didn’t know to say that, b/c her puppetmasters hadn’t trained her on that line yet. We don’t need a puppet. We need someone who has a clue. DS

@freedom4usa on December 22, 2009 at 4:18 pm

@freedom – you need to take the time to think about what a political figure stands for. Victor Hugo wrote “popularity is the crumbs of greatness.” True greatness is measured by your beliefs and your holding to fast to them no matter how bad things get. Resignation in the face of evil is never the answer for good people. As Edmund Burke put it, “all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Exchanging one empty suit for another empty suit in the WH won’t get America back on the right road.

NormanF on December 22, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Yes, the book does not have policy; nothing about affirmative action, illegal immigration, nothing substantive about foreign policy, etc., a few general non-analytical comments about health care.

This book is symbolic, however, of the Republican Party as a whole. Except maybe for a few scattered, obscure politicians, no one has a better position, although a few Republican leaders with law degrees or the equivalent are more articulate.

No major comments against affirmative action, illegal immigration, etc. Romney had a health plan in Massachusetts which is a welfare-state disaster. None of them is clearly against the ‘peace process’ (sic) or really discuss what needs to be done about Iran, or make comments about Lebanon similar to your post yesterday, etc. etc. Who has gotten up and compared the global warming movement to the dominance of Lysenko in the Soviet Union (sic)?

That is, to me, the real crisis of the conservative movement. Now, by somewhat of a historical accident, it is experiencing a revival because of Obama and the Democrats’ dread tax and welfare policies. But this revival is narrowly based, and avoids discussion of a very broad range of policy issues. The Republicans, the conservatives, and the country will suffer from this.

Partly because of attacks on her by the media, Palin has proven capable of attracting a populist base, but does not really have the substance to take advantage of it. I don’t know if any of the other Republican politicians will do any better. I’ve seen no sign of it. The opportunity is waiting for someone to leap in.

Similarly, the talk show hosts, even Rush, go with the main day-to-day headline issues, and except for a few “make the record” comments on a couple of other issues, avoid the complexities of the issues we need to deal with. The closest they come is having someone like Bolton as a guest sometimes.

Maybe it reflects the dumbing-down of this country, that in the face of what is going on, the Republicans are so out of it. Of course, it also reflects opportunism. That is one reason I am pessimistic about the Republicans’ ability to correct the course of this country. Reagan did it partially; his successors were clueless. The fact that there is so much of an intellectual vacuum is also partly responsible for the ascendency of Ayn Rand’s resurgence.

There’s a mass movement waiting for a leader. Hopefully we will get one somewhere.

Little Al on December 22, 2009 at 6:09 pm

littleal, there may be a populist movement but there is no intellectual conservative movement. If there’s a principled argument from Republicans about the direction they would like to the country to move in, I haven’t seen it. Our side has to do more than simply say “no.” What do conservatives have to say about the issues of the day that would make people want to vote for THEM? There’s a dumbing down in this country and conservatives are not doing any good by complicit in it instead of challenging people to be the best they can be.

NormanF on December 22, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Norm F, that is exactly what I was saying. We agree on most issues, so I don’t like to disagree with you, but you really need to read my posts more carefully. This is the third time.

Little Al on December 22, 2009 at 6:38 pm

Mrs Palin has demonstrated an inability to police her family, and shown very poor judgment in highlighting her family’s dysfunctional behavior in public. Her decision to “quit” Alaskan politics in order to somehow play on the national stage is questionable, at best. It was a rather bizarre decision, and one must consciously ignore its peculiarity in order not to call her on it. Many “conservatives” are (or appear to be) attracted to her “aura” and not so much her substance, a substance that is really lacking in intellectual rigor, or behavioral propriety. I have been critical of “black” names that divorce offspring from a mainstream cultural heritage; the fact that Palin’s kids are named Trig, Track, Bristol Marie, Willow, and Piper is interesting in this regard. Finally, she comes across as quite an opportunist; perhaps this is to be expected of any politician, though, and therefore cannot be held against her because of it.

Anent Ayn Rand: the author has a place for youngsters inasmuch as her two-dimensional characterizations crudely define a certain kind of philosophical-like thinking and can act as an introduction to same. But she can be recommended only as a starting point in this regard. The worst thing would be for a youngster to read her books, and then wind up in the “Objectivist camp,” an almost cult-like and mentally stifling group of suspects. Ayn Rand should be approached only under the guidance of a suitable teacher.

Michael on December 22, 2009 at 6:42 pm

Debbie you say this nation needs someone who has a clue. I have two words for ya

RON PAUL!

Bob Porrazzo on December 22, 2009 at 7:05 pm

Preach it Debbie. You are spot on about Palin. What we are seeing now in politics is not a battle over ideas but rather a popularity contest. King Hussein Obama won a popularity contest. People didn’t care what his policies were or whether he should be vetted. For the conservatives they are doing the same thing with Palin. Political expedieceny to beat King Hussein Obama allows a fool and a quitter like Palin to flourish. She praises sKid Rock because she knows there are people who listen to his music and they must compete for the dumbed down voter.

CaliforniaScreaming on December 22, 2009 at 7:18 pm

Re Who Does Debbie Like? — two points.

First, her criticism of Rush is not total. She has said a number of times that there are very positive things about Rush. This is just one of the negative things.

The broader and more important point though, is that this is just what it means to have a vacuum of leadership. That the self-appointed leaders are opportunists, or have fatal anti-Semitic flaws, or, in one or two cases, are just numbskulls as well as any or all of the above.

If any of these people could be pointed to as a model, we would be well on our way to having adequate conservative leadership.

Little Al on December 22, 2009 at 8:55 pm

I will vote for Sarah Palin.

Jim on December 22, 2009 at 9:07 pm

“I will vote for Sarah Palin.

Jim on December 22, 2009 at 9:07 pm”

And I will vote for Ron Paul, PALINBOT!!

Bob Porrazzo on December 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm

I was watching Steve Forbes last night being interveiwed about his flat tax and other concerns I admit I did like him when he ran for Pres. in the 90’s only he’s probably not as politically connected.

seahawker on December 22, 2009 at 10:21 pm

This story on Palin is pretty much the last straw for me. Sarah (like most ppl) is clueless about the culture war going on all around her.

Brian on December 22, 2009 at 11:38 pm

I’m tryin’ real hard to figure out why I should give a hoot about Sarah Palin.

There is NO Santa Claus on December 23, 2009 at 12:13 am

Unfortunately Steve Forbes will never be President. He wont play the game.

Allen on December 23, 2009 at 12:18 am

The wall on which the prophets wrote is cracking at the seams,
…will no one lay the laurel wreath
when silence drowns the screams*

When I first heard about Sarah Palin it was “WOW! she’s actually accomplished something in office”. Unfortunatelly it’s been all downhill from there.
I hate Rap and totally despise that ignoranus Kid cRock. Idiots like these is the reason why so many people can’t identify with conservatism, even though their core values are conservative.
Weed them out Deb, weed those bastards out! We need real Statesmen that will stand up for us and not hack politicians with only one main agenda: themselves 🙁

Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules,
The fate of all mankind I fear is in the hands of fools*

Epitaph – King Crimson

theShadow on December 23, 2009 at 12:34 am

Ron Paul,aka: Douche Bag

icenomore on December 23, 2009 at 5:34 am

“Ron Paul,aka: Douche Bag

icenomore on December 23, 2009 at 5:34 am”

I see. ENJOY YOUR FEMA CAMP IDIOT!

Bob Porrazzo on December 23, 2009 at 6:09 am

Frum, Noonan and Brooks? Content outweighs form; the form is criticism of the Republicans, and the content is the nature of this criticism.

Little Al on December 23, 2009 at 6:18 am

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Her description of Alaska makes you want to get on a plane and go there! Best vacation my husband and I had was a cruise to Alaska in 2003. She really worked hard in Alaska to fight big oil, use free market principals, and complete transparency within the government. She truly was a governor for the people. I wish Jenny from Lansing had half of what Sarah has going for her.

S: Wow, you are gullible. She helped her preferred cronies get big oil contracts when they worked as lobbyists for big oil. Please do research, instead of falling for her phony story. A governor for the people doesn’t quit after a year-and-a-half. Since when is raising taxes on big oil “free market principals [sic]”? What Palin has going for her that Jennifer Granholm doesn’t is a cult of mindless worshippers. You wish Granholm had that? DS

sharon on December 23, 2009 at 9:42 am

I believe Kid Rock leans to the conservative side. He is definitely not a liberal. His political opinion is what she was getting at, not his personal life. None of us live our lives like the Hollywood elite or the Rock stars for that matter.

S: Just like you believe the BS in Sarah Palin’s book. Sorry, but despite your fantasy, his lifestyle and the things he supports are LIBERAL. WAKE. UP. DS

sharon on December 23, 2009 at 9:55 am

I’m a little disappointed but she certainly wouldn’t have been trying to smash this left wing agenda down our throats if she’d have made it in. I see the Ron Paul Zombies are still lurching around. Morons bigger than Sarah Palin.
I’m not a Kid Rock fan or big Nugent fan, though I was as a teen. When I heard out of his own mouth how he dodged the draft, I was done. Not to mention his downing of prison guards. I’d like to see him walk a beat. Engage an angry lifer.

Joe on December 23, 2009 at 10:34 am

I like Sarah Palin. She’s not perfect but she’s the best we’ve got. Unless some of our other rising stars step up. Like Jim DeMint, Steve King, Paul Ryan, Tom Coburn. Get the picture?

L: Hilarious. Saying she’s “not perfect” is kinda like saying the Salahis and Obamas are “not perfect.” The understatement of the year. That airhead ignoramus is “the best we’ve got”? Speak for yourself, as anyone saying that clearly hasn’t been looking too hard. She’s the worst we’ve got. Unless being a totally clueless celebrity-lite is “the best.” This woman brags about letting her kids talk on the phone with a piece of garbage and about his “common sense ideas” and you want her to lead America. Clearly, you aim low. DS

lexi on December 23, 2009 at 10:45 am

Debbie, ““Just win, baby” might work for the Oakland Raiders’ Al Davis. ”

Actually, it hasn’t worked for the walking dead Al Davis in about 10 years or more.

It’s embarrassing to see people support Palin. She’s hot and probably a fun gal but she’s going to get embarrassed big time in the next election along with her supporters.

I don’t have a clue who I want to see in office these days. I feel like writing in Ronald Reagan.

Jeff_W on December 23, 2009 at 12:26 pm

Agreed. I still don’t understand or sympathize with anyone who would choose to live in the cesspool that is Michigan. I spent time in Michigan in the 70’s and it was grim even then. A drab state teeming with Muslims. Dull and drab. U-M? Big whoop. It’s still in Michigan.

Sarah Palin is no stupider than John McCain, Bob Dole or the Bushes.

L: Wow, so you aim for another John McCain, Bob Dole, or the Bushes. Uh, don’t you get it? They were horrible for America and conservatives. You want more of that? Like I said, you aim low. And, sadly, as bad as they were, they are all smarter than she is. So she’d be even worse. She’s a moron. But, hey, let’s be soooo desperate we embrace a moron. Yeah, that’s the ticket. DS

lexi on December 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm

The review is from Reason Magazine. The title is called “Sarah Palin and the Decline of Conservatives.

“Reagan likewise made the thinking person’s case for conservatism. Between 1975 and 1979, after he had finished two terms as governor of California, he did some 1,000 radio commentaries, most of which he wrote himself. They were later collected in Reagan, In His Own Hand, which provides the texts of his handwritten manuscripts and proves that, far from being the “amiable dunce” of liberal mythology, he thought hard and clearly about the issues of his time.

Palin? Her new memoir, Going Rogue, fills up 413 pages, but it has less policy heft than a student council speech. Where Reagan dove into the murk of arms control and Goldwater fathomed federal farm programs, Palin skims over the surface of a puddle.”

she sets aside space to lay out her vision of what it means to be a “Commonsense Conservative.” It takes up all of 11 pages and leans heavily on prefabricated lines like “I am a conservative because I deal with the world as it is” and “If you want real job growth, cut capital gains taxes.”

“No one could be more pleased with her than she is with herself. Reading the book is like watching Palin preen in front of a mirror for hours on end, as she tirelessly compliments herself for courage, gumption, devotion to family, and maverick independence.

Who needs policy? In her world—and the world of legions of conservatives who revere her—the persona is the policy. Palin is beloved because she’s (supposedly) just like ordinary people, which (supposedly) gives her a profound understanding of their needs.

That attitude used to be associated with the left, which claimed to speak for the ordinary folks who get shafted by the system. Logic and evidence about policy, to many liberals, were less important than empathy and good intentions. Now it’s conservatives who think we should be guided by our guts, not our brains.”

http://reason.com/archives/2009/11/19/palin-and-the-conservative-des

CaliforniaScreaming on December 23, 2009 at 1:09 pm

The only talk show host that has never been thrilled about Sarah Palin that I am aware of is Michael Savage. The rest of them are just lap dog’s for Palin and sad to say and if socialism is OK because it is done by a woman (Sarah Palin) we are in a lot of trouble. She supports big gov’t and at the end of the day she would not other women getting abortion although when it came to her own daughter she did care.

I only just wanted to mention I just found this out recently and wanted to pass it on that Ronald Reagan was governor and signed the first bill allowing no fault divorce which the first state to allow it was California in 1969.

adam on December 23, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Why this vitriol against Palin? Eleven “fact checkers” but none for Obamacare? Get real.

JulieJ on December 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm

No I am not a troll. Please, Ronald Reagan had many good points but he was not G-d.

adam on December 23, 2009 at 3:52 pm

Julie. If you had a little morality you wouldn’t be worshipping any politician and recognize even the best of them are human. But most feminist turn the government to replace having a husband.

adam on December 23, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Debbie isn’t the only conservative that isn’t convinced by Palin. Dr. Alan Keyes has a problem with Palin and her lack of convictions. Debbie and Alan Keyes have been around longer than Palin in writing about conservative ideas and ideals. Alan Keyes tears into her so called pro-life credentials. She doesn’t grasp the concept of inalienable rights, she goes on her feelings about being against abortion.

As Keyes states:

So if we reduce the pro-life cause to reliance on personal emotional conviction, we surrender the rational basis for the fight to achieve legal protection for the unalienable right to life of the unborn child. Sarah Palin’s statements and actions are rationally inconsistent with the moral logic of unalienable right which, if true, binds all levels of government and all US public officials to the goal of securing the unalienable rights with which God has endowed our humanity. If we accept her as a pro-life leader we abandon the rational moral basis for the pro-life position. I cannot do this without betraying the principles of liberty, and the will of the Creator God whose authority establishes them as the basis for human justice. Nothing Sarah Palin has said or done supports the view that she is pro-life as a matter of justice, law and public policy. So far as I can tell, she is just a pro-choice politician who turned a laudable personal choice into a seductive, but false pro-life public image. All the choices and statements she has made in her public capacity support this conclusion. If I’m wrong, show me the facts and statements that indicate something beyond the “I’m personally pro-life” position so common among the so-called “pro-choice” promoters of “abortion rights”.

http://loyaltoliberty.blogspot.com/2009/11/sarah-palin-personally-pro-life-but.html

CaliforniaScreaming on December 23, 2009 at 9:36 pm

Give the woman a break! My goodness how perfect we all are,NOT!
I will vote for Sarah Palin. Her bumper sticker is on my car along w/a sticker that says “Choose Life Your Mom did. She’s a woman, wife, mother,and if America’s got any sense they will make her President of USA!!

D: Uh, this woman isn’t even close to perfect. She’s an epically ignorant fool who succeeded in fooling naifs like you. So what if she’s a woman, a wife, and a mother? Those are now qualifications to be President or leader of the conservative movement, rather than a brain and moral values? Then, if that’s the case, perhaps we should pick Michelle Obama for President. A vagina is not a Presidential qualification, nor is lack of any intelligence and some brains cells. Oh, and by the way, the wife and mother in the Palin family is Todd Palin, not her. So, by your weird logic, he should be President, right?

In your eyes, no matter what idiocy Sarah Palin says or does, she can do no wrong. If she committed murder or was convicted of a serious crime, you’d say, “give the woman a break, we are not perfect,” and all the same BS you’d never say about any liberal. If Americans had any sense, they wouldn’t allow stupid women like you to vote. Sadly, as evidence by you, they don’t. DS

Darlene on December 23, 2009 at 11:29 pm

Who can beat Obama?
Does that matter?
At what price?

BobHaze on December 24, 2009 at 9:58 am

You nailed it on the head Debbie. There is a huge vacuum of leadership on the Conservative side and people are desperate for a leader. Sarah Palin is a good looking airhead with kids and a family. I think that her daughter’s ex-boyfriend said it best that she is all about Money, Power, & Prestige. She is a puppet on a string and will do what her handlers (and puppetmasters tell her). Sadly, we already have this today with Obama (nice, good looking guy, nice family, gives a great speech, accomplished nothing in his life—ie PUPPET).

What we need is a leader. I hope and pray that a dark horse candidate comes out soon, but I don’t see anyone right now who can lead us.

jimmyPx on December 24, 2009 at 11:24 am

Debbie, you certainly don’t play favorites. You were never a fan of Palin and you are giving excellent proof of your convictions. Thanks!

PDMac60 on December 24, 2009 at 12:26 pm

On Mark Levin’s show a couple weeks ago, he made the comment that “We can do better than this!”, referring to the current band of leftists in government. What is the fate of the country if we can’t do any better? The country clamped onto obama, a large portion of the conservative movement is clamping onto Palin. In both cases, the movements don’t know what they are getting and don’t know what they want. Across the board, the nation is ignorant of its founding, the basis for our freedoms and is incapable of making an informed decision on who should lead us. There are occasional successes, usually at the local or state level. However, as a whole, we are seeing the fruits of 50 – 60 years of leftist control of our educational system. The electorate is unable to select a sophisticated candidate to deal with difficult or complex issues.

The 21st century will be especially cruel to this country. We are only seeing the beginning.

Randy on December 24, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Debbie as much as I dislike your stance on the Middle East, I can’t agree with you more on this PHONY palin

JohnDelaney on December 24, 2009 at 4:43 pm

All:Who is Sarah Palin’s handlers/puppetmasters? If you have inside info, could you name names?

mk750: Palin’s clothing is inappropriate ho clothing? I don’t get it. I’m not aware of her ever wear any you-can-see-thru cloth in her public appearance. Care to explain what’s the standard for ho clothing and standard for appropriate dress? Is the sport clothing she wear on newsweek magazine the standard for ho clothing ? Or probably you are basing your judgement on some fake pics bikini with the head of sarah palin pasted? Or perhaps you watch tina fey and think she’s palin?

passerby on December 25, 2009 at 12:11 pm

I want to be a cowboy, baby!

Christopher Nelson on March 26, 2010 at 1:24 am

So you found one thing you could focus like a laser in on, a misguided appreciation of Kid Rocks supposed patriotism, coupled with her kids desire to speak to him, and took it to mean she agrees (by not demonizing him) with Kid Rock and his comments, actions, etc.

Thanks for the open mind, Debbie. I’m not ra ra for Palin but I’m sure if someone bothered to dig deep enough they would find loads of reasons to bash and abuse you, based upon associations, stupid or uninformed comments and friends of friends you might have met once.

Keep to the movies if you are just going to offer a single diatribe about irrelevance in lieu of a book review.

patriotone on May 14, 2010 at 10:53 am

I would say it’s not Sarah Palin that failed to do her research It’s you people. And I have no doubt that Bob Ritchie AKA Kid Rock has done more good for his country and the people of Michigan than most of you will do in your lifetime.

You take the words of a song written 20 years ago by an 18 year old kid and judge him with that. Arent you special. Do you even know what happened with the Judge Wong fiasco? I doubt it!!!

Senator McCain did appear with Kid Rock at Sturgis during the campaign. Kid Rock speaks for the Blue Collar working man in this country. The ones that Pay the bills for the rest of the you!

I am so disgusted to read this kind of Crap by supposedly intelligent people. Well get ready hypocritical morons. I dont know if it will be Sarah palin, but the people are going to take this country back.

God Bless Kid Rock and all the great things he does.

Angel Bryant on March 3, 2011 at 10:02 am

Kid Rock, Heroic Detroit Officers To Be Honored By NAACP
Posted by WebCrew
March 1, 2011

Kid Rock, the officers targeted by the shooting at the Detroit Police Department’s Northwestern District last month and a local community group are to be among those honored at this year’s NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner.

During a press conference today at the NAACP office in Detroit, chapter president the Rev. Wendell Anthony said Kid Rock, who is to receive the group’s Great Expectations Award, has been an important booster for Detroit.

“He’s a champion for Detroit,” Anthony said, noting “this is not just about black folk. This is about all folk who believe in freedom and equality.”

This year’s dinner, the 56th annual event, is set for 5 p.m. May 1 at Cobo Center. “Access Hollywood” anchor Shaun Robinson will moderate. The theme is “We’ve changed the guard, now let’s guard the change.”

In addition to Kid Rock, Cmdr. Brian Davis, Sgt. Ray Saati, Sgt. Carrie Shultz and Officer David Anderson, along with other members of the Detroit Police Department’s 6th Precinct, are to be recognized with the group’s Mary White Ovington Freedom and Justice Award. The officers were injured when a gunman, who died in the incident, walked into the station and opened fire unexpectedly.

And Detroit 300, a group of residents credited with helping bring a serial rapist to justice, is to receive the Ida B. Wells Freedom & Justice Award.

SOURCE: Eric D.Lawrence / Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

Angel Bryant on March 3, 2011 at 10:11 am

I am in no way a supporter of Sarah Palin; very, very far from it, but I have to chime in to defend Kid Rock (Bob Ritchie). He’s a wonderful person who does a lot of good for the city of Detroit. Yes, his performer style is a white trash, rapping, party boy, but keep in mind that’s an image. He definitely lived that lifestyle for many of his years, but in no way does that make him as bad as you are making him out to be. I would never compare him with gangster rappers.
Do your homework on how much good he does. He is proud to be an American and not afraid to say it. I think he’s a great role model in that arena. He performs for the troops many times over, honors them at his concerts and he gives back to his community as much as he can. He supports arts and music in schools and much more. He’s also a wonderful father.
Take your own advice and do your research before jumping to conclusions about a person.

Michele on March 3, 2011 at 10:31 am

From Kid Rocks album Born Free
“Care”
(feat. Martina McBride, T.I.)

[Kid Rock]
Day by day my life gets colder
My eyes grows thin, as I get older
Peace in peaces, bloody and bruised
I feel so helpless and confused

[Bridge]
Cuz I hear screamin on the left
yellin on the right
I’m sitting in the middle tryin to live my life

[Chorus]
Cuz I cant stop the war
Shelter homeless, feed the poor
I can’t walk on water
I can’t save your sons and daughters
I can’t change the world and make things fair
The least that I can do
The least that I can do
The least that I can do is care

[Martina]
I pray and pray for life’s salvation
Faith is tried and true in tribulation
Love is lost and lonely, check the news
And with these open arms I’ll wait for you

[Bridge]
Cuz I hear screamin on the left
And yelling on the right
Im sitting in the middle trying to live my life

[Chorus]
Cuz I cant stop the war
Shelter homeless, feed the poor
I can’t walk on water
I can’t save your sons and daughters
I can’t change the world to make things fair
The least that I can do
The least that I can do
The least that I can do is care

[T.I.]
For the life of me, I can’t see how the devil keeps enticing me
All u sees a felon, I know god can see whats right in me
How I can be labeled as a villain in the first place
When the worst case senario is my birth place
Im just tryin to keep from fallin victim to the murder rate
Take my life lesson convincing the adolecents
There’s a god up in heaven, sending down blessins
And ur furture ain’t brighter than ur present
Quit Stressin

They re screamin on the left
Yellin on the right
While im sittin in the middle trying to live my life

Cuz I cant stop the war
Shelter homeless, feed the poor
Cant walk on water I cant save ur sons and daughters
I cant change the world to make things fair
The least that I can do is care

Yeah I cant stop the war
Shelter homeless feed the poor
I cant walk on water
I cant save ur sons and daughters
I cant change the world and make things fair
The least that I can do
The least that I can do
The least that I can do
Oh is CARE

Angel Bryant on March 3, 2011 at 10:37 am

WHO the HELL are YOU?!?!? I know, you and about 55,000 of MY closest friends will NOT be voting for you or ANYBODY you promote. Kid Rock is an adult and has a MAJOR fan following. He’s created 600 jobs in Detroit (how many have YOU created), donated 100,000 in ONE DAY to various charities (again, how much have YOU donated), supports our troops and brings our troops SMILES while they are overseas protecting YOUR freedom to speak so poorly about someone you have NEVER met. While you might not like his music, a lot of us DO. AND i’m a MOM. WITH four jobs. I REFUSE to live off government handouts. My children are wonderful kids with MORALS and a strong sense of will who treat others with fairness and would NEVER speak ill of someone they HAVE NOT MET.

THANK you for your harsh JUDGEMENT. You have shown your true identity by your bashing of Kid Rock. His song “All Summer Long” was about having sex AS a teenager and the good times that went along with that. Are you saying you were a virgin until the day you were married? And you NEVER drank under the legal age?!?!? WOW. My daughter is 13 and we discuss drinking, sex & drugs. She has NO desire and steers other teens away from that. SO WHAT it’s on the radio. People like YOU have taken GOD out of the schools, out of our constitution and off of the very idea this COUNTRY was BUILT. ONE NATION, UNDER GOD. I’ll sing Kid Rock’s music LOUDLY and PROUDLY. And I’ll still THANK GOD and PRAY to God EVERY day. HE does not pass judgement. (And yes, I understand that Kid’s music is not what you’d find ‘morally’ correct, but the man is HONEST and you KNOW where he stands.) Politicians? The biggest JOKE and will say ANYTHING to get a vote. (You just tried.)

I wasn’t sure Sarah would get my vote, but after reading what YOU wrote, she will now. And it’s not because she wrote a positive statement about Kid. It’s your total DISDAIN & JUDGEMENT over a man who has HELPED his community and BELIEVES in his hometown and PROMOTES our troops.

YOU will always see me as LONG HAIR SWINGIN’, MIDDLE FINGER IN THE AIR. Oh yeah – KR STYLE.

Heather HOWELL on March 3, 2011 at 10:57 am

Let me be clear, I’m a tree-hugging, bleeding heart, liberal who thinks Sarah Palin is one of the worst things that has happened to America in 50 years.

The Associated Press (and a whole list of others) were right to skip the Kid Rock issue when shining a huge spotlight on the many many factual errors in her book (“debunking” as you called it)

First of all, AP is a news source. Its not their place to argue subjective opinions. They went after the misrepresentations and straight up fabrications in Palin’s book. As they should have.

Second, a politician’s taste in music is really neither here nor there. But if you want to argue about it, at last get your information straight. Musicians are like fiction writers–just because they create a persona doesn’t make them actually THAT persona. Its a persona. It allows them to spout view points and talk about things that would normally be outside the scope of their real lives. Its frankly what art is all about. So whatever Kid Rock says in his lyrics really isn’t at issue here. Its totally beside the point. And on top of all that, who cares what he wrote when he was 18 to 25 yrs old? that’s the stuff your quoting. He’s 40 now, and his work is quite a bit different. If you need to quote him, try quoting something he wrote in the last few years.

Third, I take issue with you attacking Kid Rock personally. I don’t know the guy, and clearly neither do you. So back off. I could care less if people like his music or not. But as far as those pieces of his personal life that you are using, you sure pick and choose your facts to suit your argument. Why aren’t you quoting all the many times he talks about how much he loves his mom and his sisters or how he talks about friendship, forgiveness and working together to make American a better place? Why aren’t you pointing out he’s also is a single father with full custody of his child, he does a huge amount of work on his own time for the American military, he gives his own money and raises funds for a whole range of non-profit organizations as well the American military and their families. He’s created jobs in a state that is suffering from one of the biggest unemployment rates since the great depression. And he loves America and does everything he can to promote it and democracy.

Sarah Palin really is a horrible person who continues to do nothing but horrible things for this country for her own selfish gain. But if the only thing you want to use to attack her is Kid Rock, then I question your intelligence too.

And for the record, Bill Clinton is one of my heroes too. Put him and Kid Rock in the White House I know they’d fix this countries problems. And you and Sarah Palin? Why don’t you both go stay in Alaska cause neither of you are helping us.

~Jade~ on March 3, 2011 at 11:07 am

Sarah is an idiot for sure, but I agree with Angel Bryant about Kid Rock! If you ever actually paid attention to him or his music you would understand that most of those lyrics were from his youth age 17-20- most people weren’t PC at that age!

He doesn’t follow any protocol or need to “fit in” with any crowd, he is himself, tries to do good for the working class and his home state of Michigan. He could care less about politicians, hollywood, etc. Just his son, fans, the soldiers and hard working people! He works hard and earns an honest living- can’t say that about most politicians!

Meet Mr. Ritchie today and actually speak with him and see if you have the same opinion!

Meredith on March 3, 2011 at 11:19 am

One more comment and I am done.

Kid Rock, Faith Hill Highlight Tuesday’s Inaugural Balls
January 21, 2009
Kid Rock and Faith Hill performed Tuesday night (Jan. 20) in Washington, D.C., at separate balls celebrating the inauguration of President Barack Obama

The Obamas have been very gracious To Bob And his Son, Bobby Jr.

Angel Bryant on March 3, 2011 at 11:43 am