Kid Rock: 'Barack Obama is great for black people'

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Rap-rocker bigs up the President-elect

Nov 25, 2008
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Kid Rock has declared his support for US President-elect Barack Obama, saying that his recent election win is "a great thing for black people".

The rap-rocker, a well-known Republican and vocal supporter of current President George W Bush, told Metro that he would support Democrat Obama when he became President in January, and that he hoped his election would change some stereotypical views of the US as a "racist" country.

"I'm patriotic so I'm just happy the people's voice has been heard," he said. "I will support him until I have reason not to."

"It's a great thing for black people," he added. "Black people were kind to me growing up and taught me hip-hop and the blues, so it's good the US has proved it's not as racist as it's sometimes portrayed."

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Tradition

Nov 25, 2008

"I will support him until I have reason not to."This says it all, I agree.

Good_ship_Albion

Nov 25, 2008

"Black people were kind to me growing up and taught me hip-hop and the blues, so it's good the US has proved it's not as racist as it's sometimes portrayed." Redneck.

newyork92

Nov 26, 2008

Kid Rock is definitely one of those people who voted for Obama just because everyone else was doing it. I supported Obama because I believe he will be a great president, especially with the economy, not because "it's a great for black people." Not that it isn't, but Kid Rock just makes himself sound like an idiot.