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Kid Rock: Taylor Swift becoming a Democrat is part of her attempt to ‘suck the door knob off’ Hollywood to be in movies

By John Gage

Singer-songwriter Kid Rock accused Taylor Swift of coming out in support of Democrats because she wanted to pander to Hollywood to be in movies.

“Taylor Swift wants to be a democrat because she wants to be in movies….period,” Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, said Friday on Twitter. “And it looks like she will suck the door knob off Hollyweird to get there. Oldest move in the book. Good luck girl.”

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Swift, in an interview Thursday for a Vogue cover story, blasted straight, white men.

“Rights are being stripped from basically everyone who isn’t a straight white cisgender male,” she told the magazine. “I didn’t realize until recently that I could advocate for a community that I’m not a part of. It’s hard to know how to do that without being so fearful of making a mistake that you just freeze. Because my mistakes are very loud. When I make a mistake, it echoes through the canyons of the world. It’s clickbait, and it’s a part of my life story, and it’s a part of my career arc.”

The 29-year-old pop star had stayed out of politics for most of her career until the 2018 when she encouraged Sen. Lamar Lamar Alexander to support the federal Equality Act. In October, Swift wrote a long Instagram caption saying about Sen. Marsha Blackburn who was up for reelection, “Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me.”

Swift particularly singled out Blackburn’s record on social issues.

“She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values.”

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I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway. So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting! ???

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In 2018, Rock, 48, visited the president in the White House and has since golfed with Trump this spring.

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