Author: Michael Brice-Saddler / Source: Washington Post
Kid Rock was ousted as the grand marshal of the 65th Nashville Christmas Parade after using an expletive to describe “The View” co-host Joy Behar on national television.
Organizers replaced him at the Saturday event, while Behar responded to the singer with a cheeky invite.Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, made the comments during a Friday interview on “Fox & Friends” about his new Nashville restaurant. When asked about how he thought President Trump was doing, Ritchie condemned what he described as division in the country due to oversensitiveness, adding, “We can disagree and still be cordial with one another.”
“God forbid you say something a little bit wrong; you’re racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, this that and the other. People need to calm down, get a little less politically correct, and I would say, love everybody.”
But he wasn’t done.
“Except, I’d say screw that Joy Behar b—- — everybody but that,” he added.
“You cannot say that,” said Fox News host Steve Doocy, who immediately apologized for the remark on Ritchie’s behalf.
Behar was critical of Ritchie’s White House visit last year with Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent, calling it “the saddest day in the history of the White House since the British burned it to the ground in 1814.″
“I mean ‘lady,’” Rock said, correcting himself.
The backlash for his comments came quickly, which caused organizers for Saturday’s Nashville Christmas Parade to rethink their decision to name Ritchie the event’s grand marshal.
The parade has been a Tennessee tradition since 1927, according to the event’s website. Past grand marshals include Conway Twitty and Kelly Clarkson.
Nashville Mayor David Briley was “inclined not to participate” if Ritchie remained the grand marshal, his spokesman told the Tennessean.
“When you have the grand marshal of what’s labeled Nashville’s Christmas parade saying hateful things on national television, the mayor obviously does not want to be included in an event with someone like that,” spokesman Thomas Mulgrew told the Associated Press.
Nashville and Davidson County Metro Council member
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