It’s official. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has made Kid Rock’s “Born Free” his official campaign song. Way to step out of the box Mitt. But just because Kid doesn’t mind if Romney uses his song does not mean he is endorsing him. In fact, he famously said in 2008 that entertainers “should keep their mouth shut on politics.”

Click here to read the lyrics to Born Free and here to read the lyrics for So Hott. I don’t see any candidate using that one. Although they all frequently act like that, don’t they?

He and anyone else who wants to use my song do not need my permission. I said he could use it and I would say the same for any other candidate. I have to have a little faith that every candidate feels like he or she can help this country. Without faith, we got nothing. I make music to have it be heard. Merry Christmas folks! Rock on.

-Kid Rock

PS: Any candidate who makes “So Hott” their theme song has a good chance of getting my vote

And here is my PS…who knew Kid Rock had such a sexy belly????? Happy Friday to me.

Having grown up in the South, I know first hand about the controversy surrounding the Confederate Flag.

Good or bad, it’s a part of who we are and we accept that. Most of us don’t fly it on our flag poles but we don’t cringe when we see it like people in other parts of the country do.

I’m not exactly sure why Michigan born and bred Kid Rock feels the need to embrace it, but given his true love of Southern rock-n-roll I suppose one could stretch your mind around him defending it. Having said that, I do not believe Kid Rock is racist ..but these people do.

Bob was supposed to accept the NAACP’s Detroit chapter’s Great Expectations Award at their annual Freedom Fund dinner in May, but some members of the historic black rights organization are so unhappy about it, they’re boycotting the 10,000 person affair.

They are pissed off that uses the flag on stage.

“It’s a slap in the face for anyone who fought for civil rights in this country,” Adolph Mongo, head of Detroiters for Progress and a boycotting NAACP member, “It’s a symbol of hatred and bigotry.”

For his part, Rock defended the use of the flag in a 2008 interview with the Guardian. “Why should someone be able to own any image and say what it is?” he said. “Sure, it’s definitely got some scars, but I’ve never had an issue with it. To me it just represents pride in southern rock’n'roll music, plus it just looks cool.”

He also spoke about touring with a famed rapper and how it impacted his audience.

“I’ve got Rev Run [from Run DMC] on tour with me right now – we have fun trying to count the number of black people every night. We’re like, ‘There’s 14 tonight, yeah!’”

And before you get the wrong idea..Cindy’s husband was there too.

I don’t know if Kid Rock just happened to run into Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber in Cabo or if they are really friends who planned to spend the day at the beach together. Either way, Kid’s pale white skin and thinning hair really pops against Cindy and Rande’s tanned bodies and line free botoxed faces.

And where is going with this walk? This is like a Ministry of Funny Walks walk.

Kid Rock is just keeping it real, ya’ll. He recently slammed iconic Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler for taking a cheesy job at American Idol.

Kid Rock told Entertainment Weekly: “I think it’s the stupidest thing he’s ever done in his life. He’s a sacred American institution of rock and roll, and he just threw it all out the window. Just stomped on it and set it on fire. I think whoever’s advising him… we should bring back the guillotine, or whatever they call that thing. And if it was himself, he needs some serious counselling. I love him to death, but I gotta speak the truth.”

Speak it brotha! Although I do seriously doubt taking this job is the stupidest thing Stevie has ever done.

I’m not shocked to hear that Kid Rock is hosting the 2010 CMT Awards this year…I’m shocked at the news because that was already a done deal. What the hell awards show was it that Carrie Underwood cleaned up at last week? Do we really need two big country music awards shows?

Whatever, my hate for contemporary country music aside, I think it’s cool that Kid Rock will be hosting this year.

“The rumors are true — I’m hosting the CMT Awards live from Nashville on June 9th,” the singer announced on his Web site Thursday. “All I can promise is I will be awesome.”

He may seem an odd choice to some, but he’s got major old-school country influences running through his music and over the past few years has made Nashville his second home.

He’s close pals with several country artists including Hank Williams Jr. and his daughter Holly Williams, and back in 2005, he even married Pam Anderso0n at a Nashville honky tonk.

He’s had a bit of county radio success as well with his hit “All Summer Long”, which won a CMT Award at last year’s show.

I think it was brilliant move on the award shows part. He’s sure to bring in a much wider audience than last years host, Bill Engvall.