Dead Senate Candidate Was Endorsed By Kid Rock…

Regardless of how terrible their taste in politics or music may have been, when someone dies, I think it’s always nice to try to be kind and pay your respects.

That’s why I’m not going to say anything mean or inappropriate about Oklahoma State Senate candidate Barry Christian.

In case you missed it, Christian – a 54-year-old Republican candidate for Senate District 38 – was discovered dead in his truck in a remote part of western Oklahoma yesterday afternoon, just days after he was reported missing.

Yikes. That’s sad and tragic. Our thoughts go out to Barry’s family, friends, and loved ones – not only as they mourn his loss, but – based on his friendship with Kid Rock – as they continue to recover from what I assume were many, many decades of listening to his music.

Seriously, an Oklahoma State Senate candidate was friends with Kid Rock? How am I just now hearing about this?!

Out of morbid curiosity, I decided to see what I could find about Kid Rock and Barry’s friendship, so I opened a new tab and did a little surfing. Before you could say “bawitdaba,” I was on Barry’s Facebook page watching a bizarre campaign ad that included the following Kid Rock endorsement.

Check this out:

That’s pretty awesome.

Most Oklahoma politicians today are endorsed by the local pastor, the Ag club, or the guy who owns the good wrecker service in town, but Barry somehow landed Kid Rock… or at least someone who looked, sounded, and gestured like Kid Rock after three tallboys.

Seriously, was that Kid Rock? Is he aware he’s endorsing someone? Is there a bartender just off camera trying to get him to close out? These are the questions that must be answered, preferably at the next Rocklahoma.

Anyway, as strange as that clip is, the circumstances surrounding Barry’s death are obviously sad and serious.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the case, and the official cause and manner of death are pending a review by the medical examiner. In fact, there are currently rumors out there that he was murdered!

So, yeah, all tasteless jokes about bad music taste aside, it’s a tragic ending to a very weird little Oklahoma political story. We’ll update this post if and when more details become available. Once again, our thoughts go out to his friends, family, loved ones, campaign supporters, and – of course – Kid Rock.

RIP.