NotHardUp1
What? Me? Really?
I'm afraid you're mixing up the events. Shaw was already a lionized hero before this fiasco erupted with Kid Rock. The magazine spread predates and is unrelated to the Grand Marshal change.
It was simply a matter of Kid Rock behaving dishonorably so losing his plum position, the same thing that happens to anyone who is in a representative role and screws it up with some sort of disgrace. Shaw was simply an easy go-to once they yanked the offer from Kid Rock.
I'd wager that he was on the short list already when Kid Rock was chosen, so they just moved down the list one name, probably.
And visit Nashville sometime. It's a lot less divided than say, Atlanta, and a lot less political. It's just a progressive urban metro with folks from all over. It's not Austin. It's not DC. It's not Atlanta. It's more relaxed.
It was simply a matter of Kid Rock behaving dishonorably so losing his plum position, the same thing that happens to anyone who is in a representative role and screws it up with some sort of disgrace. Shaw was simply an easy go-to once they yanked the offer from Kid Rock.
I'd wager that he was on the short list already when Kid Rock was chosen, so they just moved down the list one name, probably.
And visit Nashville sometime. It's a lot less divided than say, Atlanta, and a lot less political. It's just a progressive urban metro with folks from all over. It's not Austin. It's not DC. It's not Atlanta. It's more relaxed.

