# Likely 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees - Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, Rosanne Barr, Ye, and Scott Baio **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 8, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055 "2025-02-08T18:57:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/1 "2025-02-08T18:57:51Z")
[Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman](https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-board-chairman-firings-21cd0018c6e9f591d59becea8573d8c0) ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/2 "2025-02-08T20:35:02Z")
Snoop dog too. Guess Mrs Ye will go dress shopping for the event and still end up naked on stage. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/3 "2025-02-08T20:38:31Z")
Dunno quite what they’ve done for Trump: Clint Eastwood, Kelsey Grammar, Jon Voight? Could Rupert Murdock be eligible under current rules (given that Trump can make up his own)? ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/4 "2025-02-08T21:03:51Z")
Haven’t seen Dennis Miller or Fox in years, yet nothing about him supporting Trump in 2020 or 2024. Joe Rogan for sure ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/5 "2025-08-13T15:58:02Z")
Bumping this thread because Trump announced the Kennedy Center Honors recipients today; Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, KISS, Sylvester Stallone and George Strait. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/6 "2025-08-13T16:26:26Z")
And not Dean Cain? I’m shocked!! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/7 "2025-08-13T16:30:47Z")
He’s going to be busy as he’s joining ICE. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/8 "2025-08-13T16:31:55Z")
Kegstands in the lobby! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/9 "2025-08-13T16:33:16Z")
I’m wondering how long until the Kennedy Center becomes the Trump Center. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/10 "2025-08-13T16:49:26Z")
BTW, as part of his announcement, he said that he is going to host the honors this year. It’s wonderful to hear that the presidency is a part-time job, leaving plenty of time for outside activities such as this. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/11 "2025-08-13T16:51:39Z")
I can hear the banjos warming up backstage already. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/12 "2025-08-13T17:12:46Z")
So, another absurd comedian as host? Been there, done that. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/13 "2025-08-13T17:15:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > So, another absurd comedian as host? He’s a joke, but no comedian. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/14 "2025-08-13T17:38:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > So, another absurd comedian as host? Actually, the host has only rarely been a comedian, unless Walter Cronkite qualifies (he hosted from 1981 to 2002, while Caroline Kennedy hosted from 2003 to 2012). Stephen Colbert hosted from 2014-16. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/15 "2025-08-13T17:54:34Z")
Gee, sounds like an exciting evening. I’m sure people will come out in drove. A shitty actor, a crappy rock band, a one-hit wonder, George Strait and…Michael Crawford? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/16 "2025-08-13T17:56:03Z")
My guess is that all have either endorsed Trump or at least not been openly critical. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/17 "2025-08-13T17:57:23Z")
KISS gets Kennedy Center honors and Paul Revere and the Raiders still can’t get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/18 "2025-08-13T18:08:02Z")
NYTimes headline: **President Says He Will Host Kennedy Center Honors.** So, when Scott Baio and his ilk are _honoree’d_ (that’s NOT the same as bestowing an actual honor), Trump’s just ensured that the Kennedy Center will be 2/3 empty. . [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/13/us/trump-news](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/13/us/trump-news) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/19 "2025-08-13T22:44:29Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Trump’s just ensured that the Kennedy Center will be 2/3 empty. Nah - his people will pay for seat fillers. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055/20 "2025-08-13T22:46:40Z")
No. His people will _promise_ to pay for seat fillers, then blame Biden when the money doesn’t show up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-ted-nugent-kid-rock-rosanne-barr-ye-and-scott-baio/1014055.md?page=2)