Kris Kristofferson Great at Singing & Supremely Lousy at Politics

Kris Kristofferson, a country music icon and Hollywood actor, died this past weekend, at age 88. Over a six-decade career, Kristofferson won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He also won a Golden Globe for his performance in the film A Star Is Born, in which he co-starred with Barbra Streisand.

But there is one award that Kristofferson should have won and for which he was clearly the front-runner. In the space of a few months, he managed to take the prize for Absolute Worst Political Timing of a Hollywood Celebrity.

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Kris Kristofferson, a country music icon and Hollywood actor, died this past weekend, at age 88. Over a six-decade career, Kristofferson won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He also won a Golden Globe for his performance in the film A Star Is Born, in which he co-starred with Barbra Streisand.

But there is one award that Kristofferson should have won and for which he was clearly the front-runner. In the space of a few months, he managed to take the prize for Absolute Worst Political Timing of a Hollywood Celebrity.