I had to look him up to know who or what he is, and ask; why does anyone care about anything Ted

[RB TexLa]

Nugent says? How do people even hear what he says?

[valerief]

1. He sang rock songs. He likes guns. He's an asshole. What more is there to know? nt

[Rodanthe]

2. brevity is a virtue.

you should get a cookie for this post.

[Hobarticus]

7. Oooh, oooh, call on me, teacher!

He smeared himself in his own feces to avoid Vietnam.

He assumed guardianship of an underage girl to avoid, ahem, legal complications.

He knowingly and willingly performed with Damn Yankees.

Yeah, come to think of it...why would I give two shits what this bottom-feeder thinks, says, or does?

[valerief]

8. So he's definitely Republican. I didn't know he was as icky as your

recollections imply. He's worse than an idiot asshole. He's an evil asshole.

[Hobarticus]

13. Well, being a founding member of Damn Yankees is bad enough...

But being an evil, chicken-hawk, statutory-rapist, racist, gun-nutty misogynistic founding member of Damn Yankees is kind of over the top.

[tkmorris]

12. "He knowingly and willingly performed with Damn Yankees"

I LOL'ed. Good one.

:beer:

[krispos42]

27. I think he more than likes guns

I've been accused of owning guns to make up for a certain alleged 'short'coming.

I really do think Nugent has a fetish for guns, or maybe he really is trying to compensate for something.

Hmmm... maybe that's why he likes 13-year-old girls. So he actually feels something!

[rwheeler31]

3. He is an ignorant creep with a following. sad

[OzarkDem]

4. He was onstage waving two assault guns

and threatening two Dem presidential candidates. The crowd was cheering him on.

Watch the video in the OP.


Imagine the reaction if a black rap group did the same thing?

[RB TexLa]

5. I'd never heard of this guy, why would I care to see a video of him?

[OzarkDem]

10. Perhaps we're different

I would be concerned that those actions could spur others to violent acts against Dem candidates. To me, that's problematic and a bad thing. Its hard enough these days to get people to run for public office without this kind of radical behavior.

Perhaps you don't feel that way, but that's your opinion, you're certainly entitled to it.

[Dystopian]

6. Good point......

peace~

[madeline_con]

16. "187 on an undercover cop" didn't get anyone arrested.

What's the big deal? A loudmouth gets his rocks off. And life goes on...

[DemGa]

9. This was pretty much my reaction too

Ted Nugent is a no-talent has been with a loud, obnoxious persona. This nut does not deserve national attention for his rants. I don't really see the uproar; Ted is basically a loud-mouthed nobody.

[OzarkDem]

11. Then you won't mind

if some of us work to make sure he's out of a job very soon. Check some of the other threads if you want to get involved.

[DemGa]

14. No I don't mind

In fact, I'm all for Ted the nut-bag losing venues/sponsors for his right-wing hate speech. I was thinking more along the lines of national attention, which Nugent does not deserve. Plus, I really can't stand him. Lol

[pretzel4gore]

15. he's a well liked rightwing boor: we can destroy him....

dennis miller, drew carey, danny bonaduce, that lil goof who starred in the male gigilo movie (schneider?) ron silver, ben stein, a dershowitz are just a few on the list of doomed rightwing bush loving pigs who can run but never hide :)
just kidding- like mama bates, we wouldna hurt a fly

[Truth2Tell]

17. Stein's

taken a populist turn lately. He's started scolding Wall Street a-holes in his Times column (don't know if they still let him write it) Plus he has an actual sense of humor. I'd give him a bit more time to reform before we add him to the "list." Bueller buys a guy a bit of slack, IMO. :)

[pretzel4gore]

19. hate must be illogical

the nazipoohs expect mr spock to weigh the evidence etc but fact is, time ran out on bushlovin' about 5 years ago, and the damage will need blood sacrifice SOON, and...a bloodthirsty mob's forming on the street- so grab your pitchfork!

[Truth2Tell]

20. OK, no mercy

fair enough. I see your point.

[pretzel4gore]

21. too bad ben never thought of this...

a person doesn't have to read much history to see the youthful gunmen that appear whenever civil order is destroyed. bush's entire career was made by fukking up effective governing, in the interest o greed. yes ben's changing, but in 1994 Bosnia old men taking carts full of cabbage to market were EXECUTED because they were muslim, and their grandsons were doing same thing 5 miles away.....stupid, yer fukking right. but ten thousand ben steins could have fought the process here and now, chose not to and yet still expects reason to prevail so mercy for them can?

[BlooInBloo]

18. Because America has always cared what hicks think for some reason known only to god.

[Cha]

22. Hicks from the Sticks can be

very good people just like city dwellers can be assholes.

teddy nuge is a male ann coulter and the corporatemediawhores love to salivate at their bony knees.

[BlooInBloo]

23. Sure. It's possible.

[maxsolomon]

24. tolerance of RW extremists allows RW politicians to sound reasonable

instead of the fascists they are.

[RB TexLa]

25. I really don't care what either Left or Right wing "rockas" have to say about anything.

[maxsolomon]

26. "rocka"? how old are you, 90? go put on a Ray Coniff album.

please, tell me a "left wing rocka" who has directly threatened the life of a presidential candidate.

zack de la rocha? tom morello? jello biafra? henry rollins? they're not that dumb.

is Bono Vox a "left wing rocka"? he sure sounds like one to me, and his effective, articulate advocacy of African causes is something all should emulate. he uses the platform he's earned with his art for good causes. i only wish i could embody tolerance like he does, standing next to GWB & tony blair.