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Nugent to Piers Morgan: 'You're the Perfect Poster Boy to Stand Up for Things That Make No Sense'
Newsbusters.org ^ | February 04, 2013 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 02/05/2013 5:33:05 AM PST by servo1969

CNN's resident gun control advocate Piers Morgan faced off with Ted Nugent Monday, and as was expected, the bullets were flying.

By the end of the first segment, Nugent told his arrogant adversary, "You're the perfect poster boy to stand up for the things that make no sense at all to common sense people" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

PIERS MORGAN, HOST: I don't understand, and I want you to tell me, in the least inflammatory way possible, why outside of hog hunting, which I get is a problem in Texas, anybody needs one of those [an AR-15]? And if the answer isn't convincing, why the least we couldn't do to those poor families who lost people to that weapon is not just remove those from the equation?

TED NUGENT: Well, a number of things. First of all, I've been monitoring your gun debates. Go ahead and take it to the bank, you will never understand. I really don't believe you'll ever grasp…

MORGAN: What don't I understand?

NUGENT: You don’t understand that it's a simple inanimate tool that tens of millions of American families own that have never caused a problem, never had an accident, and will never commit a crime. You have these aberrations that are such a minute percentage. So my prayers are as strong as anyone…

MORGAN: 100,000 Americans get hit by gunfire, Ted. It’s not a minor aberration.

NUGENT: Let me stop you there, because I’ve been hearing you say this, and you are so full of crap. Listen to me, that statistic includes bad guys shot by cops and intruders shot by homeowners. So that figure is bogus. So you have to…

MORGAN: That’s the figure, 100,000.

NUGENT: Not, it's not an accurate figure.

MORGAN: 100,000 Americans get hit by gunfire a year.

NUGENT: Those include bad guys getting shot by cops, Piers.

MORGAN: 18,000 of those kill themselves with guns.

NUGENT: Japan has a higher suicide rate and they’re not allowed to get down wind of a gun. Your turn.

MORGAN: How many people got murdered by guns in Japan in the last two or three years each year?

NUGENT: We’re not talking about guns, we’re talking about the act of murder. Do you care about murders or do you only care about murders with guns?

MORGAN: I care about all deaths.

NUGENT: I don't think you do. I think you care about guns. I think you're obsessed with guns. 99.99 percent of the gun owners of America are wonderful people that you are hanging around with here today, perfectly safe, perfectly harmless, wonderful, loving, generous, giving, caring people. Would you leave us the hell alone? Go after the nut jobs, go after the murderers, because I don't know any. We need to lock up the bad guys, and when people show dangerous, murderous intent, which everyone one of these mass murderers showed, all their neighbors, their family, their teachers, their fellow students, they all knew they were crazy. But Piers, we didn't stop them because we're worried about hurting their feelings. We have a madman problem in America where they're running around. We have a felony recidivism problem in America. Let's focus on that together and leave the rest of us alone.

MORGAN: A, I won't leave you alone because this is a debate that has to be had in America.

NUGENT: And we appreciate that because you're the perfect poster boy to stand up for the things that make no sense at all to common sense people.



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ar15; assault; awb; ban; banglist; gun; guncontrol; gunrights; morgan; morgannugentdebate; nugent; piers; secondamendment; ted; twitbrit
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To: oh8eleven

As I was discussing with my family (after my 3 yr old chose “Little Critter’s Earth Day” at the library),

there are many facets to advancing the myth of global warming.

There are those who are using this cause to get rich.
There are those using this cause to get power for themselves.
There are those pitiful sheeperals that need something to make them feel good about themselves as “righteous”.
And, there are those who know it’s probably not true, but need some “leverage” to push a non-polluting lifestyle on others.


21 posted on 02/05/2013 6:08:55 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: servo1969
Nugent is getting very good at adversarily interviews.

These anti-gun interviews of Morgan's must be getting great ratings - I don't know why else he would invite repeated ass kickings.

22 posted on 02/05/2013 6:11:52 AM PST by skeeter
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To: skeeter

adversarial...


23 posted on 02/05/2013 6:12:38 AM PST by skeeter
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To: servo1969

He is in strict competition with Je$$e J@c$kon for stupid.


Jesse Jackson claims semi-automatic rifles can ‘blow up railroads’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2985380/posts


24 posted on 02/05/2013 6:12:38 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Dims are stupid, Period, end of conversation.)
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To: servo1969

He is in strict competition with Je$$e J@ck$on for stupid.


Jesse Jackson claims semi-automatic rifles can ‘blow up railroads’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2985380/posts


25 posted on 02/05/2013 6:13:06 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Dims are stupid, Period, end of conversation.)
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To: servo1969

He had Ted on hoping he’d act/speak/look crazy. He was none of that.


26 posted on 02/05/2013 6:17:43 AM PST by ALASKA (CHANGE'n it back !!!!!!!)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
I saw Docks Morgan once on Madison avenue in New York city so I am assuming he lives there or tapes there?

If it were not for the FR, Rush and Levin, I would not even know who most of these liberal commentators are, let alone be able to identify one of them on the sidewalk!

When Rush plays a quote from one of these idiots, they have more listeners in 30 seconds that they do a full year on their own network.

27 posted on 02/05/2013 6:20:41 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


28 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


29 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


30 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


31 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


32 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


33 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


34 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


35 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:38 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


36 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:49 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


37 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:49 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


38 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:49 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: servo1969

Nugent schooled Piers so bad! woo hoo.


39 posted on 02/05/2013 6:27:49 AM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Wow I will give Docks credit though for meeting with the Nuge. I thought he wouldn’t have the guts.

It ain'ts 'guts' - it's elitest arrogance.

Big difference.

40 posted on 02/05/2013 6:28:09 AM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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