Ted, white and blue: How Ted Nugent has rocked politics

Washington Post ^ | 02 July 2013 | Steve Hendrix

[Drew68]

On the final morningof the 2013 NRA annual convention in May, the day was bright, the mood was festive and Ted Nugent was neither dead nor in jail.

It was almost exactly a year earlier that Nugent, speaking on video at the NRA gathering in St. Louis, had made headlines by predicting one or the other would be his fate should Barack Obama become a two-termer. As far as incendiary rhetoric by the rocker-hunter-conservative firebrand goes, this was pretty tame stuff.

He has referred to Obama as a “piece of s--t” and members of his administration as “criminals,” and implored the president to “suck on my machine gun.” The “dead or in jail” comment was notable mostly for prompting a visit by the Secret Service, a meeting Nugent laughed off as a pro forma check-in from agents he described as more star-struck than suspicious.

A year later, the second Obama term Nugent had dreaded was only boosting his visibility as a conservative provocateur. Having “a gang of Chicago criminals” who “want to dismantle America” to rail against for another four years ensures that Nugent’s ballistic take on current events is in growing demand at events such as this one, the National Rifle Association’s gathering at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. The cavernous hall was abuzz with camo-clad sportsmen, young men in ball caps, and families, some pushing strollers, wandering the crowded exhibit hall. A man with a carnival barker’s voice cajoled ticket buyers toward the hourly firearms raffle at the Wall of Guns.

[Drew68]

I wish I could've posted every word of the extensive and surprisingly fair article on the Motor City Madman. I did enjoy reading it though. To be expected, it's filled with great quotes but also offers insight from Nugent himself on how he became the man he is.

[pax_et_bonum]

Very good article!

Thanks for posting!

[Dilbert San Diego]

Does he still have cat scratch fever?

[Mark17]

He has referred to Obama as a “piece of s--t” and members of his administration as “criminals,”

Now there is a man after my own heart. He is right on.

[rktman]

Don’t hold back Ted. Tell us how you really feel. LOL!

[LibLieSlayer]

I heard Ted interviewed by Levin (I think)... it was after this incident had taken place and Ted said something to the effect (I am going from memory), “I knew some of these guys (Secret Service). I actively work as and with Law Enforcement in Texas and have had dealings with all State and many Federal agencies... at one time or another. One of the agents that visited me backstage... told me that it was the Black Caucus in the House that had requested an investigation of my remarks and he also said that there are several members of that caucus that “we should be investigating”.”

LLS

[lurk]

Sorry, but the conservative talk show voices, pundits and artists like Nugent sing a nice song, but what have they really done to affect the actual landscape of American culture?

[ladyL]

It’s fixin to happen. People have had it and it is up to every AMERICAN to speak the truth clearly and loudly. Only the people, individually speaking out and standing up for the Constitution will turn this country around.

[maine-iac7]

ahahahaha -
R U “sirious”?

anyone got the time or inclination to fill ‘lurk’ in?

I can’t be bothered. With all the info available at everyones fingertips these days, I don’t do their homework for them.

[Drew68]

I do like his possible 2016 campaign slogan, “Hi, I’m Ted Nugent. I have nine children from seven women, and I’m running for president.”

At least he's honest.