Posted on 07/24/2013 8:53:51 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
After Ted Nugent made comments about the Trayvon Martin case that were seen as racist, a gun control group is demanding his removal from the National Rifle Association's board of directors.
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has launched a petition to "publicly repudiate Ted Nugent's racist rhetoric" and have him kicked off of the NRA's board of directors.
The "Cat Scratch Fever" rocker called Martin a "17-year-old dope smoking, racist gangsta wannabe" in a column for conservative media website Rare. Nugent continued to say, "The only racism on that night was perpetrated by Trayvon Martin, and everybody knows it."
In a July 16 appearance on the conservative talk radio show "The Alex Jones Show," Nugent asserted that those most prejudiced against African-Americans were African-American themselves.
"There are black mobs across America that are guilty of the worst racism since the Klan," Nugent said. "The worst racism against blacks is documented and undeniable by blacks."
Nugent continued to say that black Americans are tricked into believing they're oppressed.
"The blacks have bought into this lie that somehow they're oppressed when the president is black, the attorney general is black, governors are black, senators are black, congressmen are black, mayors are black, Oprah Winfrey [and some of] the richest people in the world are black. It is a dirty lie," he said.
Currently, the group says the petition for his removal has about 1,300 signatures.
"These disgusting comments reveal that Nugent has moved to a new extreme of unapologetic, overt racism," coalition Executive Director Josh Horwitz said in a press release. "No credible organization should be associating with this kind of hater, let alone continuing to allow him to serve on its board."
Horwitz also stated if the NRA wants to continue to bill itself as the "oldest civil rights organization in the United States" then it needs to "walk the walk" and sever its ties with Nugent.
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is, according to their website, a nonprofit organization seeking to "secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy."
The NRA and Nugent did not respond to Whispers' repeated requests for comment.
his comments were absolutely not racist.... i agree... they were merely racial... no big deal... just as Trayvon’s actions that night were not racist... just racial...
A proper and eloquent response.
Eh, what was racist??? Sounds like these people are drama queens.
NRA. I agree with Ted.
True.
dope smoking
True. Proven scientifically.
racist
True. Proven by Trayvon's own "crazy ass cracka" comment.
gangsta wannabe
True. Proven by Trayvon's behavior on the night of the incident, as well as his own publicly available statements.
The only racism on that night was perpetrated by Trayvon Martin, and everybody knows it.
Likely true. All the evidence supports that assertion.
"There are black mobs across America that are guilty of the worst racism since the Klan," Nugent said. "The worst racism against blacks is documented and undeniable by blacks."
Opinion, but likely true.
"The blacks have bought into this lie that somehow they're oppressed when the president is black, the attorney general is black, governors are black, senators are black, congressmen are black, mayors are black, Oprah Winfrey [and some of] the richest people in the world are black. It is a dirty lie..."
Opinion, but likely true.
Shouldn't Ted Nugent actually make racist comments before he is criticized for making racist comments?
The race baiters are grasping at straws. Just because they don't like what someone has said doesn't make it racist. Their accusations are laughably hysterical and incoherent.
Your post #44 was racist.
Zimmerman was profiled..... Not Tray..
Ted Nugent says....Bite me.
How come the article didn’t cite an of the alleged “racist comments”?
Weird...
Wow, awesome! Thanks for the link.
I STILL have the 45rpm ‘Journey to the Center of the Mind’ I bought in 1968. I was 14.
Been a fan a LONG time.
FRegards,
LH
We have folks here who sound exactly like Teds critics
And they love to ping the mod
Good for the Nuge! The reaction from these hypocrites showa that methinks they protest too much. Liberals under their thin skin are the worst racists I’ve had the dispkeasure of knowing. Like Tingles, Michael “2 dinners” Moore and others they HATE what they see when they look in the mirror and would rather project than face up to their own racist attitudes.
Yeah, because the NRA takes orders from the racist pieces of excrement at “The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.” Dopes...
This is just another Leftist group using Martin’s death to their own advantage.
They are trumping up an issue from the supposed controversial statements made by Nugent to attack the NRA.
I find it rather distasteful that a group would use the unfortunate events that lead to the death of a youth and the ruination of an innocent man’s life to advance a political issue
That is the Left’s definition of the word.
They want to control liberty.
In other words, destroy it.
“Maybe I missed it. What was it he said could be seen as racial hatred?”
You are correct. He did not. But, he directly attacked the core of modern political correctness, that black people cannot be racist, by definition. That is not to be allowed, because if it is, the idea of color blind application of the law becomes very attractive to most.
The thing is, as Ted said, most people know this. He is saying that the Emperor has no clothes.
This will backfire on those attacking him, because most will recognize the truth.
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