Posted on 11/15/2002 6:17:17 AM PST by TomServo
If some Michigan residents have their way, Ted Nugent will be running for governor of the state in 2006.
Following the recent election of Jennifer Granholm as Michigan governor, radio station WOOD-AM in Grand Rapids asked its listeners who they'd like to see oppose her in four years. The survey is still going on, but Nugent has been named in about 90 percent of the responses every day, beating out others such as speaker of the Michigan House Rick Johnson and former Lieutenant Governor Dick Posthumus.
The singer-guitarist issued this statement to LAUNCH, "I've always taken my 'We The People' obligations to heart as an activist American for quality of life upgrade. I've got three years to think about it, but there is no doubt the status quo needs to be tipped on its bureaucratic ass. I'm definitely the guy for that job."
In a further statement, Nugent said, "I'm flattered that the Michigan citizenry grasps my sincerity. I have always celebrated my 'We The People' activism. Maybe it's time to take it to the next level. The status quo system of politics sucks. Maybe it's time for an upheaval. Call me Ted 'Upheaval' Nugent. We'll see what happens."
Nugent's latest album is Craveman.
That aside, I can imagine the first press conference:
Reporter: Mr. Nugent, your opponent has called you mean-spirited and uncompassionate because you are against cradle-to-grave government subsidies for all American citizens. How do you ans....?
Nuge: ***** him. He's a socialist gomer. Let everybody work like I did to make a living. If he has a problem with that I'll kick his ***.
We could use some REAL radicalism there instead of the "compromise" corp.
The time to turn back ALL gun control is now. The threats to our freedoms and way of life are inside our country as well as those from other groups around the world. Once allowed to root, they will fester and boil until there is true violent rebellion.
Then God help us all.
Jesse Ventura was nothing more than the fusion of the cults of celebrity and politics. That particular genie is not going back in the bottle anytime soon, so you might as well get used to it.
Some would say it started with Ronald Reagan. But I don't think that's true. Reagan built a solid career in politics over the course of decades. The new phenominon is different. It's about celebrities with no political background entering politics and winning based on name recognition and media attention.
It started with Hollywood celebrities like Clint Eastwood, Sonny Bono, and Jesse Ventura becoming mayors. Then Bono went to Congress, and Ventura became a governor. Now you have people seriously discussing Arnold Schwarzeneger running for California governor, Warren Beatty for California Senator, and now Nugent for governor of Michigan (and remember Cybill Sheppard's exploratory committee considering a run for the Democratic presidential nomination?).
Unless American voters take voting more like a civic responsibility, and less like casting an all-star ballot, we're bound to see more and more of this.
I don't know about Ted, but we need RINO Ahhnold, a buff version of Tricky Dick Riordan, like a raging case of the clap.
"Now if we can get Charlie Daniels to run for governor in Tennessee..."
I'd settle for Jack Daniels right about now instead of my trash ex-Mayor.
Actually, no, I don't read much about what the locals say about Ted. But for the record, I respect him a lot too. His public statements on gun ownership and conservative environmentalism are first rate.
But that's not why he's being considered for governor. It's his notoriety as a rock star that makes his candidacy viable. I think that trend is inevitable, and we may as well try to make the best of it. But it's not a positive trend for our Republic. It's a step closer to mob rule.
He WOULD be perfect for the Palm Beach City Council, though!
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