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Am I a Bad American? by Ted Nugent

Politics/Elections Editorial Keywords: TED NUGENT
Source: A friend
Published: 6/5/01 Author: Ted Nugent
Posted on 06/05/2001 07:44:51 PDT by stevio

Am I a Bad American ?

by Ted Nugent

I'm A Bad American

This pretty much sums it up for me.

I like big trucks, big boats, big houses, and naturally, pretty women.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some midlevel governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies.

I don't care about appearing compassionate.

I think playing with toy guns doesn't make you a killer - I believe ignoring your kids and giving them Prozac might.

I think I'm doing better than the homeless.

I have the right not to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird or make me mad. This is my life to live, and not necessarily up to others expectations.

I know what SEX is and there are not varying degrees of it.

I don't celebrate Kwanzaa. But if you want to that's fine; just don't feel like everyone else should have to.

I believe that if you are selling me a Dairy Queen shake, a pack of cigarettes, or hotel room you do it in English. As of matter of fact, if you are an American citizen you should speak English. My uncles and forefathers shouldn't have had to die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come disrespect ours, and make us bend to your will.

Get over it. I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry butt if you're running from them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the previous line. I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions. I know how to count votes and I feel much safer letting a machine with no political affiliation do a recount when needed.

I know what the definition of lying is, and it isn't based on the word "is" -- ever.

I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you qualify for and special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans, etc., so you can open a hotel, 7-Eleven, trinket shop, or any [****] thing else, while the indigenous peoples can't get past a high school education because they can't afford it.

I didn't take the initiative in inventing the Internet.

I thought the Taco Bell dog was funny.

I want them to bring back safe and sane fireworks.

I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang, but that doesn't mean I want to listen to that crap from someone else's car when I'm stopped at a red light. But I respect your right to.

I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster or Jack In The Box.

I don't want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package.

Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend our Constitution so that decades later you can tell me it's a living document ever changing and is open to interpretation. The guys who wrote it were light years ahead of anyone today, and they meant what they said -- now leave the document alone, or there's going to be trouble.

I don't hate the rich.

I help the poor.

I know wrestling is fake.

I've never owned, or was a slave, and a large percentage of our forefathers weren't wealthy enough to own one either. Please stop blaming me because some prior white people were idiots -- and remember, tons of white, Indian, Chinese, and other races have been enslaved too -- it was wrong for every one of them.

I believe a self-righteous liberal with a cause is more dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.

I want to know exactly which church is it where the "Reverend" Jessie Jackson preaches; and, what exactly is his job function.

I own a gun, you can own a gun, and any red blooded American should be allowed to own a gun, but if you use it in a crime, then you will serve the time.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it makes you mad, then invent the next operating system that's better and put your name on the building. Ask your buddy that invented the internet to help you.

I don't believe in hate crime legislation. Even suggesting it makes me mad. You're telling me that someone who is a minority, gay, disabled, another nationality, or otherwise different from the mainstream of this country has more value as a human being that I do as a white male. [****], if someone kills anyone, I'd say that it's a hate crime. We don't need more laws! Let's enforce the ones we already have.

I think turkey bacon, turkey beef, turkey fake anything sucks.

I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child -- it takes a parent with the [****] (guts) to stand up to the kid and spank his butt and say "NO!" when it's necessary to do so.

I'll admit that the only movie that ever made me cry was Ole Yeller.

I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid.

I will not be frowned upon or be looked down upon or be made to keep silent because I have these beliefs and opinions. I thought this country allowed me that right. I will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings. I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.

Yes, I guess by some people's definition, I may be a bad American.

But that's tough.

1 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:44:51 PDT by stevio
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Is this really from Nugent?

2 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:47:27 PDT by AppyPappy
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I don't know, it's unconfirmed

3 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:49:43 PDT by stevio
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4 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:50:40 PDT by AppyPappy
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From www.snopes2.com:

Just about any unsourced list of witty observations about our politics and social mores gets credited to humorist George Carlin these days, even when it doesn't really sound like anything he would write. Carlin may sometimes use the format of stringing together a few dozen pithy comments about a wide variety of topical subjects, but the tone of his humor is nothing like this reactionary piece. If any doubt remained, Carlin himself swept it away by announcing on his web site that he is not the author of the article.

If not Carlin, then who did write it? This piece has also been credited to a number of decidedly conservative, outspoken media figures, such as rock star Ted Nugent, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, and actor-comedian Denis Leary, but the even if the article may seem to echo the political opinions of these men, it doesn't quite match any of them, nor does the language used sound quite right for any of these figures. (Leary, like Carlin, has been credited with creating some other Internet favorites, such as a vituperative discourse on e-mail chain letters and the "Are You Man Enough?" essay.

So, we know for sure that George Carlin didn't write this, but we don't know who really did. If past experience is a reliable indicator, though, the real author will step forward soon enough to claim his work.

Last updated: 31 May 2001

5 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:51:13 PDT by capitoltex
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Im gonna puke on my desk the next time I see this.

6 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:53:03 PDT by goseminoles
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I got this yesterday, but it was attributed to George Carlin! It's amazing how these things circulate, I would like to know who wrote it. If anyone knows the real creator, please let me know!

7 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:55:01 PDT by Hildy
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Don't know if it is, don't really care, whoever wrote it is dead on the money.

8 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:56:11 PDT by Patriot28
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I took it on the chin last week when I posted this which I received in an e-mail. It was supposed to be George Carlin's, but it was bogus.

9 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:58:24 PDT by stanz
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It must not be too popular. My sister hasn't sent it to me yet.

10 Posted on 06/05/2001 07:58:37 PDT by AppyPappy
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Im gonna puke on my desk the next time I see this.
I'm with you, Big time.

Maybe Jim Robinson can create a special posting area on FR for people who want to "share" every unattributed, funny (?)email they get fowarded by friends, and the rest can then have an option of not seeing things like this, posted repeatedly by posters who have not yet figured out how to search to see if an article has already been posted.

11 Posted on 06/05/2001 08:00:09 PDT by BansheeBill
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Mistress Carrie on 107.1 FM Boston read this over the air about one month ago. She attributed it to George Carlin. I don't know who wrote it. I just agree with it.

12 Posted on 06/05/2001 08:01:02 PDT by vannrox
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Im gonna puke on my desk the next time I see this.

In that case, you might wanna have a wastepaper basket next to you. Sure as sh*t, somebody else is gonna post this - and soon.

13 Posted on 06/05/2001 08:06:10 PDT by TomServo
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I think we can rule out George Carlin as the author. Despite his anti-PC demeanor, he's an anti-gun, republican hating, Christian bashing bigot of the first magnitude.

14 Posted on 06/05/2001 08:15:03 PDT by Harrison Bergeron
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I can assure you it ain't Carlin.

15 Posted on 06/05/2001 08:16:52 PDT by sharktrager
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I wonder if this is like that "treatment" that Alex gets in A Clockwork Orange?
If this thing gets posted a few more times, I'm switching to Zinfandel, buying a Volvo, donating to the Sierra Club, and switching to eco-friendly products.

16 Posted on 06/05/2001 08:20:47 PDT by 1rudeboy
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Just to keep the redundancy factor at a maximum:

"ALL YOUR BAD AMERICANS ARE BELONG TO US"

17 Posted on 06/05/2001 08:20:54 PDT by Northpaw
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At least Im not the only one. If we can get people to search for "Bad American" or "Bad Republican", we wouldnt have this problem. I am suprised however that this poster is not a newbie.

18 Posted on 06/05/2001 09:03:58 PDT by goseminoles
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it definitely sounds more like Nuge than Carlin..he's as left leaning as they come...

19 Posted on 06/05/2001 09:07:43 PDT by goodieD
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It was moi...

Bootyist goes Global

Best,
Bootyist

20 Posted on 06/09/2001 10:21:55 PDT by bootyist-monk
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Sorry stevio, I never played Cat-Scratch Fever. See my post to Hildy above if you want to read the original.
Bootyist

21 Posted on 06/09/2001 10:23:29 PDT by bootyist-monk
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I demand the government always tell the people the truth.

Apparently, to some of my detractors, that makes me a VERY bad American.

22 Posted on 06/09/2001 10:27:06 PDT by Michael Rivero
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Apparently, to some of my detractors, that makes me a VERY bad American.

22 Posted on 06/09/2001 10:27:06 PDT by Michael Rivero

Who called you a bad American? Lead me to 'em and I'll clean their clocks.

What I've said, others have said, you posts lots of unverified imformation, and I (and others) ask that you provide the source; to date, you've provided no source, rather repeatedly post the same articles.

But, goodness gracious, _Jim has likely found the source--go back to the thread (you've been noticeably absent), and see if he's correct. Probably some red faces now. ;-)

Question for you--are those you've been dealing with, are they good Americans?

23 Posted on 06/09/2001 16:38:04 PDT by katze
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And I heard it was from the Pope.

24 Posted on 06/09/2001 16:41:07 PDT by Paine's Ghost
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I demand the government always tell the people the truth.

Apparently, to some of my detractors, that makes me a VERY bad American.

No, some of your detractors take exception to YOU not always telling the truth. This statement here is a good example. You know this becuase I've told you before. Yet you repeat the fiction that people object to you because you fight for the truth. That is a lie but it makes you sound good, so you repeat it.

25 Posted on 06/10/2001 10:23:01 PDT by mlo
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I KNOW I'm in the right chatroom for a little cultural debate if I post a few of these and am immediately labeled a Nazi, malcontent, RightWing Nut, Religious Fanatic or GOD forbid, the dreaded DITTOHEAD!

26 Posted on 06/24/2001 04:09:15 PDT by Dittohead_2
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bump

27 Posted on 07/16/2001 16:23:55 PDT by HighWheeler
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