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Posted on 09/26/2001 2:34:09 PM PDT by Shift_Master

Written by Ted Nugent

 Written by Ted Nugent, the rock singer and hunter/naturalist, upon hearing

 that California Senators Barbara Boxer and D. Feinstein denounced him for

 being a "gun owner" and a "Rock Star". This was his response after telling

 the senators about his past contributions to children's charities and

 scholarship foundations, which have totaled more than $13.7 million in the

 last 5 years!!

  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, and 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 don't think being a minority makes you noble or

 victimized. 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; I 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 a 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 any 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, 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 Democrat 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 main realm of this

 country has more value as a human being than 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.

I got a genuine belly-laugh out of the responses to this thread.

Thanks, everyone!

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