Ted Nugent has been making news for years with his angry, racist rhetoric. And throughout it all, he has sat on the National Rifle Association (NRA) Board of Directors, helping to lead the nation’s premier gun lobby organization.
In recent weeks, however, Nugent has sunk to a new low with a series of statements that are so overtly racist they call into question why the NRA is continuing to allow him to represent their organization:
- Speaking to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Nugent said, “Blacks can fix the black problem tonight if they just admit they can do anything I can do…anything that any American can do if you put your heart and soul into being honest, law abiding…” He then claimed, “Racism against blacks was gone by the time I started touring the nation in the late ’60s.”
- During a paid appearance before an association of entrepreneurs, Nugent bragged about shooting and killing 450 feral hogs with a machine gun in Texas and added, “And now if they would just take me to South Central [Los Angeles].”
- Nugent described Trayvon Martin as a “dope smoking, racist gangsta wannabe” and said the slain teen’s parents should be sued and held “liable for the emotional pain and suffering [George] Zimmerman has been put through for the past 18 months.”
Tell the National Rifle Association: Enough is enough. Publicly repudiate Ted Nugent’s racist rhetoric and remove him from your Board of Directors.
So the Coalition to Stop Gun Ownership only cares about improving the NRA board? Yeah, right. Of course, since they can't figure out what overt racism means, why should I listen to their claims about Nugent?
ReplyDelete1. The idea that whites can swoop in and solve the problems in minority communities is racist. Since it's the kind of paternalist and elitist attitude that many on the left hold, few recognize it for what it really is.
2. This one is an uncomfortable statement, but it's done by implication, rather than being overt.
3. Martin is reported as making a racist comment about Zimmerman, and his history shown by facts that weren't put into evidence in the trial confirm Nugent's assessment.
Everybody's racist, but you still defend Ted Nugent.
DeleteEverybody's racist? Then what's all the hubbub about? Of course, we know that you're a racist, but I'm still waiting for proof that I'm one. And in case you're unaware of this, there's a difference between defending Nugent and knocking down the case against him that the Coalition to Stop Gun Ownership has made.
DeleteRegarding Mr. Nugent's second comment about South Central Los Angeles, I am quite confident Mr. Nugent would be determined to root-out all criminals regardless of race or ethnicity.
ReplyDeleteBe honest. Your argument is pretty thin if you want to claim that Mr. Nugent is a bigot based on those three statements. Please provide other examples over the years where Mr. Nugent demonstrated that he was/is a bigot.
- TruthBeTold
You'll have to do your own homework. I agree there are far more convincing examples in the life's work of Ted Nugent.
DeleteAh, so it's your privilege to insult people and assure us that there's proof. It's up to us to look up that proof rather than up to you to prove that your statements are true and not slander.
DeleteKeep defending Nugent, the guy who shit in his pants to avoid military service and then wears camo and talks tough, the guy who admitted to child molestation, the guy who said he'd be in jail or dead if Obama is re-elected. You keep defending him.
DeleteAgain, Mikeb, there's a difference between defending Nugent and demolishing the idiotic arguments of your side.
DeleteActually, I wasn't saying anything one way or the other on him. Just noting your behavior which happens all the time on this blog--telling us what a horrible person someone is--that they're a racist and a low down s.o.b., but refusing to back up your accusations.
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