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Tomahawk wrote:
The Rosie O of the NRA.
I want to agree with the guy some of the time, and other times I just wish he'd STFU and grow some class.
That said, it is kind of entertaining to watch, once you get past the being embarrassed part.
At first blush, I thought the Rosie O comparison was too much, considering how despicable she is as an anti-gun/rights entity. And how stupid, utterly stupid, she is.
Ted Nugent has always seemed to be a guy with some snap and a ton of commitment to gun rights, hunting, self-sufficiency,and patriotism. Sure, he is a hyper-gregarious lout but he said a lot of things I believed in. In researching this latest story a little bit, I came across some other stuff he says (about race) and of course there is the effect of his behavior onstage in the concert video that started off this thread. I think, overall, that he goofed badly. His language, his props, and his staging for a national audience will hurt gun rights for a) "assault rifles" (of which I own one), and b) gun rights in general.
Here is alink with a tersecritique of his actions and a segment of a Sean Hannity show last week. I have to agree that Hannity sounded like a fool in defending his "friend." You can view the video and decide for yourself.
http://www.newshounds.us/2007/08/24/hannity_pummeled_on_his_hypocrisy_over_ted_nugent.php
So, I like the Rosie O comparison but not "Rosie O of the NRA."
I think he is the
Rosie O of gun owners/rights advocates (in general).
If I were on the NRA board, I'd vote for the Nuge's resignation immediately. He went wayyyyyy overboard. And I think he had an adverse impact on my gun rights.
What I haven't seen the press cover yet (and there really has been very little coverage of the Nugent/Obama/Clinton/Boxer video) is whether ole Nuge is in jeopardy of getting investigated or charged by the SS for threatening a couple of presidential candidates. I don't hear a specific verbal threat in Nugent's words, of cocurse. But could his overall presentation, including all the components, be construed as a "threat" under the applicable statute?
I don't know. But, in a way, I hope so. Because, otherwise, he's liable to do it again.
I think thatole Nuge should just shut up and sing. Would be better for all gun owners if he did that...