A Gutless Aging Rocker

"evil, America hating Obama administration."...
"...ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November"
"If Barack Obama becomes the next President in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."
On Debbie Wasserman Shultz ( Democratic National Committee Chair):"Wasserman Shultz is such a brain dead, soulless idiot. I could not be more proud that this soulless, heartless, idiot feebly attempts to find fault with Ted Nugent, because I am on the right track and she just encourages me to stand stronger."
On Wasserman Shultz and Nancy Pelosi:"Varmints."
Above quotes courtesy of Ted Nugent.
I have no problem with hyperbole. I embrace it. I have used it repeatedly in this blog to express my feelings, especially about republicans and the NHSLC. I have said things of the same magnitude of intensity and nastiness many times.
Free speech, baby. It is a precious right. Although since September 11, 2011 and W's twisted definition of what compromises national security, free speech in this country has been considerably diminished. There are eyes and ears everywhere now and you cannot take for granted that speaking your mind will go unpunished.
All of what Nugent said is despicable, but I have to let most of it go.
Except the dead or in jail comment. Whatever he meant by that, it at least implies that when President Obama gets re-elected, Nugent will do something illegal or so threatening that it results in his own death. Disturbing. But of course it's only words.
What really disturbs me about this is that his remarks were made at an NRA convention in St Louis. YouTube it. Look at the crowd. It will give you chills. It's possible that there were one or two Rhodes Scholars in the crowd, but I'm guessing 99% of them were the Dinty Moore's Beef Stew Natty Lite crowd.
With guns. And anger. And racial prejudice.
Here's more of his comments you might not be aware of. Remember the crowd.
"Our government is wiping it's ass with the constitution, while members of our military are getting their legs blown off for the constitution."
Talking about trying to drum up support for Romney" being at an NRA event, God bless you, it's a good indicator..."
"The President, the Vice President, our Attorney General, Hillary, they are all criminals."
His words were designed to inflame. To incite. To provoke intense emotional response. Heavily spiced with a flavor of violence. A suggestion, an acceptance of violence.
Of course he will never admit that. That is what disgusts me about these ultra conservative right wing assheads. They pretend to be tough but they are not tough enough to stand behind their own words.
I'm glad the Secret Service is getting involved, meeting with Nugent today. It kicks everything up a notch. But ultimately it will be meaningless because he will deny that he was threatening anyone, deny that he was energizing the brain dead to threaten, hurt or kill anyone. He will only say that he was trying to activate Romney supporters to vote and to campaign.
Unless there is some back room torture and intimidation going on that can scare the crap out of Nugent. In my warmest fantasy that is what I wish.
The atmosphere in this country is already explosive and it will intensify the closer we get to the election. I don't think most people realize how volatile the situation is.
We are one brainless statement away from riots and killing and lawlessness. I truly believe that.
Gutless morons like Nugent/Limbaugh/O'Reilly/Gingrich fan the flames purposefully and while disingenuously denying their intent. They are spineless cowards with no integrity.
They are playing with fire and they know it and they are not worried about the results.
Because they have their back yard bunkers stocked with Dinty Moore and Natty Lite.
And guns. And bullets. And bibles. And American flags.