Ted Nugent isn’t backing down from his fiery rhetoric about President Obama.
The Republican rocker and Mitt Romney backer stood by his controversial remarks, in which he called the commander in-chief “vile,” “evil” and “America-hating,” in addition to saying if Obama is reelected, “I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.”
“I spoke at the NRA and I will stand by my speech,” Nugent told the Dana Loesch radio show on Tuesday, adding he was being unfairly criticized.
“I’m a black Jew at a Nazi-Klan rally,” the 63-year-old gun enthusiast griped. “And there are some power-abusing, corrupt monsters in our federal government that despise me because I have the audacity to speak the truth.”
The Secret Service also entered the picture following his rant at the National Rifle Convention in St. Louis over the weekend. A spokesman said the organization would conduct an “appropriate follow-up” given the nature of the violent rhetoric.
Nugent told radio host Glenn Beck on Wednesday thathe had an appointment with the Secret Service on Thursday.
“I’m sure we’ll have a great conversation,” said Nugent. “Bottom line is, I’ve never threatened anybody’s life in my life.”
Team Romney — who sought out Nugent’s endorsement — also weighed in after Democratic National Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz called on the Republican presidential candidate to condemn Nugent’s remarks.
The presumptive Republican nominee’s spokeswoman Andrea Saul said in a statement that “Divisive language is offensive no matter what side of the political aisle it comes from,” adding “Mitt Romney believes everyone needs to be civil.”
During the Dana Loesch interview, Nugent also went after Wasserman Shultz, calling her a “brain-dead, soulless idiot.”
“I am on the right track and she just encourages me to stand stronger,” he said.
(Source: NY Daily News)
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6 Responses
Why is what he said any business of the Secret Service? All Nugent said was that if Obama is reelected then he, Nugent, would either be dead or in jail by this time next year. How could that be a threat to the President? He’s justly afraid of Obama, not the other way around.
The Secret Service needs to be reined in and reminded that even if they’re just going to have a polite conversation with people who say things they don’t like, it has a chilling effect on the freedom of speech. People are less likely to speak their mind if they have to face the prospect of a “polite conversation” with the Secret Service afterwards. There is nothing in what he said that in any way could be seen as criminal, so the only appropriate response from any government agency is none at all.
As for Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, she is a disgrace to the Jewish people. A more stupid and dishonest person would be hard to imagine.
Milhouse, the Secret Service’s job is to protect the president, any rhetoric that could allude to a threat has to be investigated. Its their job to seperate the loudmouths from the dangerous, an interview with two agents and a video camera is not such a big deal, and I assure you his lawyers will be sitting next to him
@Milhouse I didn’t hear his rant, but to say he would either be dead or arrested by next year is an implied threat.
Frankly, everything he said is true. And of course, Obama wants civility when the Republicans are saying things. The Democrats can say and do anything they want and it’s ok. They’re going after him because he called Obama evil?!? He IS conniving, manipulative and evil. Is the secret service going to come meet with me also?
2&3,
Were you saying the same thing when the left was saying all those horrible things about President Bush? Oh, sorry, my bad. He was a Republican & Democrats can say anything they want about Republicans without getting called on the carpet for it.
Well, I hope the NKVD finds that he said nothing wrong.
#3, Are you crazy? Nugent said that if 0bama is reelected he, Nugent, not 0bama, will dead or in jail; how can you possibly call that a threat to 0bama?! Is up down in your world? Do things mean the opposite of what they say?
#2, do the words “chilling effect” mean anything to you? The first amendment applies to the Secret Service just as much as to any other government agency, and as such it is prohibited from doing anything that would tend to dissuade people from exercising their constitutional rights. Being compelled to have a “friendly chat” to which one needs to invite a lawyer certainly has such an effect. Since there are no reasonable grounds for suspecting that a crime has been committed, the Secret Service is violating the constitution. It’s not as if what he said is secret; they can look at the video if they need to. What would speaking to him add to that?