Ted Nugent; hurting the cause?

Heston rightfully stated his "Cold Dead Hands" in Denver after the Columbine Massacre, as a whole the NRA went PC and Bugged out of town after an abbreviated meeting.
The true to some of us is what Ted said, the belief that it is game over for the country as we know it if Obama is elected again is very real to some and they are not just gun owners.
It takes a hell of a lot more than that to offend my sensibilities. Americans with bounties on their heads offends me, the same group standing with clubs at a polling station offends me, AG's who won't prosecute or even investigate these crimes offends me. Agencies partying in Vegas and Columbia on my dime offends me but little old Ted is welcome at my fire anytime.

Yep. People like him give us all a bad name like we are a bunch of nuts just looking for something to shoot.

I'm not aware of exactly what Nugent said. A couple of the posters here I respect a great deal, so I'm not questioning them. I will say I am deeply worried about where this Second Ammendment fight of ours is headed. Maybe its because I live in NY, a state where the Constitution has been mortally wounded for a long time. But I believe another term of Obama, with the resulting Supreme Court appointees, will be the end of us. Fast and Furious came closer to that end than we realize. And as corrupt and illegal as that action was, it is being successfully covered up by a complicit media. In many ways, I understand Nugent's frustration and anger.

I'm not aware of exactly what Nugent said.

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after making this statement last weekend at the NRA Convention:

"If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."

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If Sirhan Arab, or Laytrell Fromme, or Juan Garcia Jr., or you, or I had said that in an airport terminal, or in flight?

Bet me we wouldn't be locked up right now!

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I just heard on the news that Ted Nugent was dropped from playing in a concert that is scheduled to be held this summer at Fort Knox. They don't want him to perform because of what he said, but the other bands will still be playing.

I really take that quote as his concern that his lifestyle will be outlawed and he will become a target of an oppressive gov. because of his beliefs. He would not be the first man in history to have that worry but in America that thought has not been prevalent.
I share his sentiment but wish no more for Mr Obama than for him to be unemployed. If the future implies him in activity that was illegal than I wish no more mercy on him than any other citizen,

Yes. He is not helping the cause running his mouth like he does. I understand that it's his mouth and he can run it, just sucks that his mouth happens to be seen as the mouth of the NRA and to represent gun owners.

Take your millions and just go away. You have not been relevant for quite a long time now.

Maybe another way to look at it for the Nuge's apologists is to imagine someone from the extreme left saying EXACTLY the same thing about either of the Bushes or Regan regardless of context.

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Yes, just as many people on this forum are hurting the cause. If we want to further the cause we need to educate, not alienate.

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To be honest, what anyone types on THR is not going to be on the 5:30 national TV news. Nugent is doing more damage then 1,000. bad apples on THR could do.

I never had any time nor respect for Nugent who feigned mental illness in order to avoid being drafted during Viet Nam war. As a disabled Viet Nam Vet, Nugent turns my stomach.

Steve, I agree with you 100% educate, not alienate.

Amen brother!!

What an idiot. As a member of the NRA, I feel totally alienated by Ted Nugent

Is this the reason I never got my membership card and complimentary tote bag, cause rubes like this are running the show?

Board of directors huh, any way we can get rid of him?

I don't particularly care for him, and it started with watching his show. He was hunting whitetail and shot one with a .243. (Nothing against the round, have one, love it). The deer runs about 50 yds and collapses, but isn't dead. It lays there and bleats and cries for a good 5 minutes, and he refuses to put another round in her to end it. He sits there, talking like he's done something really great while it suffers.

Now I've been a deer hunter for as long as I could hold a gun, and I realize that there will be some suffering at times that's unavoidable. But I have nothing for someone who stands there while their animal suffers and refuses to do anything about it, when they certainly can.

So I definately think he's hurting the cause, but it started before this debacle.

I'm with X-Rap.

Once again Ted Nugent is a <deleted>. Another one of those people who thinks that the world will end if Obama gets re-elected. He really needs to grow up.

He ain't no uncle of mine. I'll leave it at that.

You know what Ted said could be taken several ways. Like there will be a revolution and he will get caught up in it. Or federal thugs will come kick in his door at night. This type of thing I never thought could be possible here... I thought we were protected by the Constitution. I'm not so sure now.

Like there will be a revolution and he will get caught up in it. Or federal thugs will come kick in his door at night

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Right, because those interpretations would reflect so much better on gun owners.

Nugent's "in your face" communication style may have been befitting a rock and roller 30 years ago....but it's time to grow up and act like an adult. If he wants to be a spokes person and role model for the second amendment he needs to shed his "teenage demographic act".

I sent him a letter at the NRA adress on warples rd. Cant repeat it here. Lets just say I chewed butt as only an old SGT can.
Hope I get a reply. Maybe he has cat scratch fever?

Teddy is broke and needs to sell records, so this is how it is done.

why isn't this thread being closed like all the rest?

I dont know of any state that would allow you to take another animal after your shot a bear and failed to recover it.

That is just common sence...right?

Ted is an ignorant blowhard with a fatal case of self love, but he does fire up a certain segment of the pro gun populace. I figure he's a wash.

As a loose cannon with a TV show he's fairly harmless, but as Director at the NRA he's going to be followed and quoted by every anti-gun journalista in America. There's little doubt he will spout off again given the microphone.

The NRA needs to figure out a way to publicly show him the door.

I never had any time nor respect for Nugent who feigned mental illness in order to avoid being drafted during Viet Nam war. As a disabled Viet Nam Vet, Nugent turns my stomach.

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I'm sure you can support that statement with links as to it being a fact?

Teddy is broke and needs to sell records, so this is how it is done.

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Sure about that, right? You have acess to his financial records?

Believe me it was pretty hard to get a 4$ status back in those days.

Anyone here ever hear of speaking metaphorically?

At least he had a pair and let the world know how he felt instead of how most do today and pussy foot around the subject!