Nugent Sues Town Over Canceled Concert

[Khephra]

(Usually I post entertainment realated posts in the Lounge, but I think this one may qualify as BN. You all know that we're going to see a hell of a lot of news coverage on this one due to the influence of Conservatives in the media these days.)


Nugent Sues Town Over Canceled Concert

DETROIT -- Michigan rocker Ted Nugent filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming organizers who canceled a June performance wrongly accused him of making racist comments.

Nugent claims that accusations made by city officials and others, and the cancelation of the June 30 concert, damaged his reputation and career, according to a statement issued by his attorney.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday, names the City of Muskegon; Mayor Stephen Warmington; City Manager Bryon Mazade; Meridian Entertainment, the concert's promoter, and others as defendants.

"In a world of political correctness, there is no more reputation-destroying term than racist," Nugent said in the statement. "And the alleged statements falsely attributed to me could not have been more inaccurate or misleading, completely counter to what I stand for."

MORE...............

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/wire/sns-ap-nugent-radio,0,5304238.story?coll=sns-ap-entertainment-headlines

[Iluvleiberman]

1. Did he really make racists statements??

I've seen his tv show once but he's comes off as a kooky arrogant repuke but not a racist. Maybe I wrong.

[Khephra]

2. According to the article

The remarks were made live on radio, so I'd imagine there's probably a record of the statements somewhere. Teddyboy may not be making a wise move, unless he's actually telling the truth.

:shrug: It could happen...I mean no one expected Bush to steal office. Maybe it's possible for Ted to tell the truth in a case?

I somehow doubt it though.

[Democat]

3. Another frivolous Republican lawsuit

Just like Bush, the Republicans alway say they are against lawsuits, unless they are the ones filing them.

Imagine if the Dixie Chicks had filed a lawsuit for every person who tried to hurt their business. Fox, CNN, and Clearchannel, along with many others would be out of business.

[madrchsod]

4. hell he pissed off

people in il. for remarks he made before he played at the state fair...ted you`re playing the il. state fair!!!

[wtmusic]

5. I'd be surprised if Nuge said something racist

he's never shown those colors before, although I'm no fan.

[Nomad559]

6. The World According to Ted Nugent

http://www.nocompromise.org/news/000731c.html

-Snip-

" conversations are peppered with the word nigger. He refers to his upcoming tour of Japan the Jap Whack Tour." - Detroit Free Press Magazine , July 15, 1990

"My being there (South Africa) isn't going to affect any political structure. Besides, apartheid isn't that cut-and-dry. All men are not created equal." - Detroit Free Press Magazine , July 15, 1990

(About Haiti) "We should put razor wire around our borders and give the finger to any piece of shit who wants to come here." - Westword Newspaper , Denver, Colorado, July 27, 1994

[MrBenchley]

8. Are you kidding?

He's been spouting racist rubbish for years...

He was about the only show biz act on earth to make a point of playing in the old apartheid regime of South Africa...

[oasis]

7. "If you can't speak English, get the fuck out of America" Nugent

said, during a concert in San Antonio several years ago. He appeared on a t.v. talk show a few weeks later and argued with a Latino spokesman who took him to task for that remark.

I remember some derogatory remarks he made against blacks in a NRA expose article printed in "Mother Jones" in the late nineties.

[Mari333]

9. Teddy Boy is also a Chickenhawk

boasts about how wonderful the war in Iraq is, even shows himself on his webpage as a soldier, but

HE NEVER SERVED and avoided Vietnam just like the rest of the Bushbots.
It is embarassing to live in the same state as him. I often dream of a large grizzly bear chasing Teddy thru the woods, minus his gun.

[corarose]

10. In Music Scene he's a has been and he's over

On the KILLER Hunter scene he has a big business. As a talking head who can't put two sentences together he has a career.

I hate TED NUGENT!

[Nomad559]

11. Nugent can NOT sing either

All of Nugent’s platinum albums feature Derek St. Holmes on vocals.

http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/derekst.homles.htm

DEREK ST. HOLMES

http://www.rockandrollfantasycamp.com/musicman/DerekS.htm

[peekaloo]

12. damaged his reputation and career?

I thought his albums were responsible for that. :shrug: