Juan Cole : "Ted Nugent vs. Jon Stewart: Fumigating the Democrat Rats vs. Can’t we all Get Along?"

[Swagman]

From the always intelligent Juan Cole:

'There were lots of political rallies on Saturday, not just the big one on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The Rally to Restore Sanity / Hate of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert projected little in the way of politics from the stage, but did make a plea that people stop demonizing their political rivals and stop elevating exaggeration and hyperbole to the standard political rhetorical technique of American politics.

But the plea fell on deaf ears in some quarters. Musician Ted Nugent told his audience that Republicans were partly to blame that rats had taken over Washington, and he said he wanted to be the Orkin Man for the Democrats. He implied that Democrats are a party for hundreds of millions of welfare queens who won’t work for a living. The pampered star dismisses the tens of millions hard-working Americans who are paid a pittance and whose average income hasn’t increased significantly since 1970, and millions of whom have been put out of work by corrupt and greedy bankers.. Nugent the rock star, in contrast, “works hard.” Here is what Nugent told a Republican crowd in Charleston, West Virginia:'

http://www.juancole.com/

## this hate is so dangerous

[flvegan]

1. Ted "I shit my pants for a month so I could dodge Vietnam" Nugent?

[WCGreen]

2. Rock Star...

One freaking song in the top ten. Shields and Yarnell had a better run and they were Mimes

[raven42]

3. Yeah, I can only think of maybe one song of Nugent's

that I enjoyed listening to--practically the only one they ever play on classic rock radio. And now I turn it off anytime it comes on. It immediately brings to mind the right-wing idiot who's singing it.

[DeltaLitProf]

7. I think I know the one you mean. "High Enough"

Tommy Shaw wrote it. All he did was play a solo.

[Historic NY]

4. Hey Ted when it was time to man up for this country you chickend out...some patriot shitty pants.

[snappyturtle]

5. Thanks for posting. Interesting article. Glad to read Jon Stewart's

words at the rally.

[bemildred]

6. Who is this Ted Nougat person, I've never heard of him. nt

[polly7]

8. omg ............ I followed one of the links in the article.

http://frankwarner.typepad.com/free_frank_warner/2006/05/ted_nugent_when.html The man is delusional!

[katty]

9. Ted N, a man w/fried brain cells and lots of $

[Coexist]

10. that aint workin' thats the way you do it... play the guitar on the MTV

:)

[Raster]

11. get your money for nuthin' and shit your pants for free