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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe problem runs a lot deeper than Ted Nugent
Posted by Greg Sargent
Lots of chatter about the news that GOP Rep. Steve Stockman, who threatened Obama with impeachment over guns, has invited Ted Nugent to the State of the Union address. Nugent has accepted:
I am excited to have a patriot like Ted Nugent joining me in the House Chamber to hear from President Obama, Stockman said in a press release. After the Address Im sure Ted will have plenty to say.
Thats a good bet; apparently Stockman is encouraging reporters to interview Nugent after the speech. Nugent, of course, is best known for making this claim, which was investigated by the Secret Service:
If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year, Nugent said, according to a video that the NRA posted on YouTube. If you cant go home and get everybody in your lives to clean house in this vile, evil, America-hating administration, I dont even know what youre made out of.
Thats bad, but if I were the GOP leadership, the prospect of further comments from Nugent after the speech would have me a bit worried. After all, theres little doubt that reporters will seek him out, and theres really no telling what Nugent will say. The GOP leadership has not commented on the news.
But really, this episode is significant for reasons that go well beyond Nugent. The key actor here who matters is Steve Stockman. The problem lies in all the over-the-top stuff GOP lawmakers say regularly that isnt quite crazy enough to earn widespread condemnation, as Nugents quotes have, but are still whacked out enough to encourage an atmosphere that helps keep millions of GOP base voters sealed off from reality. The problem is the perpetual winking and nodding to The Crazy that is deemed marginally acceptable the hints about creeping socialism, the claim that modest Obama executive actions amount to tyranny, the suggestions that Obamas values are vaguely un-American and that Obama is transforming the country and the economy into something no longer recognizably American, and so on more so than the glaringly awful stuff that gets the media refs to throw their flags.
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Siwsan
(26,290 posts)in the same sentence. I hope there is a massive backlash against this congressman.
I need a drink!!
rurallib
(62,448 posts)as a reminder of who he (stockman) is really dealing with.
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)well...
I dunno.
I am amazed that some of those folks are actually able to read ('literate' is giving them too much credit).
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)He hit the nail on the head.
Steve Stockman, and his ilk, are the crux of the problem. They want to dumb down their base, while at the same time, whip them into a passionate frenzy. The GOP wants to keep them so deaf and blind, they will never see the reality, or the truth of who is really hurting them.
Thanks to you, ProSense, for your OP.
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)Moosepoop
(1,922 posts)He's to patriotism what botulism or E.coli are to fine dining.
Initech
(100,102 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,978 posts)perhaps SS agents will approach the scatological pedophile with a couple of questions, Nooge will run his mouth, and that will trigger an inpromptu full-cavity search. Now THAT's must-see TeeVee
surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)... might say, he (or rather the secret service) needs to be concerned about what Nugent might do.
Nugent speaking only makes the right look stupid.
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)- Ted Nugent
Skittles
(153,193 posts)how can a guy who shit his pants to avoid military service and threatened the life of an American president be in ANY WAY considered a "patriot"? Conservatives are going COMPLETELY over the bend.
dawnie51
(959 posts)he is the new SP . He'll day anything to get in the news . The problem with him is he is so unhinged , he might get violent and dangerous . Prime subject for a mental evaluation , ASAP .
edbermac
(15,947 posts)And gets a long and thorough cavity search by the Secret Service.
alp227
(32,052 posts)They_Live
(3,240 posts)if they called him on his poopie pants tactic as false and pressed him into Military Service on the spot.
ThomThom
(1,486 posts)hope he doesn't cause a disturbance
maybe they won't even let him in after threatening the Pres.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)The next thing I want to hear is: Sargeant at Arms! Remove that disruption!
Seargeant at arms! Cavity search the Nooge, and remove all organs and inspect them thoroughly before he's cleared.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)They've loaded the deck, three cranksters against the POTUS. I was looking forward to check out this SOTU speech. Now it's just another disgrace by the same posse.
No wonder Obama said looking over the crowd last month 'This is the last time.' If you tried to pay him a hundred trillion dollars and all the gold in the world, it would not be worth putting up with this insane asylum another term even if possible.
http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=8808
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)that any outbursts will be met the same as Code Pink was at last weeks confirmation hearing.
Clear the hall!
Decorum WILL be observed! Or else!
I would lay any outbursts at the feet of Boehner and McConnell publically.
Tell the world they have no control of their party!
Proceed Mr President.