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The 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:
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:
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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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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The SS needs to inform Mr. Nugent he is not welcome....End of message to him..n/t
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#5
Ted Nugent is the Milli Vanilli of patriotism. He's to patriotism what Lean Cuisine is to fine dining.
Initech
Feb 2013
#7
The GOP is determined to turn the SOTU into a circus. A GOP reg, a bagger and this freak.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#21