Nugent appeared onstage wearing a cut-off T-shirt emblazoned with the sure-to-draw-headlines Confederate flag and shouting some unflattering remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance. His props were machine guns...
Now, Nugent is performing in California tell us his opinions. Please don't watch this at work with out headphones, you will offend people around you.
This is the face of hate in America, and apparently hate is well armed.
Remember Ted Nugent? Kind of hard to forget. If you are in Austin next Tuesday, hear the controversial Republican and Gov Perry supporter talk. I put my money on a dozen racist comments. Any takers?
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Join Evan Smith and Texas Monthly Talks for a conversation with Ted Nugent, the Detroit rocker and part-time Texan. If you don't know him from more than four decades of recording and touring, you've probably heard something about his other passions. You'll hear about hunting, Nugent's performance at Governor Rick Perry's last inauguration and, we're sure, a bit about politics.
After Gov. Perry won with only 38% of the vote, he began to tour the state and work to unify our divided government. The Governor then invited Ted Nugent, rocker supreme, to raise the roof for the newly re-elected Gov.
As the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) pointed out in their letter, Ted Nugent was invited by the Governor, to celebrate his inauguration.
Of course, all have our own ideas on how this effects Perry's leadership, but the truth of the matter, is we all want the same thing. An apology. It's all we wanted from Kinky. Rick Perry won, barely, and he is the face of Texas.
23 elected officials, citizens of Texas, and your own strategist all agree it is time for you to say one phrase, "I'm sorry." You are allowed to add other suggested qualifiers, but at least let Texans know you practice what you preach.
As MALC's letter shows, you said:
I know illegal immigration and border security are polarizing issues. To those on both sides of the issue, I simply make one request based on the words of the prophet Isaiah: "come now, and let us reason together. " Let us choose to sit down together and be a part of the solution rather than a source of division.
Which do you stand by, your speech or the actions of your friends?
Recently, BOR posted an article about Ted Nugent's use of the Confederate Flag as a prop at Perry's inaugural ceremony.
We don't make apologies for those that still want to embrace the racist heritage of the south. We shouldn't ignore that period of our history, to be sure -- but we certainly shouldn't pretend that it's a quaint quirk that we can look back at with fondness. It was a disgraceful period in our nation's history -- and one that Perry endorses not only through the policy of the Land Commission's office, but through his social events.
Many were quick to respond in defense of an honorable Southern Heritage that has nothing to do with racism or oppression. Others lashed out in anger that the Stars and Bars could never be more than a reverent symbol of tyranny. Governor Perry's reaction, however, was priceless:
Perry "called me to tell me, when they attack me for wearing the rebel flag, 'be sure you tell them that I, as governor, support the waving of the rebel flag at the Laredo airport, alongside with the American, Texas and Mexican flags, and tell them to drop dead.'
Earlier this week, we wrote about Governor Rick Perry's latest calls for equality. We expressed grave skepticism at such ideas from a Governor who's increased the gap between the rich and poor and embraced social policies that do not identify homosexual couples as real people. Within two days, we've witnessed two more examples of Perry's "equal" leadership, and both embrace the Confederacy.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram wrote today that Texas is going to accept a donation from a Confederate heritage group. From their article titled, "State to take gift of Confderate group" --
Patterson, a Republican, said he will use a $250 gift from the Descendants of Confederate Veterans to help fund a Land Office project designed to preserve historic maps and records. He plans to accept the donation from members of the group, who will be dressed in Confederate uniforms, at a 2 p.m. news conference in Austin.
We don't make apologies for those that still want to embrace the racist heritage of the south. We shouldn't ignore that period of our history, to be sure -- but we certainly shouldn't pretend that it's a quaint quirk that we can look back at with fondness. It was a disgraceful period in our nation's history -- and one that Perry endorses not only through the policy of the Land Commission's office, but through his social events.
Nugent appeared onstage wearing a cut-off T-shirt emblazoned with the sure-to-draw-headlines Confederate flag and shouting some unflattering remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance. His props were machine guns...
Some within Perry's party said the appearance was unbefitting a governor who may have national ambitions. "I think it was a horrible choice," GOP strategist Royal Masset said. "I hope nobody approved it."
One cannot pander about equality and then expect to get away with such ignorant social and policy statements. Governor 38% has already shown, within days of his inauguration, that he is the same hypocritical, divisive, small-minded person we've seen in office for six years.
