Republican Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas on Sunday wondered whether victims of gun violence who supported gun control were just “useful idiots” for President Barack Obama. “Do you feel that the people that Obama have brought forward to hear his speech, do you feel like they are useful idiots or…
Detroit-born southern rocker Ted Nugent explained in his Wednesday column for conservative conspiracy website World Net Daily that in his view, African-Americans should become Republican because Democrats “have raped and plundered black America forever.” “Indeed, the tapestry of black America is rich and vibrant,” Nugent wrote, in a column outlining…
Conservative rocker Ted Nugent is the latest pro-gun advocate to hype the conspiracy theory that the media has been lying about the slaughter of 20 children in Connecticut because he says that “no so-called assault weapon was used in the grisly murders.” Since the Dec. 14 shootings, conspiracy theorists have…
In a rather blunt analysis of rocker Ted Nugent’s reaction to the State of the Union address, MSNBC host Martin Bashir said Wednesday that the well known gun enthusiast “appears to have some kind of obsession with fecal matter.” The characterization was in part a reaction to Nugent’s assertion that…
Conservative rocker Ted Nugent is urging the Republican Party to “stop the insanity” and insist that voting rights be suspended for welfare recipients as a part of a larger budget deal. In his Monday Washington Times column, Nugent ranted that talk about raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans proved that…
Ted Nugent recently said presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign “expressed support” after the musician made comments that caused the U.S. Secret Service to wonder if he had threatened the life of President Barack Obama. In a recent interview where the conservative rocker flew into a rage, Nugent revealed…
Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently praised a conservative rocker who is being investigated by the Secret Service to determine if he threatened the life of President Barack Obama. A video uploaded by public policy graduate student James Carter shows Walker at this year’s National Rifle Association (NRA) convention, where…
The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur blasted Ted Nugent on Wednesday, claiming the conservative heavy metal singer and guitarist was all talk. Over the weekend, Nugent told a crowd at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention that he would be “either be dead or in jail by this time next…
Conservative rocker Ted Nugent has confirmed that he will meet with the Secret Service on Thursday to determine if remarks he made were a threat to President Barack Obama’s life. “We actually have heard from the Secret Service and they have a duty,” Nugent told radio host Glenn Beck on…
Update at bottom: The Secret Service is looking into Nugent’s remarks. The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Monday called on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to disavow conservative rocker Ted Nugent after he encouraged members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) to defeat Democrats and “chop…