Ted Nugent compares Democratic initiatives to 9-11, Civil War, Great Depression

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There may be scumbags in America that match Ted Nugent in sheer odiousness, but none have a chance in hell of surpassing him.

By Media Matters staff | November 10, 2010

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In a November 9 Washington Times op-ed, Ted Nugent wrote: “Domestically, we have gone through a bloody civil war, a catastrophic dust bowl, a Great Depression, Sept 11, 2001 and survived a number of attempts by the Democratic Party to destroy America.”

Nugent also called for an end to an entitlement spending such as “Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security,” stating: “If we are to save the country for future generations of Americans and ensure they have more opportunity than we do, we must address entitlement spending and address it now. Then kill it all.”

From Nugent’s op-ed:

Throughout our history, America has faced seemingly insurmountable domestic and international challenges.

Domestically, we have gone through a bloody civil war, a catastrophic dust bowl, a Great Depression, Sept 11, 2001 and survived a number of attempts by the Democratic Party to destroy America.

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Entitlement spending, such as for the bizarre, runaway welfare, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, is the elephant in the room that no politician wants to address. If we are to save the country for future generations of Americans and ensure they have more opportunity than we do, we must address entitlement spending and address it now. Then kill it all.

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• by soze169880 (November 10, 2010 6:53 am ET) 8 Speaking of elephants in the room that no one wants to address, do you think Nugent is the only pedophile employed by the Times, or just the only open one?
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  • by txthinker (November 10, 2010 9:54 am ET) 3 And a pedophile wifebeater at that, who crapped in his underwear during his Army physical to avoid military service.
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• by IRONY 101 (November 10, 2010 7:35 am ET) 9 What qualifies Ted Nugent to opine about any serious topic?
• Who’s next…Carrot Top? Andy Dick? Paula Abdul?
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  • by wookie (November 10, 2010 8:09 am ET) 3 Yeah, you would think after recent scandals they would stay away from sweaty guys in loincloths.
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    • by grrson (November 10, 2010 9:40 am ET) 1 Oh but how can they stay away?
    • Ted is the original right-wing rocker. I mean he’s got a ponytail for gosh sakes!!! He’ll capture the aging redneck demographic.
    • And he’s akin to a frothing Republican baboon, loose off of its chain. He’ll say all the nasty, off-the-wall s–t they want him to and have no culpability.
    • And BTW, remember when Hannity was so proud of Nugent saying Obama should “suck on my machine gun”?
    • Such a good role model for upstanding and moral Republican youth.
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• by worrierking (November 10, 2010 7:39 am ET) 9 Kill it all! Kill it all!
• Is there anything this real life pant load is unwilling to kill?
• Other than Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army Regulars.
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• by markslp7013 (November 10, 2010 7:44 am ET) 8 1 Do you ever notice that it tends to be people of wealth and means who are most vocal about doing away with the social safety nets that progressives have worked so hard to put in place? Implicit in their world view is that the life of a rich person, who has the ability to pay out of pocket for any medical procedure that they need, is more important than that of a poor or middle class person who depends on affordable insurance, particularly in their latter years, to deal with their health issues. Do you want to fix social security? It’s actually very easy. Do away with the very regressive, upper income threshold of $106,800, and solvency is achieved!
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  • by sharpshooter57 (November 10, 2010 8:09 am ET) 1 10 “Do away with the very regressive, upper income threshold of $106,800, and solvency is achieved!”
  • Then it becomes welfare.
  • This country needs to come to grips. There are ways to fix social problems with out just throwing more money at them. If we could get beyond the fear mongering. The ability for younger people to opt into investing a portion of their SS would be one way. I wish it would have been available for me. I would be retired right now or very soon.
  • If we just throw more money at it, what do you think will happen to the excess money? They spend it all now, do you think that would change. Nope. That’s why most people are against more taxes, the government can’t show us responsibility now, more money isn’t going to change their habits.
  • As for taxing the rich more, when is it enough. Like SS would be a 6% tax increase, plus you want to raise the income tax on anyone making over 250K, plus states are trying to pass income taxes on the rich or raise their taxes. Now you know why Democrats took a drubbing in the elections. Just look at what your proposals are.