Ted Nugent: 'Live and let live' foreign idea to left
By Ted Nugent, Texas Wildman
Sunday, June 17, 2007
I like sizzling meat on the grill. Wild, huh? Anybody? Now, we all know ol' Nuge isn't by any stretch of the imagination a weirdo when it comes to an omnivorous diet.
Especially here in the great Republic of Texas, a smiling, drooling preference for succulent, protein-rich, nutritious backstrap over aromatic mesquite coals is as American and natural and right as Mom, apple pie and the flag. It's beautiful, really. But a culture war rages against such universal, self-evident truths. It would be laughable if it were not so deranged. Some weirdos actually are on a crusade to outlaw the consumption of flesh. I have musical touring associates who have been fired from their jobs with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney for sneaking a hamburger.
You heard that right. Fired for eating meat by an animal-rights maniac, hard-core vegan bass player. The entire agenda of the gazillion-dollar-financed joke known as PETA literally is dedicated to outlawing meat. Neither I, nor any hunter or meat eater on the planet, has any desire whatsoever to influence any vegetarian's choice of diet or to force them to eat meat. We are the friendly, tolerant Americans.
This is but one of many issues that represent the line drawn in the sand between liberals and conservatives. Our own intrepid opinion editor at the Trib, my friend John Young, doesn't want to simply make the choice to be unarmed and helpless for himself. He has again recently insisted that you and I must also comply with his soulless condition of unarmed helplessness in "gun-free zones." Nobody from our side wants to force anybody to have a gun or defend themselves. It is us, the conservatives, who are for individual choice.
Taxation, confiscation. As for the American left: One hears the words of Mao Tse-Tung come broiling out of the mouths of its heroes, when Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton et al unflinchingly push for "redistribution of wealth."Central Texas' own Chet Edwards has the audacity to support taxing the after-tax life savings of American families following the death of a loved one. The unfair, un-American, unconstitutional death tax literally destroys mom-and-pop businesses across the land. Think about it.
The wall that once symbolized communism is down, yet some still want to give it a shot. Dear God in heaven, help us. Recently, Danny Glover, an otherwise fine actor, embarrassingly abused his uniquely American freedoms by siding with the communist Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez to finance what clearly appears to be an anti-American propaganda film. Nice.
Meanwhile, right there in that communist country, old Hugo is shutting down an entire media network for daring to challenge his heavy handed, corrupt, dictatorial policies.
This is a leader who has proudly sided with terrorist support groups, and Danny Glover gives him a big hug. If a Venezuelan citizen were to do so with President Bush, I am confident that Chavez would not respect that individual's right to free expression.
Venezuela gives its citizens no right to free expression. Glover must be blinded by the trees in that forest. Examine the agendas of the liberal "party of peace." Its members clearly don't believe you and I are smart enough or capable of making our own choices in life.
While conservatives "live and let live," the left arrogantly thinks it knows better than we do and will burden "we the people" with more government control until we are taxed to death.
Watch them. Listen, pay attention and blow whistles.
Educate your family, neighbors, friends, co-workers and hunting buddies on how dangerous such control is against the American Dream of individual pursuit of happiness.
Throw off the shackles of government-run slavery. Stand up for individual independence. Enough is enough.
Hey, Hugo and Hillary, leave me alone.
Ted Nugent is a Waco-based musician and television show host.
By Ted Nugent, Texas Wildman
Sunday, June 17, 2007
I like sizzling meat on the grill. Wild, huh? Anybody? Now, we all know ol' Nuge isn't by any stretch of the imagination a weirdo when it comes to an omnivorous diet.
Especially here in the great Republic of Texas, a smiling, drooling preference for succulent, protein-rich, nutritious backstrap over aromatic mesquite coals is as American and natural and right as Mom, apple pie and the flag. It's beautiful, really. But a culture war rages against such universal, self-evident truths. It would be laughable if it were not so deranged. Some weirdos actually are on a crusade to outlaw the consumption of flesh. I have musical touring associates who have been fired from their jobs with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney for sneaking a hamburger.
You heard that right. Fired for eating meat by an animal-rights maniac, hard-core vegan bass player. The entire agenda of the gazillion-dollar-financed joke known as PETA literally is dedicated to outlawing meat. Neither I, nor any hunter or meat eater on the planet, has any desire whatsoever to influence any vegetarian's choice of diet or to force them to eat meat. We are the friendly, tolerant Americans.
This is but one of many issues that represent the line drawn in the sand between liberals and conservatives. Our own intrepid opinion editor at the Trib, my friend John Young, doesn't want to simply make the choice to be unarmed and helpless for himself. He has again recently insisted that you and I must also comply with his soulless condition of unarmed helplessness in "gun-free zones." Nobody from our side wants to force anybody to have a gun or defend themselves. It is us, the conservatives, who are for individual choice.
Taxation, confiscation. As for the American left: One hears the words of Mao Tse-Tung come broiling out of the mouths of its heroes, when Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton et al unflinchingly push for "redistribution of wealth."Central Texas' own Chet Edwards has the audacity to support taxing the after-tax life savings of American families following the death of a loved one. The unfair, un-American, unconstitutional death tax literally destroys mom-and-pop businesses across the land. Think about it.
The wall that once symbolized communism is down, yet some still want to give it a shot. Dear God in heaven, help us. Recently, Danny Glover, an otherwise fine actor, embarrassingly abused his uniquely American freedoms by siding with the communist Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez to finance what clearly appears to be an anti-American propaganda film. Nice.
Meanwhile, right there in that communist country, old Hugo is shutting down an entire media network for daring to challenge his heavy handed, corrupt, dictatorial policies.
This is a leader who has proudly sided with terrorist support groups, and Danny Glover gives him a big hug. If a Venezuelan citizen were to do so with President Bush, I am confident that Chavez would not respect that individual's right to free expression.
Venezuela gives its citizens no right to free expression. Glover must be blinded by the trees in that forest. Examine the agendas of the liberal "party of peace." Its members clearly don't believe you and I are smart enough or capable of making our own choices in life.
While conservatives "live and let live," the left arrogantly thinks it knows better than we do and will burden "we the people" with more government control until we are taxed to death.
Watch them. Listen, pay attention and blow whistles.
Educate your family, neighbors, friends, co-workers and hunting buddies on how dangerous such control is against the American Dream of individual pursuit of happiness.
Throw off the shackles of government-run slavery. Stand up for individual independence. Enough is enough.
Hey, Hugo and Hillary, leave me alone.
Ted Nugent is a Waco-based musician and television show host.
Uh, Mr. Nugent (I own a number of your records, by the way), can we go back to a couple of points I have highlighted? The individual choice thing? I guess it's OK if you're not a mother carrying a child that will be seriously deformed and not be able to function? Yeah, that's individual choice. I know you believe in that right, huh Ted? Or what about gay people, Ted? Do you "conservatives" really want individual choice? It's OK to love whoever you want? Good, glad we cleared that up. Now, onto the "death tax" thing. Uh, Ted I think the amount of money that you get taxed on is somewhere around a million dollars. Don't know many "mom and pop" shops with that kind of loot. Ted, you have claimed to be a Christian "God fearing" man. I have heard you in concert use the Lord's name in vain so many times that it's very disheartening; there is something in the commandments about that, maybe you should check it out sometime. Let's talk about your sex life, Ted. Oh, wait let's not. Not a pretty subject, huh Mr. Nuge? One more thing, Mr. Theadocious Atrocious, if Paul McCartney had signed these guys to a contract that says they can't eat meat and then they did, in my line of business it's called "breach of contract" and they are gone. I've certainly been fired for less. While you have some valid points in your diatribe, we should really be talking about your guitar playing because basically, you are full of shit.
5 comments:
Well said, Brother Raley! My, what raging paranoia Ted has about the whole meat-eating thing! Sounds just like those crackpot conservatives during the '04 election who claimed that if Kerry got elected, all those liberals out there would "ban the Bible". And may I add, don't give me that "conservative family values man" crap, Ted, when you'll fuck anything female that moves while on the road. Can you say
"hypocrite"?!?
This is PRECISELY why this man is my ex-idol!
Another thought--I seem to remember Nugent proudly claiming to fire people from his road crew if he even SUSPECTED them of doing illegal drugs...
I have to disagree with you on the after death taxes. I had a person in my famliy who passed on a few years back. The lady if you saw her, you would not think she had much money. But after they added her bank accounts, the money from the auction of her items in her house, plus the sale of her house. It came to just under one million dollars. They add everything you own together to come up with that number. She did not have a small busness. So when you look at someone who has a "Mom & Pop" shop, when you add up everything (building, inventory, bank accounts)you can come up with over a million very easy.
I've never cared for his music much less his opinions. He's entitled to them, sure, but you know what they say about opinions and assholes ...
And no, I don't have anything of his in my collection. Good response on your part Randy!
On the other hand , if you want to eat meat without hormones ,pesticides ,antibiotics ,
hepatitis and about 12 other things contaminating our food sources today , your going to either have to harvest it yourself or buy straight from a small town
meat proccesing plant / I buy alot of mine in Piedmont MO at a plant there , and I harvest some myself occasionally . I don't like the klling the way Ted seems to , but it's a necessary part of REAL LIFE
to kill and eat animals . One day that will change according to the good book , but for now....I'll have a nice ribeye fast seared and very well done , mmmmmmmmm .
I will say this . I learned very quickly as a hunter that I did'nt like the kill , just the hunt . But
you do experience a new understanding of life and death , an insight if you will, that non-hunters do not possess . The experience of killing, cleaning and eating an animal that you killed changes you . Some people get blood thirsty , but some like me get even more tender hearted towards animals from the experience. I would NEVER kill except to eat . But buddy if I'm hungry , watch out :) Ted seems to enjoy killing though , he still has some learning to do , some pride issues to work on , but he has a right to say what ever he wants to say .God Bless America .
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