Ted Nugent defends South African apartheid, using the n-word in newly resurfaced interview

[DonViejo]

"I'm a fun guy, not a sexist or racist," Nugent said after explaining why he uses the n-word so much

ELIAS ISQUITH

-snip-

Ted Nugent on apartheid:

“[A]partheid isn’t that cut-and-dry. All men are not created equal.”

Ted Nugent on black South Africans:

“The preponderance of South Africa is a different breed of man. I mean that with no disrespect. I say that with great respect. I love them because I’m one of them. They are still people of the earth, but they are different. They still put bones in their noses, they still walk around naked, they wipe their butts with their hands. And when I kill an antelope for ‘em, their preference is the gut pile. That’s what they fucking want to eat, the intestines. These are different people. You give ‘em toothpaste, they fucking eat it…I hope they don’t become civilized. They’re way ahead of the game.”

Ted Nugent on using the n-word:

“I use the word nigger a lot because I hang around with a lot of niggers, and they use the word nigger, and I tend to use words that communicate…I don’t mean to offend. I’m a fun guy, not a sexist or racist.”

Ted Nugent on naming his tour the “Jap Whack Tour”:

“I mean no disrespect. I’m sure the Japanese are wonderful folks.”

You can check out the original article below, via Media Matters:

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http://www.salon.com/2014/03/26/ted_nugent_defends_south_african_apartheid_and_using_the_n_word_in_newly_resurfaced_interview/

[Gothmog]

1. This interview will find its way into some commercials against Greg Abbott

Greg Abbott is running a really bad campaign and was an idiot to bring Nugent into his campaign

[struggle4progress]

3. I hope so

[Ex Lurker]

5. I don't think it will matter

A lot of RWers love them some Uncle Ted, and the people who are repelled by his statements weren't going to vote for Abbott anyway.

[Gothmog]

7. Wendy Davis is going after the single suburban women vote

This type of talk by Ted Nugent combined with the rather nasty attacks on women in general and Wendy in particular shuld have an effect. Greg Abbott is running a really nasty campaign where he and his surrogates are calling Wendy the name #abortionbarbie on twitter. There will hopefully be a cumulative effect with the attacks on equal pay for women.

[freshwest]

14. That might work. Then again, Abbott will call those repeating it racist. Twisted Repukes...

Would have to be introduced in such a way that they can't use ti against Wendy in our *cough* 'post-racial' America, you know.

Does Abbott bash Obama, and did he show up at the NRA convention down in Houston with the shooting dummies?

I saw that here on DU and was appalled. I did not grow up in such a commercialized milieau where such was tolerated, even at the low end of the spectrum. I don't recognize my home state anymore when I see what media has become there.

But then, it's not really Texas, it's national and now world wide for this filth. I hope that the connection with Nugent will cut deep, as he hasn't been rejected by the TX GOP. They are still running on their misogynist, racist and their anti-Latino and anti-emigrant propaganda.

But I'm wondering if minorities in Texas, as in other places, are suffering outrage fatigue over the non-stop attacks on their rights and dismissing of their views, even speaking out.

Keep letting us know how it's going down there, Gothmog, what Texas does will reflect the nation.

[Dustlawyer]

25. I agree, way to go Gothmog! Things are happening in Texas because of Wendy's campaign!

Even if she doesn't win the race, she has already won for all of the Democrats down ballot. I am fighting for her to beat that S.O.B.! I wish we already had publicly funded elections so that his advantage in corporate money would not exist.
If you notice, politicians like Elizabeth Warren can afford to go after Wall Street, corporations and the 1% because she can count on a lot of small donations from around the country. The most of the rest of the Dems do not have that luxury and so they become under the thumb of big donors. That is what leads to Democratic politicians becoming "spineless!" We need to free them up from the Hamster exercise wheel of fundraising and owing a debt for the campaign money.
Texas is definitely in a state of flux, which is a good thing. If we can get more help from the DNC to get people registered we can finally kick their ass! There is a lot to be done and me and my fellow Americans, who happen to live here in Texas, don't plan on seceding anything!

[Bandit]

30. "the rest of the Dems do not have that luxury"

Why do you suppose that is? Why do the masses support Elizabeth Warren but not Democrats in General?

[Dustlawyer]

33. Good question, maybe because they recognize someone who is genuine and who is

saying and doing things few others will do or say.

[Jamaal510]

2. This guy is

seriously unhinged. He's not even ashamed of it. I know this interview is old, but it seems like everything I hear from him is something related to race. Ted Nugent is almost like a male Ann Coulter.

[SummerSnow]

52. Wait, Ann Coulter isn't male?

[Iggo]

57. Whoo-boy! Those "Man" Coulter jokes never get old!

Oh, wait.

Yeah, they do.

[Blue_Tires]

4. I dunno...I guess I still fall into the camp of

we-don't-need-a-new-thread-anytime-Beck/Limbaugh/Bachmann/Palin/whoever-says-something-ignorant

[DonViejo]

6. I dunno...I guess I still fall into the camp of

if-you-don't-approve-of-a-thread stop reading those threads and stop commenting in them.

[Blue_Tires]

9. fair enough...

but always remember when we make threads like this, we're only playing into their hands and giving them the attention they're shamelessly whoring for...

Especially for types like Nugent who don't matter in the grand scheme of things...

[DonViejo]

10. Oh really? I'd rather have an educated DU'er fully aware of

the ramifications of these morons and fully understanding the depth and breadth of their crazinesses reach into society. It provides commenters such as the one made in #8, the opportunity to present a point of view and raise awareness of just how insipidly dangerous the morons are. Many folks new to DU and involving themselves in politics for the first time, don't always have the knowledge and super-awareness that you apparently think you have.

[freshwest]

46. Insulating outselves from their rants produced 2010. Too many Democrats bought JBS CT, unknowing of

what these people are saying outside their presence. And it's not rights for all. Anti-gov CT is not about freedom for all, but for those who are armed and hostile to liberal and progressive values.

They call those who still want to keep Social Security, the EPA, public schools, SNAP, Medicare, Medicaid, voting rights and other protections nothing but 'sheeple' who they term as destroying America by demanding equality for those they believe do not deserve a voice in guiding society.

That is the Libertarian view, that only certain people, just a minority of them, should rule. The rest are disposable. Oh, they won't say it so bluntly, but their policies say it for them.

Democrats, they say, are weak, cowardly, gay, feminine, lazy, dependent on the work of others, and only protect the rights of minorities to destroy 'the majority' who are well represented at their events.

An annual event in Austin, TX. involved Alex Jones and his gun rights rally alongside live streams of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. So the 'hard left' and 'hard right' merge but their goals are those of the JBS and anarchists, which always lead to strong man rule.

Nugent and Putin have been their heroes depending on their own personal tastes for many years. They will always do so as they see them fighting those who are supporting the maintenance of effective civil society. IOW, Democrats.

What we call the democratic process, they call corrupt and destructive of families and God's will. You just have to listen to them long enough to see what they really believe, because they've conned so many with 'liberty.'

I understand the 'don't give the brats attention and they'll shut up eventually' idea but with the kind of money behind the Tea Party, NRA, ALEC and the Libertarians who now claim to be ther 'real liberals' they will NEVER shut up.

We can ignore them, but many millions don't and are buying every word they say as they feel it will empower them.

Fascism does not begin as a top down movement, but a grass roots from the personal level, despite support by the oligarchs. It appeals to that 'enlightened self-interest' scam which really says 'I got mine and you can get the hell out of my way, as I am equipped to protect what's now mine.'

People need to stay informed why this is being promoted. Then decide if they want to bow to it, and many have on the 'hard left' despite giving it other names, just ignoring the impact on individuals of color or vulnerable groups because their position seems strong and they have no concerns of real discrimination.

JMHO, Don Viego.

[tkmorris]

23. This is not attention Nugent wants

Seriously, this is poison. This makes him persona non grata for every single public figure or candidate everywhere. Everywhere that clown pops up, hang this around his neck. He goes from being largely unimportant to being treated like he has Ebola.

[11 Bravo]

55. I have to disagree. The has-been, pants-shitting, chickenhawk, coward can accept ...

pretty much anything except the irrelevance he so richly deserves. Since there are enough racist, wingnut, shitstains who will give Teddy an occasional "attaboy" to keep him off the street; at this point in his career, that's all he requires.

[CatWoman]

21. I appreciate this thread

as I never knew these things

[Bjorn Against]

8. No matter what comes out of this guy's mouth the NRA will keep electing him to their Board

Everyone should note that Ted Nugent was chosen by the NRA to represent them on their Board of Directors and they keep reelecting him every year. Every member of the NRA and every politician who seeks their endorsement is standing alongside an organization that has chosen this guy to represent it. The NRA has chosen a racist pants-pooping pedophile who has advocated the assassination of Obama to represent them, and I must say he represents them well.

[AverageJoe90]

11. It's almost like he *wants* to be controversial. nt

[Eleanors38]

20. Certainly. It's the innertubes. Celebrity is All.

[Jefferson23]

12. wow, what a piece of shit. This goes beyond anything I have ever heard him say before.

[Dawson Leery]

13. There is a reason why Hannity is good friends with Nugent.

[Ohio Joe]

15. The shame of it is... This will not make one bit of difference...

Repugs are now openly racist... They continue to deny it, just as this racist prick does, but they are just as openly racist and will continue to have this PoS at their spokesman. He plays to their base of racists.

[elzenmahn]

50. He's a joke and has become the classic definition...

...of a "useful idiot".

[Rex]

16. Funny, nobody I know thinks he is funny.

Most people I know think he is a total asshole.

[spanone]

17. an embarrassment to humankind

[alp227]

18. Surprising? NOT. nt

[Skittles]

19. ugh he is DISGUSTING

so the man who SHIT HIS PANTS to avoid serving his country has an opinion of the hygiene habits of others

[tofuandbeer]

22. Never liked him, still don't. Nothing new here for me.

Except that I dislike him even more now.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

24. Just think. "Cat Scratch Fever" got him where he is today.

[HughBeaumont]

27. "Pants Shat Fevuuuur!!"

Well, I don't know where they come from but they sure do come
I know they're comin' for me
And I don't know how other chickenhawks do it
But I know I'd rather flee

Suddenly got Pants shat fever
Pants shat fever

Well, the first time that I lost control of those bowels
Was around about four
When it comes to shooting targets that shoot back
I'd rather shit in my drawers

Cause I'll get Pants shat fever
Pants shat fever
I got some reeking Pants shat fever
Pants shat fever

It's nothin' dangerous
I feel no pain
I've got the doo-doo train
You know you got it when you, you're allegedly going insane
It makes a grown man cry and smell bad, oh won't you piss my bed

Well, I stain the whities with the grunt of my ass
They're getting messes from me
They know just where to go when they need their loaded diaper man
They know I'm doin' it to flee

I give them Pants shat fever
Pants shat fever
It's smellin bad, Pants shat fever
The Pants shat fever!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

34. Googled 'Pants shat fever' and it directed to his wiki entry.

[redqueen]

29. Don't forget Stranglehold.

A misogynist anthem. One of many.

[billh58]

26. And yet, Ted is

one of the voices of the right-wing gun lobby, and is totally supported by Uncle Wayne and the Board of the NRA. The right-wing is what it is, and Nugent is representative of that mindset.

[bvf]

41. A good part of it anyway

I know very little about the NRA's general membership, but shouldn't there be a spate of membership cancellations every time this boob's name makes it into the headlines? There must be a few high-profile members with enough clout to say "enough" and be heard (like Bush senior, as I dimly recall).

[Sunlei]

28. republican racehate spokemen 'N word Nugent' and 'painted rock Perry'.

not only guns and killing animals in common.

[LynneSin]

31. If someone makes a statement like "I'm not a racist/sexist/homophobe/etc but..."

then they probably are.

People who are not racist or homophobic or sexist never have to defend their view because they know better than to say something stupidily offensive like racist, sexist, homophobic words.

[stagmeyer]

32. what a turd

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[YOHABLO]

35. He's ignorant but knows how to push the left's buttons .. ignore him.

[elzenmahn]

47. I agree...

...he should have been relegated to the dustbin of rock and roll irrelevance decades ago...and his missives are as recycled as his riffs.

But we better be careful, lest he goes on stage somewhere and pulls a stunt similar to what he did to get out of 'Nam. But hey, with his advancing age, will he be able to help it? Better hope he remembers his Depends...

[Zambero]

36. Poopy-Pants Ted lectures on others' personal habits

He should know first-hand based on his own experience and accounts, in terms of what is truly disgusting. But hey, he's just a "fun guy".

[gordianot]

37. Sounds like from the days he also entertained teenage girls in a similar time line.

He really should be prison somewhere or in treatment for pedophilia!

Child molestation, rabid racism, threats of violence, apparently rock solid Republican values.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

38. Ted "Cat Scratch Fever and nothing else. . .Ever" Nugent is just comic gold. Sad comic gold

because he isn't a self parody like Colbert.. .this guy actually believes all this shit!

[IkeRepublican]

39. Ho-hum

Nuge is a jackass. That case has been closed for a very long time.

If people in another country want to eat antelope guts and put bones through their noses, fine by me. Doesn't belong in America, but SA is not America - duh. Just another Nugent rant making him feel like the wannabe tough guy he is by saying n***er, most likely due to his enjoyment of being figuratively castrated by jail bait.

[Whisp]

40. Ted Nugent has fans here:

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[taught_me_patience]

42. He's like a three year old crying out for attention

This guy is and utter piece of shit (literally HA).

[kardonb]

43. TN

just another "scholar" of the Sarah Palin school of staying in the news by saying something stupid and outrageous .

[blkmusclmachine]

44. Ugh.

[Logical]

45. How is this idiot still around? nt

[IronLionZion]

48. "I’m a fun guy, not a sexist or racist."

Could have fooled me.

[fascisthunter]

49. How Old is Ted?

[Walk away]

51. Ted Nugent is the perfect Republican specimen.

When I think the Grand Old Party, I think Ted.

[jwirr]

53. Ted is a has-been who can only get attention with vulgar statements. We really should ignore him.

[Deep13]

54. awesome

what an asshole

[aikoaiko]

56. I loathe him. Even when he is pro-rkba. Loathe.