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sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 02:27 PM Jun 2017

Liberals not discussing Ted Nugent now need to think long and hard

Remember, Ted Nugent said

""Piece Of Shit" Obama Should "Suck On My Machine Gun."

African-American Rappers Appearing On MTV Are "Big Uneducated Greasy Black Mongrels."

Sarah Brady, Janet Reno Are "Dirty Whores."

On Then-First Lady Hillary Clinton: "You Probably Can't Use The Term 'Toxic Cunt' In Your Magazine, But That's What She Is."

On Suspected Undocumented Immigrants: "I'd Like To Shoot Them Dead."

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And Nugent was invited to the White House by this PRESIDENT. With no apology.



Liberals, we are in an information war. The right selectively amplifies in the press the sins of liberals, while excusing their own vile behavior.


Until we start talking about Ted Nugent and his ilk, they win.



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Liberals not discussing Ted Nugent now need to think long and hard (Original Post) sharedvalues Jun 2017 OP
You are correct - and Bill Maher is of his "ilk" ciaobaby Jun 2017 #1
Yes, Nugent actually called people these things and thinks of them that way. Beartracks Jun 2017 #2
alternatively we can promote him by talking about him nt msongs Jun 2017 #3
IMO this is a complete distraction from the actual issues ... MedusaX Jun 2017 #4
Agreed. Discuss Russia then Nugent THEN whoever Fox wants sharedvalues Jun 2017 #5
 

ciaobaby

(1,000 posts)
1. You are correct - and Bill Maher is of his "ilk"
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 02:29 PM
Jun 2017

Hate speech is hate speech - none of it is funny or should be defended as a "joke"

Beartracks

(12,809 posts)
2. Yes, Nugent actually called people these things and thinks of them that way.
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 02:34 PM
Jun 2017

Maher just clumsily made a joke -- satirically using words that his Republican guest should understand (i.e. "speaking his language&quot . In context, he was trying, indirectly, to make the claim that Republican policies are generally racist.

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MedusaX

(1,129 posts)
4. IMO this is a complete distraction from the actual issues ...
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 04:18 PM
Jun 2017

Bringing up Ted Nugent as a response to Bill Maher's choices is nothing more than a prime example of
Whataboutism in action...

And only serves as a distraction from the fact that Russia has successfully infiltrated the federal government over a number of years ...

Has essentially bought out the core of the KGOP leadership

And conspired with american citizens to carryout various active cyber warfare measures which collectively resulted in DJT's electiral college based victory in the 2016 presidential election....


While officially occupying the Oval Office, *45 has repeatedly chosen to exercise his Presidential powers in favor of the Russian Federation's geopolitical objectives rather than exercising those powers in such a way as to benefit US residents.

*45 has chosen to provide Vladamir/ Russian Federation government access to classified information, the Oval Office, advance notice of military operations and who knows what else...

*45 has chosen not to nominate candidates for hundreds of positions and the few that he has nominated are neither qualified nor advocates for the departments they now control.
The common denominator appears to be their loyalty to DJT rather than to the Constitution and their ties to questionable business relations with Russian Federation entities.

*45 has actively used his presidential power to allow members of his family and administration to commit perjury, falsify federal security clearance applications, violate federal ethics protocols, violate the Logan and Hatch Acts, knowingly provide false statements in an attempt to defraud the public, access to classified information in non-secure settings, ....
and has used his presidential power to authorize suppression of 1st amendment rights, weaken NATO alliances, withdraw from trade agreements and international accords, destabilize the national healthcare program, obstruct federal investigations, and to engage in actions which usurp the powers of other branches of government.


So, Bill Maher fucked up and made inappropriate unacceptable terrible no good very bad comments..
and needs to be held accountable for his choices...
Just as any other public or non-public figure needs to be held accountable for their choices.

Speaking of which....
There is an ENTIRE WH ADMINISTRATION ...
and an ENTIRE POLITICAL PARTY.....
Occupying 3 separate BRANCHES of the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Who need to be held accountable ASAP
By being removed from power and charged for various criminal acts
Before they can completely replace the Constitution with a Loyalty Oath to DJT /Russia

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
5. Agreed. Discuss Russia then Nugent THEN whoever Fox wants
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 04:21 PM
Jun 2017

The point is that Fox and right wing PR WANTS liberals to discuss Maher and Griffin.

And we should just realize that if you spend more time on Maher than on Nugent, you're playing directly in to the hands of the right wing media. Drop the Maher stuff (AND Nugent). But if you're talking about Maher make sure you spend just as much time or more on Nugent, who is supported by this president.

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