Fuck Ted Nugent.
A long time ago, I used to be a fan of Ted Nugent. His 1975 album remains one of the best hard rock albums of the 70s, still was, still is. The lineup that he had for Derek St Holmes, Rob Grange and the late Cliff Davies was top notch. Even when St Holmes and Grange left, he did managed to find a good vocalist in Charlie Huhn. But ever since leaving Epic and shedding Cliff Davies, Nugent albums have gotten less memorable. But lately, Nugent has been so extreme right wing that I find him to be more annoying than anything.
The nadir was Nugent's rant in the Washington Times, once again bashing Obama and the government for being marxist and blaming everybody who voted for him the problems of today. Nevermind the fact that the best the Republicans could do was the senile old coot and a clueless ditz and nobody wanted them. The link is as follows.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/30/it-is-us/
I'm not a big fan of Obama, I still think he's trying to do the best he can although what I have seen the last couple weeks I'm beginning to think otherwise. But I think Nugent is missing the point that the clueless, the ignorant and disconneted Americans voted Obama in, you can say that for the clueless, the ignorant and disconnected fools who voted Bush Jr twice. Stay the course they said. What Ted Nugent doesn't realize that the American public voted for Obama, who were tired of the GOP me first, screw everybody else attitude. In 2006 the American Public started voting for the Democrats after seeing six years of Repubicants looking out for their best intersts, for Wall Street, for Goldman Sachs, for Big Oil. Ten years later, the American Public is finding out that going back over to the left hasn't provided much change. Whoever we vote in, they are not looking for our best interests. Great Ted Nugent, we don't like Nancy Pelosi or Charley Rangel, but I don't care for the Bitch McConnell's, the Steve Kings that scream fear and Socialism and question Obama's being born in the US. Or the Charles Grassleys that have continue to get relected term after term after term and continue to get the kickbacks from lobbyists and Big Drug Companies. If you going vote the do nothing Democrats out, then vote the Republicants out too. Joe McCartney would be a icon god if he was still alive today.
This is coming from the mind of somebody whose last album was Love Grenade and showcased a picture of a tied up girl and who sings the praises of Girl Scout Cookies. I always commended Nugent for staying the straight and narrow and didn't do drugs or booze when he was keeping The Amboy Dukes going. But I also think that having his amps turned up to 12 may have melted part of his thinking process away and instead of keeping up with rock and roll, turned right at FOX News and never strayed away. If Ted Nugent has a good plan to win an unwinnable war against the Taliban I should would love to hear it. Maybe blaring Love Grenade or Little Miss Dangerous 24/7 might subdue the Taliban. I know it would in our neighborhood.
After reading his tirade, it came to the conclusion that I really don't need any more Ted Nugent in my collection so I'm unloading them all cheap. Will we learn our lesson Tedrick come November? Chances are probably not but for who the Republicans have out there to run against the so called Marxistcrats there's not much choice. Sharron Angle? Michelle Bachmann? Maybe you can use them for cover art for your next album. Craveman and the Girl Scout Kookies would be a nice title.
There's a little thing you may have forgotten Mr. Nugent and it's called the Freedom of Vote and that's how Obama got elected. Blame the folks who didn't vote and those who do will decide the November vote. Don't trust the government you say? I didn't back in 2001.
Stick to music Ted, stick to your glory years of the 70s. Go and hunt to your heart's content. Turn it up to 12 and go deaf even more. But don't throw the fear factor right wing BS that we hear so much on FOX news or what Sean Hannrity or Rush pukes out.
It's not us, but it's you that's the problem.
(proud to be an American too)
