10.11.12
Nugent, his sworn enemy, and Discovery
From Media Matters, a capture of Ted Nugent’s tweets upon promotion of his “Gun Country” special on Discovery.
This morning Ted Nugent accused the Obama administration of treason and referred to them as “enemies of America.” Tonight, the controversial Washington Times columnist and National Rifle Association board member will be the subject of a Discovery Channel special promoting “an inside look at gun culture” through his eyes.
“FUN” isn’t quite the word I’d use to describe anything Nugent. And it would be interesting to interview Discovery channel bigwigs over Nugent calling the administration “enemies of America” and accusing the president of “treason” right after advertising his show on “gun culture” on their network. Nugent knows who reads his words and he stops just short of advocating armed attack on the president and his administration.
Earlier this year Nugent received a visit from the US Secret Service after he issued public comments at an NRA convention appearing to threaten the president.
A columnist at ThinkProgress writes:
What is sort of depressing is the way Discovery’s presenting the special, and Nugent, as “a strong and vocal advocate for guns, hunting and all things America.??? I wasn’t aware that denigrating women in public life and engaging in violent fantasies about people you disagree with politically, both staples of Nugent’s rhetorical and on-stage arsenal, counted as “all things American.??? Nugent may declare, in promotional material for the show that appears on Discovery’s website that “Our American Dream is measured in ballistics.??? I’m not sure Discovery realizes how crabbed and depressing that formulation is. It would be unattractive for Discovery to work with Nugent under any circumstances, but if the network is going to do a special on him, it would be nice if they could find their way to a more limited characterization of him …
Actually, the modern Republican Party has made denigrating women, always famous leaders of the Democratic Party, and “engaging in violent fantasies about people you disagree with politically” a common hobby for many Americans. The Ted Nugent, or Psychopath Vote, is a strong constituent of the Tea Party/GOP.