08.07.10
Nugent leaves stench in Dubuque — the newspaper notices
After covering Ted Nugent’s “racially tinged” show at the Mississippi Moon Bar, the local newspaper took an unusual step. It published another article today, one underlining his race-baiting at the venue.
“Managers at other venues agree that Ted Nugent’s racially tinged remarks likely would not stop a show,” reads the Dubuque paper today. “Their contracts with entertainers often don’t address contentious comments.”
The most Nugent-damaging part of the piece:
Musician Ted Nugent made racially tinged remarks throughout his show Thursday night at the Mississippi Moon Bar in the Diamond Jo [Casino].
Within a few minutes of starting, Nugent commented on the race of his audience and the city of Dubuque.
“There’s a lot of white people in this crowd — I like that! (Dubuque) is a white town.”
Nugent also pointed out at least one audience member and questioned his race.
The entertainment manager of the casino told the newspaper the business doesn’t yank the plug on entertainers during a show. He added an implication that the Nugent crowd certainly knew what it was coming to see. And approved.
Which is probably entirely accurate.
DD notes that this blog’s Nugent ticker ran a longer piece on the infamous rocker getting thrown off the bill of the Muskegon (Michigan) Summer Celebration in 2003. For allegedly racist comments made on a radio show, remarks which had the announcers yank him.
Nugent sued the Muskegon Summer Celebration for defamation and breach of contract. He won only his $80,000 guarantee.
Scroll down through the Nugent tab to see the longer piece.
With a touch of irony, it’s also worth reprinting Nugent’s latest howler, from the WaTimes today:
My hero, Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat on a bus, thereby spitting in the face of racist and dumb laws.
This — in another of his columns railing on illegal immigrants and Arizona.