Cat Scratch Fever is
the only recording of his that most people remember. Ask me to name
another tune or album he did in the thirty-five years since and I won't
be able to tell you. And bear in mind that for many years rock 'n' roll
was a passion of mine. For decades I followed the music industry very
closely. Where Ted Nugent is concerned I'm am as indifferent as it's
possible to be. He's not even half-a-blip on my radar.
It is the height of irresponsibility to be making firearm analogies against any president - particularly one who has had more threats made against his life than any American politician since Abraham Lincoln. I hate to bring up this sensitive point here, but we all know how his biography ended. It's a lesson in futility to assume that Ted "should have known better". It's obvious enough that the silly twit doesn't have the sense to come in out of the rain. What is troubling are the number of Americans who take Ted Nugent - and people like him - seriously as national spokespersons. That's the most disturbing thing.
Until the day that the mass-enlightenment occurs (don't hold your breath) I'm afraid we're stuck with jackasses like Ted who love nothing more than to steal the national limelight by inciting hate and hysteria. That's what they do best and I have to admit they do it quite well. Someday they will grow old and die, only to be replaced by another generation of hate mongers. They seem to perpetuate themselves. They may enjoy success and treasure during their time on this earth, but posterity is never kind to them. They always end up on history's trash heap.
I really worry about the safety of President Obama. The recent prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service in Columbia has got me thinking that some of these guys might not be on the ball as much as they should be (Are there any women in the Secret Service?) I'm old enough to remember November 22, 1963. I don't believe America ever totally recovered from the trauma of that day. It must not happen again. A repeat of history will completely crack this nation in two. This is a touchy subject so I'll just say this: If anything ever happens to our president, more-than-a-few people will be forced to stand up and account for their words. Ted Nugent is one of those people.
That is what is known as "speaking the unspeakable".
Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
It is the height of irresponsibility to be making firearm analogies against any president - particularly one who has had more threats made against his life than any American politician since Abraham Lincoln. I hate to bring up this sensitive point here, but we all know how his biography ended. It's a lesson in futility to assume that Ted "should have known better". It's obvious enough that the silly twit doesn't have the sense to come in out of the rain. What is troubling are the number of Americans who take Ted Nugent - and people like him - seriously as national spokespersons. That's the most disturbing thing.
Until the day that the mass-enlightenment occurs (don't hold your breath) I'm afraid we're stuck with jackasses like Ted who love nothing more than to steal the national limelight by inciting hate and hysteria. That's what they do best and I have to admit they do it quite well. Someday they will grow old and die, only to be replaced by another generation of hate mongers. They seem to perpetuate themselves. They may enjoy success and treasure during their time on this earth, but posterity is never kind to them. They always end up on history's trash heap.
I really worry about the safety of President Obama. The recent prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service in Columbia has got me thinking that some of these guys might not be on the ball as much as they should be (Are there any women in the Secret Service?) I'm old enough to remember November 22, 1963. I don't believe America ever totally recovered from the trauma of that day. It must not happen again. A repeat of history will completely crack this nation in two. This is a touchy subject so I'll just say this: If anything ever happens to our president, more-than-a-few people will be forced to stand up and account for their words. Ted Nugent is one of those people.
Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
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