Romney Should Rebuke NRA Board Member Ted Nugent for Extreme and Violent Rhetoric

[Better Believe It]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2012
PFAW: Romney Should Rebuke NRA Board Member Ted Nugent for Extreme and Violent Rhetoric

WASHINGTON - April 17 - People For the American Way today urged presidential candidate Mitt Romney to rebuke longtime NRA board member Ted Nugent for remarks he made at the NRA annual convention on Saturday. Nugent, who endorsed Romney in early March, called on NRA members to vote for Romney and denounced the “vile, evil, America-hating” Obama administration. He finished his remarks with a call to cut off the heads of Democrats this fall:“We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November.”

Nugent’s comments, which were first reported by People For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch, came one day after Romney himself addressed the convention. Nugent’s endorsement was touted by Tagg Romney in early March.

“We don’t expect moderation from Ted Nugent,” said Michael Keegan, President of People For the American Way. “But we do expect a major presidential candidate like Mitt Romney to rebuke a prominent supporter for spewing hate-filled and violent rhetoric against the President of the United States.”
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People For the American Way is dedicated to making the promise of America real for every American: Equality. Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. The right to seek justice in a court of law. The right to cast a vote that counts. The American Way. Our vision is a vibrantly diverse democratic society in which everyone is treated equally under the law, given the freedom and opportunity to pursue their dreams, and encouraged to participate in our nation’s civic and political life. Our America respects diversity, nurtures creativity and combats hatred and bigotry.

http://www.pfaw.org/press-releases/2012/04/pfaw-romney-should-rebuke-nra-board-member-ted-nugent-extreme-and-violent-rhe

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Freedom of Expression only applies to Republicans.

[Logical]

2. Nugent is a right wing idiot. And the NRA crowd loves it!

[zbdent]

3. a Republican supporter/pundit can say things like

"We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November." and be referred to as an entertainer ...

A dem/lib, even if it's just on his or her own blog, could say something like "Republican X needs a slap on the wrist" and will be investigated ...

[kctim]

7. Hoffa wasn't investigated

well, at least not for his "Let's take these son of bitches out" statement.

[spanone]

4. nugent is below the dignity of thought.

[Initech]

5. Again I say we all know what The Nuge did to get out of serving in Vietnam.

He can stop pretending to be a patriot.

[Politicalboi]

6. Oh I'm sure he wouldn't have

Used that language.

[GoCubsGo]

8. Ted is getting a visit from the Secret Service for those comments.

Ed Schultz is reporting that now.

[DesertRat]

9. He has said worse in the past, and nothing happened

One example: