Ted Nugent needs to stop digging...

[Archae]

As in when in a hole...

Amid Anti-Semitism Controversy, NRA's Nugent Attacks His "Mentally Challenged" "Devil" Critics

National Rifle Association (NRA) board member Ted Nugent participated in a softball interview to attack his critics as "mentally challenged" and "the devil" following outrage over his promotion of an anti-Semitic image.

On February 8, Nugent posted an anti-Semitic image to his Facebook page alleging that Jews were behind a conspiracy to enact gun regulations. After being condemned by civil rights organization the Anti-Defamation League, Nugent doubled down by posting more inflammatory content, including an image of Jews being rounded up by Nazis alongside his comment "Soulless sheep to slaughter. Not me."

In the ensuing controversy, Nugent has been condemned by diverse voices including civil rights groups, Jewish organizations, and both gun safety groups and pro-gun organizations and writers. Several organizations called on the NRA to remove Nugent from its board of directors. (Nugent was praised by white nationalists, and his support for Ted Cruz is still displayed prominently on the GOP contender's website.)

In a February 11 interview with an unnamed questioner, available only on his Facebook page, Nugent suggested that his critics are "mentally challenged" and said, "To attack me one would have to not only play devil's advocate, one would actually be the devil's advocate or more probably the devil itself." To deny charges of anti-Semitism, Nugent stated, "I admire and love my good Jewish friends even more than usual because of their valiant dedication to 'Never Again!'"

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/02/12/amid-anti-semitism-controversy-nras-nugent-atta/208561

[tularetom]

1. Nah, let him go

I regularly visit several pro gun ownership sites, and I'm seeing widespread condemnation of Nugent. Including calls for the NRA to boot him out (very difficult to do however).

Sawing the limb off behind him is probably a better metaphor.

[PoliticAverse]

2. How could anyone not see what a loose-cannon train wreck that guy was/is? n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

3. You Presume He's Self-Aware Enough To Know He's In A Hole

Methinks you overestimate him.

[packman]

4. Yah, the hamster died in his mind cage

a long time ago.

[Paladin]

5. Why? There doesn't seem to be any penalty for the ugly shit he's been spewing for so long.

Nugent is just Trump with a larger arsenal.

[sorefeet]

6. I think this is becoming accepted

just like all the mass killings in this country, we are getting used to it just like Obama said. Nugent and his ilk know they can get away with it and encourage his followers. They like to exploit the first amendment to the limits.