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Rand Paul calls on Ted Nugent to apologize for Obama jab
washington Times ^
| February 21, 2014
| Cheryl K. Chumley
Posted on 02/21/2014 6:20:16 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Sen. Rand Paul said in a Twitter message that rocker-turned-activist Ted Nugent ought to apologize for making “offensive” remarks about President Obama.
Mr. Nugent made the media wave this week with an interview in which he described the president as a “subhuman mongrel,” right before he took to the campaign trail for Texas gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott. Mr. Abbott’s aides have since distanced their candidate from Mr. Nugent and quietly removed him from the campaign trail, Newsmax reported.
Late Thursday evening, Mr. Paul made his view of the situation clear.
In a tweet, he wrote: “Ted Nugent’s derogatory description of President Obama is offensive and has no place in politics. He should apologize.”
Mr. Paul wasn’t the only GOPer to weigh in. Sen. Ted Cruz said “of course” he didn’t agree with Mr. Nugent’s assessment of the president, The Hill reported. And Gov. Rick Perry said he didn’t like the use of the word “mongrel” to describe a president, The Hill said.
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Mr. Nugent originally made the remarks in an interview with Guns.com. His full statement: “I have obviously failed to galvanize and prod, if not shame, enough Americans to be ever vigilant not to let a Chicago communist-raised, communist-educated, communist-nurtured subhuman mongrel like the ACORN community organizer gangster Barack Hussein Obama to weasel his way into the top office of authority in the United States of America.”
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: rand; randpaul; tednugent
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Cheryl Chumley is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times. Previously, she was part of the start-up team for The Washington Times’ digital aggregation product, Times247. She’s also a 2008-2009 Robert Novak journalism fellow with The Phillips Foundation. She can be reached at
cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
To: SoConPubbie
Rand Paul needs to STFU.
He really rubs me the wrong way from time to time.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:22:19 AM PST
by
Howie66
(John Wayne McCornyn...he's just like US! Honest!)
To: SoConPubbie
SOunds like ted nailed it.
Worse things have been said about White Republicans.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:22:56 AM PST
by
Yorlik803
( Church/Caboose in 2016)
To: SoConPubbie
"Gov. Rick Perry said he didnt like the use of the word mongrel to describe a president,..."I see what you did there! HA!
As for RP...shut up! A private citizen voicing his opinion is still a freedom we have...for a while anyway.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:24:40 AM PST
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: SoConPubbie
LOL, Ted Nugent can say what others can only think in private.
To: Howie66
So—Nugent made a politically offensive remark?
Color me shocked!
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:25:23 AM PST
by
basil
(2ASisters.org)
To: SoConPubbie
Gov. Rick Perry said he didnt like the use of the word mongrel to describe a president Why not? BHO said that of himself. Ted was simply continuing with the (apt) description.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:25:33 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Howie66
So—Nugent made a politically offensive remark?
Color me shocked!
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:25:41 AM PST
by
basil
(2ASisters.org)
To: SoConPubbie
i would like to introduce a law making it illegal to publicly apologize.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:26:09 AM PST
by
Phillyred
To: SoConPubbie
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:27:02 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: SoConPubbie
I hesitate to say what I am thinking.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:27:15 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Howie66
Tell him... ‘RIGHT... when Liberals apologize for the slander, lies and other shabby statements they made about President Bush, for 8 YEARS - and counting!’
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:27:30 AM PST
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: SoConPubbie
Rand Paul is getting to be more and more like his father. He criticizes conservatives and honest citizens. He does nothing in Washington to stop the corruption in government, the IRS abuses etc.
Ted Nugent is right on target.
To: SoConPubbie
I think it was well said and covered his life story in a nutshell.
To: SoConPubbie
I think Rand Paul needs to apologize to Ted Nugent for trying to suppress his first amendment rights - something Paul swore to defend.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:28:49 AM PST
by
liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
To: SoConPubbie
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:28:57 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: SoConPubbie
Pathetic . . . I’m beginning to lower my opinion of Rand Paul considerably. First of all, every word is true. Second, Nugent left out the foreign-born illegal alien part. Third, compare any of that with the outrageous and highly offensive stuff said about us and the Tea Party members.
Hey, Nugent! Spit in their eye!
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:29:14 AM PST
by
laweeks
To: SoConPubbie
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:29:32 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to behead anyone who says otherwise.)
To: SoConPubbie
Who the hell is Rand Paul to tell an American Citizen to apologize to the President?
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:29:51 AM PST
by
P-Marlowe
(There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
To: SoConPubbie
Love Ted Nugent and all that jazz but this is the risk you run when you aks him to campaign for you.
If you're not prepared to deal with his frankness, don't invite him.
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:31:50 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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