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A Ted Nugent concert is 75 percent hard-charging rock 'n' roll and 25 percent a celebration of red-white-and-blue values. At the heart of his message is that our freedom can be taken away if it isn't understood and defended. All Americans should be mindful of that danger this Independence Day. In between rock anthems such as "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Stranglehold," Mr. Nugent hails the United States as the best country on Earth but cautions that American exceptionalism mostly exists despite the government, not because of it. When the universal rights that make America special are threatened by government overreach,...

There is no work more important than what first lady Michelle Obama is doing to get America fit, and she deserves a tip of the Nuge cowboy hat for it. Mrs. Obama is promoting a get-fit-and-get-active campaign for American kids. God bless her for it. Our children need Mrs. Obama and her campaign now more than ever. Equally important, she needs the support of American parents. The bottom line in the blubberization of American youth is a very ugly manifestation of parental neglect, extremely poor parental choices and overt laziness. Fat kids often have obese, lazy, grossly disconnected parents. Overweight...

Survival means learning from experience - even if it hurts our wittle feelings

Tea Party demands are so simple I constantly hang out with great Americans from every imaginable walk of life all over this great country. We all know a self-evident truth when we see it. Truth, logic and common sense drive our lives and remain common and sensible to us all. We clearly understand that the American dream is all about being the best we can be, working as hard as possible and being accountable in order to be an asset to our families, communities and country. We expect our government to secure our borders, keep us safe from our enemies...

Ted Nugent has always been one of my favorite guitar slingers and he is a true patriot and philanthropist. As only Ted can, he describes what the tea party movement really is all about: Freedom, Liberty, and the return to using the Constitution and the Rule of Law in this country. It’s about holding corrupt politicians in BOTH parties accountable, and stopping this out of control Marxist government, Fedzilla, as Ted calls it....

If ever there was a case of the proverbial pot calling the kettle black, it is the cluster of new financial "reform" regulations Washington politicians are trying to foist on the back of Wall Street. In a typical political smoke-and-mirrors misdirection, President Obama wants us to believe greedy Wall Street bankers are to blame for our economy sinking in financial quicksand and that more government regulations and controls are the answer. Don't believe it. The truth is that the federal government, as always, has overtly wasted, lost and blown far more of our hard-earned tax dollars than Wall Street crooks...

If Sarah Palin played a loud, grinding instrument, she would be in my band. The independent patriotic spirit, attitude and soul of our forefathers are alive and well in Sarah. In the way she lives, what she says and how she dedicates herself to make America better in these interesting times, she represents the good, while exposing the bad and ugly. She embraces the critical duty of we the people by participating in this glorious experiment in self-government. The tsunami of support proves that Sarah, 46, represents what many Americans know to be common and sensible. Her rugged individualism, self-reliance...

We like Ted Nugent. Besides being an incredible guitarist, entertainer, sportsman, and conservationist, he is a true patriot. Like most Americans, Ted loves this country and is deeply angered by what is going on, and he ain’t pulling any punches! Appearing on Your World With Neil Cavuto, Ted discusses the communists who have wrested power from the people and usurped the Constitution as part of their ongoing coup d’état against the American people and the Republic.

Ted Nugent joins Palin/Perry Rally at The Berry Center AUSTIN – Ted Nugent will perform the national anthem at the “Super Sunday with Sarah” Rally with Gov. Rick Perry and Gov. Sarah Palin....

Gov. Perry has supported and signed numerous pieces of legislation to strengthen Texans’ Second Amendment rights, which include:

The Value Voters Summit is underway in Washington this weekend, and many political animals are looking forward to the straw poll which will be taken Saturday at the conference. While it's just a straw poll, and the 2012 presidential race is still pretty far down the campaign trail, some pundits think they will be able to read something significant in the tea leaves. One of those is Bernie Quigley of The Hill's Pundits Blog: It should be useful in cutting through the ambiguity and denial about the various grassroots movements around the country. In a poll six months ago, Palin...

I received lots of comments and mail about an entry here Thursday relating Ron Paul to Sarah Palin in a political atmosphere where 43 percent consider themselves independents. Many were from Paul supporters who didn’t like the connection. Others did. Glen, who says he has supported Paul for 20 years and Palin for one possibly got closest to the current reality: “I think Palin and Paul have a lot in common,” he wrote. “They are both libertarians, but they come to it from different approaches. Paul is an erudite scholar on both economics and foreign policy. Palin comes at it...

A crowd of more than 75,000 gathered in Holden, West Virginia today to celebrate Labor Day and show their support for American workers. The rally, hosted by Friends of America and sponsored by roughly 100 businesses and organizations, was emceed by Ted Nugent and featured live performances by country music stars Hank Williams Jr., John Rich and Fox News personality, Sean Hannity among others. The focus of today's rally was the threat overreaching government, environmental extremists and corrupt corporate interest pose to American labor. Thousands of cars began lining up outside the Harless Industrial Park before dawn and attendees traveled...

There was a lot of nervous laughter in the room. Some of it was mine. I was leading a church discussion on religious practices in Appalachia. The topic of the night was snake handling. The multitudes had not shown up; I think it was because of the subject. Just the thought of snakes, much less the thought of handling them, gives most folks cold chills. A number of people in the room alluded to Wendy Bagwell’s old story of singing in a West Virginia church. Bagwell described how people had begun to take snakes out of baskets and boxes while...

Recovering liberal Democrat Carrie Hudson discusses the difference between her democratic values and the insanity embraced by the Obama administration. She responds to the nomination of Cass Sunstein as "regulatory czar," a man who believes lawyers should be able to sue farmers on behalf of animals. We discuss the rational end to irrational public policy. Plus, clips of Congressman Alan Grayson, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, and the great Ted Nugent.

More Than 70,000 People to Attend Labor Day Rally in West Virginia As more than 70,000 people have signed up to attend the Friends of America Rally, Holden, WV, is likely to be home to America’s largest Labor Day gathering. The free event, to be held on a previous surface mine, will feature country music stars Hank Williams Jr. and John Rich; Sean Hannity, a nationally-syndicated radio host and Fox television host; and Lord Christopher Monckton, a former science adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. American Legend Ted Nugent will emcee the event. Friends of America from 30...

Ted kicking arse and taking names.

The facts, however interesting, are just plain irrelevant when it comes to President Barack Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill. They truly seem to be doing their best to destroy America. To avoid tough scrutiny and debate, Obama tries to convince us that everything is a “crisis” and must be passed today, ASAP, or gravity will fail and America will float off the planet into a White Hole abyss. We should have expected as much. Obama jammed through his stimulus bill this same way, and all that it has stimulated is an increase in the unemployment rate and national...

Barry’s Latest Crisisby Ted Nugent (more by this author) Posted 07/28/2009 ET The facts, however interesting, are irrelevant when it comes to Barry O's administration and his merry band of Fedzillacrats on Capital Scam Hill who are doing their level best to destroy America. In order to avoid tough scrutiny and debate that would allow for the facts to rise to the surface, Barry tries to convince us that everything is a "crisis" and must be passed today, ASAP, or gravity will fail and America will float off the planet into a White Hole abyss.  What a cheap, manipulative,...

Winston Churchill, the great and wise British statesman, once stated: If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time -- a tremendous whack. Winston was a whack'em & stack'em kind of guy -- the kind I respect and admire. Everything good in life is a direct result of piledrivers piledriving on. I piledrive at all costs. I am a piledriver. Apparently Barry O does not share my admiration of Mr. Churchill because, after...