As a followup to the blog posting here the other day, about Ted Nugent and friends, here’s a well-done spiritual take on the Nugent flap from my friend and United Methodist cohort Christy Thomas–a thoughtful pastor who blogs at a blog called “thoughtful pastor.”
Like many others, I am so deeply troubled by the choice of both Texas and national Republicans to use Ted Nugent as a spokesperson for their views. Try typing into a search engine, “Ted Nugent Pedophile” and see what comes up. To call this man “vile” might be a compliment. He’s simply appalling.
Now, I will tell you that I’d never even heard of this person before last week’s dust-up in Denton. I’m not much into pop culture, and never have been. Never listened to his music, never even knew he existed. But his association with Republicans is not new. I’ve learned now that Mitt Romney sought out Nugent as a supporter in his campaign and that Nugent made open claims about wishing to assassinate then candidate, now President, Obama.
Apparently this is OK, since Nugent, the ardent lover of all things American (except serving in the Armed Forces…
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