While I’m happy to hear that Ted Nugent’s concerts are being cancelled across the country because of his well-documented racist remarks and that the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has a petition out to get his name off the list of headliners at an Ohio rock show, I’d like to see someone cancel him for his habitual violence against animals and his many blatantly speciesist statements.
Granted, Ted’s just an idiot. But to animals, he’s a dangerous idiot. From Meet the NRA.org, get a load of some of his hateful, illogical statements (presented here in chronological order of their idiotic appearance):
In a March 8, 2010 op-ed for the Washington Times, Nugent mocked high profile individuals who have been killed or injured by animals including, “Steve Irwin, brain-dead hippie grizzly bear neighbors, religious voodoo rattlesnake witch doctors, homosexual Las Vegas lion huggers, and the Orca handlers at Sea World.” Regarding his practice of riding a buffalo on stage during concerts, Nugent said, “I carried a 10mm handgun in my belt during those stage rides, just in case the beast decided to go buffalo on me. A quick 200-grain armor-piercing slug through the back of his head would have made the difference between a momentary increase in entertainment value and a few dozen or more trampled rock fans. I knew this, and I was prepared.”
On July 21, 2011, Nugent tweeted, “HumaneSocietyOfUnitedStates is vile criminal scam liars.”
On April 14 2012, Ted Nugent signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, admitting that he had illegally shot, killed and transported a black bear in southeast Alaska in May 2009 and transported it in violation of the federal Lacey Act. Nugent agreed to a $10,000 fine and a two-year probation. He also agreed to pay Alaska $600 . After signing the agreement, Nugent advised fellow hunters, “ even when you are aghast at a maniac, inexplicable, illogical law, please abide by those laws at all costs .” According to Nugent, his prosecution for killing the black bear was the result of a “ witch hunt” inspired by his political activism. “ We are the people turning up the heat, and that’s why I’m being singled out by certain fish and game agencies and certain U.S. attorneys ,” he stated. Nugent then turned his attention to female Democrats in the House of Representatives…
On September 1, 2012, Nugent tweeted, “Did I mention how insane fun it is slaughtering pigs with machinegunsfrom helicopters? Cleanse the goodearth.”
On November 13, 2012, Nugent tweeted, “Since soulless animal rights fools hate nature I will kill many deer for them.”
In a March 2013 interview with Brett Winterble on Sirius XM radio, Nugent stated, “I took my machine gun in the helicopter—in the Texas hill country—me and my buddy ‘Pigman.’ His name is ‘Pigman’; I’m the swine czar. I killed 455 hogs with my machine gun. I did it for Bill Maher and all those other animal rights freaks out there.”
In a March 18, 2013 interview on a Lynchburg, Virginia talk radio show, Nugent stated, “When you have freaks like Bill Maher and the animal rights freaks, these brain-dead, doped up monsters, these mongers that think that they’re gonna tell Ted Nugent I can’t eat venison. Every time I hear the words ‘animal’ or ‘right’ in the same paragraph I kill more stuff.”
In an August 13, 2013 radio interview on “The Mike Huckabee Show,” Nugent spoke about his hunting dog Gonzo, stating, “We literally hunt anywhere between 250 and 300 days a year. And you think Gonzo is good on ducks, you should see him on squirrels and doves and rabbits and woodcock and grouse. He really is a mystical, wonderful hunting dog.”
On October 25, Nugent tweeted, “Weirdos against hunting are against nature herself-pure veison [sic] forever
In a January 14, 2014 op-ed for Newsmax, Nugent asserted, “The whole global warming lie is a giant, international environmental scam and hoax designed to control people by instigating fear and panic. There is no global warming, only hot-air from Al Gore and his gaggles of Woodstock rejects who have made many millions by perpetuating something that just isn’t so.” Contrary to Nugent’s statement, global climate change is a phenomenon that is well-supported by research conducted by agencies such as the National Academy of Sciences, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.”
Oh, and who can forget the bold proclamation he made back on April 14, 2012 during a live interview at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting , “If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year…”
Exposing the Big Game 
I just found out about Dejan Gacic who is saving wolves and Harmony Fund is helping him start a wolf sanctuary.
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/834507/565a6adf2f/1582506019/14f559bc55/
We cannot save those being murdered here, but we can help these wolves that have already been spared from canned hunting and other atrocities.
Spread the word. thanks
I’m so glad you wrote this blog, because I was thinking of writing to Stop Gun Violence something about while I’m glad they are standing up against racism, it seems they are missing an important prejudice, speciesism, when they are not taking a stand against the rib fest – or whatever – that Nugent is scheduled to talk at.
Hunting has the highest body count of all the gun violence put together!
Ball peen hammer, indeed.
GAG. Nogent (sic) shouldn’t be allowed around young girls, animals, people IN GENERAL. While I am all for the general populace retaining their right to bear arms, this man & his ideals completely disgust me! Took a walk the other day & came across a huge, hand-painted sign that screamed, “Jeb Bush and Ted Nugent 2015”..!!??…If I’d happened to have black spray paint, I’d most likely be in jail for vandalism.
5150 WitchyWoman On Jul 31, 2014 11:06 AM, “Exposing the Big Game” wrote:
> Exposing the Big Game posted: “While I’m happy to hear that Ted > Nugent’s concerts are being cancelled across the country because of his > well-documented racist remarks and that the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence > has a petition out to get his name off the list of headliners at an Ohio > ro”
Thanks, Jim for discussing the core problem with this sick Nugent maniac. Often, when gun violence & related killings are mentioned, there is a total lack of critical thought, connecting gun violence relating to non-humans. Our society in general is so un-conscious, really, so Humanist, that wild animals are often never considered.
Tonight, on a local “liberal radio” program, a question was asked of the guest “what kind of wildlife have you encountered on your mountain treks”? (The guest was an author and photographer who likes to hike the New Mexico high peaks)
His reply was: “I came across a lot of cows, some of whom were pretty aggressive.” The interviewer, never pointed out that cows are Not Wildlife–they are domesticated exotic animals, who do not belong in these National Forests. What an opportunity missed. I am e-mailing her and suggesting a clarification, to correct this mistake.
http://www.foranimals.org
Right, how can anyone bring up terribly-twisted Ted without mentioning his gun (or compound bow) violence toward non-humans. He says he doesn’t “hate” animals, but he certainly has a murderous obsession.
And you’re right, cows aren’t wildlife
“Aggressive” cows? Srsly?
I don’t think I have ever heard or seen an aggressive cow, well, except for the story of Cincinnatti Freedom, she was a cow who escaped slaughter and sent to the NY Farm Sanctuary. When artist Peter Max learned about her, not only did he sponsored but he was allowed to named her. Now THAT cow FEARED humans, even on her last dying day, she feared the vet has he approached her. She dented his car. LOL! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Freedom
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