Friday, April 20, 2012

Nugent's Folly

I guess with everyone else and their brother commenting on Ted Nugent's comments on the ramifications of Barack Obama's possible reelection next year, I'll have to chime in.  First, Ted's comments are frequently bombastic and perhaps at least A LITTLE over-the-top.  That being said, as far as I can determine, Ted said ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ILLEGAL!!!!!  Plus, we have this little thing called the FIRST AMENDMENT to our Constitution.  If memory serves me correctly, this says that we have the 'right of free speech', something like that.  The Supreme Court has held that you can't create a public danger, i.e., yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater, etc.  Did Ted do this?  No!!!!!!!  Did he say ANYTHING which might cause a REASONABLE PERSON to react in a way which endangers the current occupant of the White House???  NO!!!!!!!  Also, the last time I checked, rock stars had not yet been exempted from the protections afforded them under the First Amendment!!!  I guess that pretty well says it!  Oh:  here's a link to educate you on at least some of what he actually said:   http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/04/20/ted-nugent-secret-service-obama-nra/