"Motor City Madman" shocks guests at governor's inaugural ball
? Act included Confederate flag, machine-gun props, off-color comments
? "I hope nobody approved it," Republican strategist says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Hours after Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office, Ted Nugent helped him celebrate at a black-tie gala, but
not all attendees were pleased by the rocker's performance.
Using machine guns as props, Nugent, 58, appeared onstage as the final act of the inaugural ball wearing a cutoff T-shirt emblazoned with the
Confederate flag and shouting offensive remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance.
Perry's spokesman, Robert Black, downplayed the Tuesday-night incident.
"Ted Nugent is a good friend of the governor's. He asked him if he would play at the inaugural. He didn't put any stipulation of what he would play,"
Black said.
Others said the appearance was inappropriate.
"I think it was a horrible choice," GOP strategist Royal Masset said. "I hope nobody approved it."
Nugent, a hunting and gun-rights advocate, couldn't be reached for comment Thursday because he was hunting, a spokeswoman said.
The guitarist -- known as the "Motor City Madman" -- lived in Michigan most of his life before moving to Crawford in 2003. He is famed for his 1977
hit "Cat Scratch Fever."
News of Nugent's appearance at the ball drew criticism from civil rights leaders.
"Whenever someone sports the Confederate battle flag, many Texans will be offended, and rightly so, because of what it symbolizes: the enslavement of
African-Americans and more recently the symbol of hate groups and terrorists," said Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People.JUICE MAYNE MSHC - 1-19-2007 at 03:20 PM
fuck them all and fuck Ted Nugent for wearing the rebel flag...as Hank The III says about Kid Rock..."Michigan ain't the South"moron - 1-19-2007 at 03:36 PM
I wonder how Nugent feels knowing that probably half of the politicians in the party he supports are ashamed of the fact that people like him support
them. Obviously I have no stats to back that statement up, but humor me here.
It's kinda like when that porn star wanted to run for governor as a Republican and she was shunned because of her occupation. She thought that since
she just did girl-girl scenes it wouldnt be a big deal. I wonder how that made her feel?upyerbum - 1-19-2007 at 05:56 PM
I don't care, I still love the Nuge.necrobutcher - 1-21-2007 at 04:35 PM
Is it strange to expect this kind of shit from Nugent?morgan - 1-21-2007 at 10:46 PM
I can't lie, had I been there I would have laughed my ass off.joemaconmovies - 1-21-2007 at 11:30 PM
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Originally posted by necrobutcher
Is it strange to expect this kind of shit from Nugent?
not at all. they're lucky that's the worst thing he did.
