# Rocker Ted Nugent threatens to assassinate President Obama **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 17, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089 "2012-04-17T22:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/161 "2012-04-19T00:57:48Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > Ted Nugent clarifies who the real victim here is: > > OK, maybe that should be Ted Nugent confirms how breathtakingly little he understands about the world. What is it with rich white male conservatives and their insane need to portray themselves as the real victims? Hey, I tried telling people this on the previous page but nobody listened. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/162 "2012-04-19T01:04:41Z")
Unbelievably, NBC news blew the story. They noted that the Secret Service was looking into it, but quoted everything except the key phrase in the OP. Morons. So most people are now saying WTF? ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/163 "2012-04-19T01:14:23Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Hey, I tried telling people this on the previous page but nobody listened. I thought I had thoroughly checked to see if it had been mentioned yet. Din’t mean to steal your thunder. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/164 "2012-04-19T01:35:24Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > What is it with rich white male conservatives and their insane need to portray themselves as the real victims? I’m not conservative, but I am white, male, and middle class. Listen, people, it is _so_ hard. Being a white male in the United States in the early twenty-first century is probably more difficult than any other class of people at any other time in history has ever experienced. Literally. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/165 "2012-04-19T02:13:56Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > I thought I had thoroughly checked to see if it had been mentioned yet. Din’t mean to steal your thunder. There was no thunder to steal. I’m hoping somebody else besides me and you thinks it’s worth commenting on. I can’t think of a good joke but I’m sure there is one there. Come on, people! ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/166 "2012-04-19T02:22:25Z")
> [@bup](#): > > . . . Being a white male in the United States in the early twenty-first century is probably more difficult than any other class of people at any other time in history has ever experienced. > > Literally. Yeah, that backbreaking physical labor, bending over and standing up, repetitiously, without a break, for ten to twelve hours a day, that’s awful tough. Good thing it isn’t required of, say, Asians or anybody. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/167 "2012-04-19T02:31:26Z")
> [@](#): > > …I can’t think of a good joke but I’m sure there is one there. Come on, people! Bit of an unfair stereotype there. Just because someone is white, barking mad, and a total asshole, doesn’t mean he’s rich. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/168 "2012-04-19T02:47:06Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > His earlier comments were much more threatening, and if they didn’t interview him then, perhaps this interview is more about his, shall we say, “entire opus” rather than this specific comment. His previous blather, while incoherently insulting, did not apparently include any indication that he intended to take action. Saying that he _will be_ in jail or dead suggests that he intends to follow a course of action that will have one of those results. One such course would be an assassination attempt. That element of intent (on top of his earlier ranting) might be why they decided to follow up on this particular comment. Of course, I suppose he could be claiming that the Big Lib’rul Anti-American Conspiracy will shoot him for his gun-loving ways…but a raving, paranoid, delusional guy who happens to be heavily armed merits certain reasonable precautions as well. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/169 "2012-04-19T03:01:11Z")
Distance, that’s my favorite precaution. Get out past about eight, nine hundred yards, you’re probably cool. Mile or two more, can’t hurt. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/170 "2012-04-19T03:33:01Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Ted Nugent is a chicken hawk and a loud mouthed idiot. Here’s hoping this lands him some prison time. He is also a self admitted draft dodger and stinking coward. To hell with that flag waving war mongering gun waving son of a bitch now. Fucking hypocrite coward is what he is. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/171 "2012-04-19T03:34:43Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I do not see it as an assassination threat either. > > Considering this guy dodged the draft I have little faith in his bluster. He is just too much of a fucking coward to do anything but flap his gums. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/172 "2012-04-19T03:37:50Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Clearly, once Obama secures a second term, he is going to unleash his true Kenyan Muslim Socialist Agenda™ and ban all firearms. At which point, Mr. Nugent will be at the top of the ATF list, and he will either be arrested, or gunned down in a blaze of glory defending his (and our) constitutional rights. No, he’ll just shit all over himself (AGAIN) ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/173 "2012-04-19T03:40:15Z")
> [@shodan](#): > > so you are cheesed at hu jin-tao? > > Fine, but if you take a shot at him, three hours later you will want to shoot someone else. > > Regards, > shodan roflmao :d ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/174 "2012-04-19T03:52:22Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Apparently somebody needs to dust off their copy of “Stranglehold”…baby. I have to agree with Marley23. It’s just a boring repetitive overly loud riff. Just like the rest of his too loud boring ass shit. He’s not a player, he’s a HACK. ---
**Author:** ![1iLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/1ileft/32/4114_2.png) [@1iLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1iLeft)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/175 "2012-04-19T11:14:51Z")
this is ridiculous. obama don’t care bout no stinking guns - he’s after the white women. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/176 "2012-04-19T11:19:35Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > He is also a self admitted draft dodger and stinking coward. To hell with that flag waving war mongering gun waving son of a bitch now. Fucking hypocrite coward is what he is. And a pedophile. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/177 "2012-04-19T12:11:14Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > I have to agree with Marley23. > It’s just a boring repetitive overly loud riff. Just like the rest of his too loud boring ass shit. He’s not a player, he’s a HACK. I was totally kidding. That song sucks and is as monotonous as “Slow Ride”. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/178 "2012-04-19T12:42:08Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Unbelievably, NBC news blew the story. They noted that the Secret Service was looking into it, but quoted everything except the key phrase in the OP. Morons. So most people are now saying WTF? They blew that story too?!?!?! Well at least they won’t be accused of doing it on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/179 "2012-04-19T12:52:08Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > And a pedophile. With so much to criticize him for, why make something up? ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089/180 "2012-04-19T13:08:09Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > why make something up? [From page 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14977739&postcount=92). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocker-ted-nugent-threatens-to-assassinate-president-obama/619089.md?page=10)