U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Loony Bin, is inviting a special guest to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.
It’s none other than the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, himself. Stockman, who now represents a portion of East Texas in Congress, has extended the invitation to the man who has called Obama “un-American,” who once said that he were to win re-election that Nugent would be in jail (which some took as an implied threat against the president), who once said that Obama should be “shot” like a coyote, and who once, well … I think you get the point.
Nugent, the washed-up rock-and-roll guitarist, is an avid hunter and gun owner. He seems to hate – and I don’t believe that’s not too strong a verb – those who want to place more controls on guns. How do I know that? He’s virtually said so himself.
I don’t begrudge Nugent’s love of guns. That’s his right. I do begrudge, though, the virtual hate speech that continues to spew from the guy’s mouth when it comes to those who disagree with him on matters relating to guns.
Suffice to say that Steve Stockman is a member of Nugent’s fan club. Stockman was one of a handful of GOP congresspeople who has threatened to impeach the president if he tries to exert executive authority mandating controls on guns.
My hunch, if Nugent actually shows up to the State of the Union, is that the Madman won’t applaud. Any bets on whether the TV cameras look for him when the president enters the House of Representatives chamber?