February 24th, 2014
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He later apologized, though not necessarily to Obama.








CNN's Dana Davidsen contributed to this report.

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  1. KimWan

    I wish people like this would just be honest. You hate him and everything he does because in your mind he IS sub-human because he's not phenotypically white or mixed really. His perceived race is Black and that is really the issue. Sub-human? Wow how Nazi of you. The world would be a much better place if people stopped making up lies and just told the truth. Why can't all the people who hate everyone but white people just move to one place in America? IDK, it's annoying. Oh and I LOVE how people assume because you are talking about black people, the rest of us don't care. We care. Well I care because honestly the same is probably said about Asians and Hispanics. If you hate us so much, just leave the country. Go to Russia.

    February 25, 2014 07:48 am at 7:48 am |
  2. Jason

    He's like he perfect front man for the tea party. You know his name, but aren't sure why. If he showed up at your door, you'd call the cops. Nothing he says will attract any rational human being

    February 25, 2014 07:51 am at 7:51 am |
  3. Bill D

    Does Nugent still perform musically, or is he a wash up?

    February 25, 2014 07:54 am at 7:54 am |
  4. steve

    Republicans, Ted Nugent is the most newsworthy of you at this point. How does that feel?

    February 25, 2014 07:55 am at 7:55 am |
  5. Reddog9500

    Why does anyone even care what Ted Nugent thinks or says? I sure as hell wouldn't want him representing me if I were running for political office.

  6. MB

    This man is a complete waste of flesh and why on earth the media continues to give his air time to spout all his negative crap is ridiculous. He should crawl back under the rock he came from and take his so called music with him.

  7. BigSir

    Some things can't be taken back. The man he supported needs to be defeated soundly by the electorate for not disowning Nugent.

  8. jb1963

    It would be better if he just shut up. His opinion is his and no one cares what he has to say. If I were a republican before he would have made we switch parties. Just because you hate a black man as president does not give you the right to use free speech to create false facts. TED. PLEASE GO AWAY you are not an American

    February 25, 2014 07:56 am at 7:56 am |
  9. Muddy Road

    I guess Ted believes himself.

    I don't think anyone else does though.

    Do you?

  10. Steve

    Shut up and sing, just like we and most likely Ted told the Dixie Chicks.

    February 25, 2014 07:57 am at 7:57 am |
  11. raulisodo

    "I've never seen such political discourse in all my life."
    Discourse: written or spoken communication or debate.

    Gee, Ted – isn't one of the principles that America's founding fathers cherished?

    February 25, 2014 07:58 am at 7:58 am |
  12. lean6

    This guy is clueless, but CNN continues to cling to him to hopefully catch those moments of controversy on tape for ratings. Both are disgusting.

  13. coyote

    I liked OB's comeback there...we are all mongrels. However the ACA is hurting more than its helping, certainly mostly the working poor. "Get it right or..." see that's where its coming from and the guns well, you as the gvt go and purchase as many rounds as you did.. for a domestic agency and then think that anyone is going to give you a gun? no we are going to go get our own and learn to shoot... your human nature adviser must be asleep somewhere...

  14. Christian Grey

    Long Live Ted

    February 25, 2014 07:59 am at 7:59 am |
  15. George

    Message to CNN. I don't care what Mr Nugent says.

    February 25, 2014 08:00 am at 8:00 am |
  16. Mark toronto

    I guess when Obama distances himself from a convicted terrorist like Bill Ayers then people can start worrying about stupid comments from an aging rocker. New Day was certainly offended by Nugent but no mention of Obamas White House visitors and past statements they've made. Nice bias.

  17. Andy

    Why does CNN continue to provide a soapbox to Nugent? News organization that have to manufacture controversy through inconsequential figure only demonstrate an inability to provide the audience with more substantial coverage. Why not just go the way of Fox, which is more successful with this kind of visceral journalism?

    February 25, 2014 08:04 am at 8:04 am |
  18. Rachel

    Hang in there Ted because the media loves to call everyone a racist who dislikes the president. It's in their play book of how to demonize the opposition by planting the seed of racism. I think i will go and make a donation to the NRA on behalf of Piers Morgan for you.

    February 25, 2014 08:05 am at 8:05 am |
  19. ironman59

    Keep calling people names. Then when cadidates or seated legislators support you then it will be easier to find out who the true lunitics are. It makes keeping or getting someone out of office a lot easier.

    February 25, 2014 08:06 am at 8:06 am |
  20. Boo

    This guy is a moron of the highest caliber....consider the source and move on. And to you conservatives who say liberals also call people names, stop acting like little brats on a playground AND MOVE ON.

    February 25, 2014 08:07 am at 8:07 am |
  21. CitizenKK

    Ted Nugent should have just stopped at....The POTUS is a liar...it says it all.

    February 25, 2014 08:09 am at 8:09 am |
  22. woodie

    He doesn't have anything intelligent to say so he has name-calling as his only fallback.

    February 25, 2014 08:12 am at 8:12 am |
  23. Me

    The democrats are better at calling names anyway.

    February 25, 2014 08:14 am at 8:14 am |
  24. Gwen0000

    Still waiting for him to identify **ALL** the criminals. Pretty long list, so far as that goes. Well, Teddy? How 'bout it?

  25. LFFL

    Ted Nugent may just be a redneck. This day and age for people to think like that is crazy, and embarrassing. Like most Republicans this dude is an obvious RACIST. See Obama made it to a second term with no wars unlike many of the last republican presidents, He's brought home my friends from war safe, He's doing stuff people look right past. I mean look at 9/11 for instance, Did we know that four planes were about to be highjacked and flown into various locations? Obviously not. I don't remember MR. Bush getting this much heat, Even though I know he got some, And everyone wants to knit-pick for benghazi , which was an obvious terrorist attack, any human being that would think differently just doesn't get living to begin with. Do we really want to see another WAR? Well unless aliens invade, because i'm sure Ted Nugent will tell you Obama is lying about that too.

    February 25, 2014 08:15 am at 8:15 am |