Rand Paul: Ted Nugent should apologize
Rand Paul: Ted Nugent should apologize
http://images.politico.com/global/20...nt_aps_605.jpgPaul isn’t the only potential GOP presidential candidate to speak out about Nugent. | AP Photos
CloseBy NICK GASS | 2/20/14 9:16 PM EST
Sen. Rand Paul says Ted Nugent should apologize after the rocker called President Barack Obama a “subhuman mongrel” in an interview with Guns.com last week.
“Ted Nugent’s derogatory description of President Obama is offensive and has no place in politics. He should apologize,” the Kentucky Republican tweeted Thursday night.
Paul isn’t the only potential Republican presidential candidate to speak out about Nugent’s comments.
(Also on POLITICO: Rick Perry has ‘problems’ with Ted Nugent)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told CNN he disagreed with Nugent’s language but also didn’t rule out campaigning with him in the future.
“You’ve never heard me say such a thing and nor would I,” Cruz said. “I will note, there are reasons Ted Nugent - people listen to him, which is that he has been fighting passionately for Second Amendment rights.”
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he has a “problem with” the rocker’s strong language about the president.
“I got a problem calling the president a mongrel. … I do have a problem with that. That is an inappropriate thing to say,” he said.
Nugent has thrown his support behind Greg Abbott to succeed Perry as governor. The Republic
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Perry condemns Ted Nugent's remark about Obama
Perry condemns Ted Nugent's remark about Obama
Associated Press | February 20, 2014
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AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday condemned inflammatory remarks by Ted Nugent that resurfaced when the outspoken rocker this week joined Republican Greg Abbott's gubernatorial campaign.
Nugent was quoted in an interview with Guns.com last month as calling President Barack Obama a "subhuman mongrel." He appeared with Abbott during two campaign stops Tuesday, a decision that Democratic opponent Wendy Davis called "repulsive."
Perry said on CNN's "Situation Room" that Nugent making outrageous comments shouldn't surprise anyone. But he condemned his language about Obama.
"I got a problem calling the president a mongrel. I do have a problem with that," said Perry, who is not running for re-election. "That is an inappropriate thing to say."
Perry spokesman Lucy Nashed told The Associated Press that his comments on the program speak for themselves. She said Perry was not available for an interview.
Abbott this week sidestepped questions about some of Nugent's most divisive comments in the past, including Nugent suggesting that immigrants who aren't in the country legally should be treated like "indentured servants" until they earn citizenship.
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