Ted Nugent is sorry. ADVERTISING Ted Nugent is sorry. Sort of. After several days of controversy surrounding his foray on the Texas campaign trail, the rocker/right-wing agitator expressed regret for using the words “subhuman mongrel” to describe President Barack Obama.
Ted Nugent is sorry.
Sort of.
After several days of controversy surrounding his foray on the Texas campaign trail, the rocker/right-wing agitator expressed regret for using the words “subhuman mongrel” to describe President Barack Obama.
“I did cross the line. I do apologize — not necessarily to the president — but on behalf of much better men than myself,” Nugent said Friday in an interview with Ben Ferguson, a Dallas-based conservative talk radio host.
Nugent said he regretted “using the street-fighter terminology of ‘subhuman mongrel’ instead of just using more understandable language, such as ‘violator of … the Constitution … the liar that he is.’”
The 65-year-old “Motor City Madman” campaigned this week alongside Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, forcing the GOP gubernatorial front-runner to defend their association after Democrats publicized some of Nugent’s more pungent remarks, including the slur against the president last month at a Las Vegas trade and gun show.
An Abbott spokesman said while the candidate did not always endorse or agree with the language Nugent used, he appreciated his “forceful (advocacy) for individual liberty and constitutional rights.”
Other Republicans, however, were quick to denounce Nugent, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Arizona Sen. John McCain and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
