http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/22/ted-nugent-rock-legend-tells-nra-crowd-to-support-/By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Sunday, May 22, 2016
FILE - In this May 1, 2011 file phot, musician and gun rights activist Ted Nugent addresses a seminar at the National Rifle Association's 140th convention in Pittsburgh. “Know it, Donald Trump is the hellraiser America has needed for a very longtime,” rocker Ted Nugent wrote on his Facebook page. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. | Hard rock legend Ted Nugent on Sunday delivered a profanity-laced speech urging gun-rights supporters to get behind Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, telling the National Rifle Association’s annual convention that they must stop the Democrats this year.
“Donald Trump is the [expletive] kicker,” the rock guitarist/gun rights advocate said in a speech billed as “Ted Nugent: 2016 Election Do or Die for America and Freedom.”
He took particular aim at Bernard Sanders, the self-described socialist who is challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democrats’ presidential nomination, saying the Vermont senator is “preaching communism.” Mr. Nugent said 58,000 American warriors died fighting communism — presumably referring to the death toll in Vietnam.
“Hey Bernie: eat [expletive] and die,” said Mr. Nugent, who is known as the “Motor City Madman.” “[Put] that on MSNBC!”
Mr. Nugent went on to say it’s time for people to coalesce around Mr. Trump, who chased the remaining opponents from the GOP presidential race earlier this month.
“Don’t give me this ‘He’s not your favorite guy’ crap,” he said.
“You don’t deny your dying child life-saving medicine because you don’t like the captain and his boat,” he said. “You get on the damn boat and you get the medicine to the child, and then you fix the captain.”
“Do you know what I’m saying?” he said. “So we need to elect him and then stay on him.”
