Texas Congressman Invites Ted Nugent, Who Threatened The President’s Life, To The State Of The Union

[octoberlib]

Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX) has announced that he would be bringing musician and conservative loudmouth Ted Nugent to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.
“I am excited to have a patriot like Ted Nugent joining me in the House Chamber to hear from President Obama,” Stockman said on his congressional website on Monday.
Traditionally, State of the Union attendees are given the opportunity to invite distinguished guests or prominent constituents to sit in during the President’s remarks. And while past honorees include war heroes and selfless public servants, Stockman has instead invited someone who has threatened the President and Democratic officials:
Nugent called President Obama a criminal and denounced his “vile, evil America-hating administration” which is “wiping its ass with the Constitution.” Taking it a step further, he said that “If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.”
Following his remarks last April at a National Rifle Association annual convention, the Secret Service brought in Nugent for questioning.
UPDATE
Ted Nugent responded to the swift condemnation of his invitation to the State of the Union address via Twitter on Monday afternoon: Ted Nugent ✔ @TedNugent

"well well well, there will be a freedom addicted all American uppity Motown guitarplayer facing the POTUS at the SOTU addresss tomoro-lovely"

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/02/11/1571751/texas-congressman-invites-ted-nugent-who-threatened-the-presidents-life-to-the-state-of-the-union/

[patricia92243]

1. The Secret Service should not this person attend. He sounds like a threat to me. n/t

[davidpdx]

13. I agree

Kick his ass to the curb. While they are at it let him walk home.

[blm]

2. GOPs ideal 'patriot' citizen = draft-dodging, serial child rapist.

Ted Nugent (R-Poopy Pants)

[LiberalFighter]

3. How do they have room where any tom, dick and shithead can have a guest?

I suggest they have a posse of Secret Service agents around him pointing their firearms at him.

[SummerSnow]

4. They think their hatred of Obama is patriotism. But it just hatred.

[Myrina]

5. This is Ted's chance to show his ass ....

.... let's hope he does, and gets locked away for a long, long time.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

6. Great...so a moranic congress critter

invites a talking asshole to the SOTU address...what could possibly go wrong?

[Siwsan]

7. Someone needs to send this congressman a box of Depends, just in case

One can never be too prepared, where Teddy Boy is concerned. After all, he does have a bit of a history.........

[Cha]

8. So, he's not "dead or in jail".. he's going to be

at the SOTU standing with idiots.

The SS needs to take his threats against our President, Seriously.

[onenote]

16. Do you think the Secret Service DOESN'T take threats seriously?

This president has had more hatred directed at him than any president in history and the Secret Service has done a terrific job keeping him and his family safe. They have a pretty good sense of who is a real threat and who is a blowhard.

[Third Doctor]

9. Neither the Congressman nor Nugent should be allowed to attend.

Nugent for being a chickenhawk who talked smack about harming the President and the Repug for disrespect.

[GusFring]

10. obama should not allow this. Have them both barred. nt

[onenote]

15. as has been explained many times, that's not going to happen

The President is a guest of Congress when he delivers the SCOTUS. He can't have a member of Congress or a member's guest "barred". If the Secret Service thought that an attendee posed an actual threat they could prevent them from attending, but its apparent that the Secret Service doesn't regard either Stockman or Nugent as anything other than blowhards who don't represent any actual threat to the President.

[NPolitics1979]

11. wasn't Stockman a homeless veteran when he first ran for congress.

[Sunlei]

12. good, be the first time Nugent has to shut-up and listen to an entire speech from the President.

Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX) maybe has a use for Nugent? Stockmans personal history is a good fit with a person who threatens the president. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Stockman

[Rochester]

14. Put him in prison. Make an example out of him.

Make it clear to all the right wing freaks out there that there are enough prisons to hold all of them, if they don't behave.