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Obama-Threatener Ted Nugent Heading To State Of The Union

February 12th, 2013 2:19pm EST
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Militant NRA spokesman and outspoken Obama opponent Ted Nugent is heading to Washington, D.C., to sit in on the State of the Union address. Bad idea?

He once threw a thinly-veiled threat at Barack Obama, but now outspoken NRA advocate and rock star extraordinaire Ted Nugent will be sitting in on the president's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Nugent, who last April said, "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will be either be dead or in jail by this time next year," and in 2007 stated, "Obama, he's a piece of s**t. I told him to suck on my machine gun. Hey...
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5 Celebrities Who Had Meltdowns Over The Election Results

November 8th, 2012 7:30pm EST
5 Celebrities Who Had Meltdowns Over The Election Results
President Barack Obama was re-elected into office for his second term on Tuesday after defeating Gov. Mitt Romney in a close election. While many celebrities flocked to social media sites to voice their excitement towards Obama’s re-election, there were several notable figures who lost their cool following Romney’s loss. Check out our list of the 5 celebrities who had meltdowns over the election results:

1. Bill O'Reilly

Bill O’Reilly, host of the The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News, assisted as a political analyst for Fox News during their election broadcast.

During the broadcast, Bill O’...
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Who The Celebrities Are Voting For In The 2012 Presidential Election

September 5th, 2012 12:07pm EDT
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Some celebrities are more outspoken than others, especially when it comes to politics. However, that doesn't mean that a majority of them aren't active in supporting who they think should win the 2012 presidential election. Here's a selection of celebrities that have made their choice clear:

Ted Nugent: Mitt Romney. The outspoken Republican supporter told his Twitter followers while Romney was running for the GOP nomination, "after a long heart&soul conversation with MittRomney today I concluded this goodman will properly represent we the people & I endorsed him."

Bill Maher: Barack O...
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Ted Nugent Wishes The South Won The Civil War

July 7th, 2012 12:00pm EDT
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What does Ted Nugent think?

That's typically the thought that comes to mind when we're struggling with life's problems. The Motor City Madman again answered our prayers by weighing in on whether or not our country is turning into a socialist wasteland in a Washington Times op-ed. In the piece — published on July 5 — Nugent admonishes Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for not voting down President Barack Obama's healthcare mandate.

"With Chief Justice Roberts‘ vote to save Obamacare, I was reminded of what my dad told me more than 50 years ago: Never trust a man who wears a black ro...
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'Moderate' Ted Nugent Loses His Temper During TV Interview

May 4th, 2012 4:02pm EDT
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Outspoken rocker Ted Nugent was forced to apologize to a news reporter and TV producer on Friday after losing his temper during an interview and making vulgar comments about oral sex following a heated discussion about his conservative political views.

The Cat Scratch Fever singer is a staunch supporter of Republican Party and proved his dedication to the cause during a National Rifle Association rally in Missouri last month, when he suggested that fellow Republicans should "ride into that battlefield (election) and chop their (Democrats) heads off in November" to help his candidate Mitt...
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Ted Nugent Fined Over Black Bear Hunting Incident In Alaska

April 25th, 2012 8:42am EDT
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Rocker and outdoorsman Ted Nugent has pleaded guilty to violating an environmental protection law by failing to kill a black bear he injured while shooting his reality TV show in Alaska.

The singer phoned in his plea during a U.S. District Court hearing in Ketchikan on Tuesday.

Nugent has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and he had been forbidden from hunting in Alaska or any U.S. national forest for a year.

The judge ruled that the rocker must also film a public service announcement about responsible hunting.

Nugent told the court, "I cherish my hunting time and relationships with the peop...
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Ted Nugent Reaches Plea Deal Over Illegal Bear Killing

April 22nd, 2012 6:44pm EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time for illegally killing a bear during a hunting trip.

The singer, who is an avid hunter, was accused of illegally killing a black bear during an outing on Alaska's Sukkwan Island in 2009 and transporting the dead creature out of the region.

The incident, which was filmed for his reality TV show Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild, led to criminal charges and Nugent has now reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of transporting an illegally hunted bear, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Ted Nugent Axed From Fort Knox Concert

April 22nd, 2012 1:26pm EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent has been axed from a concert at U.S. military base Fort Knox following the controversy over his rant against President Barack Obama last weekend.

The singer is a staunch conservative, and proved his dedication to the Republican party at a National Rifle Association rally in Missouri by insisting fellow members had to rise up against Obama and the Democrats when America goes to the polls in November.

He added, "We need to ride into the battlefield and chop their heads off in November."

Nugent's comments were taken so seriously, U.S. Secret Service officials ordered a mee...
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Ted Nugent: 'I Have Never Made Any Threats Of Violence Towards Anyone'

April 20th, 2012 9:13am EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent has assured U.S. Secret Service officials he has no plans to attack President Barack Obama or high-ranking Democrats during the nation's 2012 elections, despite fiery remarks he made during a National Rifle Association rally at the weekend.

The "Cat Scratch Fever" hitmaker, who is a staunch conservative, hit the headlines after passionately declaring his support for the leader's chief rival, Republican Mitt Romney, at the Missouri NRA gathering.

And he urged members and fans to rally against Obama and the Democrats, stating, "We need to ride into the battlefield and chop...
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Ted Nugent To Be Questioned By Secret Service Agents Over Obama Comments

April 18th, 2012 11:54pm EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent has been summoned to meet with Secret Service officials after making threatening statements aimed at U.S. President Barack Obama at a weekend National Rifle Association convention in Missouri.

The staunch conservative, who endorsed Obama's leading rival Mitt Romney for the presidency last month, will meet with agents on Thursday to discuss what he said.

The Cat Scratch Fever hitmaker riled the crowd up with remarks like, "We need to ride into the battlefield and chop their (Obama and the Democrats) heads off in November."

Confirming the news that he'll be speaking to Se...
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Ted Nugent Impressed With Jennifer Lawrence's Archery Prowess

March 30th, 2012 3:28pm EDT
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Actress Jennifer Lawrence has been given the ultimate compliment about her bowmanship in The Hunger Games - rocker and outdoorsman Ted Nugent is a big fan.

For her role as heroine Katniss Everdeen, Lawrence studied archery for months so she would look the part of a talented hunter in the film - and Nugent is very impressed with her skills.

A member of the Bowhunters Hall of Fame, Nugent tells USA Today Lawrence hit the bullseye with her performance.

He says, "All of us archers and bowhunters are so very happy to see real honest-to-God archery form being displayed properly for a change...
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Ted Nugent Says He's 'Repulsed' By Gay Sex

May 19th, 2011 8:36am EDT
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Controversial rocker Ted Nugent has confessed he is "repulsed" by the idea of two men having sex - but insists he's not homophobic and wouldn't mind if his son was gay.

The singer has been outspoken about his thoughts on same-sex relationships, but in a candid chat with CNN host Piers Morgan, he claimed a person's sexual orientation doesn't bother him.

He tells the Brit, "If you're gay, have a nice day. I couldn't give a rats a**."

However, when the newsman asked him if he's homophobic and would mind if his son was gay, the musician replied, "Not at all. Ultimately all of that stuff i...
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Ted Nugent Becomes Ambassador For The Outdoor Channel

October 26th, 2010 1:13pm EDT
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Rocker and fanatical outdoorsman Ted Nugent has signed up to promote his lifestyle as a brand ambassador for the Outdoor Channel.

The musician, who is a leading hunter and conservationist, has signed a deal with bosses at the television network which will see him host a new show, write for the company's website and promote the outdoors lifestyle.

Tom Hornish, Chief Operating Officer at Outdoor Channel, says, "Ted Nugent is a marquee personality and we're delighted to expand our longstanding relationship... as he takes on a prominent brand ambassador role. Ted is an outdoor icon..."

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Ted Nugent Avoids 'Drooling, Puking And Dying'

August 22nd, 2010 4:49pm EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent has revealed he tried to ween guitar great Jimi Hendrix off drugs in the months before he died in 1970.

The "Cat Scratch Fever" star experienced the extent of his hero's drug intake during a jam session with the tragic star backstage at a concert - when he was offered all manner of narcotics.

But he didn't want to ruin the moment, so he declined - and went on to become a drug-free rocker after seeing so many greats become "drooling and puking" dead men.

He says, "I saw how they got to the drooling, puking and dying thing and I went, 'I think I'll avoid the drooling puki...
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Ted Nugent Fined For Illegal Deer Baiting

August 18th, 2010 8:16am EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent has been fined $1,750 after pleading no contest to illegally baiting deer on his hunting reality TV show.

The Cat Scratch Fever singer, a fanatical hunter, was seen using a deer attractant to coax two wild animals in California - where baiting is illegal - on his show Sprirt of the Wild in February.

He originally faced 11 charges, including killing a deer too young to be hunted. However, after a deal at a Yuba court on Friday, Nugent entered no contest pleas to two misdemeanour charges of baiting two deer and was handed the fine.

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The Scorpions Get Ready For Their Last Tour… Ever (Audio)

April 14th, 2010 4:30pm EDT
The Scorpions Get Ready For Their Last Tour
Having rocked arenas in four different decades, influenced countless other hard rock bands, and become perhaps Germany’s biggest rock band of all time, The Scorpions are embarking on their final tour. Ever.

Starpulse.com’s Matthew J. Swanson had the pleasure of talking with guitar legend Matthias Jabs about his start with the band, some of his most memorable moments in The Scorps, and his thoughts about hitting the stage one last time.

We had to make sure he was saying his name right, because if you read in the English language, it’s pronounced nothing like how it’s spelled. He then di...
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Ted Nugent: 'Obama Should Be Jailed'

December 28th, 2009 8:35am EST
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Rocker Ted Nugent isn't a fan of President Barack Obama - he thinks the president should be jailed.

The Cat Scratch Fever hit-maker, a fervent Republican, insists America should be ashamed about voting in the Democrat, who took office in January.

He tells Royal Flush magazine, "I think that Barack Hussein Obama should be put in jail. It is clear that Barack Hussein Obama is a communist."

"(Former Chinese leader) Mao Tse Tung lives and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. This country should be ashamed. I wanna throw up."

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Metallica, Jeff Beck, Run DMC Headline 2009 Rock and Roll HOF Inductee Class

April 7th, 2009 2:41pm EDT
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It took all of 27 years to happen, but as they say 'there is no time like the present,' as perhaps the most recognizable of rock acts, Metallica, are taking their rightful spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band, alongside hop-hop visionaries Run DMC, headlines the 2009 class of inductees to the monument of rock. As for performers, the rest of the class shakes out like this, former Yardbirds axeman Jeff Beck, famed singer/songwriter Bobby Womack and doo-wop group Little Anthony and the Imperials.

In the Early Influence category, Wanda Jackson will be inducted and in the Sidem...
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Ted Nugent Lands Hunting Show - With Humans As His Prey

April 3rd, 2009 8:49am EDT
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Rocker-turned-outdoorsman Ted Nugent has landed a new reality TV contest, where he'll hunt down three wannabe survivalists.

Runnin' Wild... From Ted Nugent will debut on cable network CMT in August. Each week, Nugent, a leading hunter and conservationist, and his 18-year-old son, Rocco, will teach three competitors survival rules.

The competitors then try to survive on their own while Nugent and Rocco attempt to hunt them down.

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Ted Nugent Honored With Hunting Accolade

February 7th, 2009 12:18pm EST
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Rocker and outdoorsman Ted Nugent has been inducted into the National Bowhunters Hall of Fame in Nevada. The "Cat Scratch Fever" singer was honored on Friday as part of the National Field Archery Association's World Archery Festival at the Riviera Hotel.

Nugent was recognized for his excellence in bowhunting and his literary excellence in the promotion of hunting via his books, columns and essays. The rock star began bowhunting in the mid-1950s and has become one of the sport's top names.

He explains, "I started twanging the one-string (bow) about the same time as the six-string (...
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How Come Republicans Can't Get Any Good Bands to Show Up?

October 9th, 2008 9:57am EDT
John McCain - Bandless
As the Presidential campaign heads into the final stretch, rock and rap royalty are working hard to get out the vote for Democratic nominee Barack Obama. Springsteen played this weekend in Philadelphia, and Jay-Z was in Miami this week with Wyclef. Democrats get all the good headliners.

Republicans? That's another story. Ever since Ricky Martin got all "Vida Loca" with George W. Bush at his first Inauguration, it's been downhill for the GOP. These days the only musicians Republicans can count on are either second-rate country artists or low-rent rock acts. Maybe cutting taxes isn't eno...
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Ted Nugent Celebrates Hunting Season, Angry Over 'Stupid' Laws

September 27th, 2008 2:45pm EDT
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Outspoken rocker Ted Nugent has marked America's National Hunting and Fishing Day with an angry rant, calling for his fellow outdoorsmen to fight "stupid" laws that have led to Sunday hunting bans in 11 U.S. states and some Canadian provinces.

Nugent admits he loves this time of year, when hunting seasons across America are active, and he feels those opposing the practice of killing wildlife should applaud the efforts he and his fellow hunters make in culling abundant animals and maintaining America's rural areas.

In his missive, which first appeared in his weekly column in the Wa...
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Ted Nugent Offers Security Services To Paul McCartney

September 23rd, 2008 10:39am EDT
The Nuge
Wildman rocker Ted Nugent has offered his services to Paul McCartney - as a bodyguard. Nugent has offered to head up the former Beatle's personal security detail when McCartney performs in Israel on Thursday.

And, despite the fact the "Stranglehold" hitmaker is an avid hunter and McCartney an animal rights activist, he urges the Brit to take his offer seriously after learning of death threats from Muslim extremists if the ex-Beatle plays the concert to mark Israel's 60th birthday.

Nugent tells WENN, "Regardless that Paul and I have our obvious social, cultural, and culinary differ...
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Pulse Patrol: The 'Weakly' Round-Up Of User Comments

July 1st, 2008 10:50am EDT
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Each week the editors at Starpulse will be highlighting the best responses and remarks to news stories and celebrity topics that we've come across.

News Highlights = This week’s most interesting comments were made on "The Hate Guru" story, George Michael's views on marriage and the death of an American Icon.

Topic Highlights = There was adoration for Chris Brown and The Motor city mad man, but not so much for newcomer Demi Lavato.

Top Commenter= This week the STF (Starpulse Task Force) focused its attention on the Cyber-poetry of one Felix Lassiter. He’s comical, yet insi...
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Ted Nugent Sells Animal Trophies

June 24th, 2008 4:00pm EDT
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Rock legend Ted Nugent has held an estate sale at his ranch in Texas to offload some of his unwanted belongings.

The guitarist and singer is planning to move house within the next few months and decided to clear out his current home by holding a sale over the weekend.

Nugent, an avid hunter and gun enthusiast, sold off a variety of animal trophies including a rhinoceros head, zebra stallion mounts and bleached deer skulls - all signed by the star.

Other items on sale included furniture from his Waco, Texas property.

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Ted Nugent To Play 6,000th Show In Detroit

June 21st, 2008 11:00am EDT
Ted Nugent
Rock legend Ted Nugent will celebrate America's Independence Day in style by performing his 6,000th concert. Nugent will head home to Detroit, Michigan for the landmark show - part of his 50th tour.

The rocker says, "I was born and raised in Detroit in the shadow of the mighty Funk Brothers and I was taught the ropes of Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Mose Allison, John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. I started playing back there under the guidance of Joe Podorsek, my guitar teacher from the Capitol School of Music on Grand River Avenue, in 1957....
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Ted Nugent's Former Drummer Reportedly Killed Himself

April 16th, 2008 8:38am EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent's former drummer has been found dead in his Atlanta, Georgia home. Internet reports suggest Clifford Davies, 59, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday.

Authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy.

Davies, who quit the music business to become an engineer, played on the recording of Nugent's classic Cat Scratch Fever.

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Celebrity Birthdays, December 13

December 13th, 2007 3:00am EST
Jamie Foxx
Happy Birthday to Evanescence singer Amy Lee (1981), "Jarhead" actor Jamie Foxx (1967), pop-funk bandleader Morris Day (1957), "Mr. Pink" Steve Buscemi (1957), musician/bowhunter Ted Nugent (1948), baseball player Ferguson Jenkins (1943), "The Sound of Music" actor Christopher Plummer (1927), and comedic actor Dick Van Dyke (1925).
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Ted Nugent Loses Appeal

October 21st, 2007 10:00am EDT
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Rocker Ted Nugent has lost his appeal in a cancelled concert lawsuit. The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a rejection of lawsuits filed by the Cat Scratch Fever hitmaker against the organizers of the 2003 Muskegon Summer Celebration, who scrapped his performance.

The promoters claim they scrapped the Amboy Dukes concert after Nugent made offensive racially-charged comments to a local radio station.

Nugent and his band sued the MSC organizers for libel, slander and breach of contract.

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Rockers Celebrate Sammy Hagar's 60th Birthday

October 13th, 2007 4:32pm EDT
Sammy Hagar
Country stars Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith will take the stage together in Mexico this weekend as part of pal Sammy Hagar's 60th birthday celebrations.

The former Van Halen star has planned a star-studded event in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico as part of his 60th celebrations.

Rockers Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Ted Nugent are also scheduled to perform at the birthday party, which highlights a two-week festival at Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina club - and also helps him kick off his latest U.S. tour.

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