Ted Nugent Says He’ll Be ‘Varmint Hunting’ In Downtown New York - And Fox News Hosts Laugh

The only thing more disturbing than Ted Nugent "joking" about going “varmint hunting today in downtown New York" was the appreciative laughter from the Fox News cohosts.

During a visit to the Fox & Friends Curvy Couch this morning, Nugent and his wife answered softball questions from diner customers in Michigan.

The first question was, “When’s your next hunting trip?”

Nugent replied, “I’m varmint hunting today in downtown New York.”

There was hearty laughter off screen.

Cohost Brian Kilmeade quipped, “We’ve got plenty to shoot at.”

Cohost Pete Hegseth added, “Drain the swamp in Manhattan as well.”

Cohost Ainsley Earhardt, perhaps in an effort to suggest Nugent was not talking about shooting people, added, “There are more rats here than there are people.”

Whatever Nugent meant, he has a long history of violent rhetoric that the three cohosts conveniently ignored. In fact, they seemed to endorse it here.

Yet Fox never stops whining about liberal rhetoric. Fox has even blamed Black Lives Matter for “inspiring” violence. Heck, Fox even suggested that Hillary Clinton’s support for Black Lives Matter helped kill police officers.

But Ted Nugent’s violent rhetoric suggesting Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton be shot? No problem to Fox! Ditto for Nugent’s use of Nazi-like rhetoric when he referred to President Obama as a “sub-human mongrel.” I’ve yet to see Fox complain about Nugent’s birtherism, either.

Today's softball interview continued for several more minutes. The next question was, “Would you consider running for office? You’d be well supported in Michigan.”

That allowed Nugent to boast, unchallenged, about his patriotism and how he has “that pulse” of the “real, working-hard, playing-hard Americans in the asset column.”

Watch all three Fox cohosts suck up to Nugent, even as he suggests violence below, from the May 19, 2017 Fox & Friends.

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commented 2017-05-23 12:04:00 -0400 · Flag

There’s the love and tolerance that we’ve all come to know and love from another dumb ass, hypocritical liberal!

commented 2017-05-23 11:03:51 -0400 · Flag

Fuck You Republicans Fuck You All

commented 2017-05-20 19:08:09 -0400 · Flag

*"…uncle ted is an american hero not the bad person you lunatics try to convince us he is…"
An American hero??
What specifically made him ‘an American hero’?
Was it when he crapped his pants for a week so that he could fail the draft physical, thus avoiding the Vietnam War?
Or maybe it was when he received oral sex from a 12-year-old Courtney Love?
How about the time he threatened the lives of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?
Yeah….he’s quite the hero.

commented 2017-05-20 16:28:36 -0400 · Flag

If you don’the get the hunting humour about his remark then you don’the understand ted. (A hunter)

commented 2017-05-20 15:18:30 -0400 · Flag

Darrell, I don’t think he’s a bad person. Just someone I personally disagree with on several issues. I’ve never met him so I can’t say if I think he’s a good or bad person. If you and I really got to know him, who knows, I may find him likable and you wouldn’t. Half of the people I know or have known don’t agree with me on many issues, but we enjoy each others company. Sometimes we don’t.

I do believe he knows that making comments that will give him attention is what he craves, and it works most of the time.

commented 2017-05-20 15:08:35 -0400 · Flag

He didnt say anything about shooting people uncle ted is an american hero not the bad person you lunatics try to convince us he is

commented 2017-05-20 14:23:48 -0400 · Flag

Wasn’t this clown supposed to be dead or in jail by now?

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commented 2017-05-20 14:17:06 -0400 · Flag

Poopy Pants Ted is a few notches down the evolution chain from varmints.

commented 2017-05-20 12:19:03 -0400 · Flag

I don’t blame anyone who avoided service during the Vietnam War. What I do have a problem with are those who did are gung-ho in favor of others serving today when they know they don’t have to put their life at risk and feel patriotic by chest thumping others to do so. It’s easy to do when the gun isn’t pointed at you.

I was lucky. I turned 18 in 1975 and the war had just ended and of course, the draft ended about three years before. So I never had to make a decision like several of my friends older brothers did.

I will admit that I did enjoy Ted’s music in the 70’s. I hated disco. But, like I enjoy John Wayne movies I don’t agree with their right wing politics. Don’t forget, John Wayne avoided service during World War 2, so I guess that just shows what a great actor he was in convincing others that he was the All-America soldier.

Like the pro-Ted comments here, Ted only likes to get a reaction.

commented 2017-05-20 11:20:57 -0400 · Flag

You people are a bunch of cream puff snowflake fuquetards.

commented 2017-05-20 11:02:05 -0400 · Flag

El 84 ‘Douche bag’ doesn’t take as long to type out.

commented 2017-05-20 10:54:57 -0400 · Flag

Joe Vega- because he’s the type of person my mom would of told me I’m not allowed to play with when I was a little girl 60 years ago. Because, I might start acting like a person like that. Because I’m known by the company I keep. Because my grandmother would of been constantly asking me if Jesus would like it if I was nasty like a person like that…

commented 2017-05-20 10:49:25 -0400 · Flag

Maybe he’s going after that draft dodging, intern raping husband of that P.O.S Hillary that you fools voted for you du masses! !!

commented 2017-05-20 07:43:24 -0400 · Flag

Joe Vega wrote: “Marge- why do you dislike ted Nugent?” More importantly to me, Joe, “why do you like Ted Nugent?” Seriously, I find that to be incomprehensible. He’s not particularly smart or funny, but he sure is full of hatred. That must be it. Perhaps. Please do enlighten me.

commented 2017-05-20 02:18:34 -0400 · Flag

Joe Vega,

Here’s more information on Ted Nugget’s draft evasion. http://www.newshounds.us/2007/08/26/proof_ted_nugent_is_a_draft_dodger_will_hannity_keep_defending_him.php

commented 2017-05-20 01:29:12 -0400 · Flag

Marge- why do you dislike ted Nugent?

commented 2017-05-20 00:00:30 -0400 · Flag

Does it still count as varmint hunting if he accidentally shoots himself while he’s cleaning his gun?

commented 2017-05-19 23:58:19 -0400 · Flag

Eyes on Fox- everyone has a right to run for congress. Even varmint. ;)

commented 2017-05-19 23:56:37 -0400 · Flag

1. Ted doesn’t have the balls.- You need to stand nose to nose with a man to know that for sure. Common you know that.
2. He wouldn’t last ten minutes, as the “varmints” would get his lame ass first. – NYC ain’t what it used to be. let’s put it this way, if you we’re born and raised in NYC and over 40, I wouldn’t FU@K with you. Any other varmint is a poser. That’s the word for it isn’t it?
3. el84 has an infantry (airborne) MOS (anti-war, though), and laughs at Ted’s posturing every time. – If your saying you we’re in the service than we all owe you thanks for that. Period.

commented 2017-05-19 23:52:35 -0400 · Flag

Paul Sullivan- I don’t believe in hunting for pleasure. So, I agree. Pertaining to the draft dodging, where have you read that? If he did dodge the draft, what may have the reason been? Cowardice? Didn’t want to kill another human being? Needed to support family? Wanted to pursue music?

Well, some reasons are excusable, and some are self serving and should be exposed.

Do you know what the reason was?

commented 2017-05-19 23:43:37 -0400 · Flag

mlp- take a chill pill.

commented 2017-05-19 23:42:49 -0400 · Flag

Steve- don’t read those polluted blogs. They’re not right wing. People writing stuff like that are psychotic- sick in the brain.

And- for the record, the word Conservationism has been hijacked but the weak minded. there’s nothing conservative in those blogs you’re reading and certainly nothing truly conservative in an outlet like a Fox news.

commented 2017-05-19 23:32:22 -0400 · Flag

Bullshit thomas. I was born and raised in NYC and there are way more like him than unlike- the beardos are sparse.

commented 2017-05-19 23:10:45 -0400 · Flag

I think they would hand nuggets head to him on a platter if he didn’t have police protection on the let’s say less than genteel areas of N.Y

commented 2017-05-19 22:46:44 -0400 · Flag

Not surprising. One thing I’ve noticed from reading right wing comments to various articles, is that their usual solution re: someone they don’t like is to want to kill them. In the case of a country, North Korea, for example, just nuke ’em. The fact that it might kill millions of people is irrelevant to them.

commented 2017-05-19 20:13:49 -0400 · Flag

Go ahead, Ted-boy.
I’m certain that New York city can’t wait to have you pull out a gun.
Neither can I.

commented 2017-05-19 19:50:13 -0400 · Flag

Look in the mirror Ted, that’s the varmint looking back at you.

commented 2017-05-19 19:17:25 -0400 · Flag

Ted the Draft Dodging Coward only shoots at things that can’t shoot back!

commented 2017-05-19 18:40:10 -0400 · Flag

1. Ted doesn’t have the balls.
2. He wouldn’t last ten minutes, as the “varmints” would get his lame ass first.
3. el84 has an infantry (airborne) MOS (anti-war, though), and laughs at Ted’s posturing every time.
#rabbitandfox
el84

commented 2017-05-19 17:46:58 -0400 · Flag

Worse, when I saw this segment this morning the curvy couch bobbleheads were encouraging Ted to run for Congress. 💩

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