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Guitar legend Ted Nugent<\/a> recently attempted to praise the musical talents of some of today’s modern musicians, but also used his Spirit Campfire YouTube podcast series platform<\/a> to also ding them for their political stances which colored his viewpoints on those he addressed.<\/p>\n During a 12-minute clip posted to his YouTube channel<\/a>, Nugent rattled off his thoughts on several classic era musicians before detouring into talk about some of today’s players. Among those addressed were Jack White<\/a> and Eminem<\/a>, Green Day<\/a>, Tom Morello<\/a> and Yungblud<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Ted Nugent has consistently shared pro-Conservative views in his talking points over the years, supposedly he’s maintained a surprising friendship with Rage Against the Machine<\/a> guitarist Tom Morello<\/a>.<\/p>\n Back in 2017<\/a>, Morello told The Guardian<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cTed Nugent\u2019s a good friend to me. We have very similar views on freedom of speech, His libertarian edge and my anarchist edge overlap considerably. Sometimes, if he says something outrageous that will fire up his racist base, I\u2019ll text him to say, \u2018Dude. What are you on about?\u2019 We\u2019re able to talk about it as friends as opposed to people on the opposite sides of the barricade.\u201d<\/p>\n But their friendship didn’t keep Nugent from offering a dig at Morello, along with an invite to come on his podcast and explain himself. While lumping in Jack White, Eminem and Morello together about their opposition of President Trump and in particular their opposition to the ICE raids, Nugent said of Morello,\u00a0 “Tom Morello, Is that his name? Tom Morel? Morello, who played with Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine, when actually they are the machine. Come on Tom, you got to know that. You\u2019re not raging against the machine. You are the machine.”<\/p>\n He added, “They don\u2019t believe that America should have secure borders, which means they don\u2019t believe in America. Which means they want to have a great successful life in America, but they don\u2019t think you should be able to have one. Hey, Tom! Come on my show. Explain\u2026 make your case. Good luck.\u201d<\/p>\n What started as a discussion on music turned into a rambling rant mixing musical praise with political distaste.<\/p>\n Nugent started by addressing the Thanksgiving Day performance of Jack White with Eminem. He offered,\u00a0“Jack White, is that his name? Jack White. No, I think The White Stripes, is that his name? Anyhow, he was great. It wasn\u2019t like a 10 like Sammy Hagar or James Brown. I think Sammy Hagar and James Brown and Steven Tyler, those are tens. Angus Young of AC\/DC, that\u2019s a 10. The guy\u2019s a maniac. Billy Gibbons in the blues, rhythm and blues, soul music category, he\u2019s a 10.”<\/p>\n He added, “Now, is that his name, Jack White? Jack White, he\u2019s not a 10. He\u2019s like a four and a five, but he really delivered real rock and roll. Real Detroit piss and vinegar. And Eminem, the guy\u2019s a\u2026 Both of those guys, Eminem and Jack White: total idiots.”<\/p>\n “They don\u2019t want their country to have secure borders. They think men should destroy women\u2019s sports. Well, that\u2019s not\u2026 that\u2019s exactly what they stand for,” continued Nugent. “When you hate Donald Trump, you you want men in women\u2019s sports to destroy women\u2019s rights. That\u2019s what these guys stand for. They don\u2019t think our border should be secured. They think we should invite jihadists in who announce they want to kill the infidels. They announce they want to kill Americans. And Jack White and Eminem say, ‘Yeah, bring them in. Bring those guys in.\u2019 Freaks, idiots.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Ted Nugent Estimates He ‘Should Have Died’ 40 Times Onstage<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n He then lumped Green Day into the conversation adding, “But their music is soulful. Just like Green Day. Green Day, there\u2019s not a brain amongst them, I don\u2019t think. But man, can they play really, really killer stuff.” From there, he then called out Morello while addressing the political beliefs of all the musicians.<\/p>\n Before Nugent’s rant detoured into calling out musicians over their politics, he did actually have some complimentary things to say about rising newcomer Yungblud.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, I got to tell you this, what\u2019s this Yungblud guy? Limey freak madness. This guy\u2019s the Real McCoy. Watch this Yungblud that\u2019s working with Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry. It gives you hope that the really piss and vinegar, the James Brown, the original Chuck Berry, Little Richard is alive and well in this kid called Yungblud,” beamed Nugent.<\/p>\n “What a great name, Yungblud from England. He\u2019s a screamer. He\u2019s a squaller. I was texting back and forth with Steve and Joe and he said, \u2018This guy\u2019s just like us.\u2019 which we\u2019re the last of them,\u201d shared Nugent.<\/p>\n See photos of rock and metal artists showing their patriotism by wearing the American flag or sporting it in some other way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat Ted Nugent Said About Tom Morello<\/h3>\n
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