Ted Nugent On Sarah Palin: If She 'Played A Loud, Grinding Instrument, She Would Be In My Band'

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin comes in at number nine on Time 100's list of leaders. To honor Palin's placement, Time picked brazen conservative rock-star Ted Nugent to drop a few words of worship.

Here's some of what "The Nuge" had to say:

If Sarah Palin played a loud, grinding instrument, she would be in my band. The independent patriotic spirit, attitude and soul of our forefathers are alive and well in Sarah. In the way she lives, what she says and how she dedicates herself to make America better in these interesting times, she represents the good, while exposing the bad and ugly.

Palin has talked with Nugent before on an Alaskan broadcast of Michael Dukes' "Firearms Friday" show, shortly after announcing her resignation as governor last July. She also appeared alongside the rocker at a Texas Gov. Rick Perry rally back in February.

Sarah Palin was also asked to give her own tribute in a Time 100 segment on fellow conservative activist Glenn Beck. She called Beck, who finished 12th on the "Leaders" list, an "inspiring patriot who was once at the bottom but now makes a much needed difference from the very, very top."

For a more comprehensive breakdown of the Time 100 in 2010, click here.

Comments

[luckincan]

09:48 AM on 05/08/2010

When I was young I used to like Ted Nugent's music, now due to his big mouth and his obvious lack of any intelligence, I can't stand the has been.

[Hot Fuzz]

06:38 PM on 05/04/2010

She does play a loud, grinding instrument---her mouth!

[Tmose]

06:19 PM on 05/02/2010

She does play a loud grinding instrument...her voice!

[Jager Mom]

08:42 AM on 05/02/2010

It's pretty ironic that people automatically pass off Ted Nugent when he talks politics, but liberals have no problem fawning all over all the actors when they get on their crazy left wing crusades. Ted is a wise man, and articulate. Checkout this critical take on his essay: http://tinfoiler.com/2010/05/01/wango-tango-palin-nugent-2012/

[loudyk58]

02:25 PM on 04/30/2010

Hey Ted! Sarah does play a loud grinding instrument.....haven't you heard her voice?

[krechsd]

01:56 PM on 04/30/2010

Ted's an old red necked one hit hero,who's been irrelevant for decades.

[BlueFloyd]

12:21 PM on 04/30/2010

IF she played a loud grinding instrument???? IF??? Let her sing for you, Teddy!

[cameron d]

11:14 AM on 04/30/2010

If you were in the band Damn Yankees you shouldn't be a go-to voice on anything except horrible supergroups from the 80's.

[ICanHasDemocracy]

11:06 AM on 04/30/2010

She does. It's her voice, Ted, you hillbilly hack.

[luckincan]

09:50 AM on 05/08/2010

Well put!

[skybar]

09:57 AM on 04/30/2010

Ted must have come down with a case of Cat Scratch Fever.

[Louie69]

09:47 AM on 04/30/2010

"If she played a loud, grinding instrument..."

Haven't you heard her mouth, Ted?

[neon bandicoot]

09:38 AM on 04/30/2010

Here is a side of nugent i'm sure your liberal bias's refuse tosee...........Philanthropy and activism

Since the early 1990s Nugent has become both popular and criticized for his conservative beliefs and his anti-drug and anti-alcohol stances. He is a national spokesman for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, advocating the "natural highs" to be found in an outdoor lifestyle.

He has hosted the Ted Nugent Kamp for Kids, which combines a curriculum of hands-on hunting, conservation, archery and a strong anti-drug message aimed mainly at underprivileged inner-city children. Nugent also is a spokesman for the National Field Archery Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

An advocate of hunting and gun-ownership rights, Nugent currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association (NRA).[22][23] Ted Nugent created a summer camping program for teens (and younger) called Ted Nugent's Kamp For Kids. This summer non profit program has had in excess of 1,000 kids attend over the last decade where respect for nature, preservation, stewardship and basic archery are taught. Each session is attended by parents as well.

[meleager]

10:02 AM on 04/30/2010

Ted Nugent is a hypocrite.I will never forget the disparaging remarks he made about candidate Obama on the Glenn Beck show when Beck was still with HLN.I lost respect for him from that day, because he totally maligned and dissed Obama.There are ideological differences and there is pure hate and I think he exhibited the latter.I am from Chicago like Ted but with the gun violence and all that is going on, I do not admire anyone so closely associated with the NRA.Is that why he suggested on that program that Obama will violate the second ammendment?
You can list all his philantropic activities.They may be a mile long.He may even be a major sponsor of my local charity but I am not impressed.

[Mark Harker]

07:18 PM on 05/03/2010

So it's only your political philosophy that matters. interesting.

Ted Nugent is awesome.

[ICanHasDemocracy]

11:09 AM on 04/30/2010

yeah the natural highs of killing nature and shooting would be contestants of his reality show with nerf arrows from a helicopter.

real subtle and quite the hyoo-manytarian. That is when he's not engaging in homerotic fantasies of Obama sucking on the muzzle of his ",machine gun". Ted needs to light a blunt once and chill the eff out.

[Mark Harker]

07:19 PM on 05/03/2010

i fel the same about liberals actually. only without the blunt.

[jeremyfive]

09:28 AM on 04/30/2010

Sarah Palin could splash oil over all the stage while shrieking, "Drill, baby, drill!"

That's the big hit that The Resign-a-nator is known for.

[justoverit333]

09:18 AM on 04/30/2010

That's great Ted. A band nobody even listens to.
Suits me just fine

[audadvnc]

09:15 AM on 04/30/2010

Ted who-gent? Wasn't he the guy who wrote "Journey to the Center of your Mind"? Guess he never made the trip back...