Uh oh. Should I change that title? Am I really suggesting someone tried to assassinate the Motor City Madman? Surely, some liberal will fake outrage and call me a violent person who’s “beyond the pale.” What’s interesting is how the liberal political and media machinery is in full swing insisting everything a conservative says is and has to be literal. You’ll enjoy how I shoot holes in that theory. I’ll shred it. I’ll pick it up, smack it around, throw it against the wall, wad it up in a nice little ball and throw it in the garbage. Will I really do all that — or just expose the stupidity of the ultra-left in this country whose faux outrage isn’t fooling anyone.

Ted Nugent is no stranger to controversy. He’s known for saying he doesn’t want to press 1 for English and said, ”If you can’t speak English, get out of the country.” This while his bass player was Hispanic. He didn’t serve in the military while shamelessly giving of himself and his stardom to perform with little fanfare or media coverage for wounded men and women in uniform. He’s been named the Father of the Year, has been a member of law enforcement for years — paid tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. after he was killed — looks to many musicians as his mentors — including plenty who are Black. And, he offers free hunts to sick and terminally ill children.

A couple of weeks ago Hillary Rosen, a friend of this president and administration (she visited the White House 35 times since Obama took office — although Jay Carney says he knows three Hillary Rosens so he’s not sure which one caused the outrage) was on CNN and said, “Ann Romney has never worked a day in her life.” That was a major problem among women that libs had been pandering to for months with lie after lie. Things like – Republicans don’t want women to have access to birth control or healthcare or food, air and water. It was all bunk but had been resonating with some women — until the Rosen debacle. What the libs needed to bury that with was a conservative whipping boy so the libs honed in on — quotes Nugent recently made at an NRA gathering:

“Our government is wiping it’s a _ _ with the Constitution,”

“If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will be either be dead or in jail by this time next year,”

“We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November! Any questions?”

“It isn’t the enemy that ruined America. It’s good people who bent over and let the enemy in. If the coyote’s in your living room pissing on your couch, it’s not the coyote’s fault. It’s your fault for not shooting him.”

It’s clear that Nugent didn’t really expect us to ride into Washington, D.C. to actually cut off people’s heads. Somehow DNC Chairman Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (the same US Rep Debbie Wasserman-Shultz who fought hard against the parents wishes for Congress to help them save their daughter Terri Schiavo some years back) deduced that what Nugent said was “vile and beyond the pale,” and soon thereafter, there was a meeting scheduled between the Secret Service and the rocker. Is this just an opportunity to jump on some figurative speech of a pro-gun, pro-constitution NRA board of directors/Rock Star? Or, is there more. I have it from a very good source that Ted Nugent was charged with breaking an Alaskan hunting law on a 2009 hunting trip ONE DAY after he endorsed Mitt Romney. So what took so long? You tell me.

Nugent was hunting in the far-north state and grazed a bear. He then killed another bear and that was a violation of law. Turns out there was a recent Alaskan law passed that you can only wound or kill one bear per year. Further, he put the shooting and the trip on his television show. Why would he do that, if he knew he broke the law? This was yet another part of the concerted assassination attempt of Ted Nugent.

But it doesn’t end there. On the heels of the NRA quotes and the pretend-liberal outrage, Fort Knox posted this on its Facebook page:

… After learning of opening act Ted Nugent’s recent public comments about the president of the United States, Fort Knox leadership decided to cancel his performance… I do a show Monday – Friday in San Antonio. It’s known as “Military City, USA.” Many who’ve called me on this move by Fort Knox are unhappy with this knee-jerk reaction by the military.

Did they accomplish what they set out to do? Yes and no. Nobody’s talking about Hillary Rosen’s attack on stay-at-home moms; Mitt Romney’s campaign separated itself from Nugent’s comments. Those are a yes. But, the no is — they chose the wrong guy to pick on. What usually happens is Ted ends up on top. His concerts continue to draw large crowds, his TV shows continue to draw a large viewer ship and he continues to live the American Dream through the freedoms and liberties protected for us all by the US Constitution. Mark my words; Obama, Wasserman-Shultz and the lib establishment will move on in short order when they realize their attacks fall by the wayside and will be quickly forgotten.

Joe Pagliarulo “Pags” is a radio talkshow host on the 950-AM, from 6 to 10 am Monday through Friday. You can call him during his show at 713- 212-5950. His website is www.joepags.com

In the mid-late 80s I was a manager at Domino’s Pizza. What a concept: Pizza in 30 minutes or less and Coke. That was it. Not 18 different products. Just Pizza and Coke and we’d get it to you in 30 minutes or less or you’d get it for free. It was the delivery system that was the selling point. Once the word got out, it was hard to keep up with the demand.

This isn’t a model that only works for selling pizzas — it is a proven formula promoting anything. Radio shows, cookies, tire stores, fast food, diapers (you get the picture) and even political messages. In this sense, Republicans are failing and Democrats are getting it right. Of course, much of what the president and his surrogates say and do regarding the economy, tax policy, regulation, energy policy is straight out of bizarro world. Yet, many Americans still firmly support what they’re being fed.

For example; The Buffet Rule – what is it? In essence, it’s a punitive tax increase for the evil Americans who have an income of a million dollars a year or more. This is not a payroll-income tax increase because people with that kind of income already pay the highest rate of 35 percent. This is an increase in the capital gains and/or dividend tax rate from 15 percent to 30 percent. That’s right, this administration which constantly talks about how we need more investment in our future and our economy wants to punish those with the wherewithal to actually do that investing.

Instead of being honest, the liberals are controlling the message and repeatedly say people who have succeeded are suddenly paying less taxes than their secretary. They said it once. Then repeated it. Then said it again, again, and again ad nauseam until a recent poll shows 50, 60 or 70 percent of Americans agree with the “Buffet Rule.”

Along with the lie that Warren Buffet pays less than his secretary (incidentally, he pays less than all of us as he currently owes $1 billion in back taxes that he’s fighting), this president has also said over and over again, ‘everyone should pay their fair share.’ Well, who’s going to disagree with that? I wholeheartedly agree with the president. What he leaves out is that 53 percent of us are paying ALL of the taxes while 47 percent either pay nothing or get more back than they pay.

Yes, Mr. President, I’ll support any legislation that forces those living off of MY hard work to pay, but his next line in the message is usually something to the affect of, “in 2001 and 2003, the richest Americans received a huge tax cut they didn’t ask for and many didn’t want.” What really happened was, EVERYONE who paid income taxes received a tax break by then president George W. Bush. It wasn’t just the rich. It was all of us.

Obama insinuates that the American middle class will somehow benefit directly from the president making the “evil rich” pay “their fair share.” The majority, who polls say are for it, think they’ll get it. What a crock. Washington would get it. You know, the Washington where the president lives and is running an estimated $1.3 TRILLION budget deficit, and the home of the administration that said NO to the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline, the home of the Justice Department that’s played dumb when asked direct questions about the gun-walking Fast and Furious program which lead to the death of a Border Patrol agent in Arizona. A good argument can be made that the Big Media is partnering with the Democrats in purveying that message, but it doesn’t help when the front-running Republican is on the campaign trail talking about how he “loves grits.”

Here’s what I suggest: every and anytime there’s a camera, microphone, video phone, et al, EVERY SINGLE Republican politician or candidate should say, “why is this president trying so hard to kill jobs? Why is this president trying to stop fortunate Americans from investing in our children’s future? Why is this president attacking the oil industry — an industry that directly or indirectly employs NINE MILLION people? Why won’t this president stop borrowing money from China?

Instead, we’re hearing Republicans and Conservatives reacting instead of acting. The time has come to put this administration on its heels by telling the truth about how it’s run this country into the poor house and how another four years of this mess could be the end of this country as we know it. In the president’s most recent weekly address he spewed half-truth after boldface lie. He said, “We’ve tried this trickle-down experiment before. It doesn’t work.” It’s easy to remember and verify that then President Reagan lowering the top tax rate from 70 to 50 to 28 percent was the catalyst to fixing Jimmy Carter’s failures. More than 20 million jobs were created in this country in Reagan’s eight years. But, why worry about the facts when you can make up an alternative reality that fits your needs and if you repeat it enough, the public will start believing it.

I’m calling out every Republican from local government to county to state to federal to raise your game. Get the message straight and say it over and over again until you feel like you’ve said it too much. Then, say it some more.

Most of us outside of Illinois became aware of Barack Obama in 2004. He was a candidate for senator from that state and was asked to give a speech at the Democrat’s convention that year. He was interesting. A fresh face — in stark contrast to old Washington embodied by the Democrat nominee Senator John Kerry (D) Massachusetts. It would be a few years before we really started understanding who this man was politically.

Obama ran on feel good messages like, “Yes We Can!” and “Change You Can Believe In.” He was going to cut the deficit and fix everything George W. Bush did wrong. As soon as he got into office, of course, he raised taxes on regular Americans ($.62 per pack on cigarettes) and pushed through the Stimulus Bill which cost the American taxpayers nearly $1 trillion.

He pledged over and again to put every bill online for us to see for five days before they were brought to a vote. He would stop “corporate welfare.” He also promised transparency and listed seven things he’d stop:

1. Make Government Open and Transparent,
2. Make it “Impossible” for Congressmen to slip in pork barrel projects,
3. Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public (Republicans shut out),
4. No more secrecy
5. Public will have five days to look at a Bill,
6. You’ll know what’s in it (Republican Senators didn’t know),
7. We will put every pork barrel project online.

He must have gotten bored of the same ol’ same ol’ because now he’s added the non sequitur. It’s really a variation on a theme: The rich have what they have and that’s not fair. The regular/average American deserves it all too and we can get it for them by taking it from those evil rich people and corporations.

He started saying things like: “If we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, corporate jet owners, hedge fund managers, oil & gas companies that are making 100’s of billions of dollars, then we have to cut some kids off from getting a college scholarship, … we have to stop funding certain grants for medical research,” etc., etc. “I think it’s only fair to ask an oil company or corporate jet owner that has done so well, to give up that tax break that no other business enjoys. I don’t think that’s real radical. I think the majority of Americans agree with that.”

It was ridiculous. Do you really think that because rich people have earned a lot of money through hard work or entrepreneurial spirit or invention that people can’t go to college, …Or that the elderly can’t get care, etc., etc. The message didn’t work, and taxes weren’t raised on the “evil rich,” but, he must have felt the strategy still had legs because it’s back.

The Obama non sequitur reared it’s ugly head on March 29th. This time, the President once again, went after big oil. The President said, “Today, members of Congress have a simple choice to make. They can stand with big oil companies, or they can stand with the American people.” Huh? Are oil companies somehow not American? The reason for the Rose Garden speech was to pit big oil against the American people and playing the two sides against the middle — that middle being Congress.

Do you really think the price per gallon will go down should Congress decide to increase the tax burden on these companies? He cannot run on his record or point to how he’s held to his campaign promises, or fixed the economy, or held unemployment to under 8 percent. So, the only real campaign plan is to find a boogie-man (or men and women).

If the gasoline prices happen to fall between now and the election, you won’t hear anything else about it. If they stay high or go higher, the President will remind us all how he tried to get Congress to go after the oil companies and how the REPUBLICANS refused. Smart. Underhanded. Disingenuous. Politics.

As every day passes and more information is released, the nation is more and more engaged in the story of the death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin walking to a relative’s house with a can of Iced Tea and some Skittles.

There are many angles to this story and I’m firm in my very simple belief that the shooter George Zimmerman should have been charged in the death. Trying to find out the facts is not an easy task and I won’t pretend to know everything that happened that night, as I wasn’t there and neither were you.

Trayvon Martin was visiting his father in Sanford, Florida. He was watching a basketball game at his father’s fiancée’s home.

Martin left the house at halftime in the gated community to go to the 7-Eleven for a snack. Martin was walking back to the home with Skittles and an Arizona Iced Tea wearing a “hoodie” on that rainy night.

Zimmerman, who’s mother is from Peru is described as the “Neighborhood Watch Captain”. He called the police non-emergency number to report seeing Martin describing him as “suspicious”.

When Zimmerman tells the dispatcher he is, in fact, following Martin — the dispatcher tells him “we don’t need you to do that.” A cruiser had been dispatched, but before police arrive, Trayvon Martin would be dead of a gunshot wound to the chest. The shooter was George Zimmerman.

At some point there was a physical confrontation. Reports vary. Some say Martin approached Zimmerman and hit him, got him to the ground and was beating him in the head. Others say Zimmerman was over Martin and shot him dead. Those who want to exonerate Zimmerman describe Martin as a 6’2” “football player” who was handing Zimmerman a merciless beating and Zimmerman was just defending himself. I say that’s “bacon sandwich!

Why is Martin dead? Because George Zimmerman identified him as not belonging in his neighborhood — when clearly he did belong and was expected back home. The instigator of this entire episode was, in fact, Zimmerman. Had he backed off and allowed the police to arrive and investigate, Martin would be alive right now.

Who actually assaulted whom first? You don’t know and I don’t know. Would this have happened had Zimmerman not incorrectly identified Martin as being a threat to him and his neighborhood – absolutely not?

From day one, because his name is George Zimmerman, the big media has reported this as a case of white on black racial profiling and violence. They have tried to ignore the fact that Zimmerman is, in fact, Latino and now that people like me have called them out, they’re referring to him as “White-Hispanic.” You’re either an Anglo (white) or you’re Latino. You’re not both.

I’ve heard from many who have said, “40 murders in Chicago in one weekend and there are no protests there. The youngest victim there was 6 years old!” In those cases, arrests were either made or the shooter(s) are unknown. The outrage over this case is very simple and righteous: an innocent 17-year old is dead, police know who did it, police know what lead up to it, and police made the conscious decision to NOT charge the shooter. With Zimmerman being the aggressor and instigator, I don’t see how Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law would apply.

Police didn’t do a simple background check on Zimmerman before cutting him loose from questioning. It turns out, the shooter had previously been charged with domestic violence in one case and resisting arrest with violence and battery on an officer in another case. Have I mentioned he started the events of the fateful night?

I have no problem with George Zimmerman or any other law-abiding American citizen exercising their 2nd amendment rights. I am NOT against neighborhood watch programs. It is called neighborhood “watch” for a reason. Zimmerman did a lot more than watch that night. In what rulebook does it say that if you’re followed and pursued, and a confrontation ensues you can’t get the best of the pursuer?

The members of the New Black Panther Party who put a bounty out on Zimmerman should be arrested for making illegal threats, period. Al Sharpton is a media spotlight hoarder and should have been out of the national picture years ago (look up Tawana Brawley).

President Obama was asked about this by a reporter and at first, made an appropriate comment and then said something that says an awful lot about who he is. He said he wanted to talk to the parents of Martin and said, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon,” and his heart goes out to them. What does that mean? If he weren’t a Black teen, Obama’s heart wouldn’t go out? He couldn’t understand? When he’s off of teleprompter, his true feelings always come out.

I am NOT convicting George Zimmerman here or on my radio shows. I am calling for him to be charged. There is a dead 17-year-old innocent kid. George Zimmerman killed him. He is still innocent until proven guilty so, let the courts decide. If he’s innocent, the jury will find as much.

Joe Pagliarulo “Pags” is a radio talkshow host on the 950-AM, from 6 to 10 am Monday through Friday. You can call him during his show at 713- 212-5950. His website is www.joepags.com

Isn’t technology great? Our lives are so much easier now because of the advances we’ve made technologically. We have credit and debit cards, can check out back account balances online, email instead of the Pony Express and more. We also have state-issued identification. Most of us have a Driver’s License. For those who don’t, there are state-issued ID cards. When you buy something, you show ID. When you travel, you show ID. When you pick up a prescription, you show ID. Heck, when you buy some over-the-counter medicines (i.e.Sudafed) you show ID. When you get pulled over by a police officer, enroll your child in school, write a check, rent a car, open a bank account — you show ID! I’ve never heard anyone — liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, complain about making us all show ID before performing any of the aforementioned tasks in some way discriminates against certain people of this ethnic or racial background or the other. No one has ever said that asking to see one’s ID in the above scenarios is really a veiled attempt to stop minorities from traveling or buying stuff or opening a bank account. That’s why it’s so perplexing that the Obama administration is claiming that’s the reason Texas and other states are passing laws requiring citizens to show state-issued identification before voting.

We must keep the source of the protest in mind. Attorney General Holder is the same federal “Top Cop” who when refusing to prosecute the New Black Panther Party for clear, video -captured voter intimidation, alluded to the Civil Rights struggle of minorities before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In declining to prosecute, Holder said, “When you compare what people endured in the South in the ’60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, to compare what people subjected to that with what happened in Philadelphia… I think does a great disservice to people who put their lives on the line for my people.” In other words, “The men with billy clubs doing the intimidation where Black, so, it’s okay in this case.” As I’ve mentioned on my show, I become clearer everyday that Obama and Holder don’t seek equality. They want revenge. Unfortunately for them, it appears their attempts are failing this time. I’ll explain.

Because Texas is one of a handful of states which were cited for suppressing the minority vote in the past, it still has to put up with excessive federal scrutiny before any electoral decisions. It was a necessary move for its day. That day is over. AG Holder, by making the decision to block the Voter ID law in Texas, has now fast-tracked Texas to get off of the list of states continuing to be punished by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. You see, Indiana’s Voter ID Law was challenged as well, and the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state’s right to insure those voting were, in fact, eligible to do so.

Further, the reason why Holder states he and his goons attacked the law are ridiculous. He claims forcing voters to show ID before casting a ballot will somehow stop primarily minorities from voting. The Justice department cites fewer minorities as having state-issued identification than Whites. The suggestion is that Voter ID laws inherently lead to fewer minorities taking part in the electoral process. Problem is, the data shows just the opposite. Investor’s Business Daily writes: “The empirical evidence shows that voter ID laws do not suppress minority voting. In Georgia, black voter turnout for the 2006 midterm elections was 42.9%. After passage of photo ID laws, black turnout in the 2010 midterm rose to 50.4%. Black voter turnout also rose in Indiana and Mississippi after those two states enacted their voter ID laws.” Whoops, Mr. Holder, those reasons don’t pass the truth test.

Also worth mentioning is how denigrating Holder’s Justice department’s comments are to minorities. How is it that in 2012 the case can revolve around the insulting claim that minorities somehow don’t know how to get state-issued ID? I’m confused about the reason why Holder makes such a strange assertion and gets away with it. Can you imagine if I were to go on the radio and say, “Blacks and Latinos can’t seem to figure out how to get state-issued ID so we should not check IDs before they vote?” I would be excoriated — and you know it. Holder does it, and liberals line up behind him as if he discovered gravity. Fact is, he’s actually talking down to minorities. And, nobody should stand for it.

Are there people who are citizens and eligible to vote who do not have ID? Yes. Would it be fair to make them pay for an ID? No. Charging someone to vote — in any way — is illegal. What to do? Crazy, but true — Texas has made provisions for these issues. Along with a Driver’s License, Texans can provide a passport or concealed handgun license. For those still without one of these state-issued documents, Texas has even offered to give a free state identification card. This still wasn’t enough. It makes one wonder what the AG is afraid of? If worse comes to worst, only those allowed to vote will vote. What a concept.

By the way, for those of you confused as to how requiring and ID to vote will help, it’s actually pretty simple. Let’s say you register to vote and get your registration card. You lose it, or someone steals it. Without a requirement to show and ID, anyone can claim to be you and steal your vote. Did you know there are millions of dead people still on voter registration rolls? What’s to stop someone from voting in their place? With Voter ID, that’s not possible. It’s a no-brainer and logical. But, with this administration, up is down, night is day and logic seems to be something lacking consideration.

Love to hear your comments, Pags.

Joe Pagliarulo “Pags” is a radio talkshow host on the 950-AM, from 6 to 10 am Monday through Friday. You can call him during his show at 713- 212-5950. His website is www.joepags.com

Yes, I have daughters. They are NOT asking for $3,000 in free contraception as they go to a university that costs $150,000 to attend. Sandra Fluke was embarrassing in her “testimony” and when you put yourself out there — you open yourself up for criticism. Let’s break it down.

She claimed to have a 32 year old friend with a cyst disorder who’s health coverage didn’t pay for contraception she allegedly needed to stop from getting cysts. So, instead of buying it herself, she allowed the cysts to form. Then we were told this woman didn’t need the medication for contraception because she’s gay. The cyst grew to the size of a tennis ball. She had to have it and an ovary removed. Now, she’s gained weight and gets night sweats. But, the saddest thing about the entire story is — now, this is not MY logic, this is what Fluke and Pelosi want us to buy — that NOW she can’t give her mother the “grandbabies” she so desires. WHAT?

Many asked why this woman just didn’t get her health coverage from her parents’ provider. You know, with Obamacare, you can stay on the plan until you’re 26. Then we found out she’s actually a 30 year old left-wing liberal activist — not some bright-eyed, bushy-tailed co-ed just standing up for what’s right. Really. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/03/stunner-georgetown-coed-sandra-fluke-is-a-30-year-old-womens-rights-activist/

The argument that “she’s someone’s daughter” goes out the window when she becomes a political mouthpiece who’s goal is to squelch the 1st Amendment freedoms of other Americans. Those supporting the hypotheticals Fluke was spewing do NOT care about a faith-based or private organization’s ability to conduct business as to their beliefs.

Let’s put one other thing to bed once and for all. There is NO right wing/conservative push to outlaw or disallow the sale or availability of contraception. It’s just not happening no matter what the liberal of the day is saying to the nearest TV camera or microphone. If you want contraception, it is and will remain available. This debate is about forcing a church-based or private business to ignore its own beliefs and rights and pay for an item it is morally against.

So, yes — I have four beautiful daughters and I’m proud none of them is Sandra Fluke. That is all.

Joe Pagliarulo “Pags” is a radio talkshow host on the 950-AM, from 6 to 10 am Monday through Friday. You can call him during his show at 713- 212-5950. His website is www.joepags.com