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To: Farmboy who wrote (483241)	4/17/2012 7:32:44 PM
From: FJB	7 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794407

Ted has always been against drugs and alcohol. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nugent#Drugs_and_alcohol_stances Nugent - who has never gone in for alcohol and drugs - said the following of his experience amongst the "tuned-on, tuned-in and dropped-out" generation: I literally had to step over stoned, drooling fans, band mates, concert promoters and staff to pursue my musical American Dream throughout the 1960s and 1970s. I flushed more dope and cocaine down backstage toilets than I care to remember. In utter frustration I was even forced to punch my way through violent dopers on occasion. So much for peace and love. The DEA should make me an honorary officer.Nugent connects rising rates of divorce, high school drop outs, drug use, abortion, sexual diseases and crime as well as "the exponential expansion of government and taxes" to the "if it feels good, do it" lifestyle of the 1960s and "hippies who thought utopia could be found in joints and intentional disconnect." When our leaders exercise some personal responsibility in their own lives and hold especially young people to higher standards rather than endeavoring to garner them self-esteem, we may eventually get back on track. http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/2007/07/ted-nugent-on-summer-of-drugs.html