Every man is like the company he is wont to keep. -- Euripides, Phoenix

Because of his appearances with Ted Nugent during the Texas spring primaries in the race for governor, people will, for good reason, assume that this is nothing more than another example of Greg Abbott's never-ending association with people who are redneck sexists and complete and utter boors. Of course it might have been that they thought the Abbott supporter was a connoisseur of great art. They were wrong. She is not.

Ted Nugent is a faded rock star of the more unsavory variety. He is an unabashed fan of any device that can dispense bullets and, as Mr. Abbott has repeatedly pointed out when on the campaign trail with Mr. Nugent, a devoted fan of the Second Amendment. There was also a time many years ago when Mr. Nugent was a devoted fan of under-age girls. As he explained in an interview: "I was addicted to girls. It was hopeless. It was beautiful." That was, of course, 30 years ago, and he has outgrown that particular addiction and was never prosecuted for it. His views on contemporary matters, however, remain on the lunatic fringe which keeps him in the limelight when he accepts the embraces of candidates seeking public office in place of embraces from underage girls.

During the 2012 presidential election Mr. Nugent was an enthusiastic supporter of Mitt Romney. While supporting Mr. Romney, Mr. Nugent said: "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year... " He went on to refer to the Obama administration as "this vile, evil America hated administration." His views have not changed.

In a January 2014 interview with Guns.com he reflected on the fact that Mr. Romney was not elected president:
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