saying that to that was friend of show ted nugent. i will say this for all the hypocritical nonfactual core rosive, hackie, awful word terds that you speak -- [laughter] -- you did get one thing right. >> stewart went into his tape arsenal that serve as as more proof. begging me to stay in new york, he is kind of obsessed with this program. [cheers and applause] >> jon: yeah! [cheers and applause] i am obsessed. i am obsessed with your program. you can say true things. i am obsessed with your program in the same way i'm obsessed obd with antibiotic resistant superbugs or the kfc double down because i just can't believe with in this day and age with all that we know this (bleep) is out there. that humanity -- humanity -- [cheers and applause] -- that our society is still weighed down by these burdens of aseemingly more medieval time, like your show. so see it night after night serving up the same (bleep). my god, you are the arby's of news. [cheers and applause] how can i not be obsessed with the arby's of news. arby's the hannity of r

there's the racist gun-toting hard rocking ted nugent. nugent admitted, hey, he's a friend of the show. a guy named george zimmerman. remember him? hannity used his show as a platform to support someone who was responsible for the killing of a unarmed teenager. there's also the infamous softball pickup truck interview with george w. bush. >> is this your favorite place? >> yeah, we love coming here. and it was great during the presidency to come here. it gave me a chance to get outdoors and exercise and to work the countryside, you know, cutting down cedars. >> surprisingly, no questions about lying his way into a war of choice. now we have the latest and possibly the most dangerous chapter in sean hannity's television career. he's supporting a law breaking, rayist, gun-toting rancher. i haven't been shy about criticizing sean hannity on this issue, on this show. fox news need to be called out on this. they have promoted this. clearly, i struck a nerve with hannity. on monday he attacked me, and said that i was lying about my coverage of

if you don't know history then you say ted nugent is an idiot. yes he is but that goes a lot deeper because to call someone a mongrel is to touch on something worse than hatred of black people. it's hatred of race mixing and i didn't know that growing up until i read about it and i realize the worst thing you can commit in this country was to have a black man impregnate a white woman. that was it. that was the worst thing that could ever happen so in ted nugent is doing that he's not just being a stupid rock star. he's calling upon a very age-old tradition of hatred. for me history is always important to know where you are and to know where you have come from. something like ted nugent tells me we have made tremendous progress in this country but we sure have a ways to go. yes, maam? >> this is a two-part question. >> did you say a two-part question? half of me can answer that. >> why did you decide to write it as a comic look knowing that would limit its appeal and as it have anything to do with being dyslexic? i and wondering about that. >> i w

seen campaigning with ted nugent, also ted nugent called president obama a communist nurtured subhuman gral. perhaps, perhaps, these are not the most strategic moves for the crop of 2014 republican conditions. >>> in other possibly related news heading into the midterms fund-raising figured released show the democratic outside groups have a 3-1 fund-raising advantage over conservative groups. no word on whether any incorporate maritime vehicles or prostitutes. joining me now, political report at "new york times" and jess macintosh. greg abbott has his share of questionable spokes people. as of now, there does not seem to be any direct line from greg abbo abbott's campaign to the person that named the superpac boats and hoes, to name a super pac, supporting conservative candidates boats and hoes. >> sure does. greg abbott would be able to stop apologizing for misogynistic comments made by his friends if he stopped having so many misogynist friends. seems like every time he makes the does n-- greg abbott was no a household name. even in texas, voters are getting to know him, and the way

once they do that, and they did it with ted nugent, greg abbott, the attorney general in texas, had nugentallies, introduced him. once you embrace these nuts, you're going to have to take what comes with it. just as a strategist, people you talk to, the national party did the right thing. you could smell this guy's craziness a mile away. there's a lot of things that you can see coming and this thing you saw coming it it's going to happen again though, you watch. we'll have another right wing folk hero and the hannities of the world so blinded by hatred for the president or the federal government or whatever it is they hate, are going to step in it again, you watch. >> it's hard to understand all the sympathy. the fact is, he was violating federal law, didn't pay the g z grazing fees all the other ranchers in nevada were paying those fees. in fact, he was being subsidized for his work by the federal government and a lot of folks said that's inappropriate. if he's complaining about subsidies going to poor african-american kids in america, why was he taking those grants in effect from the fed

and why do conservatives seem so willing to make them into folk hero, whether it's bundy or ted nugent or even the rodeo clown with the obama mask before them? these people seem to find a comfortable home on the political right, there's until they go one step too far. the former chair of the republican national committee. jonathan capehart, both are msnbc contributors. i'll start with you. i guess the question of this whole saga raises for me is the republican party, the conservative movement. is what does it say to you that they looked at this guy. they looked at a guy being backed by a militia that had people talking about using women as human shields. a guy who wouldn't recognize the existence of the federal government. it doesn't even register to them that hey, there might be some kooky ideas that's going to come out with this guy. let's unlink arms with him right away. >> you have two republican parties. there may be something kooky about this guy, i think the linking arms is the first part of it. it's the general argument a, the general principled idea that's talked or espoused i

ted nugent would be a blip.all be a little thing we had to deal with in the silly season of politics. kbhept that the republican party nationwide in washington and houses across the country are pursuing an agenda that makes life harder for women and families. they're against equal pay. they're against education funding. they're against access to health care. that's why this rhetoric is really quite -- instead of being infuriating, it's actually quite terrifying. >> leticia, one more question to you. . you're in the race. wendy davis is down by seven points. some people will say it's nothing. some people will say it's a lot. how optimistic are you that you will see some ladies in the governor's house and in the state house at the top come november? >> well, if the responses that we are getting are any indication of the l level of support, we see this enthusiasm throughout. whether it's through e-mails or personal experiences. whaps is when the other party keeps saying things that are ludicrous and offend women, w

and why do conservatives seem so willing to make them into folk hero, whether it's bundy or ted nugent or even the rodeo clown with the obama mask before them? these people seem to find a comfortable home on the political right, there's until they go one step too far. the former chair of the republican national committee. jonathan capehart, both are msnbc contributors. i'll start with you. i guess the question of this whole saga raises for me is the republican party, the conservative movement. is what does it say to you that so many prominent conservatives. sean hannity, rand paul, we're talking about big names here. what does it say they looked at this guy, a guy being backed by a militia that had people talking about using women answer human shields, a guy who wouldn't recognize the existence of the federal government. what does it say to you that they are able to look at him and it doesn't register to them that hey, there might be cooky ideas. what does that say about the conservative movement? >> i think you've got two parts. the one is there might be something kookey about this gu

the device as a culture that some say has become gone crazy the hunt on american rock'n'roll star ted nugent like stars don't enter talks. but not necessarily in that order i'm still going to be american citizens. i feel good about the region as a sprawling ranch just outside waco texas with the claims behind two hundred and fifty days either unable to carry my guns everywhere want. he left his home state of michigan a decade ago saying i quote it's turned into a liberal hellhole. like it or not. nugent has become a de facto spokesman for the gun lobby in the united states make no mistake about it its overall in the rocker relish the shot i mean. i feel. chimp is just a stint as he is rising in his teens come to a gun show and nugent is a hero the champion of those who probably support gun rights nugent has a lot of guns shotguns and pistols. they are fifteen psi old but by the fire on us troops carrying the comp. i hear people say why he needs it what seems like dismissed the question of. the i do want one. pride is not to fit the bill of needs. the bill of rights. it's true one of the corn

and a guy like cliven bundy or "joe the plumber" or ted nugent, and it creates that bias.y was a creation of fox. i don't know if mike huckabee would have been out there to support him if he was not on air for two weeks, or not? >> well, i was on vacation, i'm not exactly sure who was pushing it but i know it became this big issue. i wondered what is going on. he didn't pay his grazing fees. and by the way, why aren't you talking about immigration? and for those of you worried about drones if what you are concerned about is personal security, i know, let's talk about airport security. there are things that i think are serious issues but we need more leaders directing what is justified anger. >> listen, in fairness we should play this. this was mr. bundy's press conference from today. and a quasi apology. listen. >> i hope i didn't offend anybody. if i did, i ask for their forgiveness. but i'm not withdrawing what i said. i think i said i meant that whether you consider it right i don't know. but it comes from my heart. and the reason it comes from my heart is that i'm conc

if you do, you look at ted nugent, who else, there are other examples. but how will this affect the republican party in terms of picking a folk hero of the day? >> well, i took a lot of heat for saying this on my show. i actually was very cautious of mr. bundy. i said look, he has had a 20-year rift with the government. i think we ought to step back before we champion him. and i think that is what people are going to learn from this. that is just because in principle you agree with the idea you might want to find out who the heck he has been for the last 20 or 30 years. and no one seems to want to do that. it was the principle coming down on the little guy and bringing in guns in the waco-type way. and we already saw what happened in waco in history and do we really want to go there again? the money wasted. >> wow, ben -- >> but it is a selective indignation about government overreach. a selective indignation about government over-spending on the little guy. i could make the similar argument about the immigration, and war on drugs saying we're picking on

rand paul has said he's seriously thinking about running and even ted nugent said he's thinking aboutabout it mean anything do you think? >> of course, because barack obama said he was thinking about, george w. bush, of course, we would want our presidential candidates to think about running for president. jeb bush brings to the table some very significant credibility as well as experience to the presidential table. not only has he ran and run in florida twice but also in bilingual and has a very famous last night, which is a plus and minus, but more importantly credible ideas of moving the republican party and country forward. i think conservatives in the presidential primary will give him a credible look. >> bob shrum, you seem to be echoing that sent. and arguing that bush is the only feasible option for the gop. jeb bush is conservative but he doesn't come across as crazed and sounds reasonable and looks likeable and establishmentarian, has he been out of the game for republicans to embrace him in this way? >> he had to be out of the game for a while because the bush name has its

so ted nugent, phil robinson, now it's bundy. it keeps happening to them and clearly they will not deal with the underlying philosophy of policy or government that they all are advocatelinging. and that is they do not respect a strong central national government, particular ly under this president. this is simple. either you love your government or your don't. you don't have to like them, but you have to love being an american. every july 4, what do we do? pack a picnic basket, blah, blah, blah celebrate america. does clive bundy do that? i hope he does. i don't hate my government. i don't think my government is out to get me. i don't believe there are any black helicopters. do i think the government spies on us? fine. if that keeps us free from terror, that's fine with me. but i don't hate my government. i was taught to love my country. and the essential back boend of our country as a democratic republic, and if he can't handle that, then i'm sure that we can find someone to give him a one way ticket where he could go live in a

. >>> just when you thought the ted nugents and phil robertsons receded to the darkest corners of americanng conservative commentary is coming your way. this week, a missouri state lawmaker compared a woman's decision to terminate her pregnancy to buying a car. >> do you not trust your sisters to make the decisions for themselves? >> well, yesterday i went over to the car lot over here, i was going to get a key made for the vehicle, and i was looking around because i'm considering maybe buying a new vehicle, even when i buy a new vehicle, this is my experience, i don't go right in there and say i want to buy that vehicle and then you -- you leave with it. >> that was missouri state rep chuck gattsenburger arguing for a 72-hour waiting period. todd akin would be proud. republicans cringe fest is hardly limited to a woman's right to choose. the miseducation of jim demint. former u.s. senator and current head of top conservative think tank the heritage foundation has interesting ideas about the federal government's role in ending slavery. huh he put it to a christian radio show. >> no liberal

nugent, again. have you changed your mind? >> well, look, i think tedas on your show or some other show but i think he did come out and apologize. i think he was right to apologize. of course, he used language that i would not use, that i think is wrong. and, so, i think that these he's done right by apologizing and we want to make sure that language political discourse.nvolved in - >> all right, thank you very much. we appreciate your time. texas attorney general greg abbott joining us "outfront" tonight. >>> officials searching for flight 370. there could be something significant in terms of the search zone or how they're going to be looking, but there are some big developments tonight. we'll bring you that press conference live as soon as we get it. >>> mixed messages from the malaysian government. why authorities now won't even confirm if the plane crashed or actually landed. >>> more breaking news. live pictures of denton, texas. we have been watching this cloud mass. cloud on cloud there. tornado warning in effect. this is going to be a very big s

guys like this and it's the same thing with ted nugent are doing a favor to the left and doing a favoro the democrats to the extent that there are interesting intellectually strains of conservative thought about limits of government authority. people like this get associated with them, completely discredit them and make them look ridiculous. joe, you remember the mid-1990s. those house republicans suffered dearly from the way bill clinton and the democrats were able to link gingrich and some of your colleagues to the militia nuts out west and it was devastating. i'm not saying that mainstream washington conservatives have anything really to do with this guy. i'm saying to the extent that conservative media and activists have elevated him, it was a huge mistake and they are going to deserve what they're getting. >> given that, joe, because he's gotten so much sympathy and defense from really high profile people, if they don't dial that back today and completely reject this man and everything he stands for, what's -- what does that say about them? >> well, it'll be up to their audiences.

i mean this story this is a party this is a republican tea party that is associated itself with ted nugent who called this president mongrel. go on go on forever you talking about ann coulter who said that it was it would've been a good idea for tim mcveigh to bomb the new york times building and kill all those people who else is part of the brain and rush limbaugh who says that you know what he ridicules virtually everybody with women minority disabled people poverty stricken people that is the brain. and here and when rand paul came to the came to the aid of bundy and dean heller and sean hannity did they did that because it is a core it is a core element of what the tea party republican party really is today and you can't run away from that you know sean hannity can apologize all he wants he knew exactly what he was doing when he said it you know because up until the point the the bundy said it out loud it had all been right there for all of us to see it was just a dog whistle speaking speaking of rush limbaugh political published a pretty interesting piece an article this week in fact