At a recent show, musician and firearms supporter, Ted Nugent went off on a tirade using some choice words directed at certain prominent members of Congress including presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack O'Bama and Sen. Hiliary Clinton. As an example, Nugent addressed Sen. Obama by saying "I got something for you , you piece of shit" while carelessly swinging assault rifles in the air. You can watch the clip in its entirety but be forewarned there is profanity and it might cause you to get a tattoo of the flag or something equivalent . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRxdZIGce4

While this sort of thing wouldn't normally make the news considering the audience probably consisted of only a handful of individuals (most of whom probably agreed with what Nugent had to say), the use of YouTube allows for any and everyone to see these types of things and furthermore is making these individuals accountable for their actions. While I am a firm believer in supporting free speech, Nugent's remarks can very well be construed as threats to these representatives considering the context of his statements and therefore could raise eyebrows from CIA officials.

More importantly, in my opinion, is how this tirade will affect Nugent's political career should he decide to pursue one - Nugent has often hinted around the idea of running for Governor in his home state of Michigan. I can only imagine the attack pieces that his Democratic opponents along with anti-gun groups would piece together if need be. As was the case with George Allen and his reference to a campaign volunteer as "macaca", individuals with any sort of political aspirations must consider the publics ability to post clips that can reach mass audiences in a matter of hours via broadcast hosts like YouTube. The ability of to reach mass audiences like this is what, in my opinion, will eventually garner YouTube the slogan "Killing political careers since 2005".