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Ted Nugent to attend Barack Obama's State of the Union

Published Tuesday, Feb 12 2013, 15:19 GMT | By Justin Harp | Add comment

Ted Nugent will be attending US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address tonight (February 12), despite being a vocal critic of the politician.

The 'Motor City Madman' will be the invited guest of Republican representative Steve Stockman, who said in a statement that he is honoured to welcome Nugent to Washington DC.

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***File Photo***Barack Obama re-elected U.S. President
Democrat BARACK OBAMA has been re-elected President of the United States after scoring victory against Republican MITT ROMNEY on Tuesday night (06Nov12).
Obama proved triumphant at the polls with a majority of 303 votes to Romney's 203, greatly surpassing the 270 needed to land another term in office.
During a lengthy campaign, the incumbent secured a wave of celebrity support and endorsements, with rapper The Game, Pamela Anderson, Sir Paul McCartney and Beyonce among those who urged Americans to vote for Obama in recent days, while Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z performed at election eve rallies on Monday (05Nov12).
Meanwhile, George Clooney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Will Smith and Gwen Stefani hosted fundraisers for the President's re-election campaign.
Eva Longoria, who is a fervent supporter of Obama, was among the first stars to celebrate his win on Twitter.com, writing, "We did it!!! Obama re-elected!!!!! Yes!! Yes We Can!"
She later added, "Barack Obama re-elected as 44th President of the USA!!!! Go BarackObama!!!! Me and my friends celebrating! I'm on tears (sic)! Moving the country forward!!! Obama!!!"
Obama also took to Twitter to thank fans, writing, "We're all in this together. That's how we campaigned, and that's who we are. Thank you."President Barack Obama
on his presidential election campaign in Hilliard
Ohio, USA - 02-11-12
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Barack Obama on the campaign trail

"I am excited to have a patriot like Ted Nugent joining me in the House Chamber to hear from President Obama. After the address I'm sure Ted will have plenty to say," Congressman Stockman said, according to Politico.

Nugent has been the centre of controversy often since Obama took office in 2008, for his outspoken opposition to the leader's policies.

The guitarist had to meet with the Secret Service last year because he referred to Obama as "evil" and "America-hating" in an interview.

He most recently criticised Obama's attempt to pass gun control legislation as being "psychotic", "crazy" and "illogical".

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