CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Ted Nugent

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DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Because we're here in Texas, I want to play you something for you that has been playing all over the airwaves pretty much everywhere nationally and even internationally.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A communist-raised, communist-educated, communist-nurtured subhuman mongrel, like the Acorn community organizer gangster, Barack Hussein Obama.

BASH: As you know, that's Ted Nugent, and he is campaigning here with the leading Republican candidate to be your next governor. Is that appropriate for them to campaign together?

SEN. TED CRUZ, (R) TEXAS: Look, I had not seen that video until you just played it.

BASH: What do you think of it?

CRUZ: You know, I think it is a little curious that to be questioning political folks about rock stars. I've got to tell you, listen, I'm not cool enough to hang out with any rock stars. Jay-Z doesn't come over at my house. I don't hang out with Ted Nugent.

BASH: Jay-Z doesn't call the president a subhuman mongrel. This --

CRUZ: I would be willing to bet that the president's Hollywood friends have said some pretty extreme things.

BASH: The reason why I played that for you and the reason why it's an issue is because this week, you're in Texas, as I mentioned. He was invited to campaign with the man who may be your next governor in your party.

CRUZ: Look, those sentiments there, of course, I don't agree with them. You've never heard me say such a thing and nor would I. You know, I will note, there's a reason Ted Nugent -- people listen to him which is that he has been fighting passionately for Second Amendment rights.

BASH: Would you campaign with Ted Nugent?

CRUZ: You know, I haven't yet, and I'm going to avoid engaging in hypotheticals.

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