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Even before the tour, Nugent got some national attention by calling President Obama a 鈥渟ubhuman mongrel鈥� and a 鈥渃himpanzee.鈥� By the time it ended, the 鈥淢otor City Madman鈥� had used the racial slur 鈥淛aps,鈥� savaged a group of American Indians, and apparently suggested neutering certain women. Nugent even blasted a Toledo, Ohio, newspaper that took its own heat for sponsoring his appearance at a community festival 鈥� the last time he will be invited by that paper.

Things began to turn sour for 鈥淭he Nuge鈥� in March, when the city of Longview, Texas, paid him $16,000 鈥� half his contract amount 鈥� to not appear at the town鈥檚 Fourth of July Festival, despite having booked him earlier. Without elaborating, a city spokesman said Nugent was 鈥渘ot the right feel for this kind of community event.鈥� That cancellation came around the time Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a Republican running for governor with Nugent鈥檚 support, was apologizing for Nugent鈥檚 racist comments about the president.

Out of the frying pan: Ever since Ted Nugent described President Obama in terms reminiscent of Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher, the 66-year-old rock 'n' roller has seen his fortunes plummet. Cancellations of several of his concerts drove Nugent into a rage against the "unclean vermin" who criticized him.

In July, the Coeur d鈥橝lene Tribe of Indians, which has contributed thousands to human rights, was asked by the Intelligence Report why its Idaho casino had booked the racist rocker for an Aug. 4 concert. Within hours, the tribe had decided to cancel the concert because of Nugent鈥檚 鈥渉istory of racist and hate-filled remarks.鈥� It didn鈥檛 mention Nugent鈥檚 claim that he鈥檚 more Native American than some Indians and his furious attacks on people campaigning against sports team names such as Redskins, Braves and Chiefs.

With that, social media ignited. Soon the Puyallup Tribe in western Washington, deluged with complaints, announced it was cancelling two Nugent shows because of his 鈥渞acist attitudes and views.鈥�

As is his wont, Nugent didn鈥檛 mince words. 鈥淚t is so glaringly obvious that the lying unclean phonics & hygiene challenged haters attacking me are blackhearted soulless robotic idiots,鈥� he fumed.

Then Nugent played a biker bar concert in Sturgis, S.D., while protesters picketed. The apologetic bar owner said publicly that it would have cost too much to cancel, but pledged he wouldn鈥檛 book Nugent again.

Safely aboard his jet, Nugent fired back, calling the American Indian demonstrators 鈥渟tinkyass unclean dipshit protestors that admitted they hate me AND ALL WHITE PEOPLE THAT STOLE THEIR LAND BULLSHIT!! See, it aint me they hate, they hate all Americans that produce & live the American Dream. Simply insane!鈥�

He added that journalists were a liberal army of 鈥淣azi propagandists鈥� and said his critics were 鈥渦nclean vermin.鈥�

Still, the long-time National Rifle Association (NRA) board member, 鈥渁mbassador鈥� of the Outdoor Channel, and contributor to the conspiracy-minded WorldNetDaily was warmly embraced in a few quarters, including a Tea Party gathering in Big Horn Basin, Wyo., where he was 鈥渄eputized鈥� by the local sheriff. Nugent, who wrote a book called Kill It & Grill It, took that opportunity to say that women who oppose hunting should be 鈥渇ixed鈥� by their pro-gun partners.

In the end, many wondered aloud if his 鈥渟hut-up鈥� tour might be Nugent鈥檚 last. Music industry reports suggest Nugent鈥檚 growing record of hatred may be seriously damaging his career 鈥� whatever is left for the 66-year-old guitarist. One South Dakota newspaper columnist and NRA member suggested that if Nugent isn鈥檛 booted from the NRA board for his 鈥渘eo-Ku Klux Klan views,鈥� the nation鈥檚 largest gun lobby deserves the 鈥渞etribution that comes to those who fail to confront hate.鈥�