Nugent pledges to 'take on the media orgy' following State of the Union

Rocker Ted Nugent, who will attend Tuesday's State of the Union as the surprise guest of Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), said Monday night that he would "remain respectful to the office of the presidency and the event itself" — but predicted some post-event fireworks as he critiqued President Obama.

"We know that the president will have the State of the Union stacked and jammed with props, children and victims of violent crime," Nugent told KFYI, according to the Huffington Post. "And my friends wanted me to attend to counter that the way that I do: with facts, statistics and common sense and logic and a celebration of self-evident truths. So I will be taking on the media orgy following the State of the Union address."

Nugent, an outspoken proponent of gun rights, has been highly critical of President Obama in the past. Before last year's election, Nugent said he would be "dead or in jail" if President Obama prevailed over Mitt Romney, earning him a visit from the Secret Service.

President Obama is expected to urge Congress to adopt sweeping new gun controls during his speech Tuesday night. In the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting in December, Obama asked Congress to pass an updated assault weapons ban, new limits on magazine capacity and universal background checks on all firearms purchases.

First lady Michelle Obama will be hosting a number of individuals touched by gun violence in her box for the event. They include Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton and Nathaniel A. Pendleton Sr., the parents of a Chicago teenager gunned down last month near the Obama's home; Brian Murphy, a first responder to the Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wis., last August; and a first grade teacher who worked at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

In a statement released Monday, Stockman said in a statement he was "excited to have a patriot like Ted Nugent joining me" and that “after the address I’m sure Ted will have plenty to say.”

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