Posted on 04/15/2014 9:56:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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KRYSTAL BALL: Next Monday is Patriots' Day in Boston and thousands of modern patriots will take to the streets to run, to celebrate and to come together out of tragedy, proving true the words of our pledge, one nation, under God, indivisible. That word though, patriot, has become a really loaded one. To see what I mean, consider Cliven Bundy, the rancher who has refused to pay the people of the U.S. what he owes for use of our land because he views the U.S. federal government as a foreign interloper.
Mr. Bundy denies the legitimacy of our republic. And though he's been found guilty twice by courts in Nevada, he seems to want to pick and choose the laws that he feels like obeying. But to many on the right he's a hero, a patriot. In fact, the word patriot has become almost synonymous with right-wing anti-government views. On the fringe, quote/unquote patriot groups are grounded in extreme anti-government doctrine, conspiracy theories and fear of impending government violence. They have names like 22nd Field Force Alabama Militia, American Patriot Party and the John Birch Society.
Many of the protesters drawn to Cliven Bundy's ranch with firearms ready to do whatever it takes to keep Cliven Bundy from complying with federal law were militia members, part of that patriot movement. In more mainstream political thought, the word patriot has become so closely associated with the political right that it was on the now infamous IRS BOLO list, the implication being where you find the word patriot you will likely find a politically active conservative group....
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These enemies of the constitution have some nerve to insult our patriotism.
What the hell kind of hippy parents names there kid Crystal Ball? What kind of lamestream network would take someone serious with a name like that and actually hire them?
That's obviously her stripper name.
And these groups that came, did they break any laws? I think you can carry weapons in Nevada. I think you can assemble in Nevada. I think you have free speech in Nevada. Where was the crime?
It sounds better than diseased skank, which is undoubtedly more accurate.
These anti-American types need to be kicked out of America.
Wait. Until. November.... all you filthy Communist scum!!!
Funny that libs talk about “Patriots” they wouldn’t understand the Constitution if it bit them in their Commie asses..Libs will always take the side of the Govt, because to them, the Govt is their God, and Conservatives are all evil in their mind so we all deserve what we get..scary times indeed
I cant wait for the Commie scum to get what is coming to them..and God willing we take back the White House in 2016, libs loved what the IRS did to us, will be great for karma to bite them in their sorry asses and we give it to them right back..yeah Im a strong believer in revenge
I went to high school in the early 50s and there was one kid named Merry Christmas and another named Happy New Year.
Parents have been sick forever!
Krystal Ball has gazed deeply into this matter without asking why the federal government still owns property that by law should revert to the state of Nevada. Patriots would not blatantly defy the Constitution like that. But that’s a thought too far for Krystal’s reach.
Beech!!
Come back with tanks next time and see how that werx out.
Yes, I remember all those pics we saw in school of the Founding Fathers wearing neon-colored spandex and Nikes and jogging up and down the Appalachian trail. That’s a real patriot.
right. according to them, killing babies, gay weddings, drug abuse, welfare checks, domestic spying, and the assassination of American citizens without due process is all perfectly constitutional... but the right to keep and bear arms? that’s kind of unclear you see. that’s a gray area of the constitution. And we’re the “anti-patriots” for not seeing things that way.
The real question is why the feds are clearing the land of cattle. I doubt it is because of a turtle. Why not just sell the land to this rancher in return for the money they claim he owes them?
I was surprised by the reaction.
Well, uh, yeah, . . I thought everyone felt this way. . .
You ask too many questions peasant. Please step to the left for further screening.
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