Bundy Responds To NYT, Defends "Slavery" Comments

The Right Scoop ^ | 4/24/2014 | Caleb Howe

[absentee]

[embeddable youtube of audio is at the link]

"That's exactly what I said. I said I'm wondering if they're better off under government subsidy, and their young women are having the abortions and their young men are in jail, and their older women and their children are standing, sitting out on the cement porch without nothing to do, you know, I'm wondering: Are they happier now under this government subsidy system than they were when they were slaves, and they was able to have their family structure together, and the chickens and garden, and the people had something to do? And so, in my mind I'm wondering, are they better off being slaves, in that sense, or better off being slaves to the United States government, in the sense of the subsidies. I'm wondering. That's what. And the statement was right. I am wondering."

[BenLurkin]

Yes, well, Bundy is not a politician.

[B4Ranch]

I have been reading hundreds of posts on numerous threads here on FR that I will say they sound like a collective sigh of relief that there is now a reason not to support Bundy in his fight for states rights. I have never realized there are so many sunshine patriots on this forum. A truly sickening and disheartening bunch.

To those of you who have not tossed your principles and character into the gutter, I am proud to stand beside you.

[El Cid]

Unfortunately, this will distract from the issue he is standing for.

I agree. Another "Squirrel!" moment from our Media and Government Royals. The issue is an intrusive and overbearing Federal Government. I don't really care about Mr. Bundy's views on history and sociology.

[Durus]

A rule only Republicans have to follow apparently. He should unashamedly espouse his views because all the crazed progressives never hold back.

[Cats Pajamas]

You are one smart cookie!

[Cementjungle]

I wish he’d stick to the land issue where he is on way better footing.

He's entitled to his opinion, and his comments have nothing to do with the land issue... even if the left wants them to somehow be relevant.

[98ZJ USMC]

Insert foot. Chew vigorously.

Yes, the gist of his statement is correct, but damn. Every lame brain moderate who reads that is going to agree with the (D)Marxist Lying Machine.

Good job, idiot. Stick to ranching and let the people who understand that the media IS the enemy do the talking.

[cuban leaf]

And I absolutely agree with him. I’ve articulated the same thing for about a decade.

The great thing about this is that a real public dialogue on this subject just got started! And we now have the internet, facebook, etc. where people can talk about it, and talk they will.

The rational side will win this. I’m actually pretty excited about it.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

If I chose to live on a plantation, trading my time working in the field for a home and food, that is my choice. Slaves had no choice. They could not leave. Their children could not leave. That is the antithesis of the American dream.

That's exactly right. And, worse, their children (or parents, or spouses, or siblings, etc.) could be--and often were--sold and the family forcibly separated. To praise the "family structure" that existed under slavery is ignorant at best.

[Logical me]

Isn't it a wonder that we have a rancher with the intelligence of a real logical human and is totally correct. Kind of reminds me of Sarah Palin who attacks life with logic and a sense of what is right or wrong. Bundy was totally correct and it seems that the communists left would rather BS then really face the problem that they are the real slave owners and have corrupted the blacks.

[Cats Pajamas]

You are my hero. I wanted to change my tagline to a snark comment about Reid but I’m so frigging mad I don’t remember how.

[BarnacleCenturion]

I’m beginning to think that this guy is a dem plant and this thing was a set up from the beginning.

[Cats Pajamas]

Okay I want some of that Cuban leaf you are smoking. Rational never wins with the fools on the left.

[cowboyusa]

He may be a racist idiot or not. Whatever, it does not change the fact that the Feds were willing to kill him over land. He might have even not have been completely right in his case. But IT'S NOT ABOUT HIM, IT'S ABOUT THIS TYRANICAL GOVERNEMENT THAT OPRESSES US AT EVERY TURN. There were people who made stupid comments and did dumb things, but also struck a blow for Liberty all througout our history.
Let the Regessives whine and bray, WE ARE DONE TALIKING TO THEM.

[Aria]

The left is very adept at distorting issues. Of course he’s entitled to his opinion - but public opinion matters here and he’s making things more difficult than they already are.

[Jarhead9297]

Supporting his cause and states rights ok....drawing a parallel to black slavery to this issue just plain stupid. Absolutely brainless to be blunt, especially when there is hypersensitivity to any comparisons no matter the cause. If a conservative today cant utilize common sense and fight for a cause without attempting to draw a p arrallel to this flash point issue id rather not have speak...we all agree but all of us is not the majority needed to take the country back.

[dadfly]

may God bless and protect this man and his family from the evil that is gathering to crush him. i’m liking him more and more.

[xzins]

Come stand beside me then, brother.

Reservation Indians were worse off than free range Indians.

And Entitlement Blacks might be no better off than Plantation blacks.

How many were killed in Chicago last year?

[Cats Pajamas]

Speaking of done talking, has anyone figured out why Limbaugh is talking like a girlie man these days. What the hell is up with that. I have not heard anything worthy from him for so long.

[lurk]

He could have said it another way, could have been more articulate. But he’s right; living in the handout culture is the new slavery.