Posted on 04/25/2014 1:48:55 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I havent been following the Cliven Bundy case because, believe it or not, southwestern grazing disputes have never been among my interests. I know the Daily Caller has done stories about him because Ive seen the headlines, but I havent followed the whole thing. I havent written a word about him before today. I dont care.
But now that this Bundy fellow has publicly said things that have offended a lot of black people, suddenly, he represents everybody to the right of Karl Marx. Suddenly Im obliged to have an opinion about him.
If you want to know what I think about some rancher in Nevada, I tend to agree with the always delightful and perceptive Kira Davis. Be warned: Im told she isnt a proper African-American because shes a conservative. Be that as it may, here shes 100% correct.
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
What Kira said.
I dont know if Bundys grazing dispute has any merit. And I certainly wouldnt subscribe to his newsletter. All I know is that hes the latest private citizen to stand up to the government and be excoriated by the media for it. Like Kira said, its not about one guy. Its about the media abusing their power to stifle dissent against government control. Just ask anybody whos been raked over the coals for daring to complain about their health insurance. Ask Joe the Plumber. Ask Ben Carson. Ask Carrie Prejean. Ask anybody who inconveniences the left.
The message is simple: Submit, or this will happen to you too. And itll continue, whether or not some rancher youve never heard of is a dumb bigot....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Pat Dollar has the full Bundy clip
http://patdollard.com/2014/04/shock-hoax-exposed-full-clip-of-cliven-bundys-non-racist-pro-black-anti-government-remarks-vs-media-matters-deceptively-edited-hoax-version-see-that-cliven-bundy-is-actually-an-advocat/
Bundy laments the corrosive Federal impact on Black families, talks about their long faces and crappy lives. Bundy pities the Black plight as worse than slavery. Bundy contrasts the Black family with Spanish families, how the Spanish are living happier and fullfilling lives.
Bundy uses these stories to underscore his conclusion that the Federal Government is the root cause of society ills.
Also saw a clip of whistleblower Tice, who feels vindicated by Snowden’s revealations. Tice was silenced by reports that he was crazy, and anyone running his story was also crazy.
Why am I conflating the two stories?
So that Freepers, take great care when watching clips and reading stories. You may only receive a small slice of the story, a story that communicates a lie.
Watch for the race card, or the mental card!
In conclusion, the demented David Gregory story, and the “Psychological Consultant” story. Was that a warning shot to all Journalists and Whistleblowers?
“The main stream propaganda machine is powerful...!”
Yes it is.
All the more reason that Bundy should have stayed on topic, that being his land. But, he wanted to play talk show host and got in over his head in about one nano second. “Stupid is as stupid does”. Over, and over again and again. And so it goes......
The entire Bundy comment was not stupid. The stupidity was thinking the New York Times, or any MSM outlet, would report the story truthfully.
At work, we are reminded, continually, to not provide comment to Journalists. Do not even say you have no information. Send EVERY inquiry to the PR/Communications office. Just give them the Department name & phone number, then hangup
The property right is God given, not government created, and extends to all
Let me take a CUE from the faux Indian from MA
MY ‘tribe’ had an old saying
EVEN A FISH WOULDN’T GET CAUGHT IF IT WOULD JUST KEEP ITS MOUTH SHUT.
And: "Is it a sign that we have lost when supposed Conservatives back down from a simple Truth because they fear being branded as racists by the actual racists?"
Anyone with a lick of sense knows that Bundy's comments/questions speak to Truth and our side is too cowardly to call out the real race-baiters out of fear. This does not bode well for those of us who have any shred of hope of regaining our Republic and Constitution - too cowardly to fight = to weak to win.
Racist comment? Or realizing what welfare does to the family structure and the ability to be all you can be. Let’s face it this is just what the socialist/commie media wanted, as espoused by Saul Alinsky to destroy the gov’t’s enemy.
Disparaging Mr. Bundy will now give the gov’t. cover to go after him.
The sad and stupid thing about this whole uproar is that Bundy chose to refer to 1860 instead of 1960 and beyond. The black race made amazing progress - through many dangers, toils and snares.
Then came the War on Poverty.
If ever there were an object in the Law of Unintended Consequences, there it is.
I do believe that, just as with Phil Robertson, the media has to protect their government buddies from any possible threat from private citizens who stand up for their own rights. I knew something like the Bundy hates black people story would be developed just like the Robertson hates gays story.
Media has to find personal opinions taken out of context to be used as weapons against those thy feel are dangerous to the current regime.
Can’t have the unwashed masses actually believing that they have a right to free speech, freedom of religion, or the right to self-protection.
Bundy did not make a racist statement, he asked a series of culturist questions. He was questioning the subculture of black urban America that is incapable of normal life.
The reaction clearly shows there can be no comment or criticism of the seriously degraded Amish subcultures that are polluting the cities of America.
Yeah another stupid way the marxist media distracts and distorts from the real issue at hand:
Individual Property Rights and a Bloated Out-of-Control Brownshirt Gov’t.
Number one, I don’t think he is a ‘bigot’ and number two as long as we have the likes of Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, Rev Wright and all kinds of anti white race groups no it doesn’t matter.
I agree. He may not have put things well but he was expressing his sense that the Democratic policies have damaged the Negro as badly or worse than slavery. My sense was that he was wanting a better path with real choices for American Negros not that in any way he thought slavery was good or preferable. It was a comparison to show the extent of the damage the Democratic policies have caused.
Last I checked, we have a First Amendment right to express our views. I may not agree with Bundy, but I believe he has a right, in America, to say what he thinks. I am shocked by how NO ONE in media is helping people remember this.
Bigoted racist old fool?
Is that code for someone not afraid of telling the truth?
From where I sit, what I’ve heard of what he said is not racist, it was “racial” and yes we should still be allowed to have discussion on the subject. Free country and all that.
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But who gives that "Racist!" label so much power? Cowardly conservatives that run for the hills at its merest whisper and would throw their own mother under the bus to avoid its taint.
We on the right should just say "So, what?" or "Big deal" to that charge. The "Racism!" slur is the most powerful weapon the the Left has and, really, its their only weapon. We have to overcome it, discredit it, or ignore it because the Left will always have it hanging over heads like the Sword of Damocles.
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