Posted on 04/24/2014 8:11:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher around whom some Republicans and conservative activists have rallied in a high-profile fight against the federal government, made disparaging comments about African-Americans in an interview with The New York Times published Thursday.
Bundy wondered if African-Americans might have been "better off" as slaves, referring to them as "the Negro."
From The Times' Adam Nagourney:
“I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro,” he said. Mr. Bundy recalled driving past a public-housing project in North Las Vegas, “and in front of that government house the door was usually open and the older people and the kids — and there is always at least a half a dozen people sitting on the porch — they didn’t have nothing to do. They didn’t have nothing for their kids to do. They didn’t have nothing for their young girls to do.
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Stop being paranoid. It makes you look foolish.
So you’re defending him? C’mon man.
With you suddenly jumping in calling him a "jackass".
I just find it very curious.
Stop being paranoid. It makes you look foolish.
Uh huh...
I read the comments. Didn’t hear them. What I read made it pretty clear he was comparing plantation blacks with those enslaved to welfare.
Is there something different on the audio?
In fact, the democrats were the southern plantation owners and the democrats are the welfare plantation owners.
And the democrats are the ones pushing abortions for blacks.
It’s so pathetic that you keep quoting my words in a sad attempt to lure someone to come help you. How about you stop replying and go pester someone else.
>>Is there something different on the audio?<<
No, I didn’t think so.
With you suddenly jumping in calling him a "jackass".
I just find it very curious.
It’s so pathetic that you keep quoting my words in a sad attempt to lure someone to come help you.
I need no help here regarding your sudden interest about this story.
Fact is you never once commented on the Bundy ranch event until the leftist media gave you an opportunity to chime in and attempt to discredit Mr. Bundy.
Is this not true?
Stop being paranoid. You sound stupid.
Is this not true?
Yes, because your question is stupid. Beyond stupid, idiotic.
If find it extremely inquisitive barely a peep out of you on this historic news event until now.
By that logic we'd all need to comment on everything from the moment it happened in order for your "extremely inquisitive" feelings to be satisfied.
Look man, if you can't see how destructive these comments were there is no helping you. Bundy has effectively blown up almost all the support he had going for him. The politicians who had goodwill towards him will condemn him and move away. Radio hosts will probably start doing the same. My guess is Fox will dramatically cut back on coverage - and they were the only network really giving this airtime (particularly Greta).
Political realities are what they are. Whether he intended to or not, Bundy put himself in something of a position as a spokesman for ranchers concerned about the Federal Governments land grabs - and he has just given them all a huge black eye.
Nice try, but no sale.
Your acting like a conspiracy theorist, and seem to be a bit on the slow side so I will leave you to your paranoia.
Where is the hanging offense, other than inside socialist and GOPe craniums?
This bears no comparison to Mourdock's malaprop.
Oh, now I’m a conspiracy theorist regarding you huh?
You sound like some government propagandist. And in fact operate like one as noted above.
And that’s the history of the Dems...slavery, segregation, KKK, abortions.
And Bundy is a racist?
FU Left wing statist pieces of human scum!!
“Where Bundy went wrong was saying that the Blacks would have been better off as slaves.”
He didn’t state that they were better off as slaves,he questioned whether they would be. Big difference IMHO.
The following is the alleged quote.
” And I’ve often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy? They didn’t get no more freedom. They got less freedom.”
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What I meant was using the words, “better off as slaves” . The press just needed the sound bite to run with it.
A valid observation, but then that is a characteristic of the leftists to distort and misrepresent.
Saul D. Alinsky- who is (Lucifer's chum) taught them well.
Fact is you are a paranoid dolt. Just because I don’t comment on sonething the first time doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to comment on it ever again in the future. Moron.
Is this not true?
Just because I don’t comment on sonething the first time doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to comment on it ever again in the future. Moron.
What do you mean the first time?
There have been about 100 threads regarding this historic event. Yet you only chime in with, "He's a jackass" when the leftist media suggests Bundy is a racist.
You bet I find your comments suspect.
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