Bundy's Black Bodyguard: 'I Would Take A Bullet For That Man'

[DonViejo]

CATHERINE THOMPSON – APRIL 25, 2014, 11:46 AM EDT

One of the supporters serving as a bodyguard for Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy during his standoff with federal authorities -- and who also happens to be black -- said he would still "take a bullet for" Bundy after the rancher made racially inflammatory comments.

CNN's Dan Simon noticed Jason Bullock, a six-year Army veteran who serves as one of Bundy's bodyguards, hanging around the at the Nevada ranch. Simon asked Bullock whether he found Bundy's remarks about blacks and slavery offensive.

"Mr. Bundy is not a racist," he told CNN. "Ever since I've been here, he's treated me with nothing but hospitality. He's pretty much treating me just like his own family."

"I would take a bullet for that man if need be. I look up to him just like I do my own grandfather," he added. "I believe in his cause and after having met Mr. Bundy a few times, I have a really good feel about him and I'm a pretty good judge of character."

more + video
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cliven-bundy-bodyguard-take-a-bullet

[joeybee12]

1. We also have Clarence Thomas, Condoliar Rice, and James C Watt...soooooooo

All this proves is stupid comes in all colors.

[madashelltoo]

39. Don't forget that adorable Allen West.

No group of African American idiots is complete without him.

[joeybee12]

41. How could I have forgotten the King of Dunces!

[seabeyond]

2. well sure. per bundy. that would be a blacks role. and be thankful for it. he is white,

after all. i wouldnt a black man be willing to take a bullet for bundys sorry white ass.



i am beyond patient with this shit now.

[JoePhilly]

3. Ranchers need body guards?

[underpants]

5. Cows with guns almost sounds like a Far Side cartoon

[pinboy3niner]

9. I herd them play at Coachella. nt

[Sheldon Cooper]

20. !

[pinboy3niner]

24. And no one could accuse them of not having...

...enough cowbell.

[underpants]

34. Frankly I think the Chik-fil-a cows are involved

See what I did there? Connected the dots.

[surrealAmerican]

37. For you:

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. Oh, you caught that, too? eom.

[JoePhilly]

29. Maybe he's raising ... wait fot it ...

.... Black cows??

[1StrongBlackMan]

31. Oh ...

I thought you were going to link to the Steely Dan song: Black Cow

&feature=kp

[JoePhilly]

42. Nice!!

[1StrongBlackMan]

45. I especially like the hook ...

"So take drink your little Black Cow, and get outta here!"

[underpants]

36. + what does a rancher know about pick in' cotton?

[IveWornAHundredPants]

4. "I'm not sure why he makes me wear this jockey outfit, but he's really a great guy."

[Thinkingabout]

6. Maybe the question should be would Bundy take a bullet for his body guard.

Tells you Bundy would be glad to put someone else like his great militia will put kids and women on the front line

[DanTex]

7. He's got it all wrong. The plan is for the women to take the bullets.

The black people are supposed to learn to pick cotton. This guy obviously hasn't been paying attention.

[arely staircase]

30. he has women and "the negro" to do his bullet catching nt

[randome]

8. "...after having met Mr. Bundy a few times..." ?

And this after saying Bundy treats him like family! Yeah, I guess I've met my family members a few times, too!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]

[madashelltoo]

40. As a newborn.

He put Bundy in the category of his Grampa. Really? What happened to him during those six years of military service? Did someone say, "drug testing?"

[Capt. Obvious]

10. Bundy said, "He's a credit to the negro race"

[Blue Idaho]

11. "and I'm a pretty good judge of character..."

No - no you aren't. Hanging around with a bunch of armed Posse Comitatus vigilantes is a sure sign you are a terrible judge of character.

[951-Riverside]

12. Well, Jason Bullock that may actually happen

You stick out like a sore thumb, people like the Bundy's and their supporters don't trust you, they are extremely paranoid and they look at you as nothing more than a "negro" and a "colored" "boy" (quoting Ted Bundy yesterday).

You're backing a lost cause on a sinking ship surrounded by people who hate you. Good luck bud.

[Jake Stern]

13. "a six-year Army veteran"

What is it about the military that scrambles folks thinking? It can be seen in people like Jason Bullock and Allen West.

[former9thward]

16. What an ugly insult to our military.

Millions serve or have served in our military. Are their thinking "scrambled"? Or are you picking two or three and attributing it to everyone?

I can find you thousands of "scrambled thinking" among people who have gone to graduate school. Does that mean we should ask 'What is it about graduate school that scrambles folks thinking'?

[Spider Jerusalem]

21. People don't demand that we worship graduate school because patriotism, last time I checked

[former9thward]

35. Respect is not a demand for worship.

I know of no one that "demands that we worship" the military. But go ahead and insult people doing a job that needs to be done. BTW, I am the last person to worship the military. I served in it and feel we should cut it by at least 50% or more in order to put a stop to our meddling in other's affairs.

[Jake Stern]

32. Certainly not all veterans are messed up but

that unquestioning "I will take a bullet for you, sir!" attitude is much harder to find in a PhD.

[tblue37]

33. Maybe the fact that Rush is force fed to them several times a day

on Armed Services Radio, many of their officers are a bunch of RW fundies, and the Suth has such a lousy rate of employment that the enlisted ranks are often packed with poor working class kids who used to drive aroubd with Confederate flag decals on their trucks. It creates a certain ambient "culture" that seeps into their pores.

[Tom Ripley]

14. "He doesn't make me eat on the backporch"

[TeamPooka]

15. #sucker

[get the red out]

17. Everybody has the right to not be too bright

A lot of people are subjective to all sorts of brainwashing too. And people can be paid to do or say just about anything.

[bullwinkle428]

18. How many hours has this guy been on the job?

[derby378]

19. "I never picked cotton"

[Jamaal510]

22. .

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[The Straight Story]

23. If he did it would probably be coming from bundy (nt)

[KamaAina]

25. He might well take a bullet FROM that man

[1StrongBlackMan]

26. Where have I heard that before ... ...

Oh, yeah ...

If the master's house caught on fire, the house Negro would fight harder to put the blaze out than the master would. If the master got sick, the house Negro would say, "What's the matter, boss, we sick?" We sick! He identified himself with his master more than his master identified with himself. And if you came to the house Negro and said, "Let's run away, let's escape, let's separate," the house Negro would look at you and say, "Man, you crazy. What you mean, separate? Where is there a better house than this? Where can I wear better clothes than this? Where can I eat better food than this?" That was that house Negro.

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/malcgrass.html

[Tom Ripley]

43. +1000

[ProSense]

28. A few

CNN's Dan Simon noticed Jason Bullock, a six-year Army veteran who serves as one of Bundy's bodyguards, hanging around the at the Nevada ranch. Simon asked Bullock whether he found Bundy's remarks about blacks and slavery offensive.

"Mr. Bundy is not a racist," he told CNN. "Ever since I've been here, he's treated me with nothing but hospitality. He's pretty much treating me just like his own family."

...points:

1) Is that the "black guy" who Bundy tried to hide behind?

Cliven Bundy: I can't be racist, I know a black guy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024866795

2) What would anyone expect a paid tool to say? His job is to "take a bullet" for Bundy.

3) He's a "six-year Army veteran" working for a guy who doesn't recognize the U.S. government? He clearly has a mercenary mentality.

That's a funny definition of patriotism you've got there, fella
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024833813

Steve Benen:

Political figures who rallied to defend Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy must have known they were taking a risk. Indeed, much of the Republican establishment chose to do the exact opposite precisely because they were afraid to gamble on a man who doesn’t recognize the legitimacy of the United States government.

But some prominent GOP officials rolled the dice anyway. Fox News and Glenn Beck celebrated the rancher as a hero, while U.S. senators like Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) cheered Bundy on, calling him a “patriot,” even as he declared an ability to ignore laws and court orders he doesn’t like.

It’s become increasingly difficult to maintain this posture. For one thing, anyone relying on the threat of violence to act above the law hasn’t earned the backing of anyone in the American mainstream. For another, some of the basic elements of Bundy’s claims now appear to be false.

<...>

Frankly, it was pretty obvious before that federal lawmakers like Rand Paul and Dean Heller were making a huge mistake rallying behind Bundy. When it comes to choosing a proper cause celebre, it’s best not to choose a man who’s said, “I don’t recognize [the] United States government as even existing,” and whose supporters appeared prepared for a confrontation – a potentially violent confrontation – with American law enforcement.

- more -

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/bundy-i-want-tell-you-one-more-thing

What does it say when U.S. Senators become apologists for lunatics who declare they don't recognize the U.S. government?
Still, even Republicans are starting to realize they were dumbasses for jumping on this lunatic's bandwagon.

RNC Spokesman Is Furious The GOP Has Been Lumped With Bundy...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024870415

Bundy has his "black guy" in Jason Bullock, who is either a complete fool or he'll one day realize that he's ready to die for someone who argues that he would be better off if he were a "slave."

Jason Bullock = Moron.

[MrScorpio]

38. That, my friends, is someone that we call an "Uncle Ruckus"

He knows his "place" and he loves his master.

[okieinpain]

44. I would bet anyone ten bucks

Mr bundy pats him on the head a lot

[Shandris]

46. The amount of racist comments I'm reading in response to this man is disgusting.

SO...because this guy, who apparently has worked with this rancher man for quite a while, disagrees with a bunch of people who watched a 1:30 second video that seems to, from a certain context, say things unflattering or perhaps racist (but most likely just ill-informed or 'old' thought), he's:
1. Dumb
2. A traitor
3. A moron
4. Gets patted on the head a lot (?!?!!)
5. An Uncle Tom renamed
6. A small slew of other insults

Unbelievable. Disgusting and unbelievable.

Edit to add: It's possible there's more to this story than I've seen; I don't have perfect information or anything, and I don't follow it that closely. If I have missed something pertinent, I'll be more than happy to correct my view.

[spanone]

47. means nothing.

[MrScorpio]

48. Here we go...