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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatch: Cliven Bundy Explains Why Martin Luther King Jr. Would Be on His Side
Ohhhhh boy. Cliven Bundy went on CNN's New Day to defend himself this morning, one day after we all found out that the former conservative hero rancher is actually pretty racist. It did
not go well for Cliven Bundy. The rancher began the interview by holding up a dead calf live on air, after which he told CNN he wanted to "talk to you about being prejudiced a little bit."
What followed was a somewhat astonishing series of thoughts from Bundy on civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks (whom he repeatedly called "Rosa Park"
not go well for Cliven Bundy. The rancher began the interview by holding up a dead calf live on air, after which he told CNN he wanted to "talk to you about being prejudiced a little bit."
What followed was a somewhat astonishing series of thoughts from Bundy on civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks (whom he repeatedly called "Rosa Park"
http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/04/watch-cliven-bundy-explains-why-martin-luther-king-jr-would-be-on-his-side/361216/
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Watch: Cliven Bundy Explains Why Martin Luther King Jr. Would Be on His Side (Original Post)
spanone
Apr 2014
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Hekate
(90,714 posts)1. Keep talkin', shitkicker
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)2. Didn't watch your clip but
if it is the same interview I saw earlier today Bundy does not seem to realize that MLK is deceased.
Segami
(14,923 posts)3. Keep Diggin' Bundy.....here, I have something for ya..
Its the biggest shovel I could find so keep digging'.........
phil89
(1,043 posts)4. "If those people can't take those kind of words and not be offended"?
The racism is just so ingrained, it defies logic and rational thought.
malaise
(269,031 posts)5. Obama killed that calf
Benghaziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
spanone
(135,843 posts)6. hey malaise....what has this country become....?
that this moron is even part of the equation is scary as hell!!!
malaise
(269,031 posts)7. Lots of folks are using the T word now
If you do not recognize the US government in deed (not merely in word) you are committing treason.
There should be two options - revoke citizenship and exile or prison.
Sadly the Feds have played around with this crap for way too long.