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bravenak

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25. We go to jail because we never learned to pick cotton?

Reply to JaneyVee (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:24 AM

Apr 2014

Maybe WE were better off slaves? But freedom for him?
What a weak minded individual.

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Cliven Bundy: “I Want to Tell You About The Negro" [View all] JaneyVee Apr 2014 OP

All survivalist/militia nuts are white supremacists. Dawson Leery Apr 2014 #1

SMDH.....I wonder who people think they are gearing up to go to war with.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #10

I wish I could say you are wrong but you are very right. Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #63

They're not though oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #15

They are militia nuts? Egnever Apr 2014 #16

Of course not , they are liberal as can be oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #17

Then they dont qualify Egnever Apr 2014 #23

Maine Is a Tough Place To Make A Go Of It left on green only Apr 2014 #44

Very different meaning JHB Apr 2014 #60

Living off the grid is not the same as being a survivalist Gormy Cuss Apr 2014 #67

These aren't just survivalists.....these are militia.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #69

It's hardly fair to say all... High_Voltage Apr 2014 #50

+1 gollygee Apr 2014 #78

Oddly enough, unemployment is not due to folks having never learned to pick cotton. cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #2

That is very true....my father's family made their living picking cotton growing up.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #11

I picked cotton some as a kid. Paid about $2.00 per hundred pounds. On a good day you could make Elwood P Dowd Apr 2014 #29

Oh yes it was..... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #30

Guess it depends on where you were back then. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2014 #38

It was white wing, gun nut bigots who came to his stand off. And the government did nothing. Hoyt Apr 2014 #3

Not even shocked at this. Quite typical to think that only black SummerSnow Apr 2014 #4

Best part is how he's making a living off public land and refusing to pay the bill Scootaloo Apr 2014 #21

I'm shocked I tell yah malaise Apr 2014 #51

hey bundy, nobody gives 2shits what you think spanone Apr 2014 #5

I'm glad the media is pretty much ignoring him. thecrow Apr 2014 #14

Except for the "fair and balanced" network pokerfan Apr 2014 #82

Sounds like he spends his days listening to Limbaugh. lpbk2713 Apr 2014 #6

Your winnings, sir! backscatter712 Apr 2014 #7

What a disgusting bigoted ass! sheshe2 Apr 2014 #8

Well, if he didn't have Fox News convinced before... Fridays Child Apr 2014 #9

"and having a family life"... ljm2002 Apr 2014 #12

wow just wow oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #13

Here is the original NYTimes article. Nine Apr 2014 #48

Why I Parted Ways With The Right pokerfan Apr 2014 #85

Adam Nagourney /NYT lunasun Apr 2014 #75

vid lunasun Apr 2014 #84

Well we certainly know he's better off under government . . . brush Apr 2014 #18

Double Think. The guy who steals from the government is upset at people who get subsidies n/t Taitertots Apr 2014 #19

I wouldn't be upset if his cows trampled him. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #20

Holy shit, it's up to 14 editions now? Scootaloo Apr 2014 #22

Yes it is. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #24

You played Magic the Gathering? Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #28

I name myself after a My Little Pony character; you think "nerd" phases me? Scootaloo Apr 2014 #35

Gets a new Core Set every year now. Codeine Apr 2014 #95

Oh, to have disposable income again Scootaloo Apr 2014 #101

"Ew, I've got Cliven Bundy on my hooves. Gross." ck4829 Apr 2014 #68

Haha. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #72

We go to jail because we never learned to pick cotton? bravenak Apr 2014 #25

Old white men know much more about your life experience than you do. Kablooie Apr 2014 #33

Well if they say so... bravenak Apr 2014 #36

Picking cotton? Picking cotton? Picking cotton? Picking cotton? Picking cotton? Picking cotton? freshwest Apr 2014 #26

N/T JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #52

Bwahaha, best answer! txwhitedove Apr 2014 #53

I am still LMAO since you posted this eShirl Apr 2014 #93

so predictable joe_stampingbull Apr 2014 #27

I'm utterly shocked this man is a racist. Whooda thunk it? Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #31

It's nice that he knows all about "the negro". Kablooie Apr 2014 #32

aaah the scourge of multi-culturalism Tsiyu Apr 2014 #71

the black experience mwyn8 Apr 2014 #104

... Tsiyu Apr 2014 #108

drone him already. NYtoBush-Drop Dead Apr 2014 #34

Wow. That was draw dropping! tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #37

Send in the military!!!!!! mfcorey1 Apr 2014 #39

Wait. Bundy's a racist? Hong Kong Cavalier Apr 2014 #40

Wow ... really? Seriously? This guy REALLY SAID THAT SHIT? Like, RECENTLY? brett_jv Apr 2014 #41

Leasing BLM land on the cheap mackerel Apr 2014 #42

Okay Hannity, put him on your show again. I dare ya. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #43

yes, the "family life" of slaves was just heaven eShirl Apr 2014 #45

did he do the interview in a hood? Or maybe by telegraph? Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #46

Another obvious, but, little reported piece of Bundy lore... Hugin Apr 2014 #47

The irony meter just exploded. Nine Apr 2014 #49

It didn't just explode.....it *detonated*. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #56

What? Mr. Bundy is a racist, misogynist asshole? theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #54

Well, I'm afraid I can't say I'm exactly surprised at this development..... AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #55

somebody in one of those comment section posted this iloveObama12 Apr 2014 #57

Why yuiyoshida Apr 2014 #58

He is an expert on the subject of government subsidies! B Calm Apr 2014 #59

Not to worry. He has a great relationship with "the blacks." nt nyquil_man Apr 2014 #61

"Please Proceed Wingnut"! maxrandb Apr 2014 #62

Give them enough rope.. aceofblades Apr 2014 #64

I guess there is no video, G_j Apr 2014 #65

Here are nuts who grew up watching John Wayne and Audie Murphy who would never Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #66

Here are nuts who grew up watching John Wayne and Audie Murphy who would never The CCC Apr 2014 #106

Release the Cliven!!! underpants Apr 2014 #70

I'm so glad I live in post-racial America tclambert Apr 2014 #73

+1 !! exactly lunasun Apr 2014 #76

+1 gollygee Apr 2014 #79

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2014 #74

So effin sick of this lykemike Apr 2014 #77

About 10 years ago... 3catwoman3 Apr 2014 #80

Suck on THAT, Hannity. You own it. (nt) Paladin Apr 2014 #81

White Man's Burden? pokerfan Apr 2014 #83

ha, well damn. Raffi Ella Apr 2014 #86

Negro????? Cotton picking?????? Beacool Apr 2014 #87

video kpete Apr 2014 #88

I saw the train wreck coming... jmondine Apr 2014 #89

LOL! tanyev Apr 2014 #98

Free Republic, of course, approves this message muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #90

They're still stuck on believing that the NYT took his statement "out of context" 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #97

sounds like a few generations stillcool Apr 2014 #91

I have something to say. Mr. Evil Apr 2014 #92

Because slavery and family life neffernin Apr 2014 #94

"Negro isnt a racist term!" 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #96

He's just a typical Republican nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #99

These African-American men turned out pretty well...They have power, and Mr. Bundy does not! PennsylvaniaMatt Apr 2014 #100

It will be funny watching the Republicans. gulliver Apr 2014 #102

Um, Bundy? There was this thing called the Industrial Revolution eilen Apr 2014 #103

Most Black People mstinamotorcity2 Apr 2014 #105

I am Really Surprised He Said That! Wolf Frankula Apr 2014 #107

Actually, he is of an age when "Negro" was an acceptable word; however, he does LoisB Apr 2014 #109