OF COURSE this was a cleverly edited “Hit Job” by the NYT.
However, what Hannity, Beck, and many others fail to recognize is that Our Constitutional Rights DO NOT depend upon our personal prejudices, clumsy speech patterns, or even our IQ.
The unedited interview says things that we say here on FR all the time, about how the Welfare State has destroyed the Black Family in America.
Mr. Bundy is just not quite as eloquent as the average FReeper in expressing these truths.
I was really stunned at the knee-jerk reaction of many FReepers when this first came out. Epithets such as “Idiot”, “Troll” and “Racist” streamed onto the threads about Mr. Bundy from people I usually respect. Mostly these were from people who felt that Bundy had “Hurt Our Cause”.
So, does that mean when a person is unlovely, maybe a little ignorant, or even railroaded by the liberal press, that we should no longer defend his Constitutional Rights?
FR has a Proud tradition of uncovering Lamestream Media Hoaxes that are meant to discredit us. Rathergate, Green-Helmet-Guy, Flat Fatima, The GI Joe Hostage Doll, and the Edited Zimmerman Tapes are all examples of how the bright and discerning minds of FR have been at the forefront of speaking the Truth and uncovering the lies and hoaxes.
Political correctness can turn armchair patriots into cowering, let’s just all get alongers in 30 seconds flat. Same thing happens here in OZ where the pre- European inhabitants are deified.
Totally agree with what you posted ltos...
Excellent summary of the events here on FR for the past few days...