The Unedited Bundy: As Vile as the Edited
by tristero
A rightwing site proclaimed Hoax Exposed! and posted the unedited footage of the Cliven Bundy interview, claiming that it proved that what Bundy was saying actually wasn't racist - once you saw the context.
I actually wasted about 5 minutes of my life watching it. It's racist as hell, and in some ways the context makes it worse. The Times simply cut it down.
And I can never reclaim that time I lost.
Update by digby:
And it's not like that's the only time he's spoken. There's the press conference. The excerpt below is just a little piece of it.
You can see the whole thing here. I'm sure you'll enjoy the part where he wonders why there are no "colored brothers" or Mexican and Chinese brothers supporting his cause and then says:
"They're just as much American as we are, and they're not with us. If they're not with us, they're going to be against us."
And this incoherent mess:
Perhaps someone should call in Sarah Palin to translate.
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