‘I’m Not Racist’

Rancher Cliven Bundy speaks at a protest camp near Bunkerville, Nev. Friday, April 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher)
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Cliven Bundy tells Alex Jones(!) that the NYT should retract it’s story on his pro-slavery remarks, then in a separate interview tries to explain what he meant — and basically reiterates everything he said initially. Historically, threading the needle of pro-slavery/not racist has been exceedingly difficult.

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