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cali

(114,904 posts) Wed Jan 6, 2016, 10:24 AM Jan 2016

Ammon Bundy compares himself to Rosa Parks

Yeah, because an armed militia taking over federal property is just like one woman refusing to go along with racist laws.

"We are doing the same thing as Rosa Parks did," Bundy tweeted early Wednesday. "We are standing up against bad laws which dehumanize us and destroy our freedom."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/01/06/oregon-standoff-leader-compares-effort-rosa-parks/78345968/

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Ammon Bundy compares himself to Rosa Parks (Original Post) cali Jan 2016 OP

He's more comparable to George Armstrong Custer. eom MohRokTah Jan 2016 #1

These guys really are short a few cards of a full deck! And, they are heroes only in their RKP5637 Jan 2016 #2

He's more like Rosie Palm. TreasonousBastard Jan 2016 #3

I figured it out! He's talking about Alternate Universe Rosa Parks! MohRokTah Jan 2016 #4

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

1. He's more comparable to George Armstrong Custer. eom

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2016, 10:29 AM

Jan 2016

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)

2. These guys really are short a few cards of a full deck! And, they are heroes only in their

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2016, 10:30 AM

Jan 2016

own minds. What megalomaniac grandstanding!

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. He's more like Rosie Palm.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2016, 10:52 AM

Jan 2016

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

4. I figured it out! He's talking about Alternate Universe Rosa Parks!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2016, 10:54 AM

Jan 2016

You know, the alternate universe where Rosa Parks and her buddies get heavily armed, storm the bus and commandeer it because they don't want to pay the bus fare!

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