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While many pundits have assumed that greed drives Bundy’s stand, he has spent decades absorbing “patriot” legal theories, piecing together quotes, codes, and court case citations that appear to lead him to the conclusion he desires, while carefully ignoring those that don’t. To Bundy and his supporters, the fight isn’t just about money; it’s about a deep-seated belief that they are right, and the rest of the nation is just too brainwashed or stupid to understand.
Lately, Bundy’s leadership has taken on a religious tone. He claims that he has had a revelation from God that his supporters are to disarm the BLM and National Park Service, and to tear down the toll booth at Lake Mead.
Sure sounds like he has no influence over his redneck buddies at all, nope, never.
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When Cliven Bundy’s armed conflict with the US Government started in early April, a trio of media outlets rushed to support his cause. RT (formerly known as Russia Today, the television and Internet news outlet funded by the Russian government) quickly released a report that expressed nothing but contempt for the US government in their handling of the trespass cattle. Fox News, led by Sean Hannity, romanticized the standoff on national television, dedicating almost five hours to the story in the first two weeks. The Drudge Report stirred up right-wing anger with hyperbolic titles like “Heavily-Armed Feds Surround Nevada Ranch.”
Made aware of the situation in Nevada through this coverage, hundreds of supporters flocked to the ranch. Politicians rallied to the cause, adding their support to the growing number of ranchers, militia men, and alternative press who count the patriot and sovereign community as their listeners and viewers.
None of the media or politicians who backed Bundy’s stand had apparently looked into the rancher’s background or bizarre legal theories, even though the Sovereign clues were there long before Bundy’s story went viral. As a result, millions of potential supporters saw these reports, thousands decided to add their voices and money to Bundy’s cause, and hundreds put themselves in harm’s way, all without understanding the facts of the situation. For many, it was the first time they had ever been exposed to sovereign beliefs, and now, in various social networking groups, they are parroting the same legal “research” used by the Sovereign, Tax Protester, Christian Patriot, Posse Comitatus, and Christian Identity groups of the last fifty years.
Putting Bundy on a national platform in an effort to increase ratings, gain votes, or embarrass political opponents is clearly irresponsible, and if the standoff does turn violent, it may result in the deaths of Americans, both those supporting Bundy at his ranch, and those BLM employees who still need to enforce a valid federal court order for the removal of the cattle.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjmacnab/20 ... ff-part-1/Looks like you've been brainwashed by the Rooskies, PA9
CKA Uber 
Friggin' pathetic. I mean c'mon. Does anyone here seriously believe that "General" Bundy commands/leads this militia group?
