Is Harry Reid Involved? Seven Answers to Seven Questions About the Nevada Rancher Situation

The Blaze ^ | 04/14/2014 | Becket Adams

[jsanders2001]

> “This is what we do, we provide armed response,” Jim Lordy with Operation Mutual Aid told a local station. “They have guns. We need guns to protect ourselves from the tyrannical government.”

Needs to be repeated.

[norwaypinesavage]

Apparently “The Blaze” hasn’t seen documents on this site and others from the BLM web site (now removed) indicating that the Bundy land was to be used as an “offset” to allow the ChiCom purchase. Meanwhile, even though the ChiCom purchase is off, the Reid desire to make a killing by utilizing this offset might still find a buyer.

[Izzy Dunne]

Is Harry Reid working with the Chinese to force the Bundys out?

The facts don’t support it.

OK, so who's taking bets?

I say there's a solar-powered bird-cooker on that land in five years.

Any takers?

[Paladin2]

This article needs to be rewritten based on information apparently not available to the writer.

In addition there is a shorter way to go to get to Laughlin from Las Vegas than shown on the map.

[Psalm 144]

I don’t delegate my analyses very often. I would damn sure never delegate them to The Blaze, its personalities, its ownership or staff.

This situation is tangled and has some unspoken points in common between The Blaze, Harry Reid, and the ranchers. The ranchers aren’t perfect, but they are light years closer to it than the other players.

[ryan71]

#8 - Did the FEDs leave the scene only hours after the Harry Reid story was exposed?

Yes.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yeh the Blaze needs to keep up. There are docs that specifically name Bundy as having to go.

[Godzilla]

Given the mud and blood already on Harry Reid ‘s hands from other Nevada real estate transactions this blm operation fits his mo to a T.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

You have a link to these offset documents? Yes I know you said removed, but someone normally saves them.

[meatloaf]

Given the beginning of the housing collapse in China, the trashing of thousands of Chinese application for residency by Canada and other signs that wealthy Chinese and their money are headed anywhere but China, I’d say you are correct.

We’re headed for a period of lower than normal electrical reserves due to the EPA. I have to agree with you that the project will be reactivated when the time is right. Bundy’s range will be used for the mitigation set aside sooner or later.

[pallis]

The feds have plans to euthanize the tortoises. That should clear the path for Reid’s cronies to arrange a trade of lands with the BLM. That’s my take on it. Anything corrupt that can be done to enrich Reid, will be done, if he can get away with it, and so far he has gotten away with everything.

[MrB]

And leftists freak the crap out when they hear anyone express an intent to resist government authority. And they don’t even fathom the concept that said authority being resisted might not be legitimate.

[MrB]

And leftists freak the crap out when they hear anyone express an intent to resist government authority. And they don’t even fathom the concept that said authority being resisted might not be legitimate.

[opentalk]

Beck is interviewing Bundy on his radio show now, twisting some of his words..Beck and his side kick seem out of touch on this with their own narrative.

Bundy needs to keep correcting their statements.

[Servant of the Cross]

Apparently “The Blaze” hasn’t seen documents on this site and others from the BLM web site (now removed) indicating that the Bundy land was to be used as an “offset” to allow the ChiCom purchase.

Bump that. I don't get the Blaze 'doubling down' on this either. Each of their seven Q&A's indict their 'intentional ignorance' further .....

7. Does Sen. Harry Reid have a connection to the Bureau of Land Management?

His former senior policy adviser is head of the BLM. It doesn’t get any more direct than that. Duh!

6. Is Harry Reid working with the Chinese to force the Bundys out?

Intentionally stupid question. The Chinese will be not be visible in this even if it is the offset for the shelved Laughlin deal. Previously, the Blaze completely ignored the difference between Gold Butte and Laughlin, now they’re pretending that since the Laughlin deal is “over” so is any other potential offset deal? FAIL.

5. So Who Owns the Land in Question?

Again, an irrelevant question. Yes, the government owns the land, but Bundy (and his family for >100 years), supported by the Governor of the state of Nevada [told us] that Bundy had paid every ounce of state tax, met the state requirements, and their family had been improving the property more than 100 years previous.

4. Did Mr. Bundy ever recognize federal authority and pay grazing fees?

As noted above, yes.

3. Is the Bundy cattle fight really all about a desert tortoise?

They did so--or so we were told--for the reason of protecting the desert tortoise. But then it was revealed that the Bureau of Land Management had shot far more desert tortoises than the Bundy cattle had even possibly destroyed.

2. Were the ranchers really chased off and forced into bankruptcy?

The dispute began in 1993, when the BLM interfered with Bundy’s grazing rights, citing protection of the Mojave Desert tortoise. It is not clear how cattle are a threat to the tortoise. As Dave Barry would say, “I am not making this up.” They capped his herd to 150 animals on a 250-square-mile rangeland allotment. When Bundy saw his grazing fees were no longer being used to help ranchers, but to thwart them, he stopped paying monthly federal land fees of $1.35 per cow-calf pair, insisting that local government, not the BLM, should be in control of the lands. Bundy claims that other ranchers were bought out by the federal government. He is now the last remaining rancher left on a 600,000-acre portion of land known as Gold Butte, managed by the BLM.

1. Did the Feds Overreact?

There must be a reason the Blaze is so myopic in its stupidity. And it must be a very disturbing reason to conservatives.

[Irenic]

I’m listening—Beck and Stu are very annoying in this interview.

[opentalk]

Beck radio interview is condescending, imo. The rancher seems exhausted. Beck doesn't seem to have his facts right, yet because he owns cattle is comparing his farm to Bundy’s

[BlessingsofLiberty]

“The Blaze will continue to follow the story and bring you any updates.”

That’s okay Beck...don’t bother.

I stopped listening to your “opinion” a long time ago.

Didn’t know you were so fond of dingy Reid. Looks like you are going to be on the wrong side of history here.

[bandleader]

I don’t know if”His Dingyness”is involved;I DO Know That The Koch Bros. Aren’t!!!!!!!!!!!!!