Posted on 07/19/2014 9:37:42 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It has been more than three months since my constituents in Bunkerville, Nev., had their lives turned upside down by the standoff at the Bundy ranch. Although Bunkerville (population 1,300) is no longer in the media spotlight, life there has not returned to normal. The militia presence may have dwindled, but a sense of chaos and uncertainty lingers in my state and the broader American West.
When news of a rebellious rancher facing off with federal agents broke in April, conservative media and politicians pounced, quickly lionizing Cliven Bundy as a patriot. They handed Bundy a megaphone, and self-proclaimed militia members from across the country rallied to his side.
Conservative media painted Bundy as “The Last Rancher” and, with apocalyptic fanfare, Bunkerville was transformed into some fevered final bastion of freedom. For some pundits, this was a simple tale about a rancher defending his way of life against an overgrown federal bureaucracy. But for others, the stakes swelled far beyond that, and Bundy became a magnet for a mishmash of frustrations, from legitimate to conspiratorial.
In the frenzy to pillory the government that ensued, almost no viewpoint seemed too extreme to voice. Emboldened by attention from such high-profile conservative media figures as Sean Hannity, armed militia members set up checkpoints, stopped traffic and occupied roads....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford has a history of defaulting on car and home loans, not paying bills, and being repeatedly sued to force him to pay, according to legal documents that show the congressional candidate also ignored a traffic ticket until his driver’s license was suspended.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/elections/republicans-document-horsford-financial-woes
Damned is I know what’s up with Glenn in recent months.
I do appreciate his efforts to try and free Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi from his Mexican jail cell. Glenn has conducted numerous interviews with Sgt. Tahmooressi’s mother and even interviewed the sergeant himself via telephone.
Beck has lost me on both the border issues and the Bundy ranch situation in April.
What happened at the Bundy Ranch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go back to your post #14.
You posted a snippy response to me that doesn’t make sense.
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Using the last post, whoever posted it, is a common practice. This site, dear Mears, is not all about you.
” This site, dear Mears, is not all about you. “
No,but but alerts from FR,highlighted in red,that say “New posts to you “ certainly made your post about me,and it was a post that made no sense.
This is about a single post,not the entire site.
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