Yeah, well, I guess our boys in Boston circa 1773 were not necessarily good poster boys at the time either.
Exactly what moral authority does Bundy have? He has been using public lands without compensation for his personal benefit. If he had been escrowing the grazing fees he could have at least claimed to be acting in good faith. Of course he didn’t do that because the courts have repeatedly told him that he is wrong.
Further, his arguments that since he is a member of the public he can do what he wants on public land is the same argument used by OWS when they occupied public parks. Medea Benjamin considers Congressional hearing rooms First Amendment zones, too.