It’s my impression that Mr. Bundy’s hands are not perfectly clean in this, which is unfortunate.
Where did you get that impression?
Bump for later reading.
CGato
You listen to too much CNN.
Can you help us out with some facts to substantiate that aspersion?
From what I have read it seems the media has already dug into, and reported on, the most detailed minutia about Bundy and his position on the issue.
In just a few weeks we have learned more from the media about Cliven Bundy's background than they have reported on Barack Obama in five years.
I don't know if they have already dug trough his garbage like they did with Sarah Palin but if not you can bet they will be on it pretty soon.
The catalyst for the BLM's current aggression seems to be related to the nearby construction of a solar power field that Harry Reid's son is involved in.
Below is some info on an incriminating document that the BLM has purged from their web site.
They (the BLM) do not want to the solar plant to be constructed on the land Bundy uses ("Gold Butte").
Rather, they want the land Bundy uses to mitigate (offset) other land they will free up for construction of the Dry Lake Solar power project.
Specifically, look at the 8th "dotted" item:
(“Non-Governmental Organizations have expressed concern that the regional mitigation strategy for the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone utilizes Gold Butte as the location for offsite mitigation for impacts from solar development, and that those restoration activities are not durable with the presence of trespass cattle")
You can link to the cached scrubbed document here:
http://archive.is/www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/more/trespass_cattle/cattle_trespass_impacts.html
Or here:
http://archive.today/nvlzr