Senate President Harry Reid called supporters of rancher Cliven Bundy “domestic terrorists” Thursday, turning up the rhetorical heat on the already tense situation at the Nevada cattle operation.
“Those people who hold themselves out to be patriots are not. They’re nothing more than domestic terrorists,” Mr. Reid in remarks at a luncheon, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which sponsored the event. “… I repeat: What went on up there was domestic terrorism.” The Nevada Democrat was referring to the hundreds of Bundy backers — some armed, some from out of state — who congregated at the ranch last week in a show of support as the Bureau of Land Management began seizing the family’s cattle in a dispute over grazing fees. More supporters are expected to flock to the ranch Friday for the Bundy family’s “Patriot Party,” a community event aimed at thanking those who have supported them during the stand-off with the BLM.
Mr. Reid had remained mum on the conflict until Monday, when he told KLAS-TV in Las Vegas that “it’s not over.” In his Thursday remarks, he criticized Cliven Bundy refusing to comply with federal authority by paying his grazing fees. “Clive Bundy does not recognize the United States,”
Mr. Reid.
“He says that the United States is a foreign government. He doesn’t pay
his taxes. He doesn’t pay his fees. And he doesn’t follow the law. He
continues to thumb his nose at authority.”
The Bundy family had no public comment Thursday on Mr. Reid
’s remarks, but did post a video statement called “The Truth” from rancher Cliff Gardner...
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I believe this is the video referred to in the Washington Times article.
http://youtu.be/ziknLjovONk
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The only terrorist is Harry Reid.
He's just mad that he has to wait on that sweetheart deal from the Chinese to build solar panels on that land.
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