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underpants

(182,788 posts)
Sat Jan 16, 2016, 02:39 PM Jan 2016

I've come to a painful opinion about the basis of the Bundy's dispute

Painful in the sense that regardless of my cynicism I still hold out hope for my fellow humans.

Here goes:
The Bundy's gripe with the Federal government over the use of land for grazing is not based on their "beliefs" "ideals" or any "Constitutional" dispute. The reason they feel the need to use (and not pay for) restricted land adjacent to their property is that they routinely get outsmarted by the cows and can't control them. They are embarrassed to admit it.

Look ranching is long hours of hard work but there are plenty of ranchers in the same situation as the Bundys who don't use Federally protected land or if they do they pay for it. Case in point, Tim Puckett - the Oregon rancher whose land they trespassed on to tear down a fence. By all accounts Mr. Puckett doesn't care about using the land on the other side of the fence and is a good steward of his land.

Like petulant children who want to avoid having to do what they have to or admit that they can't do something they throw a fit to change the issue away from the actual point. The Bundys are dumber than cows and they are going to extremely embarassing links to avoid dealing with it.

There I said it.

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I've come to a painful opinion about the basis of the Bundy's dispute (Original Post) underpants Jan 2016 OP
sadly, I think you are quite correct. niyad Jan 2016 #1
I'm trying to bite my tongue on cow puns pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #2
You cud try but we both know that it's going to come up underpants Jan 2016 #3
the inability to control the cows lapfog_1 Jan 2016 #5
Some would say it's a mooooot point pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #9
Indeed... pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #10
I, for one, expect you to milk this one Cal Carpenter Jan 2016 #12
No, I'm trying to be on my best behoovior pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #15
Maybe you should bite on a a cow bun, you can get one here TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #7
Their new thing today is the Feds should give all public land back to the last owner of record. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #4
They should ask the Paiutes how that tends to work out. underpants Jan 2016 #14
What the cows leave behind them is WAY smarter than these idiots. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #8
LOL underpants Jan 2016 #13
You are utterly correct. NV Whino Jan 2016 #11
As you said: They are petulant children. Period. madinmaryland Jan 2016 #16

Response to pinboy3niner (Reply #6)

emulatorloo

(44,120 posts)
4. Their new thing today is the Feds should give all public land back to the last owner of record.
Sat Jan 16, 2016, 02:56 PM
Jan 2016

I guess so all public lands can be sold to the Chinese or the Koch brothers?

underpants

(182,788 posts)
14. They should ask the Paiutes how that tends to work out.
Sat Jan 16, 2016, 05:38 PM
Jan 2016

Imagine the "brainstorming" sessions going on with the Bundy crowd on a daily basis.

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