DOCSLIB.ORG

Internet Radio Journalist Investigates Cliven Bundy Ranch Case

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Internet Radio Journalist Investigates Cliven Bundy Ranch Case Internet Radio Journalist Investigates Cliven Bundy Ranch Case Vincent Easley broadcasting for UCY.TV Photo courtesy of Vincent Easley Vincent Easley is an Internet radio personality who hosts several talk shows through UCY.TV and Real Liberty Media. Easley travels from his mountain base in Clinton, Arkansas to the far reaches of the United States talking to people about, “What Matters World Wide.” In April of 2014, social media was alive with buzz about a growing protest in Bunkerville Nevada. A cattle rancher named Cliven Bundy, was in a heated battle with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) about the grazing fees for Bundy’s cattle in Gold Butte an area of federally owned land in Clark County. The Road to Controversy The social media storm about the conflict caught Easley’s attention enough to arrange for transportation and join hundreds of others in the desert heat who were there to support the rancher. “I looked up ride share and other logistics on social media and went to Bunkerville to cover the story for the media about what was going on down there with the protest,” said Easley. Vincent Easley on the road in pursuit of “What Matters Worldwide.” Photo courtesy of Vincent Easley The conflict brewed between Bundy and the BLM brewed for around two decades before coming to a head where both sides were armed and no one was willing to back down. The 51-day standoff that ensued remains a highly controversial topic among conservationists and those who oppose tight governmental control over lands designated for public use. Vincent Easley filming Cliven Bundy at standoff in Clark County April 12, 2014. Photo Courtesy of Vincent Easley. According to the Washington Post,some supporters faced serious consequences earlier this year for their role in the standoff against federal and state agents. Easley witnessed a highly charged debate between Sheriff Gillespie and Cliven Bundy about the release of Bundy’s cattle. Protesters stood at gunpoint in support of Bundy. “Over the past two decades other farmers have been put out of business because they increase the fees and reduce the number of cattle per unit that farmers are allowed to range,” said Easley. Assembly Woman Michele Fiore, Brad Rogers and Stewart Rhodes at Bundy standoff in Bunkerville Nevada. Photo courtesy of Vincent Easley. Disputes over use of public lands continue with the recent occupation Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Two of Bundy’s sons are charged with crimes related to the standoff. Easley believes his role in bringing information about controversial topics to the public’s attention is important and wouldn’t hesitate to break out his recording gear and hit the road for another chance to tell a story from the inside out. <div align=”center”><a href=”http://onlineslots.vegas/paco-and-the-popping-peppers-sl ot/” title=”Paco and the Popping Peppers Slot” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://onlineslots.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/paco_ and_the_popping_peppers_slot-150×150.jpg” alt=”Paco and the Popping Peppers Slot” /> Free generator for Site Map Link.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Southern Hills Republican Women Mission Statement DIRECTORS the Southern Hills Republican Women’S Club Believes in American Exceptionalism
    Volume 7 Issue 4 APRIL 2014 Southern Hills Republican Women Mission Statement DIRECTORS The Southern Hills Republican Women’s Club believes in American exceptionalism. We are President: committed to supporting and advancing the Republican Party, and its candidates, at the local, Lynn Armanino state and national level. To fulfill this mission we will: [email protected] 248-1414 • provide information on current political and community issues, • organize members and coordinate efforts to promote and elect Republican candidates, Interim1st V.P: • maintain our commitment, passion and knowledge in support of the Republican Party and Nickie Diersen conservative issues, [email protected] • influence policy making at all levels of government. 897-4682 2nd V.P: Angela Lin Greenberg- nd [email protected]; Tuesday April 22 269-5557 Guest Speaker Senator Barbara Cegavske Treasurer: Susan Tanksley Candidate for Nevada Secretary of State [email protected] 487-6418 Secretary: Barbara has served for 18 years in our state legislature and has worked very Linda Schlinger hard to enact legislation in support of families and businesses in our great state of [email protected] rd 896-9829 Nevada. She just completed her 3 and final term in our State Senate (District 8) and held the following leadership positions: Senate Minority Whip (2009) and Communications Director: Assistant Senate Minority Leader (2011) along with other chairmanship and Nickie Diersen committee membership positions. [email protected]; 897-4682 Prior to this she served in our State Assembly (District 5) for 6 years and held Events Director: numerous legislative leadership positions including Assistant Assembly Minority Anne Danielson [email protected] Whip (1997) and Assistant Minority Leader (1999 – 2001).
    [Show full text]
  • Tsa Fy2015 Foia Log 2013-Tsfo-01149 4/27/2015 2014-Tsfo-00434 2/24/2015 2015-Tsfo-00001 10/2/2014 2015-Tsfo-00002 10/2/2014 2015
    TSA FY2015 FOIA LOG Requester Company Request ID Received Date Requester Name Request Description Requested Date Name 2013-TSFO-01149 4/27/2015 ( b6 ) - copy of a video on August 10, 2011 of yourself at Eppley Airport in 9/13/2012 Omaha, NE and any other actions taken in this incident from TSA and airport personnel involved. 2014-TSFO-00434 2/24/2015 Udoye, Henry - USA federal publications including the entire public domain. 7/1/2014 2015-TSFO-00001 10/2/2014 Sandvik, Runa - All briefs, emails, records, and any other documents on, about, 9/30/2014 mentioning, or concerning the creation of the "TSA Randomizer" iOS app. 2015-TSFO-00002 10/2/2014 Seeber, Kristy - A copy of a current contract and winning proposal for Lockheed 9/30/2014 Martin Cooperation HSTS0108DHRM010 under the Freedom of Information Act. 2015-TSFO-00003 10/2/2014 Colley, David - Any and all documents, memoranda, notes or other records, which 9/30/2014 refer to, reflect or indicate how many individuals, if any, were contracted, interviewed or questioned based upon their carry suspicious packages or luggage through TSA security for the time period from 10:00am on September 21, 2013 to 11:59p.m., on September 21, 2013 at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. 2015-TSFO-00004 10/2/2014 McManaman, Maxine - Office of Inspection,Report of Investigation I131029, to include, but 9/30/2014 limited to the entire file, witness statements, any communication about this case, electronic or otherwise. 2015-TSFO-00005 10/2/2014 ( b6 ) - A copy of your background investigation 9/24/2014 TSA FY2015 FOIA LOG Requester Company Request ID Received Date Requester Name Request Description Requested Date Name 2015-TSFO-00007 10/3/2014 Weltin, Dan - Requested Records: 1.
    [Show full text]
  • WAR in the WEST the Bundy Ranch Standoff and the American Radical Right
    WAR IN THE WEST The Bundy Ranch Standoff and the American Radical Right A Special Report from the Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, Alabama JULY 2014 southern poverty law center WAR IN THE WEST The Bundy Ranch Standoff and the American Radical Right THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER is a nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation. Its Intelligence Project, which prepared this report and also produces the quarterly investigative magazine Intelligence Report, tracks the activities of hate groups and the nativist movement and monitors militia and other extremist antigovernment activity. Its Teaching Tolerance project helps foster respect and understanding in the classroom. Its litigation arm files lawsuits against hate groups for the violent acts of their members. MEDIA AND GENERAL INQUIRIES Mark Potok or Heidi Beirich Southern Poverty Law Center 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. (334) 956-8200 www.splcenter.org This report was prepared by the staff of the Intelligence Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Center is supported entirely by private donations. No government funds are involved. © Southern Poverty Law Center. All rights reserved. southern poverty law center about the report Written by Ryan Lenz and Mark Potok Edited by Heidi Beirich Designed by Russell Estes, Shannon Anderson and Sunny Paulk Cover photos by Jim Urquhart/Reuters/Corbis and Ryan Lenz southern poverty law center table of contents Executive Summary 5 Guns of April: The Bundy Standoff 8 Backgrounding Bundy: The Movement 18 Land Use and the ‘Patriots’: A Timeline 22 southern poverty law center After the climbdown: Militiamen and other support- ers of Cliven Bundy head for the corral where govern- ment agents were holding the Nevadan’s cattle.
    [Show full text]
  • Placing the Militia Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon
    Placing the Militia Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon Carolyn Gallaher School of International Service American University [email protected] Abstract This intervention examines the recent militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. There is no consensus on how to place the group. Some commentators suggest the group was white supremacist. Others argue that it was animated by religious fanaticism. Still others emphasize the group’s grievances with the Bureau of Land Management. I argue here that the Malheur occupiers’ politics cannot be understood with reference to a single identity position. Rather, we need to focus on the group’s anti-government rhetoric because it funnels and shapes multiple interests at once. Here I examine how the group’s anti-government rhetoric frames race and class interests. In terms of race, I argue that anti-government rhetoric obscures the white interests behind the occupation. This concealment is based on a selective reading of history that emphasizes the end of settlement, when the government took ownership of land not claimed during the settlement period, instead of the stage leading up to it, when the government seized Indigenous land for white settlement. So construed, the occupiers could claim they were taking the ‘people’s’ land back from the government rather than engaging in a second round of white theft of Indigenous land. In terms of class, I argue that because the occupiers framed their fight as against government tyranny instead of as for privatization, the occupiers did not have to confront the inequities that come with privatization.
    [Show full text]
  • The Malheur Occupations and the Hyper-Masculine Drive for Control
    The Patriarch and the Sovereign: The Malheur Occupations and the Hyper-Masculine Drive for Control COURTNEY IRONS* On January 2, 2016, a group of armed protestors seized control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The occupation followed a long tradition of resistance in western states of federal land management policy, but the members took a stricter approach to federalism than most. The group fully rejected federal sovereignty over the land, and in doing so demonstrated a particularly gendered approach to power and government. The purpose of this Note is to explore how the occupier‟s understanding of federalism relates to theories on masculinity. Drawing on statements made during the course of the occupation, news reports, and testimony during the subsequent legal proceedings, this Note will argue the occupiers‟ patriarchal beliefs about masculinity influenced and informed their understanding of federalism with the belief that doing so may help us understand the growing nationalist and extremist views in conservative movements today. * Executive Notes Editor, Colum. J.L. & Soc. Probs., 2017–2018. J.D. Candidate 2018, Columbia Law School. The author would like to thank her advisor Professor Chris- tina Duffy Ponsa for her guidance and feedback, and the staff of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems for all of their helpful comments and hard work. 480 Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems [51:3 I. INTRODUCTION For forty days in 2016, a group of anti-government protesters occupied the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Southeastern
    [Show full text]
  • Targeted Fines and Fees Against Communities of Color
    TARGETED FINES AND FEES AGAINST COMMUNITIES OF COLOR COMMUNITIES FINES AND FEES AGAINST TARGETED U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS SEPTEMBER 2017 CIVIL RIGHTS & CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS CIVIL RIGHTS & CONSTITUTIONAL SEPT 2017 TARGETED FINES AND FEES AGAINST COMMUNITIES OF COLOR CIVIL RIGHTS & CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION U.S. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20425 www.usccr.gov U.S. Commission on Civil Rights The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957. It is directed to: • Investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices. • Study and collect information relating to discrimination or a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice. • Appraise federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice. • Serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. • Submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and Congress. • Issue public service announcements to discourage discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws. Members of the Commission Catherine E. Lhamon, Chair Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Vice Chair Debo P.
    [Show full text]
  • Texas Sheriff Perceptions of the Militia Movement
    Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2016 Texas Sheriff eP rceptions of the Militia Movement John F. Fisher Walden University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations Part of the Criminology Commons, Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons, and the Public Policy Commons This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Walden University College of Social and Behavioral Sciences This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by John F. Fisher has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Tina Jaeckle, Committee Chairperson, Human Services Faculty Dr. Anne Hacker, Committee Member, Human Services Faculty Dr. Mary Bold, University Reviewer, Human Services Faculty Chief Academic Officer Eric Riedel, Ph.D. Walden University 2016 Abstract Texas Sheriff Perceptions of the Militia Movement by John F. Fisher MA, Sul Ross State University, 2007 MS, Sul Ross State University, 2005 BS, Angelo State University, 2001 Proposal Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Human Services Specializing in Criminal Justice Walden University August 2016 Abstract With the election of President Barack Obama, the United States has seen a steady increase in the number of right-wing militia groups.
    [Show full text]
  • Going to Extremes
    GOING TO JULY 7, 2016 THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT EXTREMISM BEHIND EXTREMES THE GROWING MOVEMENT TO SEIZE AMERICA’S PUBLIC LANDS TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. LAND SEIZURE EFFORTS: A SHORT HISTORY 3. PUBLIC LANDS DRAW ANTI-GOVERNMENT & EXTREMIST GROUPS 4. EXTREMIST GROUPS INVOLVED IN PUBLIC LANDS ISSUES 7. THE EXTREMIST IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK: POSSE COMITATUS AND COUNTY SUPREMACY 9. EVOLVING PHILOSOPHIES: THE EXTREMIST IDEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF THE LAND SEIZURE MOVEMENT 9. LAND SEIZURE PROPONENTS WITH EXTREMIST TIES 11. THE MALHEUR STANDOFF & THE COALITION OF WESTERN STATES (COWS) 18. THE INFLUENCERS AND ECHO CHAMBER 19. IVORY, FIELDER, & THE AMERICAN LANDS COUNCIL: BRIDGE FROM THE EXTREME TO THE MAINSTREAM 21. CONCLUSION 25. 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2016 armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon provided the American public with a ringside seat to a disturbing trend on U.S. public lands: extremist and militia groups using America’s national forests, parks, monuments, and wildlife refuges to advance their anti-government beliefs. But these far right-wing organizations are not operating in a vacuum. To the contrary, the armed insurrection in Oregon and Nevada before—led by Ammon Bundy and the Bundy family—share the same foundations as land transfer schemes promoted by some elected leaders in states throughout the West. Both rely upon a philosophy based in vehement anti-government ideologies, both have connections to organizations that espouse armed resistance, both employ pseudo-legal theories to justify their actions, and both use scholarly support from conspiracy theorists and discredited academics. Our nation’s parks and network of public lands are one of our finest democratic achievements.
    [Show full text]
  • MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN in STATE POLITICS ALABAMA STEPHANIE AZAR the VETERAN ADMINISTRATOR HAS REVOLUTIONIZED MEDICAID SERVICES in the STATE by Marissa Evans
    A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT FOR THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION MOST25 INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN STATE POLITICS PRESENTED BY CQ ROLL CALL | 51 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS 53 Stephanie Azar 54 Kimberly Yee 55 Toni Atkins T IS OFTEN SAID that wom- en running,” she says. en have come a long way While she says there are many 56 Kamala Harris in politics. But they haven’t reasons women don’t run for office, Iadvanced much lately. we think one of the most inter- 57 After sharp gains in the 1980s, esting may be that women often Felicia Marcus women today hold less than a look at America’s partisan and MOST25 INFLUENTIAL 58 quarter of the state legislative WOMEN IN combative political institutions Mary D. Nichols seats and statewide executive STATE POLITICS and conclude that they’re not the offices, and less than 30 percent place to be if you want to make 59 of the state judgeships. Across a difference in the world. Cynthia Coffman the 50 states, there are six women governors. Of course, sometimes government can be a Since the turn of the 21st century, according to place that makes a difference. 60 Pam Bondi the Center for American Women and Politics at In this special issue of CQ for the Democratic Rutgers University, women have held between National Convention, we tell the stories of 25 61 22.6 and 28 percent of such offices. In 2015, women women in state government who have made a dif- Anitere Flores held 24.7 percent of statewide executive offices. In ference. 62 state legislatures, women in 1999 held 22.4 percent In our search for these 25 women, reporters and Dana Young of the seats nationwide.
    [Show full text]
  • GOING to EXTREMES the Anti-Government Extremism Behind the Growing Movement to Seize America’S Public Lands
    GOING TO EXTREMES The Anti-Government Extremism Behind the Growing Movement to Seize America’s Public Lands AUGUST 11, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. LAND SEIZURE EFFORTS: A SHORT HISTORY 3. ANTI-GOVERNMENT AND EXTREMIST GROUPS ARE ATTRACTED TO PUBLIC LANDS ISSUES 4. EXTREMIST GROUPS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN PUBLIC LANDS ISSUES 6. THE EXTREMIST IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK: POSSE COMITATUS AND COUNTY SUPREMACY 7. EVOLVING PHILOSOPHIES: THE EXTREMIST IDEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF THE LAND SEIZURE MOVEMENT 7. LAND SEIZURE PROPONENTS WITH EXTREMIST TIES 8. THE INFLUENCERS AND ECHO CHAMBER 15. REP. KEN IVORY AND THE AMERICAN LANDS COUNCIL: THE BRIDGE FROM THE EXTREME TO THE MAINSTREAM 17. CONCLUSION 21. INTRODUCTION Our nation’s management of parks and network of public lands are one of our finest democratic achievements. Americans see public lands as one of the things our government does best. But over the last three years politicians and special interest groups in 11 Western states have tried to seize many of these places and turn them over to state control. The elected officials supporting state seizure of public lands couch their arguments carefully, using innocuous rhetoric to claim that their only goal is better land management. But in reality, these politicians are following directly in the ideological footsteps of Cliven Bundy, the scofflaw rancher who owes more than $1 million in grazing fees to American taxpayers and doesn’t recognize the U.S. government as “even existing.”1 In this report, the Center for Western Priorities examines the extremist origins and foundations of the movement to seize American lands, many of which have not been brought to light before.
    [Show full text]
  • Celebrity Scofflaw How the Feds Helped Make Cliven Bundy a Hero by Tay Wiles April 30, 2018 | $5 | Vol
    PARKS AND PRIORITIES | FRACTURING NATIVE FAMILIES | THE UNSPOKEN LANGUAGE OF ACEQUIAS High Country ForN people whoews care about the West Celebrity Scofflaw How the feds helped make Cliven Bundy a hero By Tay Wiles April 30, 2018 | $5 | Vol. 50 No. 7 | www.hcn.org 50 No. | $5 Vol. April 30, 2018 CONTENTS Editor’s note Wild country For anyone with an appetite for the West’s ongoing culture clashes, the new Netflix series Wild Wild Country is an unexpected feast. It describes how the followers of Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh bought a ranch outside of rural Antelope, Oregon, in the early 1980s and attempted to build a utopian community. The series hits themes familiar to High Country News readers: a persecuted minority seeking a remote place to practice their beliefs without interference; conservative white locals with little tolerance for outsiders; fabulous wealth (the Bhagwan reportedly had 90 Rolls Royces and wore million- dollar diamond watches) contrasted with wretched poverty (the Rajneesh community bused in thousands of homeless people from cities in an attempt to sway local elections); and, of course, guns and violence. There’s even an environmental angle — Oregon’s first counterattack focused on the community’s violation of progressive land-use regulations designed to protect agricultural lands from development. Cliven Bundy walks out of federal court in Las Vegas with his wife, Carol, and attorney Bret Whipple in January, I couldn’t find anything about this tumultuous after a judge dismissed criminal charges against him and his sons over the 2014 standoff in Bunkerville, Nevada. K.M.
    [Show full text]
  • The Public Interest in the Public's Public Lands
    Mitigating Malheur's Misfortunes: The Public Interest in the Public's Public Lands SANDRA B. ZELLMER* TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................. 510 I. Grass, Gas, Water, and Beyond............................... 512 A. The Hammonds, the Bundys, and their Progeny: Fire, Water and Grass 512 B. The Badger-Two Medicine: Sacred Sites, Oil and Gas . 518 C. Operation Gold Rush .................................. 520 II. Constitutional Power Over Private Interests on Public Lands . 522 A. The Property Clause .................................. 522 B. The Enclave Clause ................................... 525 III. The Law of Private Interests in Public Lands and Resources . 526 A. Grazing Permits...................................... 527 B. Mineral Leases ...................................... 529 1. The Mineral Leasing Act ........................... 529 2. Solenex and Moncrief.............................. 532 C. Hardrock Mining Claims ............................... 537 IV. History, Republicanism, Libertarianism, and Endowment . 540 V. The Public Interest Responsibility to the Public for the Public's Public Lands ................................................. 544 A. The Public Trust Doctrine .............................. 544 1. Public Use, Not Conservation ........................ 545 2. Navigable/Tidal Waters and Submerged Lands. 545 3. State, Not Federal................................. 547 B. The Public Interest is Distinct FromÐYet Informed ByÐThe Public Trust Doctrine ......................................
    [Show full text]