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Barker: Bundys all hat, no cattle

This is a combo of file photos showing the Bundy family from left to right, Ryan Bundy, Cliven Bundy and Ammon Bundy. Ryan and Ammon Bundy are part of a group of protesters who are in a standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Ore. They are also the sons of rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a 2014 Nevada standoff with the government over grazing rights. (AP Photos/File)
This is a combo of file photos showing the Bundy family from left to right, Ryan Bundy, Cliven Bundy and Ammon Bundy. Ryan and Ammon Bundy are part of a group of protesters who are in a standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Ore. They are also the sons of rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a 2014 Nevada standoff with the government over grazing rights. (AP Photos/File)

To the American public, Ammon Bundy and Ryan Bundy have become the face of Western ranching. The two sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy remain in possession of federal buildings at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Oregon. They’ve captured international attention by purporting to speak for the issues and concerns of ranchers. They appear on camera in big brown hats seeking to tap into American’s deep consciousness and love for the cowboy. They want to compare themselves to Rosa Parks, the 1950s civil rights hero who wouldn’t give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus. But she wasn’t carrying a gun or threatening violence. The Bundys are all hat and no cattle/Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman. More here.


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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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