Corn on Hardball: The GOP’s Dangerous Decision to Support and Encourage Cliven Bundy

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Washington bureau chief David Corn spoke on MSNBC’s “Hardball” about the Right’s support of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who has refused to pay standard grazing fees on federal land for the past 20 years. He pointed out the irony of the GOP supporting Bundy’s fight for a free ride, as well as the danger of encouraging and validating potentially violent extremists.