So this begs the question: Why exactly did Sean Hannity support Cliven Bundy in the first place? This was the exact question that was posed by Slate Magazine on Wednesday in an attempt to figure out the exact relationship between Sean Hannity and Cliven Bundy. It was this question that caused some media outlets to look at the funding behind the Sean Hannity’s popular Fox News program. In a Friday article posted by Media Matters, it was revealed that Hannity’s decision to elevate Bundy to national exposure may have been due to his own personal connection to Charles and David Koch and their Heritage and Tea Party Patriots Groups. The Koch Brothers have made no secret of their utter disdain for the federal government and have been making a recent push for states to gain control over federal land. What better way to promote this view then to use Hannity, who their groups support with funding and large ad buys, to hype up some Howdy Doody rancher feller to bring the issue of privatizing public land into the national spotlight? When you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Cliven Bundy, an uneducated backcountry freeloader, becomes a simple pawn in a game played by a millionaire TV host and two billionaire Conservative kingpins.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:13:42 +0000
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