Stephen Colbert is one conservative who hasn’t abandoned Cliven Bundy, the armed Nevada rancher who doesn’t believe in the federal government — and happens to have some crazy ideas about African-Americans.
Fox News personalities, among others, touted Bundy as a kind of folk hero after he refused to pay federal grazing fees, despite his cattle grazing on federal land. Gun-toting supporters came to his ranch to help protect him from the government. Sean Hannity repeatedly interviewed him on “Hannity.”
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“By bravely standing against the forces of paying bills, Bundy became a hero to conservatives like Sean Hannity, who turned Bundy’s 10-gallon hat all the way up to 11,” Colbert said.