Story written & compiled by Blake Walley:

Well it just so happens that the Bundy Ranch showdown began in my backyard. It started out simply enough: A dispute between a rancher and the government over some land and what should be done with it. And although it was in the vicinity of Vegas, I still really wasn’t all that interested in it… until this happened and changed everything:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhJ6H9vlEDA
Now the Bundy Ranch story was making waves nationally and before you know it (to make a long story short) Brian Engelman was packing up his truck, and making his way over to Las Vegas where we were about to journey off to my first live covering of major media story! Brian had covered Occupy L.A. in his back yard a few years ago, we both covered the Conscious Life Expo a few months ago, but never something quite like this.

We officially arrived Thursday night, and quickly ran into fellow radio-host Pete Santilli who also happened to be the guy who filmed the now infamous “Ranch Riot” video above. Brian then grabbed this incredibly informative interview with Pete:

Later we had the chance to interview Dave Bundy! My turn to interview, and my goal was to make it quick (5-10 minutes tops) by asking him just two questions he had hopefully not been asked before. However, reality found me woefully short of my five minute goal with absolutely no back-up plan. Lesson learned, then Brian saved the day…

We heard rumors the next morning that someone had shut down the cell-phone communication by the ranch, so we made sure to upload this video (just in case) before we departed:

Brian has an outstanding interview with Margaret Houston (the woman who was thrown down in the “Ranch Riot” video). The unfortunate part is that you don’t get to hear all of the applause as a growing crowd gathered behind me to watch.

Brian has another excellent interview with RJ of the Nevada Oath Keepers! So these are the people that the Establishment and “mainstream” media keep warning us about?

Brian and I give our final report on Friday. I really liked the way this video turned out, but it also came with a painful lesson learned: if you don’t have someone using the camera, get the tallest person in the frame first, or you might make this mistake:

So I had this plan to make one final 20 minute video before Brian left town. My intention was to recap and highlight the Bundy Ranch story along with our personal experience covering it. However, that plan took some sidetracks and sort of suddenly spiraled into a video version of one of our radio shows. Yes, it went on a bit longer than I had hoped… but at some point you just have to go with it and enjoy the ride. And that my friends, is The New American Media…
Here is our final report:

Okay, so we didn’t really finish the story. Maybe we’re not worthy? Thankfully other reporters were on the scene and covered this incredible piece of history:

 
Thanks to everyone who was there, involved, spreading the word, donating to the cause, watching/commenting on our videos… Thank you for all of your support and for being a part of history!
Here are some of our favorite links to the excellent coverage of this historical event:
Federal Snipers Train Guns on family for filming cattle!
This is Bigger than Cliven Bundy!
Nevada Governor blasts feds “first amendment area” in Bundy dispute
Before Nevada cattle ranch standoff, BLM killed off hundreds of endangered tortoises!
BLM Feds: Do as we say, not as we do
BLM Action in Nevada is unconstitutional. Here’s why:
Turn of the screw: The Cliven Bundy Standoff
U.S. government bans air traffic over Bundy Ranch in desperate blackout effort to hide secret BLM “Bovine Concentration Camps!”
The Bundy Ranch: “The government owns nothing and controls everything.”
SPLC labels Cliven Bundy as a “Domestic Extremist!”
Secret audio recording from Bundy Ranch reveals BLM special agent Dan Love and Pete Santilli threatening each other with arrest!
County Commissioner says Bundy Supporters “Better have Funeral Plans!”
Is Senator Harry Reid Behind BLM land grab of Bundy Ranch?
Harry Reid & China behind BLM land grab?
Reid smelling anything but rosy in ranch fight
Flashback: Senator Harry Reid breaks ground for Nevada solar farm near Bundy Ranch
Infowars reporter goes off on propaganda information officer!
Feds back down from Bundy siege after Chinese land grab exposed
Feds back down in new Bundy standoff, agree to release cattle
Judge Napolitano: Ranch Rebellion was Americans’ “line in the sand”
Alternative media upstages lame-stream media in world-class coverage of historic Bundy Ranch showdown
Bundy Ranch: what you’re not being told
Historic! Feds Forced to Surrender to American Citizens!
Blake and Brian discuss their Bundy Ranch experience with Chuck Smith on PANDA Radio
Blake gives his personal, first-hand account of his experience on his radio show; the “Eccentric Perspective.”
Update:
To be continued? Sources inside the BLM and Las Vegas metro say feds are planning a raid on Bundy home!
Ron Paul warns feds could launch Waco-style assault against Bundy
Feds desperate to hide Harry Reid link to Bundy land grab
Cliven Bundy, federal bureaucracy, and the state’s monopoly on violence
Does Cliven Bundy have something called “prescriptive rights?” Why the BLM may be afraid to go to court:
Bundy Ranch Standoff Pictures the mainstream media never wants you to see:
BLM committed animal atrocities, shot cows from helicopters, constructed mass graves at Bundy Ranch!
BLM: Tyranny of Taxation and regulation without representation
Liberty Movement Rising!
Harry Reid calls Cliven Bundy supporters “domestic terrorists!”
 
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