6 Reasons Cliven Bundy Is The Ultimate NO-Gotiator

Too many people think the goal of any negotiation is to "get to yes." As I argue in my book, Getting to No: Secrets of a No-Gotiator," the real way to win is to do what Cliven Bundy did – be a "NO-gotiator." "Getting to No: Secrets of a No-Gotiator" is available at www.getting2no.com.

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He doesn’t acknowledge the authority of the federal government. Classic NO-gotiator move. You can’t negotiate with something that doesn’t exist! Oh Cliven.

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For 20 years Bundy has managed to wriggle free of the Bureau of Land Management collecting $1 million in fees and fines he owes for grazing on public land, all by simply refusing to negotiate. Genius! He uses the same tactic as a toddler at dinner time, but with a cowboy hat and stubble. Oh and a penchant for racism.

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His back-up NO-gotiators are armed militias with enough firepower to force armed federal agents to back down from enforcing a court order to seize Bundy’s cattle. Bad Cop, Bad Cop: a NO-Gotiator classic!

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Bundy is still trying to NO-Gotiate the 13th Amendment

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When Bundy is accused of racism, he responds by declaring that if he can’t use words like “Negros” and “black boy” when speaking about African Americans, then Martin Luther King Jr. is to blame. Great NO-Gotiators always shift responsibility to a third party!

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Via salon.com

Conservative politicians and pundits loved Bundy when he was standing up to Obama’s BLM. But like any great NO-Gotiator, Bundy is skilled in creating a perfect shit sandwich! In between two slices of states' rights was a delicious filling of millionaire greed and 19th century-style racism. All NO-gotiators could learn a little something from good ol’ Cliven Bundy.