bundy s cause has drawn supporters from rand paul and dean heller who called him, quote, a point ratriot, but in s new york times he was discussing african-americans he once saw in a las vegas housing project saying, quote, they were basically on government subsidy so now what do they do? they abort their young children. they put their young men in jail because they ve never learned how to pick cotton and i ve often wondered are they better off as slaves picking cotton and having a family life and doing things or are they better off under government subsidy? they did not get no more freedom. they got less freedom. bundy s remarks came during one of his daily news conferences since the beginning of his tense standoff. rand paul told nbc quote, bundy s remarks on race are offensive and i wholeheartedly disagree with him and a spokes american for senator dean heller told the times that, quote, he