What an Idiom: Rosendale exposed as embodiment of 'All Hat No Cattle'

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It’s a tale as old as Ft. Benton: wealthy out-of-stater shows up, buys ups some land, slaps on a hat, and calls himself a rancher. Yet somehow, Matt Rosendale thought he could pull one over on Montanans.

During his quest for the GOP nomination for Senate, Matt Rosendale has re-branded himself a rancher. But a news story from Talking Points Memo shows that Rosendale thinks branding is a PR exercise rather than cauterizing flesh.

Talking Points Memo does a deep dive into Rosendale’s shallow ranching history. The entire story is worth a read, but the documentation of Rosendale’s lack of ranching speaks for itself.

According to Talking Points Memo:

Rosendale hasn’t registered ownership of any livestock since 2011 — and before then it was limited to a few horses. It appears that he’s never owned any cattle. He similarly received a registered livestock brand when he bought his $2.2 million ranch in 2002, but let that lapse when it expired in 2011, and it doesn’t appear that he ever used it.

Read more: http://mtcowgirl.com/2018/05/29/what-an-idiom-rosendale-exposed-as-embodiment-of-all-hat-no-cattle/