Reporters and gawkers outnumber occupiers at Oregon site
Source: Washington Post
MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ORE. — Though an armed occupation was in progress, the snow around much of the headquarters in this remote federal wildlife refuge was untrampled and pristine. Inside, a refrigerator contained a handful of condiments and a single muffin. Two lonely sleeping bags were tucked in an out-of-the-way corner.
“I’m surprised there aren’t more Oregonians here,” marveled Steve Turner, a retiree from Sandy, Ore., who had driven nearly 300 miles to join the occupation. Instead, he found himself wandering Tuesday in search of a bathroom — and any self-described occupiers.
As the situation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge entered its third day, the occupiers appeared to be outnumbered by a few curious locals and a huge gaggle of journalists who swarmed this vast tract of sage-studded grassland.
“Thank you for being here,” Ammon Bundy, the Idaho rancher leading the occupation, said at his regular 11 a.m. news conference. “I realize the role the media has in defending rights.”
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