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appleannie1

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Sat May 3, 2014, 12:05 PM May 2014

Militiamen And Oath Keepers Drew Weapons, Threatened To Kill Each Other [View all]

The situation at the Bundy ranch, where armed militiamen and “Patriots” are camped out, has deteriorated so badly that competing factions apparently drew weapons on one another during heated arguments.

We wrote on Wednesday about how tensions flared when a paranoid rumor of an imminent drone strike on the encampment began circulating. The team that primarily circulated the drone-strike rumor – Stewart Rhodes’ Oath Keepers – also began advising people to pull out, which sparked the wrath of militiamen.

Those militiamen voted to oust the Oath Keepers, and a couple even spoke of shooting Rhodes and his men in the back, which they deemed the proper battlefield treatment of “deserters”.

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/05/militiamen-and-oath-keepers-drew-weapons

Just the kind of asshats we need running the country. Maybe we will be lucky and they will take each other out. End of problem.

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I'm just glad no one popped a plastic bag at that moment. FSogol May 2014 #1
FTFY JJChambers May 2014 #6
That would have ended this two bit circus pretty quick, huh... n/t freshwest May 2014 #101
Me too. Enthusiast May 2014 #121
Not funny. ronnie624 May 2014 #11
Yeah. Pretty funny. Squinch May 2014 #73
Kind of what I was thinking too. NaturalHigh May 2014 #76
I was thinking a string of firecrackers, but ... yeah. eppur_se_muova May 2014 #86
Like the way you think! My hopes were dashed in Tampa in 2012. A circular firing squad assembled... freshwest May 2014 #99
That was inevitable. surrealAmerican May 2014 #2
Gee, you think maybe they'll do us all a favor and ... calimary May 2014 #62
Oh, I would never mind... YES, I am EVIL. n/t freshwest May 2014 #103
Me too, freshwest! calimary May 2014 #129
There's nothing to lose if they declare war on each other. TheCowsCameHome May 2014 #3
First time I have ever wanted to watch defacto7 May 2014 #109
Sounds like a win-win to me. hobbit709 May 2014 #4
I know! tosh May 2014 #52
And all this in under a month. WhiteTara May 2014 #5
LOL at the attack that's not coming! This fiasco is proving so much CT hysteria to be bogus. n/t freshwest May 2014 #135
My concern is that they may end up shooting one or more innocents. drm604 May 2014 #7
Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #8
That is what I have been worried about. I have also wondered how long it would appleannie1 May 2014 #66
They are not actually stopping the locals. ManiacJoe May 2014 #111
They are not actually stopping the locals. AlbertCat May 2014 #116
Great article but they should have included two very important videos 951-Riverside May 2014 #9
i don't know how this shit ends. barbtries May 2014 #10
If nothing else, summer will happen truebluegreen May 2014 #51
yes, i think you're right barbtries May 2014 #61
they'll probably just fade away AlbertCat May 2014 #118
Summers in the desert adieu May 2014 #69
DId those come from Nevada too? defacto7 May 2014 #110
Thanks! Babel_17 May 2014 #67
you know that none of those ass hats are veterens roguevalley May 2014 #97
All of the Oathkeepers are vets--apparently that is a prerequisite for tblue37 May 2014 #131
strange esprit d corps roguevalley May 2014 #132
It's also current and former police/fire/EMT/other first responders, not just military pinboy3niner May 2014 #133
Thanks for the new video and pic. They have the advantage. If the government does ANYTHING freshwest May 2014 #106
I don't know how the uninvolved locals manage to get to sleep at night. eShirl May 2014 #12
Must be terrifying for them. They're being stopped at "checkpoints" now. Hekate May 2014 #27
"Well regulated militia" my ass........ Paladin May 2014 #13
We are seeing the real challenge we'll face when the apocalypse finally hits us. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #14
My money is on the zombies ThoughtCriminal May 2014 #18
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. StarryNite May 2014 #15
For shits and giggles, my model airplane club is planning a flyover.... Brother Buzz May 2014 #16
LOL. Remember to paint it black and add some UN and OFA stickers! FSogol May 2014 #21
Done Brother Buzz May 2014 #22
Go with the nose art sarisataka May 2014 #32
Louie is really liking that warthog look Brother Buzz May 2014 #35
I like that sarisataka May 2014 #37
My dad sent a picture back from the Pacific during WW2. My sister lost the thing... freshwest May 2014 #107
WWII "bomber art" is a true American art genre. JohnnyRingo May 2014 #124
Since it's like seven rapid fire machine guns in one, it can unload an amazing amount of lead? Lead? Brother Buzz May 2014 #137
Air intake. No missiles. n/t DirkGently May 2014 #125
The shark on the P 40 sarisataka May 2014 #128
BRILLIANT! BrotherIvan May 2014 #25
Oh, Hell yeah! chrisstopher May 2014 #26
Oh please have someone near there with camera ready. Maraya1969 May 2014 #29
Haha, awesome! Aldo Leopold May 2014 #45
Niiiice Major Nikon May 2014 #90
You got a smoke generator? Brother Buzz May 2014 #91
No smoke generator Major Nikon May 2014 #94
Pssst... "The U.N./F.B.I. infiltrator is wearing a wire." ThoughtCriminal May 2014 #17
They're making a great argument for a strong, centralized government. DirkGently May 2014 #19
truly. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #46
Makes perfect sense Shankapotomus May 2014 #20
My neighbor stands behind these people 100%. ronnie624 May 2014 #23
Make it a condition for him. Timez Squarez May 2014 #31
We've discussed that before. ronnie624 May 2014 #36
Imagine a world where FOX "News" is no longer there.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #54
As long as no innocents get caught in the x-fire... n/t deafskeptic May 2014 #24
I predicted earlier this week that they will either get bored or get shot. arcane1 May 2014 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Harcourdt Fenton Mud May 2014 #115
Payne is a g-man superpatriotman May 2014 #30
Half the people in the militia movement are informants Jesus Malverde May 2014 #34
I don't want to start any rumors, but... A Simple Game May 2014 #43
It would be a good idea to check to see how many are on disability or who is Thinkingabout May 2014 #78
I've got a friend who's pretty high up in DoD, and what I hear is petronius May 2014 #88
Oh great! Now you've warned the one's that aren't already trapped in the circle. n/t A Simple Game May 2014 #89
I like that rumor. Can you pass it along to those yahoos? nt Hekate May 2014 #112
I beg your pardon! Gman May 2014 #57
what are these morons still doing down there? don't any of these people have jobs? spanone May 2014 #33
Well, we know that SOME are cashing government checks..... socialist_n_TN May 2014 #38
Finally, a sensible argument for guns. Aldo Leopold May 2014 #39
YaY! Mean! vlakitti May 2014 #41
GOOD!!! heaven05 May 2014 #40
"intel", "CP", "deploy", "the battlefield"... just a bunch of clowns playing soldier... dionysus May 2014 #42
Seems that way, doesn't it. They love the lingo. Aldo Leopold May 2014 #47
R#22 for bwah-ha-HAH and trying not to get myself a Demerit here - I'm *thinking* I'm THINKING!1 n/t UTUSN May 2014 #44
Throw a fence around the whole thing CanonRay May 2014 #48
By the end of June, they'll be gone. snort May 2014 #49
Circular firing squad/jerk session Blue Owl May 2014 #50
I'd prefer they came to their senses. Turbineguy May 2014 #53
how about koch? noiretextatique May 2014 #64
I don't know if this constitutes Turbineguy May 2014 #77
Note the timing. Immediately after Reid's call-out of the GOP Koch gets air time. Coincidence? Nah. freshwest May 2014 #108
Look at the bright side Gman May 2014 #55
Someone needs to stand on a hill or something at night concealed and point a bunch of RKP5637 May 2014 #56
How about declaring the Bundy Ranch part of Mexico? intaglio May 2014 #58
Come on morons malaise May 2014 #59
a bag of mouth! eShirl May 2014 #75
Stole it from a local song malaise May 2014 #79
We can hope. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #60
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Charming as always. hrmjustin May 2014 #85
Hopefully they won't shoot anyone ZombieHorde May 2014 #65
K&R Babel_17 May 2014 #68
I hope these guys don't kill each other alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #70
Where are the Republicans calling Obama weak ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #71
I think this has been the hope of local law enforcement all along Warpy May 2014 #72
That's entertainment! Tom Ripley May 2014 #74
I'm mad! Where's my gun?!?! Iggo May 2014 #80
LOL! StarryNite May 2014 #93
This may not end well, either they will shoot each other or they will leave before Thinkingabout May 2014 #81
I might just pay money to see that! RoccoR5955 May 2014 #82
I smell a hit reality tv show! Kaleva May 2014 #83
There already was. HooptieWagon May 2014 #87
Promises, promises, promises. 99Forever May 2014 #92
Anybody got a nice big model airplane they can regularly fly over their encampment? toddwv May 2014 #95
Good. bvar22 May 2014 #96
Here's a link to a Facebook page Kaleva May 2014 #98
but they seem so calm! Warren DeMontague May 2014 #100
paranoid gun humpers in all their glory Skittles May 2014 #102
They honestly BELIEVE the drone strike bullshit Nevernose May 2014 #104
Plenty of 'Obama the blood thirsty dictator' comments, too? He keeps disappointing them. Enjoy: freshwest May 2014 #130
That's hilarious! (n/t) Nevernose May 2014 #134
Are they selling tickets? lpbk2713 May 2014 #105
I'm starting to hope they try to camp out for the whole summer. In Nevada. Hekate May 2014 #113
Buy a $50 RC plane and some black spray paint armed_and_liberal May 2014 #114
Now this is a situation where more guns are needed MyNameGoesHere May 2014 #117
send them a few kegs of beer rafeh1 May 2014 #119
There Is No Honor among Morons. MineralMan May 2014 #120
I promised I wouldn't tell. Enthusiast May 2014 #122
So this might end well after all. Guy Whitey Corngood May 2014 #123
Immature children like this might solve the problem and just kill each other randys1 May 2014 #126
it be nice if those mikeysnot May 2014 #127
I get it - BOTH sides LiberalElite May 2014 #136
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