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Quixote1818

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26. The Feds would lose the PR war if this ended in a massacre at this point

Sat Jan 9, 2016, 09:42 PM

Jan 2016

What we are seeing is the local ranchers wanting them out and eventually that will reach a fever pitch as it's hurting the local economy. Eventually, with the locals getting more and more upset the Feds will be in a much better position to bring in the National Guard or whatever. We just have to let things fester between all the good old boys a bit more. Not to mention, some kind of violent outbreak could occur on its own quickly escalating things. They should be allowed to get plenty of alcohol with the donation money coming in. Eventually someone is going to crack and they may start killing one another. At that point the American people will be saying by a very wide margin "It's time to stop this nonsense, the Feds have been more than fair, send in the National Guard and take these guys out". Most would probably surrender at that point with a few nuts like the Payne guy who has a death wish going out in a blaze of idiocy.

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BREAKING - AP: MORE Armed Men Arrive At Malheur Claiming To Defend Occupants [View all] 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 OP

Time for the National Guard, round em all up, felony indictments. Send a REAL strong randys1 Jan 2016 #1

No no no...states only call out the guard when a town cries out for justice Rex Jan 2016 #12

The President can--and should--Federalize the National Guard meow2u3 Jan 2016 #43

Whites rights flights privileged assholes randys1 Jan 2016 #110

This can't be good. Nt abelenkpe Jan 2016 #2

1. they're calling them "law enforcement" instead of "ZOG deathtroopers" or whatever MisterP Jan 2016 #3

Maybe the original armed idiots and the newcomers should "shoot it out" 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #6

Is this the link to the article? csziggy Jan 2016 #4

YES! Thank you, I added it now... blush. n/t 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #11

These goobers all belong in the Crowbar Hilton. hifiguy Jan 2016 #5

"Gotta make the long guns invisible. You boys got any blue tarps?" pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #7

Harbor Freight has camo tarps. House of Roberts Jan 2016 #10

LaVoy's partial to blue pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #16

Love Harbor Freight underpants Jan 2016 #47

Ha! easttexaslefty Jan 2016 #36

And the shitball starts rolling down the hill, good thing nobody stopped this from happening. Rex Jan 2016 #8

Well if you listen carefully to the good ol boys interviewed by AJ nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #20

What!?! Rex Jan 2016 #25

Looking for the video that went though my FB stream nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #34

Liars, liars, liars! sadoldgirl Jan 2016 #46

They also whined that they're treated worse than Black Lives Matter protesters pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #56

See, under their twisted logic, BLM should join them nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #64

I think they were saying they wanted Bacon, lettuce and 'mater sandwiches...... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #93

do you mean BLM Bureau of Land Management? 2pooped2pop Jan 2016 #80

black lives matter nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #83

Every single time I see BLM here I think Bureau of Land Management TransitJohn Jan 2016 #107

I was not clear nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #111

Patience House of Roberts Jan 2016 #9

I think we're seeing how well "let's just wait" is working .. NOT. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #15

The Feds would lose the PR war if this ended in a massacre at this point Quixote1818 Jan 2016 #26

That is what the Feds are doing IMO, letting it play out until it's so absurd they can remove them RKP5637 Jan 2016 #30

Well, we disagree. We simply don't know how this is going to play out, at all. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #31

Exactly my thoughts. easttexaslefty Jan 2016 #37

I think there's something else going on here that we are not being told about. I always trust the underthematrix Jan 2016 #59

There is nothing "knee-jerk" about setting up a wide parimiter, so no supplies go in 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #60

Did you know PBO played golf today? That usually means underthematrix Jan 2016 #70

Three things 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #76

Most of the action was in New York and most of the drama was in New York underthematrix Jan 2016 #92

Thanks for your mostly reasonable reply. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #95

Are there children at the site? I read a couple of articles that said children underthematrix Jan 2016 #96

I did see one (maybe 2) indirect mentions of intentions to do that, but have seen no 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #97

There are some photos of women and children at the site. AZCat Jan 2016 #98

That looks more like a press conference, not women&kids hunkered-down IN the Federal Bldg. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #99

I agree - it is strange. AZCat Jan 2016 #101

I thought that about the Bundy ranch crap 2pooped2pop Jan 2016 #84

There's more going on here than it appears. Shandris Jan 2016 #13

I don't understand what you are suggesting. enough Jan 2016 #17

I think you're right about "more going on" than appears. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #21

Average representatives of gun culture doing what they do best. nt onehandle Jan 2016 #14

Defend them from what? LittleBlue Jan 2016 #18

Let them shoot themselves in the foot. easttexaslefty Jan 2016 #39

^^^THANK YOU^^^ Exactly. From what? underpants Jan 2016 #49

I hope this us one of those stings where they attract all these armed racist yahoos, identify them, Hoyt Jan 2016 #19

From your lips ... 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #22

the Ghengis Khan in me says... "drone strike" ;) boomer55 Jan 2016 #23

The FBI is apparently too busy guarding a tiny airport 30 miles away 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #27

From bird to turd santuary. kairos12 Jan 2016 #24

You know what this means... pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #28

what is that other guy in the pic doing Skittles Jan 2016 #32

... RKP5637 Jan 2016 #45

He's ordering snacks on his iPhone. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #78

"It's only an island of crazy if you look at it from a rational mind" underpants Jan 2016 #51

More armed guys IN..? WTF?... Bigmack Jan 2016 #29

It sure makes one wonder WTF their strategy is ... n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #35

I guess some other lazy deadbeat nutters were jealous Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #33

did law enforcement provide a police escort for the criminals? spanone Jan 2016 #38

The PPN guys are doing this for PR if you ask me underpants Jan 2016 #50

Defend the occupants from what? Birdwatchers and jackrabbits? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #40

They claimed, from "law enforcement and/or from meddlesome locals" 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #41

Or, meddlesome civics teachers. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #42

LOL - And Union-supporting Civil War buffs! :) - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #105

time for a drone or two...... bowens43 Jan 2016 #44

No, but total surrounding of the area in a peaceful sadoldgirl Jan 2016 #48

Yes. This isn't rocket science. The FBI is beginning to look downright complicit 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #55

So armed militias are now setting up roadblock checkpoints on public roads cheapdate Jan 2016 #52

The Goal Is A Shootout - Ruby Ridge And Waco Style - Reinforcements Have Arrived cantbeserious Jan 2016 #53

Dear God - I hope not. 840high Jan 2016 #65

Seems logical. Letting them all get concentrated in one space. Bohunk68 Jan 2016 #104

did they bring snacks this time dlwickham Jan 2016 #54

Monkey, maybe we should go cover this for DU? grasswire Jan 2016 #57

I'll pm you about that grasswire. nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #61

So how does this shit end? Initech Jan 2016 #58

Wolverines!!!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2016 #62

What we need is ID on a lot of the new bunch. That will be sure to prove amusing. So how does one brewens Jan 2016 #63

Broke, unemployed and on disability: How the Oregon militants can afford to play �patriot� games pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #68

send in Skittles and end this...n/t BlueCollar Jan 2016 #66

I think gun humping cowards are mentally ill Skittles Jan 2016 #114

At the request of the leaders, these guys have left cali Jan 2016 #67

And surrounded the courthouse in Burns pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #72

Whoa. cali Jan 2016 #73

Thanks for the link and the update. n/t 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #77

yw. MORE here: pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #81

I think they resent the humiliation that Bundy is visiting down on all militias, by association Babel_17 Jan 2016 #91

The rough, tough individualistic militia terrorist wusses keithbvadu2 Jan 2016 #69

These armed intruders shouldn't be allowed to leave without arrest missingfink Jan 2016 #71

cold and wet night will thin out that under dressed group fast. Sunlei Jan 2016 #74

Maybe they should change their name to Y'all Bait. They are sure sucking in enough sympathizers jtuck004 Jan 2016 #75

bullet proof vest? 2pooped2pop Jan 2016 #79

Bulletproof only to handguns. Rifle rounds cut through them like butter. nt NickB79 Jan 2016 #85

oh did not know that 2pooped2pop Jan 2016 #89

I suggest we send as much alcahol as possible to these idiots Quixote1818 Jan 2016 #82

They're already buying it with supporters' donations. Binge time in Burns! pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #87

I was suggesting some very large skunks. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #88

Next Stop, They Surrounded Harney County Courthouse with Armed Men, all entrances and intersections L. Coyote Jan 2016 #86

I wonder how long before other groups expect this level of deference Babel_17 Jan 2016 #90

It is a great improvement on being pepper sprayed in the face. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #102

I don't fucking understand why these fools have not been isolated jimlup Jan 2016 #94

Must have taken Turbineguy Jan 2016 #100

I forget where I read it, but these guys spend 1/2 their paychecks on ammo and guns. rusty quoin Jan 2016 #103

So many grown men pretending and playing dress up TransitJohn Jan 2016 #106

These right wing terrorist should be arrested rockfordfile Jan 2016 #108

Now they want to take down a fence so a local rancher can graze his cattle on federal land pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #109

This goes beyond White privilege. blackspade Jan 2016 #112

It's just a matter of time until ISIS joins them... kentuck Jan 2016 #113