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Mister Ed

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11. Thank you.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 27, 2016, 08:05 PM

Jan 2016

I don't know or care whether he refrained from opening fire on the arresting officers out of cowardice, or out a sudden flash of restraint and rationality. I'm just glad he refrained. For once, he's set a good example for his fellows.

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So Ammon Bundy surrendered to authorities [View all] SHRED Jan 2016 OP

Who didn't know that's what he would do? HuckleB Jan 2016 #1

The Bundysexuals, that's who. Iggo Jan 2016 #4

And I think it sucks the guy had to die. I blame fox and Rush and so on. randys1 Jan 2016 #5

Many people affect individuals, indeed. HuckleB Jan 2016 #7

Dying would have emded his ability to preen for the cameras Warpy Jan 2016 #13

I thought that guy was a clear "suicide-by-cop" from the word "go." HuckleB Jan 2016 #14

Yep, in the end he saved his own ass and let Finicum die alone for his convictions. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #2

Finicum clearly chose suicide long ago. HuckleB Jan 2016 #3

The people still holed up are calling him a coward Voice for Peace Jan 2016 #6

That's not cowardice, except in the minds of the diehard militants pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #8

Thank you. Mister Ed Jan 2016 #11

I agree... SHRED Jan 2016 #12

Well, the Feds gave him plenty of oppertunites to leave with no punishment Quixote1818 Jan 2016 #9

after the other guy was killed 2pooped2pop Jan 2016 #10

One added bonus from all of this is... Unrepentant Fenian Jan 2016 #15

Yep SHRED Jan 2016 #16