One wonders how long the U.S. government will let the militia takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon continue.
Apparently the media can come and go as they have for however long ago this crap — and yes, it is crap — started. The so-called “militia” members, hail mostly from out of county and even from out of state. The scruffy-looking patriots who occupy a welcome center for the Malheur National Wildlife Center have mostly been a source of ridicule, especially after sending out a request for various needs such as coffee creamer.
The ridicule has risen beyond absurdity as the “tough” rugged Western militiamen are receiving a smattering of hate mail along with various sex toys. A co-founder of a popular “adult” game even sent a 55-gallon drum of “personal lube” to the boys.
Freedom fighters, they ain’t! Nor does it appear that they are the brightest headlights in the dark. For instance, one of the militiamen was arrested today in Burns, Ore., the nearest town to the Malheur center, when he was found at a Safeway store in a government vehicle that was stolen from the refuge.
One shouldn’t blame the government for avoiding a protracted standoff with catastrophic endings such as the Ruby Ridge incident or the raid and subsequent siege with the Branch Davidians outside of Waco which ended with nearly four score dead.
Still, this ridiculousness needs to end and the sooner the better. Perhaps the government should try an approximation of the Trojan Horse, sending in a tractor-trailer loaded with French vanilla creamer. Or maybe they could even employ an 18-wheeler carrying Trojan condoms. Whatever the tactic, such foolishness needs a safe and hopefully quick ending.
The militiamen need to know from the feds that they are finally gathered at a place where the — ahem — rubber meets the road.
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