Matt Taibbi on the Oregon Militia Standoff: "The Dumb And The Restless" (Rolling Stone)

[Miles Archer]

The Dumb and the Restless

Ammon Bundy and his band of weeping, self-pitying, gun-toting, wannabe-terrorist metrosexuals are America's most ridiculous people

By Matt Taibbi January 7, 2016



First of all, when did it become OK for cowboys to cry in public?

The coolest thing about the Gary Cooper-Clint Eastwood-James Coburn-Yul Brenner-style cowboys is that they never said a damned thing. They walked slow, asses sore from all that riding, and kept things to a syllable or two if they could manage it: "Whiskey." "Bath." "Draw."

Contrast that with Ammon Bundy, the man who recently led a small group of gun-wielding outpatients to occupy the Malheur federal wildlife preserve in Oregon.

Before the occupation, Bundy stood up at a town hall meeting in Harney County, Oregon, and fell to pieces as he described to the audience the revelation he had from God about the need to take action against the federal government. He was most put out about the five-year sentence for arson that the feds slapped on a father and son duo of ranchers named Dwight and Steven Hammond for setting fires on federal land.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-dumb-and-the-restless-20160107

[underpants]

1. Excellent! Love Taibbi.

[L. Coyote]

10. Really good article. Just linked it a bit ago.

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The #BundyBunch was spotted this morning, foraging for snacks.

[roguevalley]

2. my family is full of ranchers who cry at the drop of a hat. otherwise, classic taibi. :D

[Blanks]

3. Lol

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Just got to love the Optics of this.

Pretty much like Reality TV. Notice the Blue Jeans are always clean and creased,and the shirts and jackets are unwrinkled. Jewelry is gaudy and color coordinated. CarHart Jackets are the fashion as well as Pendleton and Wrangler. Tony Llamas boots to finish their get ups.

[L. Coyote]

16. Wag the Dog Enterprises has a great wardrobe trailer on an 18-wheeler.

They probably suited up there and got product placement payments too, so much per press conference

Seriously, the millionaire cowboy suits reflect the grazing fees in inverse proportion.

[Wellstone ruled]

20. Like so really cut a couple of those Cowboys,

just save it till some other time. BTW,you can buy that getup at your local C A L Ranch Store 28 miles from the Home Ranch,did see similiar items at the Survial Outfitters Store about 2 miles closer. And they could keep the money in the family and maybe get the family discount.

[7wo7rees]

5. Great read! Matt is a special kinda journalist.

A cross breed shall we say. A little bit of the Rude, a little Wonkette, Will Pitt, Greg Palast, Hunter..... all rolled up into special.......

[hifiguy]

6. There's a pinch or two of Dr. Thompson in there as well.

No one better to set loose on the pathetic yahoos of Owl Qaeda/Yokel Haram.

[7wo7rees]

7. I did mention Hunter. I believe I may have read somewhere

was one of his inspirations.....

[hifiguy]

8. Oops.

[7wo7rees]

9. Yeah, happens lots here. Aging sucks.... Or not.. :)

[MisterP]

11. or wear spotless outfits?

[spanone]

12. 'gun-wielding outpatients' bwahahahahaaaaaa

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[L. Coyote]

13. Ranchers may not cry a lot, but some cowboys are very emotional. I saw it on Twitter.

Check the hashtag #BundyEroticFanFic, lacivious, lewd, lustful, licentious, libidinous, salacious, lubricious even
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#OregonUnderAttack #Oregonstandoff #YallQaeda #VanillaISIS #Talibanjo #YokelHaram #SnacksForYallQaeda


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Zero Post: The Oregon Standoff Gets Steamy With #BundyEroticFanFic

[AlbertCat]

14. I knew it!

"fell to pieces as he described to the audience the revelation he had from God about the need to take action against the federal government."

God, guns and ego. Cling to those Bibles!

It's time to start pointing and laughing a overly religious people like we used to. This holier than thou crap has got to stop!

[DUbeornot2be]

15. I'm not...

... on twitter but I'd think #Isn'tIsn't might be appropriate for these jokers...!

[valerief]

17. These fuckin' asshats -- the Snack Pack.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Poseur Militia

[L. Coyote]

22. DUZY

This really fits with today's special focus on the after dark life of "militia" cowboys.

On further reflection, don't turn off the power.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. Yeah, who knew this was media exposure for metrosexual cowboys seeking dates ! nt

[cab67]

19. Best article I've read on the sit-in.

[kairos12]

21. "Vanilla Isis" That is beyond hilarious.

[IDemo]

23. Someone should include some of this in a care package

to help with their chapped asses:

[Number23]

24. This is the funniest, truest, and most cleverly and ACIDLY written thing I've read in forever

Biting, hilarious and made even more so by how freaking TRUE it all is.

(the stratospheric Men's Health-level grooming factor is a constant in the #YallQaeda story)

[JonLeibowitz]

26. That is classic Taibbi. If it's your thing you might want to check out some of his other writings.

[L. Coyote]

27. "What's not OK is to be so completely in love with yourself and up your own ass that ..."

What's not OK is to be so completely in love with yourself and up your own ass that you don't even realize you're committing acts of terrorism.