dKos: Inside the Refuge with the Occupiers: A Photo Diary + #RefugeRally

[L. Coyote]

Inside the Refuge with the Occupiers: A Photo Diary
By Max Udargo Thursday Jan 14, 2016 6:50 AM PST



I was sitting in a leather armchair inside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge late last Saturday night, watching three guys play with “optics,” when I was informed I was no longer welcome.

Optics, in this case, are scopes and laser sights that can be attached to a rifle. One of the men sitting on the floor in front of me had brought out a box full of optics and was showing his collection to two younger men. The younger men were delighted by the box of expensive accessories, and one of them started attaching redundant optics to his AR-15 just to see how cool he could make it look. I was laughing along with them when the door to the outside opened and a tall man dressed head to toe in snow camo entered and looked at me. He slipped the hood off his head and walked over to stand in front of me as I sat looking up at him from the chair. I had seen him coming and going throughout the evening, but I hadn’t yet made his acquaintance, and I assumed he had decided it was time to introduce himself to the newcomer. He extended his hand, told me his name, and asked for mine. Then he asked whom I was with.

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Happening now: Bundy breaking down fence on refuge #BundyTeaParty

[mainer]

1. As a taxpayer, the reporter has a right to be there too

What right do they have to kick him out?

[L. Coyote]

2. They don't need rights, they are armed. That is why it is defined as terrorism under the law.

And that is why it is called criminal also.

And, they have been called a lot of other things too!