Rachel Maddow: Frank Schaeffer Talks About Danger Of Right-Wing Militias

[Hissyspit]

Run time: 08:39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIA1o2YGSPQ   Posted on YouTube: March 05, 2010 By YouTube Member: FixedNewsChannel Views on YouTube: 242   Posted on DU: March 05, 2010 By DU Member: Hissyspit Views on DU: 2332

 
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show - March 4, 2008: 200 mostly white guys armed and trained by the Sheriff of Dossier Parish in Louisiana as part of 'Operation Exodus.'

SCHAEFFER: "It's kind of symbolic, because the story of Exodus is the Jews, the people of God, fleeing an unjust ruler, so, obviously it's a backhand comment about the United States government, Barack Obama, what have you. In my mind, it links up with these sheriffs who at the CPAC meeting a couple of weeks ago took an oath to break the law and not follow orders if they don't like what they're being told. Really, what it this is just more evidence that of the fact that there's a right-wing fringe in this country, sometimes tied to militia movements, sometimes tied to the religious right... sometimes just loonies, who have essentially just given up on the United States government. And, let me just add, as the father of a United States Marine who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, I don't take kindly to looking at a bunch of old white guys about my age with pot bellies grabbing 50-millimeter machine guns and putting them on pickup trucks to look like the 'technicals,' as they used to call them in Somalia, that a bunch of terrorists want to run around in causing havoc. It certainly doesn't make me feel safer."

[WhoIsNumberNone]

1. Teabaggers go para-military

[ChicagoSuz219]

2. It was a very scary piece.

I think all of these people need to be on a serious Watch List...

[Divine Discontent]

3. her voice when she says, "REDUCE YOUR FEAR!" and pushes her hands out CRAX ME UP

they're effin terrifying!!! They need searched into to make sure they're not doing anything illegal. If they're anti USA govt, they need stopped!

[Hardrada]

4. If it's anything that looks dangerous it's been already infiltrated

and compromised. They did that with the Left also. Nothing clandestine will work in the U.S. Whatever takes down our system has to be massive and spontaneous.

[TomCADem]

5. Please Ignore! When Right Wingers Assassinate, Bomb...

Etc., it shall not be called terrorism. Heck, if they copy the 9/11 attacks by flying planes into government buildigns, still do not call it terrorism.

Signed,

The Corporate Media

[yellerpup]

6. This is the citizen-regiment Timothy McVeigh hoped would fall into lockstep

after the OKC bombing. Who are these tough guys but fat assed old grandpas playing paintgun in the woods and dying to shoot somebody? Perhaps they could be discouraged if we sent a truckload of beautiful women to laugh at them while they practice their lame-o maneuvers. ( always look for a non-violent solution first.)

[Enthusiast]

7. They are the 21st century

version of the Brown Shirts of early 20th century Germany. Including Xe and the Tea Party protesters. A little further decline in the economy will result in a fulfillment of their prophecy.

[izquierdista]

8. Less than a minute!

True to form, Frank scores a plug for his book in with less than a minute on the clock. :rofl:

[onehandle]

9. These heavily armed militias are a danger to us all.

Obama is who they really fear.

[AlbertCat]

10. Scared to DEATH of the "darkie" in the White House.

They can trim and decorate it all up with Biblical names and stuff, but these old white men think the Boogie Man is on his way to get them. Pitiful!