You Will Anyway: Dear God

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Dear God

They aren't in enough of a wringer?

Perhaps the better part of this is the person posting it on YouTube didn't know this guy is not actually Christie's brother. However, I cannot attest to whether or not this guy is actually a militia wannabe or just some yokel looking for attention, so I'm ignorant as well.

In the real news about the "standoff"...

FBI officials confirmed the armed occupation continued Tuesday, its 32nd day.

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After one day of silence, the holdouts spent hours Monday taking calls on an Internet radio show. Though they claimed most of their communication channels were cut off overnight Saturday, they were able to call into the show hosted by a conservative blog, Redoubt News.

The youngest protester, David Fry, 27, of Blanchester, Ohio, dominated the conversation.

OregonLive.com

I bet he did. He's thee yokel who recorded himself yelling everything but "bring it on!"

The others who remain encamped at the refuge headquarters are Sean Anderson, 48, and his wife, Sandy Anderson, 47, of Riggins, Idaho; and Jeff Banta, 46, of Elko, Nevada.

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Despite [jailed leader Ammon] Bundy's repeated requests for them to leave, they have insisted on receiving immunity. Bundy's father, Cliven, signaled that he wanted them to stay. The Nevada rancher sent a letter Monday to Harney County officials giving notice that "We the People" would retain possession of the refuge headquarters.

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In the statement released by his lawyers, Ammon Bundy said he has been in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day and hasn't had a chance to talk to his father.

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County officials estimated 285 people convened for a courthouse protest Monday to encourage the occupiers and their supporters to leave. Another protest of an estimated 205 people gathered across the street to decry the death of Finicum and support the occupation leaders. The demonstrations stretched over four hours.

A federal judge Tuesday affirmed another judge's earlier decision to release Oregon standoff figure Joseph O'Shaughnessy from custody with home detention and GPS monitoring and set over a release decision on independent broadcaster Peter Santilli until Thursday afternoon.

OregonLive.com

I have a feeling that O'Shaughnessy, who was accused by another militia member of stealing group funds, is going to show up at trial as a prosecution witness in a plea bargain deal.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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GUILDENSTERN: What a fine persecution---to be kept intrigued without ever quite being enlightened.

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ROSENCRANTZ : The only thing that makes it bearable is the irrational belief that somebody interesting will come on in a minute.

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GUILDENSTERN: But for God's sake what are we supposed to do?!

PLAYER: Relax. Respond. That's what people do. You can't go through life questioning your situation at every turn.

GUILDENSTERN: But we don't know what's going on, or what to do with ourselves. We don't know how to act.

PLAYER: Act natural. You know why you're here at least.

GUILDENSTERN: We only know what we're told, and that's little enough. And for all we know it isn't even true.

PLAYER: For all anyone knows, nothing is. Everything has to be taken on trust; truth is only that which is taken to be true. It's the currency of living. There may be nothing behind it, but it doesn't make any difference so long as it is honoured. One acts on assumptions.

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GUILDENSTERN : We act on scraps of information... sifting half-remembered directions that we can hardly separate from instinct.

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PLAYER: Life is a gamble, at terrible odds-if it was a bet you wouldn't take it.