TPM's Zachary Roth Talks Louisiana Citizens Militia On MSNBC

[FuckTheNewWorldOrde1]

Louisiana Gear up! Fuck Federal Government!!!

[Emo666Cali]

Im sorry I just seen his stupid write up on Newt to be a president and how he will help the fed in New York times this man is delusional and doesnt know shit about what he;s talking about Zachary you wouldnt know politics if it bit you in the ass !!

[lndplv]

very good about South Osssetia

[taverned]

The guys in this video are idiots with an agenda... they don't like the idea of self sufficiency... they think they know better than the Bossier parish folks., and they aught to be applauding them instead of making them out to be weird.

[PRSpl4yer]

Wow if folks arming themselves in the event of a terrorist attack is "frightening" to this anchor, think of how frightening it would be if there was a problem and no one was trained on how to respond... maybe something a little like the 9/11 attacks maybe? Or the Oklahoma city bombing? Or maybe Wako or Va Tech or Columbine? Shit happens all the time, get with the program libtards, it's better to be prepared than to not.

[bloodsimple45]

Bossier isnt just rural u liberal faggots and its not just about terrorist. Bossier city is the 3rd largest city in LA and the crime rate is crazy bad. gotta love liberal. love peace save the whales and wait for some other country to kick our ass cuz u want america to be a bunch of pussies

[172677]

The only homegrown terrorists I see here is this bunch of white guys being armed with weapons...calling themselves "militia". Grown men, wearing camo, running around the swamps and forests killing trees is silly...only the boobs of our society think this is necessary....and they shouldn't be armed at all.

[Jacartho]

Bossier Parish "remote"?! The city of Bossier is directly across the river from Shreveport, the largest city in North Louisiana. Bossier is also home to Barksdale Airforce Base, which is in turn headquarters of the Strategic Air Command. This being said, I think it's understandable to assume there would be several key targets in the area that would appeal to terrorists, a military base, highly concentrated population, etc. I'm not saying I totally agree, but not all the info was provided.

[fishhead06]

As a Canadian, I'm beginning to think we should build a protective fence. The US is going nuts.

[Kapan60]

I also heard that Canadian bacon was made from people.

[172677]

@fishhead06 Not to worry. These morons represent a small minority of our citizenry...known here as the "lunatic fringe". We call them "Boobus Americanus"....

[kakashi76767]

the new civil war is coming!! spread the word!!

[hedgehogbooks]

The 2008 election has fanned latent, always smoldering fears among southern whites of "unrest" involving, you know, THOSE PEOPLE who, you know, want to TAKE OVER. :)

This has nothing to do with terrorism. These paunchy old white guys are afraid of something else, but they can't say what they're afraid of, so they say "terrorism."

[kaysandesses]

@hedgehogbooks: Yep, it's just eating them up inside that -ahem- THOSE PEOPLE have forgotten their "place" and are so uppity that they actually think they can be President of the United States.

[VeryEvilPettingZoo]

Why did they need a war wagon prior to the terrorist threat? There's the threat of tyranny - UN/NWO, Jew, federal, state, or county. There's also the commie "Red Dawn" threat. A race war is clearly imminent. Via repressed memories of infant sacrifices, they know satanic cultists are definitely operating in the area. The Masons have been active of late, and so the Illuminati cannot be far behind.

The real question is, why would any community of retarded paranoid hicks NOT have a war wagon?

[DoctorMeh]

lmao

[landsolo]

you make an excellent point.

completely spaced on the coming race wars, etc.

think i will get to converting that pinto wagon in the back yard into my own little battle box. haha

[AnneOnAMoose]

This is hardly fucking believable.

[Boomer1949]

Come on we all know it's not about protecting the population in the event of a national event. It's all about the paranoia that Obama is somehow going to go door to door and round everyone up and ship them off to concentration camps. Bunch of nutters.

[wildpeachatl737]

The major problem I have with all this is that there's the presumption that these folks are all mentally stable and able to use reasonable powers of judgement.

[JCJ77]

@wildpeachatl737

They are retried police officers so that is the presumption that most reasonable people start from. In case you forgot it was made apparent during Katrina that the government considers Louisiana a throw away state and I don't see why organizing in such a way would be unreasonable for people at the state level.

[DoctorMeh]

@JCJ77 - No they are not. Retired/Former police officers make up very little of the of 200 or so old white guys.

[wildpeachatl737]

I'm glad you brought up Hurricane Katrina, as I haven't forgotten it at all. Keep in mind that we saw some of these reasonably minded law enforcement officials taking shots at (and in some cases, killing) unarmed and innocent citizens in the name of "protection".

Oh, yeah, let's use them to train folks...

[JCJ77]

@wildpeachatl737

That was the National Guard shooting looters all the cops ran away from the area or were to busy helping their own families survive.

[landsolo]

not so much. there has been a court case that continues to expand in Louisiana, implicating more than a few police officers in shooting unarmed civilians and their superiors efforts to cover it up.

[kaysandesses]

Exactly wildpeach. Law enforcement officers are subjected to a battery of psychological examinations before they are admitted to a training academy. Then, their decision making abilities are tested time and again during their academy training. If it was ONLY retired police officers acting in a Reserve capacity then that is one thing. But if it Joe Citizen then he should be required to complete academy training.

[bigc028282]

kaysandesses-

NOT in all states, or cities. It's called an MMPI, if it's legitimate.

Fitting into the required "scales", does not ensure mental stability, as much as a desired psychological profile.

[kaysandesses]

@bigc028282: Yes, it does vary by state. I'm most familiar with my state (though it is not Louisiana). We finally agree on something.

[tonycapricorny]

"These folks" or regular law enforcement training them?

[wetweasel56]

@wildpeachatl737, that's the same problem I had with everyone being so enamored with Obama. Lets just hope in this case it proves to be they are mentally stable.

[navtel]

they forgot to define terrorists as the US government.

[filorps]

If they are home grown terrorists... then they might be their citizens.

Its funny watching military extremism popping up against military extremism.

[Zakdayak]

Gringos Locos

[wowamonn]

Isnt that the job of the National Guard?

[Chitown1911]

@wowamonn I believe it is.

[kaysandesses]

Yes it is wowamonn, except the Bush Wars have stretched most state National Guard resources very thin.

[bigc028282]

I guess we should bring them home then. OH YEAH, Barry Soetoro didn't keep that promise either.

[wowamonn]

Combat troops from iraq out by Summer.

[dennist3hmenace]

Is there such a thing as a non-combat troop? lol Are they in the pacifist branch of the army?

We're never leaving Iraq. There are over a dozen permanent bases, and an embassy larger than the vatican. America is building a global empire, and Iraq is the permanent base/launching pad for future middle eastern conflicts. Yemen, Iran, maybe even Pakistan will be next.

But don't worry your little head over such issues, Obama say's we'll leave, and you'll believe him.

[wowamonn]

Let me rephrase my statement, Combat brigades? Combat arms brigades? Non intervening fighting brigades? Non-patroling enforcing the law figthing companies? Does that sound better? You know exactly what I mean.

[172677]

@dennist3hmenace What a dunce you are.

[172677]

@wowamonn And, all combat troops have been in "stand down" since October last year. Ya can't blame the boobs for not knowing this. They never get real news, never read, only watch Fox and listen to Rush. You can't expect uneducated, semi-literate folks to understand much of anything...or to know what's going on beyond what they see and hear on the wingnut media.

[172677]

@wowamonn And, all combat troops have been in "stand down" since October last year. Ya can't blame the boobs for not knowing this. They never get real news, never read, only watch Fox and listen to Rush.

[kaysandesses]

@big, shame, shame, you've been shown countless times that Obama pledged to "finish" the job in Afghanistan during his campaign.

[bigc028282]

I guess if you had friends protecting poppy fields and building permanent bases, you would feel different.

[kaysandesses]

I never said I supported the war in Afghanistan, just making the point that Obama is doing exactly what he said he would do.

[bigc028282]

What was that, continue the same policies, and the continuation of wars and crimes??