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Yup, do something stupid (it was), and then blame the media for "misrepresenting the situation". It's always someone elses fault.

Being from the east coast, I thought the Minutemen were, in essence, scouts, who called in the border patrol when they encountered illegals; I didn't get the sense that they were going to grab them themselves. Even in writing that, I guess I realize that's naive.

Anyway, the story is getting huge play in the media already, the guy is a moron (sorry) for not recognizing the glare of media spotlights. JMO.

Exactly. Those two dumba$$es from California have tainted the tremendous work done so far by the Minutemen. The MSM will be on this story like white on rice. This clown cares nothing about the Minutemen. He went to Arizona strictly to get a laugh and his 15 minutes.

He was expecting the glare of the spotlights. Look at this, he was filming a reality show at the time. Obviously he needed something "funny" for the cameras.

The following is from the VoteBarton.com website:

Bryan Barton, 25, is the youngest congressional candidate. His goal is to represent the third youngest congressional district in the United States, the 53rd district of California. Bryan Barton is a newspaper publisher, an entrepreneur, and a recent graduate of the University of California San Diego where he majored in political science. But Bryan Barton isn't only the youngest candidate, he is the most real candidate. In fact, Bryan Barton is documenting the process of running for congress on video for a reality television show tentatively titled Vote Barton. While candidates running for political office are always looking out for their image, hiding behind their "official" representatives, and ducking public criticism, Bryan Barton is not afraid of the fact that he is a real person. He makes mistakes, he laughs, and wakes up late on Saturdays. The only difference is he wants to represent you and is devoted to serving the 53rd district.

Organizers should have never let this punk into the project. It is obvious that he misrepresented himself.

Barton is the smarmy looking punk on the right.