MMK update.
"Critics said the encounter is the first sign that the Minuteman Project is a "sham" meant to humiliate illegal entrants."
"It was nothing but a media sham to mislead the public," she said. "Clearly they misrepresented the situation. They misrepresented themselves."
""It was supposed to be funny," Barton said about the encounter. "
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.
And the problem with that is?
Aside from being PC?
The ultimate irony certain to spread nasty feelings like a biological weapon, would be for the Defenders to be arrested for imaginary touchy feely primitive concepts such as "dissing", while the real criminal not only goes free, but is celebrated.
An organization who defends the rights of illegal aliens unauthorized entry? On what grounds do they have the right to circumvent the laws of the United States. The question must be asked "Who is aiding and abating here".