California militias prepare for disaster - Why aren't they in the Gulf cleaning up oil?

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California militias prepare for disaster
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By Judy Silber

CASEY MINER: I'm going to break a radio rule here. I'm going to play you something, but I'm not going to tell you what it is. Instead, see if you can guess.

VOICE: I got an enemy. Phil. Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold. Cover, cover, cover.

Here's a hint. We're in a hot, dusty valley, surrounded by hills. There are about thirty guys gathered in small groups, wearing army fatigues and heavy boots and carrying rifles. They're poring over maps, and glancing up at the ridge above them.

VOICE: They are up here. Keep your eyes open.

If you're starting to think we're in a battle zone, you're right. Sort of. These guys are dressed for war, but they're not in the military. And the ridge is enemy territory, but the enemy is a group of cardboard cutouts, painted black, and shaped kind of like the "men's" symbol on bathroom doors.

VOICE: Bay Area squad, I hear you loud and clear, we're moving.

Welcome to training day with the Northern California State Militia. It's a volunteer group of about 125 people, divided into nine squads and spread all over this part of the state, including the Bay Area. Once a month, they get together in the hills about an hour northwest of Sacramento, and they train, military-style. Founder Roy McCarty says they're preparing for disaster situations like floods, fires and earthquakes.

training for fires, floods and earthquakes? So, when they see a fire on a ridge, that's what they call out? Spooky.

Yeah right. Just what our emergency responders need. A bunch of right wing dipshits running around playing soldier.

No doubt they are actually training to take out liberal commie traitors.

They don't realize that we are armed as well, and even more dangerous because we're all crazed on drugs. :mad:

crazed on drugs that is. :-) No guns though. I might have an edge on them anyway due to my S.E.R.E. training and tour of duty, there, training others. So bring 'em on big boys, let me show you what a real man looks like is what I have to say to them.

I've got the same ribbon as your avatar. I have no desire to spend my spare time playing war. :patriot:

was a gun ho paint baller and asked if I'd like to go with him one sunday. My reply is after 15 months of real war why do you reckon I'd want to go play war. Never did he bother to ask me again, in fact it was the start of the end of our work related friendship. My words had cut so deep, I say good riddance.
I want nothing to do with a person who wants to play war. simple

Thanks for your help in our misguided endeavor. Welcome home Bro'

They're too chickenshit to admit it, so they make up garbage about disaster training. :rofl:

Eek!