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SHOTS FIRED! (Property owner reported to have fired gun in air near Camp Cindy)
Lone Star Iconoclast ^ | 10:15am (Central) August 14, 2005 | Deborah Mathews - reporting for The Iconoclast

Posted on 08/14/2005 9:36:45 AM PDT by tgslTakoma

Camp Casey is becoming very organized, with how-to signs placed about. Ann Wright said, "That's what we are trying to do."

Let me read you the schedule posted on a tree: "9:15 camp meeting; 10 a.m. inter-faith service, 10:30 a.m., "Food-Not-Bombs Breakfast at Peace House," and....

"Wait! Someone is firing a gun. (pause). He fired it into the air about five times. He appears to be a local inside the fence line on private property. Now he has thrown what looks like a shotgun into the front seat of a pickup, and he's stomping off out of sight. I wonder where he went.

"Now he's coming back out. I'm out here standing on the road. He's got a no parking sign in his hand, walking toward his fence. I'm going to go try to talk to him. I've got to hang up."

(three minutes later)

I went over and talked to the man. He is Larry Mattlage, who says he is on his property and just posted a no-parking sign.

"We're going to start doing our war and it's going to be underneath the law," he told me. "Whatever it takes. So y'all go find another place to do whatever you do. 'Cause this is our front yard and back yard."

I asked, "Do you mean the protestors?"

Wait.....now there's some Secret Service and cops. I'm going to get closer to hear what they're saying. People in bullet-proof vests are here now. Two Secret Service agents are now walking up his driveway towards his house, with Mr. Mattlage. A member of the Sheriff's Department has arrived. Mr. Mattlage is waving his arms now. All of them are now walking back this way.

Now they are between the lane and the house. He's at the fence now. Let me record what they are saying. I'll call right back.

Editor's Note: Permission is granted to reprint the information and photographs appearing in this feature about Cindy Sheehan's visit to Crawford and activities at The Peace House. Attribution would be appreciated. — W. Leon Smith, publisher, The Lone Star Iconoclast


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; cindysheehan
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Anyone with a "honey-wagon"?
241 posted on 08/14/2005 11:47:38 AM PDT by ReeWalker ( I never have guilt EVER!!!)
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To: jennyjenny

There are so many things he could do to ditch Loony Mama Sheehan.

Where are his strategerists???


242 posted on 08/14/2005 11:48:49 AM PDT by Palladin (America! America! God shed His grace on Thee.)
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To: linn37

He said he was practicing for dove season L0L

He says he supports the protsters but its like your Brother in Law visiting...after a while it starts to stank L0L


243 posted on 08/14/2005 11:49:02 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Manic_Episode

Nope, firing in the air in the presence of people is a sure fire way to see the inside of a Texas jail, no matter who's property you're on. Unless this guy can guarantee he knows where the bullets were going to land, he's toast.


244 posted on 08/14/2005 11:50:28 AM PDT by Melas (The dumber the troll, the longer the thread)
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To: tgslTakoma

"Irate Crawford neighbor"......


245 posted on 08/14/2005 11:50:35 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: tgslTakoma
With the DU'ers posting personal info on this guy and trying to stir up actions against him, I'd say they are fixin' to find out what happens to someone who kicks at fire ant mounds!!

Texas and Texans are not going to take kindly to these agitators trying to screw with a Texas land owner who is merely trying to protect his property from interlopers and squatters!

246 posted on 08/14/2005 11:51:20 AM PDT by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
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To: ReeWalker

I didn't figure that most people would know what that means!
But that's what they really need. The Secret service might have a problem if one pulled up however.


247 posted on 08/14/2005 11:51:33 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (The Democrat party is the official party of the Morlocks.)
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To: Eaker

Nice form, was it an OBL target?


248 posted on 08/14/2005 11:51:39 AM PDT by PeteB570
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To: Palladin

:-)


249 posted on 08/14/2005 11:52:13 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: Palladin
There are so many things he could do to ditch Loony Mama Sheehan.

Personally, I think ditching her would look worse.

Where are his strategerists???

I believe they are giving her all the rope she needs.

250 posted on 08/14/2005 11:52:26 AM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: tgslTakoma

If the report is false, I don't think it would be improper to charge those reporting with attempting to incite a riot or some other charge based on incitement.


251 posted on 08/14/2005 11:52:33 AM PDT by Melas (The dumber the troll, the longer the thread)
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To: hole_n_one

Oh, dear God, that looks like my ex-husband. If I didn't know he was living in Arizona, not Texas, I'd swear its him.


252 posted on 08/14/2005 11:53:59 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: tgslTakoma
Not to mention the environmental damage!

Aw heck, it's OK for THEM to do enviromental damage, don'tcha'know? It's only denounced and brought to the fore when OTHERS (read non-libs) do it.

253 posted on 08/14/2005 11:55:08 AM PDT by Boomer Geezer (Sgt. Wanda Dabbs, 22, of the 230th, called out, "That's my president, hooah!" and there were cheers.)
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To: Melas

Id be willing to bet he was pretty careful.

He did use a shotgun after all an his own ranch.

He's on the tube not in jail,and all this after a visit fron the secret service.

He's sitting good. he may see a law suit from the libs but thats a risk Im sure he was aware of.

Im pretty confident this man intended no malice


254 posted on 08/14/2005 11:55:22 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: deport

Well then some land owner out there has given them permission to occupy private property because they are set up like they own the place. If this is not the case than the local LEOs are lying. I was told it was private property.


255 posted on 08/14/2005 11:55:40 AM PDT by mercy (never again a patsy for Bill Gates - spyware and viri free for over a year now)
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To: Zacs Mom
With the DU'ers posting personal info on this guy and trying to stir up actions against him, I'd say they are fixin' to find out what happens to someone who kicks at fire ant mounds!!

Texas and Texans are not going to take kindly to these agitators trying to screw with a Texas land owner who is merely trying to protect his property from interlopers and squatters!

Well stated ZM

256 posted on 08/14/2005 11:58:12 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Interesting idea, but you'd go to jail for it.


257 posted on 08/14/2005 12:01:37 PM PDT by Melas (The dumber the troll, the longer the thread)
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To: deport

BTTT


258 posted on 08/14/2005 12:02:44 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
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To: hole_n_one

Whos car is that,do you know red ants like to get in your car too? All they need is incentive.


259 posted on 08/14/2005 12:02:46 PM PDT by linn37 (Have you hugged your Phlebotomist today?)
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To: kristinn

This is supposed to go on until August 31. You have to wonder if the protestors aren't simply hoping for a member of the community to cross the line. The protestors win if an anti-protestor or a commumity member goes postal.


260 posted on 08/14/2005 12:04:06 PM PDT by Melas (The dumber the troll, the longer the thread)
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