PHOTO: Larry Mattlage, who came out shooting during a prayer service

[Bluebear]

Nope. Very sorry for his inconvenience. But I am not sending him a CandyGram. He said "let the President have his vacation like everybody else!" Everybody else does not start a war then take five weeks off. I don't want to antagonize him further, because frankly I think he is a little off kilter. But I will not be contributing to sending him Omaha steaks, fair enough?

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Land owner Larry Mattlage looks out from his ranch across the street from Cindy Sheehan's camp near Crawford, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005. During a prayer service, Mattlage came out and fired his hunting shotgun into the air then put up a no parking sign. Mattlage says that the protestors should go home and he will continue to fire his gun until they do. Mattlage's gun play, although legal in Texas, did get him a visit from Secrete Service and local sheriff deputies. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

[DesEtoiles]

1. yes, I'm sure he "fires his gun" a lot

[blue sky at night]

2. glad I don't live in Texas.......

son of a bitch lived in my neighborhood his chicken shit ass would be in Jail right now. How dare he!!

[DELUSIONAL]

25. I won't set foot in Texas -- Cindy is far braver than I am

[deutsey]

3. Same here.

I'm not looking to pick a fight with this guy, but he can go fuck himself as far as I'm concerned.

[brentspeak]

4. Should have said

"Let the president have his five-week long vacation like everybody else!"

[yashuryabetcha]

18. everybody else

I haven't had a vacation in over five years!!!!!!!!!!:crazy:

[ohio_liberal]

5. Fuck the Omaha Steaks

Don't waste your money on that. This guy says he's going to go "underneath the law" and he invited all rednecks in Texas to come out and shoot on his property to try to scare off protesters. He doesn't need any damn steaks. A gag gift is fine. But no matter how much ya'll are planning to spend, he's still going to be one cracked motherfucker who wants you gone.

[Bluebear]

7. P.S. He is an angus beef breeder

Those of you wanting to send steaks, take note. Just sayin'.

[ohio_liberal]

9. Well now I"m confused

Didn't someone say he herds goats or some shit?

[Bluebear]

14. From "Find a bull" . . .

http://www.texasangus.com/findabull/mclennancounty.html

McLennan County Angus Breeders
Mattlage, Larry, Mattlage's High Prairie Acres. Crawford, Texas.

[ohio_liberal]

20. Ah, good find

Maybe he'll accidentally shoot one of his cows. Beef for everyone!!

[Bluebear]

24. "eat steak, eat steak, eat a big old steer"

LOL that commercial just came on while I was typing!

[alfredo]

26. Send Tofu.

[Maru Kitteh]

32. *smile* I bet old Larry has never seen a plate of Tofu in his LIFE

Maybe if we sauteed it in some Keystone light for him? :rofl:

[alfredo]

38. Works for me. Beer battered Tofu just might

be what will convince him to put down his gun, pick up a good book and knock back a nice merlot.

[ohio_liberal]

39. Shhhh.....don't tell anyone

I've never had tofu ::blush::

[ulysses]

6. he likes his firearms

I know where he can put them to good use.

[Career Prole]

8. I heard him yelling on the news yesterday. He reminded me of

Gabby Johnson in "Blazing Saddles".

I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here, an no sidewindin bushwackin, hornswaglin, cracker croaker is gonna rouin me bishen cutter!

[Rex]

10. We fire guns all over the place down here.

Sometimes actually hitting something somewhere. Really special people here.

[ohio_liberal]

11. By the way

I saw a "help wanted" sign on his front gate. One of you hippies should go apply. :D

And if you do decide to send steaks, can I have some please?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

12. Hello? Central Casting?

I need a stereotypical short tempered, gun toting umm... bucolic type for my next reality show being filmed in Tex... say no more!!

*click*

[DistressedAmerican]

41. HOLY SHIT! You Are Brilliant. Get This Man A Show!

Call The Liberal Media!

[eleny]

13. Amazing that a W neighbor feels okay about firing a shotgun in the air

All the measures they take to protect the White House with security barricades. But here's this guy living at the ranch right next door to W's ass - and he's out there getting snarky from suds on a Sunday morning and firing off his shotgun to intimidate people.

It just now struck me as a very strange contrast between D.C. and W's ranch neighborhood.

[shaniqua6392]

15. I was born and raised in Detroit

We don't even look up for gun shots!! Kind of like when car alarms go off nowadays. No one even looks up. Hopefully, the visit from the SS will convince him to stop discharging his weapon in such close proximity to * A.K.A. the anti-Christ.

[Bluebear]

27. Are you still living there?

[shaniqua6392]

36. No...but I only made it about five miles outside of city

But, it seems like a different world out here in "suburbia".

[marions ghost]

16. I understand how you feel

and if this guy were not under a lot of surveillance the situation would be more threatening. However I've seen scarier characters than Larry. A peace offering could diffuse the situation. If it doesn't work, oh well.

[ohio_liberal]

19. I doubt anything but cold hard cash would do it

JMO. :shrug:

[marions ghost]

45. since there are no laws

that sufficiently protect against this kind of threat (and it is a threat that should be directly addressed by the sheriff but they don't have the power) --

then I guess it might come down to trying to pay people off for the "right" to be on public property without threat. Sort of like paying the gang bosses I guess. Intrude on my territory and you "owe" me...

I think I'd try steaks first, then maybe ask him what his price would be to leave the demonstrators alone until the end of August.

When you live in a country where the legal system does not support you, I'm all for creative means to diffuse a potentially nasty situation.

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[Bluebear]

21. No. Obviously not. I'll take a powder for a bit then.

At least until your burning smiley cools off.

Yeah, that's me. Enabling the division.

And since you edited to add more, what is bothering you? That some people here find his actions reprehensible? I just now learned that he interrupted a prayer service with his antics, and I'm not religious. But if you think he is so reachable, have at it.

[Just Me]

22. You are on a "crusade" I cannot comprehend against one man,...

,..who has no friggin' control over what is happening to his life!!!

WHY!!!! Why focus on this single American citizen rather than the asshole who triggered this disruption on his and our lives?!?!?!?!

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY

[Bluebear]

23. You're right, I NEVER focus my "crusade" on Bush.

NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER

[DistressedAmerican]

33. I Really Wish You Would Get On That! Damn! Why Are You Always Giving

Bush time to"enjoy his vacation like normal people"?

Get to work damn you!

Freeps and DU's own apologists are on the same page about this guy!

[Rex]

28. No control over his life? Me thinks that is BS.

He should rake in a nice amount of money from leasing his land to the MSM. Like I said before, people fire guns down here all the time. Just like him. He probably did it as a publicity stunt.

[DistressedAmerican]

31. Your Name Always Suits You. Your Opinions Are Usually Just Yours.

We can focus on both. I have time for that!

He has control over whether he threatens peaceful and lawful protesters with guns. Why in hell would you ever consider defending this behavior?

Oh yeah, I remember...

[ohio_liberal]

29. Why are you so goddamned determined

to attack anyone who doesn't agree with you about handling Larry Mattlage with kid gloves? Fuck him. And his Angus beef and Keystone Light. :D

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[DistressedAmerican]

34. Welcome To DU gowest!!!

Great to see ya!

He can take his gun with him. But, no drinking. Muslim country you know!

[Catherine Vincent]

37. Welcome to DU!

I agree, great first post! Larry whatever his name is....is probably one of those guys that when people come over to visit or ask for directions, he runs out of his house firing his shotgun yelling "Get off ma damn property!"

[ohio_liberal]

35. A kick for crazy Larry

And his hooptie truck :D

[anitar1]

40. Sounds to me like the guy needs some xanax instead

of the Coors he carries in his truck. Someone posted earlier that he had Coors and his gun in the back of the pick-up. And as for the steaks, I would not contribute a penny for him. Why? To appease him? Who wants to do that? It would not change a thing. Anyhow --I am sure he is happy with the money he will get from MSNBC for the use of his land.I heard earlier that he had cut a deal with them.

[ohio_liberal]

42. It was Keystone Light

not that it particularly matters, except that his choice of beer is a topic of conversation in and of itself. :D

[Liberal In Texas]

43. As I've said...Too many beers, too early. And the guy wants attention.

Shoot the shotgun off into the air (so as not to harm anyone) and Larry is now the darling of CNN and FOX et al.

He cracked that cooler open too early on a Sunday morning. He's just an idiot.

[The_Casual_Observer]

44. Nice people down there in that cesspool. What a ratfuck bastard.