With the absence of Captain Moroni and his heavy underwear, Pop Tarts and his three dead-enders have called upon faith-based shuttle diplomacy in negotiating their amnesty from capturing the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in the erstwhile Bundyland bantustan near Burns Oregon.
Cliven Bundy decided to double-down on snack sovereignty by sending a demand to the Governor of Oregon without using a diplomatic pouch. No word on negotiating table shape or whether zombie Lê Đức Thọ would also be available.
BURNS -- Christian evangelist Franklin Graham joined talks to end the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
A spokesman for Graham confirmed that he communicated by phone with both federal representatives and the four remaining holdouts at the refuge.
He declined to say whether Graham's discussions with either side are ongoing, so it's unclear whether Graham holds an active role in the negotiations.
Graham's name first came up after the last protesters called for him to act as an intermediary. Graham runs the North Carolina-based evangelical organization named after his father Billy Graham…
The four occupiers who remain at the refuge have said they became stuck there in the confusion that ensued after the arrests and shooting. They are David Fry, 27, of Blanchester, Ohio, Jeff Banta, 46, of Elko, Nevada, and Sean Anderson, 48, and his wife, Sandy Anderson, 47, of Riggins, Idaho.
They're insisting on immunity and say they won't leave until they receive it.
Their cause appeared to garner some high-profile support Monday when Ammon Bundy's father sent a letter to the local sheriff saying that "We the People" would retain ownership of the refuge. The elder Bundy rose to prominence after he led a standoff at his ranch over grazing fees in 2014.