lblanchard | For some friends who are worried about militias and Teh Craaaaaaazy

I think you'll find this interview clip from CNN very reassuring. Also very revealing about the media mindset.

Note that this young lady who has spent a lot of time with Michigan militias doesn't find them at all threatening, with a few marginal exceptions. Note also that the interviewer tries *three times* to get her to say the militia movement is riddled with crazies, with mounting frustration:

Of course, "they're just a bunch of overage Boy Scouts enjoying the cameraderie" doesn't sell very many papers...