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‘Deliverance’ meets ‘Hunger Games’ in Oregon

Ammon Bundy speaks to reporters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Ore., on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Bundy is the leader of a small, armed group that has been occupying the remote refuge in Oregon since Jan. 2 to protest federal land policies.
Ammon Bundy speaks to reporters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Ore., on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Bundy is the leader of a small, armed group that has been occupying the remote refuge in Oregon since Jan. 2 to protest federal land policies. Keith Ridler The Associated Press

Those Bundys may not be as stupid as they appear. I see a reality TV program in their future. Look what it did for Donald Trump and Honey Boo Boo.

We are unfortunately familiar with these criminals because of Ammon and brother Ryan leading a group of misfits in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon and Papa Cliven’s previous armed standoff on federal property in Nevada.

I’ve heard rumors of the Bundys and Trump negotiating for a ramped up “Survivor” series with a little more spice featuring AK-47s and all-terrain vehicles. Sort of the “Hunger Games” meets “Deliverance.”

If they or any of their fellow miscreants go berserk and start shooting at law enforcement, they are likely to evoke the “Twinkie Defense” due to their addiction to junk food. However, right now things are at a standstill, as it appears there’s a hold on their welfare and disability checks and their applications for Obamacare haven’t been approved.

Ron Manfredi, Madera

This story was originally published January 16, 2016 at 5:26 AM with the headline "‘Deliverance’ meets ‘Hunger Games’ in Oregon."

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