There was a real community meeting for citizens of Harney County that was held in Burns Tuesday evening. Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan and Rizheimer were there and sat in the bleachers but didn’t say anything. Oregon Live has an article up on it here and I thought I would quote some bits of it to give an idea of how the meeting went:

But the audience of perhaps 300 people had plenty to say, and it seemed the cork had come out of the county.

One woman said she appreciated the attention Bundy has brought to rural issues but told him, “Get the hell out of my county.”

Another man gestured at Bundy and gave him the same message.
“Are you happy you did this to our community?” he said.

Another woman, shaking in anger, called out Bundy for the fear he’s caused in local schools, which closed for a week after the occupation began. She yelled across the gym at him, telling him to leave and “go to jail where you deserve to be!”

At one point, someone yelled, “Let Ammon speak.” Another retorted: “He’s not from Harney County.”

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A 25-year resident of Harney County said Bundy “hijacked the Hammonds” for his own cause. He said as long as Bundy and his group hold the refuge, the Hammonds have no hope for clemency or any other relief.

Rancher Tom Sharp noted that Bundy and others had “lectured” local ranchers the night before on the need for them to repudiate their federal grazing permits.
Such a move would be “terribly destructive,” Sharp said.

He noted that Bundy’s impact on the community hasn’t been good.
“Our personal relationships have been damaged,” Sharp said.

He said it was time for patient law enforcement agents to act against “an active crime scene” at the refuge. He urged the refuge be isolated, services be cut off, and supplies no longer allowed in. He proposal drew applause and cheers from some in the crowd.

While there were some who spoke up about issues in the area, it sounds like they want Bundy and his gang out of there yesterday. Another story posted at Oregon Live from earlier in the day:

Ammon Bundy on Tuesday cautioned federal employees not to interfere with local ranchers and miners who defy government regulations as he stepped toward increased militancy on Day 18 of his occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

The armed protesters are clearing the way for Harney County residents to again ranch, mine and log on land now controlled by federal managers, Bundy said.

The occupation leader addressed “range cons” - federal range conservationists who work with ranchers on grazing schedules and rotations to minimize the ecological impact of cattle. He also cited their employer, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the bird sanctuary.

Federal agents shouldn’t try to intimidate those who assert their rights, Bundy said in a news conference at the entrance to the refuge headquarters, 30 miles southeast of Burns.

“We give warning they are not to do that,” Bundy said.

Bundy gives no signs of budging even though he says that he respects the will of the community. I’m pretty darned sure that this mess isn’t going the way he envisioned it would. Without the government there the Bundy Boys have no target for their anger and have instead have made themselves a target.