re: #74 teleskiguy
I think in this case it was the nationwide armed (and crazy) militia movement that made them move so slowly and carefully. There were a lot of local sympathizers that needed to be bored and/or disillusioned with these jerks before it was as safe as they were going to get for lancing the boil. Plus, the media finally got bored and cold.
I don’t think color was the primary issue.