Cheney Shooting Now Less Funny
Harry Whittington, the guy shot by Vice President Dick Cheney, has had a mild heart attack caused by a pellet that nudged up next to his heart. That’s a heck of a lot worse than would seem to be indicated by those who say Whittington got “peppered” by Cheney’s shot. I don’t know if the… Read more
Hunting Safety at Hit&Run
After my post about Dick Cheney’s little hunting mishap, I posted a question in the comments to a Hit&Run post, asking about the rules for safe hunting. With as many libertarians as read that site, I figured they had to know a lot about guns. A regular calling himself Hakluyt responded, When it comes to… Read more
The Blog Post That Keeps On Giving
About a year ago I dropped Sprint as my mobile phone provider. I was very pissed-off with the way they had treated me, and I posted a message expressing my hurt feelings. Here’s how it begins: I’ve fucking had it up to my fucking ears with those fucking fuckers at Sprint! Fuckers through and through!… Read more
Butterfingers Cheney
So the Vice President shoots this guy… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt in Texas, his office said on Sunday. Jon Stewart must be beside himself right now. I’m counting the minutes until the Daily Show. A few pellets of bird shot… Read more
Shameful Prosecution of a 12-Year Old
No smarmy title here, just this: A 12-year-old Aurora boy who said he brought powdered sugar to school for a science project this week has been charged with a felony for possessing a look-alike drug, Aurora police have confirmed. … Two other boys asked if the bag contained cocaine after he showed it to them… Read more
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