The heckler who almost had balls

On live television this morning, Dick Cheney was giving a news conference in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was answering various questions about the flood, when, in the background, someone called out, "Go fuck yourself, Mr. Cheney!" Cheney looked up, and watched as the person who called out was led away behind the camera.

Another news reporter asked, "Do you get that a lot?"

From the distance, another "Go fuck yourself!"

Cheney replied, "First time I've heard it. Must be a friend of John."

Deadpan ha ha.

After playing the scene again (yay Tivo!), Kris turned to me to comment, "What cracks me up is the 'Mr. Cheney.' You have balls up until the point where you call him 'Mr. Cheney.'"

"Why not just call him Dick! at that point?"

"Exactly! You have the perfect chance."

Later, we watched a shot of Supt. Eddie Compass from New Orleans, who commented that in New Orleans, only police officers are allowed weapons.

Kris replayed it twice for me, watching my reaction.

"Hmmm.... I wonder what happened to the 2nd Amendment."

I looked at him stunned.

"And you have no comment. I wonder if the 2nd Amendment was suspended."

I was too stunned to comment.

What the hell is going on down there?

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