Wooly Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen weighed in on the Tucson shooting that resulted in the death of U.S. District Judge John Roll and five others during a botched assassination attempt of Rep. Gabby Giffords. In a stunning feat of logical contortion, Cohen, who looks like the spawn of an unholy union between David Letterman and Wolf Blitzer, equates the tragedy to the discovery of America. America, he says, was not discovered by Columbus. It was discovered by the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Really. I’m not kidding…
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Romney: Palin is Armed and Dangerous
Ha! We SO knew that! Well, actually, not exactly. The only gun we can positively identify as belonging to Republican ex-Governor and non-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is the Henry Repeating Arms “Big Boy,” which she has yet to physically claim. OK, back in May ’09, Templar Consulting gave Ms. Palin an engraved Alexander Arms’ 50-caliber “Beowulf” assault rifle: “the most capable long range AR ever built.” [I’m not making this up. Pic after the jump.] But fellow Republican ex-Governor and non-presidential candidate Mitt Romney probably has better (if not more) intelligence than we do. He certainly appeared to have his wits about him (i.e. his lines well-rehearsed) when discussing Palin on last night’s Letterman Show. Letterman: “What about that Sarah Palin? She’s not ready to be President, is she?” Romney: “She’s terrific. She really is. She’s terrific. She’s got energy, passion. By the way, be careful what you say about her, by the way… She has a rifle, you know.” You have been warned. All of you.