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Whatever Happened to Crazy?

Posted on | March 6, 2010 | 11 Comments

The endless theorizing about Pentagon shooter Patrick Bedell inspires James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal to observe: 

We suppose if Cindy Sheehan ever picked up a gun and started shooting, the media would describe her as a “right-wing extremist” too.

It inspired me to write a 1,900-word essay based on Chris Rock’s question: “Whatever happened to crazy?”

Category: Crime, Culture, Terrorism

Comments

11 Responses to “Whatever Happened to Crazy?”

  1. Joe
    March 6th, 2010 @ 3:56 pm

    Leftist and terrorist don’t use guns.

    They use this. And often this.

  2. Joe
    March 6th, 2010 @ 10:56 am

    Leftist and terrorist don’t use guns.

    They use this. And often this.

  3. Dave C
    March 6th, 2010 @ 4:32 pm

    After listening to him talk on his video at the link, I think it’s pretty obvious why J. Patrick Bedell wasn’t married with kids.

    Just saying.

  4. Dave C
    March 6th, 2010 @ 11:32 am

    After listening to him talk on his video at the link, I think it’s pretty obvious why J. Patrick Bedell wasn’t married with kids.

    Just saying.

  5. Robert Stacy McCain
    March 6th, 2010 @ 5:00 pm

    I think it’s pretty obvious why J. Patrick Bedell wasn’t married with kids.

    Uh, yeah, he did kind of have that “Charlie Crist” vibe happening, didn’t he?

  6. Robert Stacy McCain
    March 6th, 2010 @ 12:00 pm

    I think it’s pretty obvious why J. Patrick Bedell wasn’t married with kids.

    Uh, yeah, he did kind of have that “Charlie Crist” vibe happening, didn’t he?

  7. CGHill
    March 6th, 2010 @ 5:42 pm

    It seems to me, after seeing the video, that he was also a diligent student of the Underpants Gnomes.

  8. CGHill
    March 6th, 2010 @ 12:42 pm

    It seems to me, after seeing the video, that he was also a diligent student of the Underpants Gnomes.

  9. Grimcargo
    March 6th, 2010 @ 6:30 pm

    Cindy Sheehan and Code pinko don;t need no stinking gun. All they gotta do is appear nekkid.

  10. Grimcargo
    March 6th, 2010 @ 1:30 pm

    Cindy Sheehan and Code pinko don;t need no stinking gun. All they gotta do is appear nekkid.

  11. Steynian 407rd « Free Canuckistan!
    March 17th, 2010 @ 6:29 pm

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