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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?”

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  • Joe

    Leftist and terrorist don’t use guns.

    They use this. And often this.

  • Joe

    Leftist and terrorist don’t use guns.

    They use this. And often this.

  • http://pointofagun.blogspot.com/ Dave C

    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.

  • http://pointofagun.blogspot.com/ Dave C

    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.

  • http://theothermccain.com Robert Stacy McCain

    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?

  • http://theothermccain.com Robert Stacy McCain

    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?

  • http://www.dustbury.com/ CGHill

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

  • http://www.dustbury.com/ CGHill

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

  • Grimcargo

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

  • Grimcargo

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

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