Man Fires Shotgun as Others Protest the War

A man near Crawford Texas, where the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq has been protesting the war, fired a shotgun into the air. In response to questions the man indicated that while he was sympathetic toward the demonstrators at first, they have blocked roads in the area and caused traffic problems. Yup, firing a shotgun sounds like a REAL smart solution to that problem!

The man went on to say "I ain't threatening nobody, and I ain't pointing a gun at nobody. This is Texas."

Yeah, well, that explains it I guess. That reminds me of the line from "Friday Night Lights," a movie based upon Texas High School fooball. The coach is driving back from a losing game listening to a radio talk show where a caller is criticizing the team, the coaching staff and everyone and everything else associated with the team including the water boy. In a final shot the caller says something along the lines of that what else is wrong is there's just too much learning happening at that there school (and I assume not enough emphasis on what's REALLY important, FOOTBALL!).