Hahahaha! Of all the embarrassing things Rick Perry has written in his book "Fed Up," Gail Collins might have found the weirdest of them all. Referring to the Republican Presidential candidate's recent debate, she wrote:
I was sorry that no one asked Perry more of the really critical questions. For instance, is it true that he saved his daughter’s puppy from being eaten by a coyote? This allegedly happened when Perry went jogging “packing a Ruger .380 with laser sights and loaded with hollow-point bullets.” Because, as he says, he is “that kind of guy.” His puppy-rescue is a stirring picture, especially considering that Perry’s chief competitor is the man who drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car.
But the more I think about it, the more I wonder. Where were his bodyguards? How did the puppy keep up with him if he was running? And where exactly was he carrying the Ruger? Many joggers I know have trouble hanging on to a water bottle.
Fishermen have a reputation for exaggerating their exploits, but I think the real prize should go to gun owners. I've heard so many stories from gun owners about how their guns saved them from all kinds of threats that never seem to happen to non-gun owners, I think they make up or seriously embellish most of their gun stories, but at least this one is amusing.
--Trakker
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