"Danish journalist came this close to getting shot Saturday by an elderly woman packing a pistol near President Bush's ranch here in what was easily the strangest incident I've ever witnessed covering the White House."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/03/gun-incident-near-president-bushs-ranch/#more-5656



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the replies at the bottom are sickening.

personally, good for her. international incident? hell it was just a journalist, who was tresspassing.

wow ...read some of the replies under the story....there are a large amount ignorant people in this world... How does that reporter not notice that he is in that ladies yard...come on...the big structure called a house would be a good indication you stumbled into someone's yard

Those comments are sickening.

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All i can say to this is stupid Texans!!! This is why we need very strict gun laws in this country.

Obama Richardson 08!!

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i weep for this country.

Well, the alternative is much more palatable. Little old ladies should have no means to defend themselves. We shall rely on the govt for all protection. And when thousands of reporters, protestors and Cindy Sheehan scum trample all over your property you had better just shut up, stay inside and not stand up for yourself.

You hear peasants?

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WC87
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Those comments are sickening.

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+1


Former Hall of Fame level poster w/ Ag tag who was banned for bagging on fran. Now that the wicked witch is dead I have returned.

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another argument for stricter gun control laws. Its insane that someone would feel the need to use a gun for something that would have easily been solved by putting up a fence.

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jeminy crickets....

yes, I should have to pay for a fence to keep my property safe. wtf is wrong with these people?

I wish I wouldn't have read the comments. We're surrounded by idiots!

This was one of the quotes


"Suzie from Texas March 2nd, 2008 7:34 pm ET

I'm glad that he didn't get shot…but this just represents the MAJOR problems we face with the Republicans, old ladies, and the lack of gun control. One man can fix these crazy old ladies and other menaces to our society… Barack Obama!!

OBAMA '08"


Personally, I would love to see Barack, or anyone else try to take the guns away from the gun owners in Texas.

Seeing that she's an elderly Texan, odds are about 4:1 she's a Democrat...

Wow the comments are incredible. Further proof that I can't live anywhere but Texas.

all I can say is WOW!!! The lady felt threatened, armed herself, told the trespasser to leave. She had the gun pointed at the ground didn't threaten the intruder by his own admission; just told him to leave he did finally end of story. Isn't this how it should work? Had the man been a true threat she was prepared, He wasn't and she didn't shoot, bradish the weapon, or threaten bodily harm. Comments to story are way off base.

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The article should focus more on the illegal activity of the journalist. This could have been easily prevented if he would respect the property rights of the woman.

After reading the comments at the bottom of this article it is very frighting. I used to not pay much attention to politics, but both Obama and Hillary really concern me. And as far as the Old Lady goes, Hell who can blame her, after all the people she has probably seen over the past 8 years I would be telling everyone of them not to even come close to my property.

I am amazed at the views of some of the people in that article. Naive people scare me, because they think with their heart and not their mind. If the liberals get into the white house, you better be ready. Gun control = no rights and I want my rights!

I don't see a problem. She legally has a gun. They were tresspassing. She did not shoot them, but warned them that they were tresspassing.

Give her an award and some extra ammunition.

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What Svensson didn't realize was that he had stopped walking a couple hundred feet away, on the front lawn of an elderly woman. An elderly woman who looked through her window and didn't like that a strange man was standing outside her house.

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Inattentive reporter. Jeez, where to start on this one; apparently, the dignity and rights of foreign and other reporters are more important than our own property rights?!

And what if she had called the police due to the strange man outside of her house. Oh, wait, it's less of an international incident to have arrested (or possibly shot) a member of the foreign press corps...

These people need to remember that the west was won by Colt and Smith and Wesson as much as by Jim Bowie, Davy Crocket, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, etc., etc.

Good for her!