Hey, hunting is a sport, right? From last night’s Letterman:
Top Ten Dick Cheney Excuses:
- 10. "Heart palpitation caused trigger finger to spasm."
- 9. "Wanted to get the Iraq mess off the front page."
- 8. "Not enough Jim Beam."
- 7. "Trying to stop the spread of bird flu."
- 6. "I love to shoot people."
- 5. "Guy was making cracks about my lesbian daughter."
- 4. "I thought the guy was trying to go ‘gay cowboy’ on me."
- 3. "Excuse? I hit him, didn’t I?"
- 2. "Until Democrats approve medicare reform, we have to make some tough choices on the elderly."
- 1. "Made a bet with Gretzky’s wife."
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
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