Texas governor shoots Coyote while jogging

[Paul]

Also, look at it in the context of proper grammar. He said "it". The only object he referred to in the sentence "By this time I had taken my weapon out and charged it." is his weapon. So the "it" should be his weapon.

[justaguy]

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[1911fan]

When one came out of the brush toward his daughter's Labrador retriever, Perry charged.

Notice the 4th paragraph

[justaguy]

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[Paul]

Yep, but your 4th paragraph also isn't a quote from Rick Perry, unlike the sentence about the gun.

Given the context, and following the rules of proper English, the "it" is the gun, in my opinion.

Of course, Rick Perry wouldn't be the first Texas governor to disregard the use of proper grammar.

Unless we call Governor Perry, I guess we'll never know.

[justaguy]

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[Joecool]

I am going to go with he charged the coyote and not charged the weapon.

Just my opinion.

[John S.]

I am going to go with he charged the coyote and not charged the weapon.

Just my opinion.

+1

[Pat Cannon]

Why is there no video?? I smell cover-up!!

[tweener]

I read it as he "charged the gun"

[nyffman]

It is a good thing he wasn't threatened by aliens.

Good for him or good for the aliens?

[plblark]

From the Lawdog

This is news?

The left-leaning side of Blogworld is -- predictably enough -- losing their tiny little minds.

Folks, a coyote out during the daytime, making a solo run at a man and a dog who not only outweigh the coyote -- a Labrador retriever old enough to go for a jog is either about the same size as a coyote or a damned sight bigger than one -- but also out-number him ... well, that ain't normal.

And by "ain't normal" I mean that the coyote is either flat-barking bugnuts, or rabid.

Either way, that sort of behavior will get Mr. Brush-Tail punted right up to the top of the old smoke list around here. A fact, by-the-by, which is well-known by most of the coyote population in our fair State -- which is why normal, sane, non-rabid yodel dogs don't make thunder runs at people and their fuzzy running partners.

LawDog

[John S.]

It is a good thing he wasn't threatened by aliens.

Good for him or good for the aliens?

Legal, or illegal?

[DeanC]

Sturm, Ruger Coyote Special LCP .380 Celebrates Texas Governor Perry’s Marksmanship

[WWJD]

Also, look at it in the context of proper grammar. He said "it". The only object he referred to in the sentence "By this time I had taken my weapon out and charged it." is his weapon. So the "it" should be his weapon.

Thanks for the English lesson.

Now if you folks could just speak English, the world would be a better place!


Brit