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A news item today mentioned that, despite the opposition of federal prosecutors, “U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman decided that John Hinckley, the man who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan, can spend more time away from his psychiatric hospital and apply for a driver's license.”

Some time prior to March 31, 1981, Hinckley had purchased a pistol and special ammo, intending to cause maximum damage, (Six Devastator rounds, which have lead azide-filled centers within lacquer-sealed aluminum tips designed to explode on impact, though all failed to do so), and tried to kill President Reagan. Hinckley wounded press secretary James Brady, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hinckley,_Jr.

Since 1981, Hinckley has been carefully hiding behind the smoke screen of mental illness, and, more than likely could still be a threat to others, especially Jodie Foster. By being confined to a mental hospital, Hinckley has been living the "country club" style of incarceration.

Gramps believes that if Hinckley is well enough to get a driver’s license, etc., maybe, just maybe, he is well enough to return to real confinement, for real punishment for his crime. (He was found innocent by reason of insanity.) His insanity should require life time confinement, to keep the public safe.

Hinckley tried to kill a U.S. president, and wounded others. According to a 1965 federal law, Hinckley should be in prison for the rest of his life for the attempted assassination.



D A V I D - L E T T E R M A N told a bad joke the other day, one in which he attempted to deride one of Governor Sarah Palin’s daughters. It was very definitely a bad choice for Letterman to even THINK about telling such a joke, let alone actually tell it to the studio and televised audiences. Yet, he and his joke writers thought it would be a great joke...

Gramps believes that whenever Mr. Letterman derides, or makes fun of others, more than likely he does so to mask his own insecurities.

Someone must point out that Mr. Letterman has a few deficiencies as well. Every day, David Letterman wakes up to a bad hair day, with that little tuft thing he has going on the front of his thinning pate. It would be far easier to shave his head.

Almost every day, Mr. Letterman dresses like a buffoon. Anyone who continuously chooses to wear white socks with suits, is a tad fashion impaired at the least. In addition, he seldom selects ties that compliment his appearance, further evidence of being reasoning impaired. However, maybe that isn’t his fault. Others who lack fashion sense for color coordination could be dressing him.

So, that is what he faces everyday - bad hair and bad clothing choices; and, to make himself feel better, he picks on others.

All of this points toward an over paid, marginal talent. Why? Real men do not make fun of minor children of celebrities. After all, during the election of 2008, POTUS candidate Obama made it very clear, that the families of candidates are off limits.

Yet, for whatever reason, David Letterman and his joke writers do not get it; that it is not OK to pick on others, especially children.