R. Budd Dwyer

[Kadarin]

Jan 22 1987, the State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, R. Budd Dwyer, proclaims his innocence to fraud charges at a crowded press conferences and then pulls a gun out of an envelope and blows his brains out. Damn, that was sixteen years ago... time flies. That was a pretty big deal when it happened; there was a big flap about which newspapers showed what photo of the incident, and the video is an internet classic.

 

[Nohr]

Hum, never heard about that one. Though I was like 7 and living in Canada at the time.

 

[tcsenter]

Jan 22 1987, the State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, R. Budd Dwyer, proclaims his innocence to fraud charges at a crowded press conferences and then pulls a gun out of an envelope and blows his brains out. Damn, that was sixteen years ago... time flies. That was a pretty big deal when it happened; there was a big flap about which newspapers showed what photo of the incident, and the video is an internet classic.

Yep, times flies when yer gettin old.