Posted on 11/17/2010 5:26:17 AM PST by radioone
Allegedly set off by Bristol Palins appearance on Dancing with the Stars, a rural Black Earth man kept police at bay outside his home for 15 hours Monday and Tuesday before he surrendered to police.
Steven N. Cowan, 66, railed at the television as the daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin appeared on the ABC program, his wife told police Monday after she fled from the town of Vermont house, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court.
Cowan had also been under stress because of a financial situation and was receiving care for a mental health problem, the complaint states. Cowans wife, Janice, told police that her husband had been drinking, but she did not think he was intoxicated.
The complaint charged Cowan with second-degree reckless endangerment.
According to the complaint, Cowan and his wife were watching Dancing with the Stars when Cowan jumped up and swore as Bristol Palin appeared, saying something about the (expletive) politics. Cowan was upset that a political figures daughter was on the show when he didnt think she was a good dancer, the complaint states.
According to the complaint:
Cowan went upstairs for about 20 minutes and returned, demanding his pistols, which had been taken by his daughter about a month ago for safety reasons. He was carrying a single-shot shotgun, which he loaded and fired into the television.
Cowan continued to yell, demanding his pistols. He re-loaded the shotgun and pointed it toward his wife. She left the house and drove to Black Earth, where she called 911. She told police she was afraid for her safety.
Cowan kept sheriffs deputies at bay outside his home until 11 a.m. Tuesday, when he surrendered without incident, sheriffs spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said.
(WWED)What Would Elvis Do?
Will he be a registered felon or a registered voter in 2012?
He’s clearly a liberal so the answer to your question is that he’ll be both!
Another Vermont nut job. Pitiful situation up there. 80% are liberals and living in delapidated old homes in towns like Barre, VT. That state was one of the most conservative in the country up until the 70’s!
My mother in law is from Burlington. We’d visit her and see bumper stickers to the extreme left. “Che Was Right”, “Maoist OnBoard”, every imaginable Obama sticker. She’s a conservative and wouldn’t breathe a word of it.
Another person with problems driven over the edge by psych drugs. Yawn. Luckily this time he didn't kill a bunch of innocent people.
Oops. I kept thinking Vermont. Oh well. Wisconsin/Vermont, what’s the dif?
Skinner
To any DU lurkers: That was a tribute to all of your @$$hole compadres that mangle Jim Robinson's name in a profane way.
“DWTS” is a popularity contest. This is how it works.
Unfortunately, many Americans treated the 2008 presidential elections like “Dancing With the Stars” instead of looking at true skill.
pingaling to your neck of the woods
Vermont? This is Wisconsin. About 19 miles from liberal Madistan, er Madison.
IMO, Bristol is clearly not as good as the competition, but I don't believe significant numbers of Sara supporters would bother with political-based shenanigans (myself included).
Could be Brandy's relative lack of like-ability; could be folks that would rather vote for a feisty competitor who isn't already an entertainment professional; or it could be the "Vote for the Worst" crowd having their fun. I think I'd put my money on the latter.
I've always felt that what the process needs - both on DWTS & American Idol - is a "vote off" option. Of course, in a situation like this, that would probably mean that all the PDS mental patients would have pushed Bristol out almost immediately.
If you kill a TV is it Telecide?
That area of southwest Wisconsin is pretty much the same as Vermont. It’s full of little farms purchased by old hippies and retired UW profs.
We can thank them for Tammy Baldwin and Ron Kind.
Wisconsin no longer has a socialst in the Senate...just a doddering old fool who inherited a vast commercial empire...
I may have the same reaction when Obama goes on Mythbusters.
...Unless they bust the myth that Obama is a Natural Born Citizen.
ROFLMAO.....one liberal gone....many more to go. these people are borderline crazy.
The sad part is that the RINOs think we should step carefully around these people and not set them off. screw that set them off, drive them nuts and let america see the crazies they have embraced as their leaders.
Emmit Smith was not the best dancer when he won, Mario was!
And Grey has done nothing but whine, complain, and insist she’s working soooo hard.
sheesh..........no wonder her star fell after Dirty Dancing.
yep! You qualify!
Biggest switch in the USA-— We are not Vermont!
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