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Mike the Info Man
Lol, I remember my Government teacher talking about the Budd Dwyer incident one day in class, mainly since nothing is done in the class anyway.
So back on the day this happened, Budd's story was kinda big in our state (Pennsylvania, Dwyer was the treasurer for those who don't know). Many people were wondering what would happen, since political scandals like this were kind of fresh. Anywho, it was a snowy day and much of the western region had out of school, forcing kids at home to watch quality television like The Price Is Right and morning toons.
The day before his case was to get underway, he called for a suprise public meeting (I can't think of the word for it right now) to help get things organized for his chiefs of staff, close ones and Bob Casey, his soon-to-be surpasser.
That day, my Government teacher was in the hospital preparing for knee surgery and the press conference (that's it!) was going underway. Budd carried in a large manila envelope and my teacher watching at the time thought something was about to go down. Well, as the conference progresses, he starts to sweat profusely and he seems incredibly anxious (I don't know if the entire press conference is somewhere online, good luck finding it) about something. As it draws to a close, he hands out several notes and letters and reaches for his manila envelope. Sure enough, he calmly whips out his handgun.
The hospital patients all are glued to the TV, all freaked out about what was happening right in front of them. Budd Dwyer said his last words, then shot himself live on national television. The station being fed to the hospital had a different angle than the OP's gif (that was also the only cameraman to stay on focus, what balls he must have), having the cameraman quickly pan off after/during the shot. Almost right after what happened on TV, he went into surgery. What thoughts to be happening while being laughing gassed in surgery!
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