Who remembers the day James Brady died?

[undeterred]

The day President Reagan was shot. He was Reagan's assistant and the media announced that he was dead, except he wasn't. Still alive 30 years later. :shrug:

[ananda]

1. I do.

And I think his wife was an advocate for gun control.

[Mark Maker]

2. And Reagan wasn't hit either as I recall.

[undeterred]

5. Reagan went to surgery and asked the surgeon if he was

a Republican. He took a bullet, but his injury wasn't nearly as bad as Brady's, which was much more debilitating.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. and?

I remember, so what's your point?

[blogslut]

8. I think the OP is expressing a sentiment about media misinformation

For a solid hour our major news networks reported that Congresswoman Giffords had died.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

4. Yep, very sad that he was and is brain damaged.

And then there was a Secret Service agent, Tim somebody, I remember who took a bullet in the gut -- you could see him in the tape twirling in a circle from the bullet's momentum.

:cry:

[undeterred]

9. The Secret Service agent survived-

it went all the way through his belly but missed his spine and they were able to put him back together.

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. I remember Frank Reynolds going apeshit on the air

"Is he dead, or isn't he?!" All the conflicting reports. Frank went a little overboard, and ABC brought someone else to cover the assassination attempt.

[PoliticAverse]

11. One of the great moments of live television...

"Let's get it nailed down...somebody...let's find out! Let's get it straight so we can report this thing accurately!"

[spanone]

7. brady wasn't killed. he was crippled...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brady

[undeterred]

10. My point is that the media made a mistake then like they did today.

They had him dead for a few hours and then they had to come back and say he was alive and in surgery.