I just got home and heard the awful tragic news that everybody is talking about.

[GopherGal]

48. I somehow suspect you're not thinking of Shannen Doherty...

Rather than a certain former game-show host.

https://people.com/tv/shannen-doherty-dead/

BTW, when a friend called me to tell me to turn on the TV, I started playing "do you know who the president is?' every time the reporter misidentified the convicted felon's current employment status.

Watching the footage, I've been struck by a few things:

1) He did that ultra-annoying thing where he turns to one side of the podium, in this case, his right. (I think it's an affectation to make it seem like he's personally and confidentially addressing a certain part of the crowd.) So the side that got injured was actually facing backward, behind the stage. Not sure where the shooter was relative to the stage, but did that save his life?
2) In the footage as the Secret Service agents lead him off the stage, he's leaning very heavily on the female agent, and he's insisting on getting his shoes. Understandable, but, God help me, I couldn't help but wonder if the secret of the shoe lifts and his mysterious lean could somehow be gleaned if someone got a close-up of the abandoned shoes.