Maybe Hillary Thought She Was In Louisiana

[wintergreen48]

Paul Prudhomme actually was shot, but not seriously hurt.

http://tinyurl.com/2vy3ga


Chef Paul Prudhomme Grazed by Bullet


GRETNA, La. — Celebrated chef Paul Prudhomme was setting up his cooking tent on the practice range at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Tuesday morning when he felt a sting in his right arm, just above his elbow.

Prudhomme shook his shirt sleeve and a .22 caliber bullet fell to the ground, a spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies believe Prudhomme was hit by a falling bullet, probably shot about 9:30 a.m. from somewhere within a 1 1/2-mile radius of the golf course, said Col. John Fortunato. Prudhomme did not require medical attention.

"He thought it was a bee sting," Fortunato said. "Within five minutes, he was back to doing his thing."

Witnesses said the bullet cut Prudhomme's skin on his arm and put a hole in his white chef's coat. But Prudhomme continued cooking until he left the course about 3:30 p.m.

Prudhomme, who , was at the course to cook for players, their caddies and guests at the annual PGA Tour event, which begins Thursday and runs through Sunday.

Prudhomme, who grew up outside Opelousas, rose to prominence after being named the first American-born executive chef of New Orleans restaurant Commander's Palace in 1975. He landed on the national stage as the chef-owner of K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen. He's also appeared several times as a guest on television network morning news shows and late night talk shows.


Prudhomme is a cool guy; I think he's been ill, because he is much smaller than he used to be. My sweet Margaret and I met him once (we had dinner with him in his restaurant), and he was quite nice; the only celebrity autograph I have is one of his cookbooks, which he personalized for us.

[TheConfessor]

I don't grok the Hillary reference.

[earendel]

I don't grok the Hillary reference.

Clinton said something in one of her speeches about landing in Bosnia and being under sniper fire. She later retracted that statement.

As for the chef, he was fortunate. I heard a story this morning about a man who was trying to put up a satellite dish and used a .22 caliber handgun to try and put a hole in the wall so he could run the cable from the dish to his TV. He managed to kill his wife instead. He's been arrested and will probably be charged with manslaughter.