One of the people on Olbermann’s Worst Person in the World list was a congressman who shot a raccoon after it had repeatedly tried to break into his house. I couldn’t figure out what particular thing in the story I was supposed to be outraged about. That he owned guns? That he uses guns? That he killed a raccoon? That when describing the event on Twitter, he’d used the word ‘coon to describe, well, a raccoon? Which angle was I expected to burn with rage about?

Problem is, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) late this morning has criticized King, with spokesman Jaime Zalac saying King should not have dispatched “a small animal seeking warmth in another blizzard,” a second Roll Call piece relates.

“I would hope he’s not on any (House) committees that make decisions regarding cruel and unusual punishment. Decent people would call animal control for help, not get on Twitter to boast about having a really, really big gun,” Zalac said.

Oh … PETA.

I am more convinced than ever that members of PETA have never lived in the country –or suburb encroaching on animal habitats– and have never met a wild raccoon personally.

Don’t even get me started on the whole “call animal control” thing. This guy doesn’t live in a city, so likely no animal control to call. I live in the urban center of a very large city, and when I call animal control, I get put on a list and their arrival is usually one or more days away. Yeah, that’s helpful.