Daniel Hoevels, 30, slumped over with blood pouring from his neck while the audience broke into applause at the "special effect". It was only when he did not get up to take a bow that anyone realised something had gone wrong.
The wave of the Reagan coalition has shattered on the rocky shore of Bush's incompetence. - Abagadro
After emergency treatment at a hospital, Hoevels declared that the show must go on, and returned to the stage on Sunday night with a bandage tied around his neck, ready to once again meet his mock demise.