Welcome To America

Rex Wockner points us to this bit of holiday Americana.

Wayne Spring shot off his mouth. And then a firing squad of Saints fans shot up his 60-inch flat screen - may it rest in pieces. The Louisiana man predicted a Washington Redskins' victory over undefeated New Orleans last Sunday - and offered local fans a chance to blast his beloved television if the Saints prevailed. They did, with a 33-30 overtime triumph. Within minutes, Spring's phone was ringing madly. And then his Albany, La., driveway was filled with Saints fans fueled by vengeance and beer. "They said they were coming with guns," said Spring. "And then they were in my driveway. With guns." The executioners - most in Saints jerseys - shot his television to bits, the fusillade of handgun and rifle fire every bit as accurate as a Drew Brees bomb. "They blew it to smithereens," said Spring, who owns a pair of local trailer parks. He taped the whole thing and posted it on YouTube, where it's collected more than 150,000 600,000 viewings. "I'm not sure if I was drinking or not when I made the offer," Spring said yesterday. "But I know when they came here, some of those fellas were drinking. "Some of 'em were nine sheets to the wind."