Bulletproof Bras and Briefs
14 Oct
By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates
Ninety-eight years ago today, former President Teddy Roosevelt was shot in front of the Hotel Gilpatrick in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was in the midst of a third-party campaign for his third term in the White House when a would-be assassin and saloonkeeper, John Schrank, shot him at close range. Fortunately, the .38 caliber bullet lodged in Mr. Roosevelt’s chest muscle and didn’t reach his heart, slowed down by his steel eyeglass case and a folded copy of his 50-page speech that were resting in his jacket. Amazingly, the Rough Rider went ahead and delivered his speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium before going to the hospital. He began by telling the crowd, “Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.”
Given the charge of these pages, this anniversary begs the question, “Do bulletproof bras, shapewear, or panties exist?” (more…)