Okay...a little equal time for the Shrub's Hunting Story

[Dover]

The irony and metaphors have a long history with these bozos.

Ah, it's like it was only yesterday.....

During his 1994 race for Texas governor against Ann Richards, George W. Bush shot an endangered killdeer, thinking it was a dove. This was hilarious for pretty much everyone except other killdeers. At the same time, Richards went hunting, about which Hughes sniffs: "Some of our supporters thought (Richards') election-time interest in hunting was primarily a public relations stunt." So in case you're keeping track: When a native Texan (Richards) goes hunting, it's a PR stunt. When a Connecticut carpetbagger (Bush) goes hunting, it's an example of his love of nature and good-ol'-boy credibility. Let me know if this makes any sense to you.

Anyway, I suspect this little accident was the result of simply following instructions...'kill deer'...perhaps too literal an interpretation...coupled with a little species confusion.
Yep, that about sums him up.

Of course one might also draw other metaphoric connections:

You sometimes see an adult killdeer on a dirt road or along a rocky railroad easement. As you approach, the killdeer may suddenly develop a broken wing. It struggles in front of you, as if it can barely walk, let alone fly. One or both wings drag pitifully on the ground.

If your instinct to rescue the killdeer overcomes you, and you try to catch the bird, it almost lets you reach out and pick it up. But somehow, while struggling to keep its balance, the killdeer manages to stay one step ahead of you. As you pursue it, the killdeer leads you farther and farther away from its four downy killdeer babies crouching on the ground or half hidden under a tiny bush.

When the killdeer feels that the young are safe from you, its broken wing heals suddenly, and the bird flies away, calling a loud "KILL-DEE" that sounds like a jeer.

After you've been fooled a time or two by the broken wing display, you don't give the deceiving adult killdeer a second glance. Immediately, you look around for the killdeer babies. You may see one disappearing into the grass or flattening itself on the ground and freezing.