The ALS ice bucket challenge has, somewhat inexplicably, become a hot item for a wide variety of people, including politicians and -- in some cases -- newspaper columnists.

It's a pretty simple concept. You dump ice water over your head. But with its popularity, it was inevitable that someone would find a way to mess it up.

What are the odds that person would be an American flag vest and desert camo-wearing, Confederate flag-waving, hip-flask swilling yahoo? Come to think of it, probably pretty good.

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