Cheney. Oh my god.

[tori]

Cheney shoots and injures a man while quail hunting (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney_hunting_accident) .

Asshat. :p

[REMgirl]

Cheney will probably try to blame it on terrorists. ;)

[juggles]

After all those deferments, who knew he could handle a gun? Oh wait -- I guess he couldn't.

[bjk15]

yeah right it was by accident. whittington probably knows too much and cheney tried to "quiet him" with his kind of warning.

[twentyshots]

the conversation i just had with my wife:

me: "guess what? Cheney shot somebody"

her: "what?"

me: "Cheney just shot some guy while hunting"

her: "was it a terrorist?"

[J.D.Roni]

old impotent men shouldn't be allowed to carry guns.

[The Ugly Thief]

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060212/capt.13e316d126974192a699bf8b1bb19ab7.cheney_hunti ng_accident_ny112.jpg

"Just wait 'til I get W. out on a hunting trip !"

***cue in evil laugh***

v

[purple_octopus]

"This is something that happens from time to time. You now, I've been peppered pretty well myself," said Armstrong.
Yep, nothin' to see here folks. It happens all the time. I mean, who hasn't been sprayed in the face and chest with shotgun pellets? :rolleyes:

[markalot]

His friend admitted to being a democrat, I guess.

[matt]

Sarah Brady: "Now I understand why Dick Cheney keeps asking me to go hunting with him".

Yeah, she really said that (http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=60875).

[The Ugly Thief]

Sarah Brady: "Now I understand why Dick Cheney keeps asking me to go hunting with him".
yha, cause he wants to pop a cap in yo ass - just like Hinckley did 2 your old man, bitch !

v

[despondent]

http://www.luxfx.com/cartoons/apr04/042404_cheney_gets_a_gun.jpg

[BigSugar]

Oh my god Ned, Whittington's charging!!!!! <blam!>

actually, they were out hunting Quayle. mistakes were made.

[rockineug]

How random!

the dude creeps me out. That's all I know.

[REMgirl]

According to the Dayton paper today, the story wasn't supposed to be released. It happened the day before, but the small local paper went ahead and printed the story and it went nationwide yesterday. Heh.

[c-lando]

actually, they were out hunting Quayle. mistakes were made.

Quayle. Awesome.

[Blank Frank]

So... any guesses on how this might affect Cheney's stance on gun control policy?

"Guns don't kill people; disgruntled vice presidents on quail hunting expeditions kill people... or, riddle their face and neck with pellets. Whatever."

[REMgirl]

White House: "Cheney shot someone in his hunting party? This looks bad! How can we spin it so it's not so serious?"

FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS
Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter in Texas
Sunday, February 12, 2006

"It was just one of those things that unfortunately happens quite often when hunting," said Kathryn Garcia, who broke the news for the Caller-Times.


Really? Hunters shoot each other in the face quite often? Pretty scary. :rolleyes:

[monkey neck]

Cheney did what all of us would like to do. Shoot a lawyer.

No offense, Big Sug. You're the only one I like.

[Necromancer]

http://chervokas.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/cheney.jpeg
HERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND.

HOW I CAN JUST KILL A MAN!

[connorwa]

The best part is that the White House sat on the story for 18 hours (http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001995719). What were they thinking... That no one would find out?

You know it's not the policies of this administration that get me all worked up -- although God knows they do but then they're Republicans and what else would I expect -- it is the absolutely astounding level of incompetence. I think the least the American people can expect is to see bad policy well executed as opposed to the complete cluster f*** that this administration displays at every turn.

[monkey neck]

The best part is that the White House sat on the story for 18 hours (http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001995719). What were they thinking... That no one would find out?

You know it's not the policies of this administration that get me all worked up -- although God knows they do but then they're Republicans and what else would I expect -- it is the absolutely astounding level of incompetence. I think the least the American people can expect is to see bad policy well executed as opposed to the complete cluster f*** that this administration displays at every turn.

This cracks me up. This is exactly what I was expecting from the haters. "IT'S A COVER-UP!!" LOL.

[butter_of_69]

So, seriously, would a hunter normally be up for criminal charges in an accident situation of this sort? Like reckless endangering or some such? I'm just curious if the shootee in this case would have to press charges, or if it would fall under "protecting the public good" to file charges in such a case.

I'm not rooting one way or the other, just genuinely interested.

[markalot]

This cracks me up. This is exactly what I was expecting from the haters. "IT'S A COVER-UP!!" LOL.

It's kind of true in this case, though. It was an accident, big deal, why try and do anything with the story?

The democrats are looking for anything right now, why give them more ammo?

get it, ammo ...

[REMgirl]

This cracks me up. This is exactly what I was expecting from the haters. "IT'S A COVER-UP!!" LOL.

Oh, c'mon, Monkey Neck! If Clinton did this, you guys would be all over him! It's a great story (since the victim wasn't seriously injured). :p

[Shlep]

The best part is that the White House sat on the story for 18 hours (http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001995719). What were they thinking... That no one would find out?


No, I imagine they were furiously racking their brains for a way to try frame the story in a positive context knowing that the media and certainly critics of Bush and Cheney were going to pounce on it and have a field day.

Consider the treatment Bushs' brush with death by pretzel and Seqway crash got. Now consider the VP shooting a supporter in the face.

And it seems 18 hours wasn't enough time, if the best they could come up with was "Hahaha...no biggie. People get shot in the face hunting all the time! Hell, I've been shot a few times myself..." Yes, they're right; people get shot all the time hunting. This is usually the result on the shooter and/or shootee ignoring or mentally lapsing over the rules of hunting and doing reckless/careless things like getting excited and taking a shot at some game while not being fully aware of their backdrop, or wandering into another hunters' field of fire without making your presence known.

Lucky thing Cheney was using a 28-gauge gun likely loaded with birdshot, or else this would have been a much bigger story.

[BigSugar]

So, seriously, would a hunter normally be up for criminal charges in an accident situation of this sort? Like reckless endangering or some such? I'm just curious if the shootee in this case would have to press charges, or if it would fall under "protecting the public good" to file charges in such a case.

I'm not rooting one way or the other, just genuinely interested.

not usually. Not unless the prosecutor can show intoxication or drugs were involved, or that the shooter acted recklessly. Sounds to me like Wittington went to get a bird he shot and walked downrange (first dumb move), then failed to notify the Veep that he was moving back. Cheney and another guy had scared up another covey of quail and were tracking for the shot and as he tracked and pulled the trigger, he found ol' Witty in the sites. I blame the bird. I think the bird was Al-Qaeda. it was wearing one of those sweet Palestinian head scarves and was packing an AK. you can't trust anyone these days.

general rule is that the property owner reports the incident to police/authorities if they so choose. obviously, most do so that there is no "obstruction" type charge, but this kind of incident is way too common and often goes unreported (though not usually when the VP is involved). it's easy to take some buckshot if you're downrange. that's why i only hunt unopened soda cans, watermellons and assorted fruit that look sweet when they get hit by a large caliber bullet! :) and paper targets with Osama Bin Laden on them. those are cool too.

[Homsar]

I laughed at this whole thing when I heard it.
:D



Oh, after I knew Whittington would be ok, of course.

[RedRigmaJacket]

please, please, please release a picture of whittington's face.

[c-lando]

that's why i only hunt unopened soda cans, watermellons and assorted fruit that look sweet when they get hit by a large caliber bullet! :) and paper targets with Osama Bin Laden on them. those are cool too.

Out of retirement...for one last time.

I award you the Gold (BUCKSHOT) Star for Post of the Day, BigSugar.
Don't let Cheney pin it on you.

[monkey neck]

This cracks me up. This is exactly what I was expecting from the haters. "IT'S A COVER-UP!!" LOL.

Oh, c'mon, Monkey Neck! If Clinton did this, you guys would be all over him! It's a great story (since the victim wasn't seriously injured). :p

Well, just wait until next election when a democrat is elected and you'll see just how rational I can be. You might be surprised. ;)

[matt]

Hey monkey neck, what happened to our posts from earlier?

I'm going to say it again:

He's hiding in Aaron Burr's shadow.

[REMgirl]

Matt, those posts are in the Where in the World is Dick Cheney? :p


MonkeyNeck, I lived through the Reagan Administration, so when Clinton came along, I knew what vindication felt like. It was unfortunate that the Republicans hounded Clinton from Day One, because had they given him a chance, he could have been even greater. Too bad he got caught with his pants down. :eek:

What the heart of the problem is the animosity that exists now between the two parties. This current administration came into power by the skin of their teeth, and refused to reach across the aisle because they hold the majority in the House and Senate. Why be gracious when you hold all the cards? As Bush said in 2001 in a speech to his supporters: "Here are the 'haves' and the 'have mores'. People call you the elite; I call you my base."

The Dems are at fault, too. They are often whiny and accept the status quo just because they are afraid to ruffle the feathers of the majority. They need to start taking back the power they once held. It's time to even things up again.

Our government is best when both parties hold power equally. Honestly, I can't stand to even look at or listen to George Bush these days. He's gone absolutely power mad. So I'm as guilty as the next guy for my knee-jerk responses to political happenings. I automatically distrust anything coming out of the White House, and it shouldn't be that way. When the president can show me that he actually has the best interests of the people of this country at heart and not those of corporate America or cronies in Big Business, then maybe I'll keep my knee from jerking.

[BigSugar]

Out of retirement...for one last time.

I award you the Gold (BUCKSHOT) Star for Post of the Day, BigSugar.
Don't let Cheney pin it on you.

awwww shucks!! twernt nuthin'. :)

[matt]

Matt, those posts are in the Where in the World is Dick Cheney? :p :o D'OH! :o

[monkey neck]

Hey monkey neck, what happened to our posts from earlier?

I'm going to say it again:

He's hiding in Aaron Burr's shadow.


Heehee. Matt, your slams on Cheney are so numerous, you can't keep track of them! :p

[ICONOCLAST420]

http://www.colorgames.it/foto/musica/Aerosmith.JPG

Cheney's got a gun!
Cheney's got a gun!

[justa bill]

http://www.grouchyoldcripple.com/archives/001883.html

:D

[grayedMatter]

Cheney's got a gun!
Cheney's got a gun!

Did you hear Tim Cavanagh sing that on Bob and Tom this morning?

it was hilarious

[Homsar]

I think the hunting Quayle post was the best.

CLEVA!

[The Ugly Thief]

Cheney's got a gun!
Cheney's got a gun!

:D :D :D

nice icono !

v

[JohnnyRoyale]

If only Whittington would have shot back. It could have been one of the greatest days in American History.

(Sigh)

[justsoyaknow]

whoever said Aaron Burr...good one.

Even the NBC announcer tonight said....

Not since the time of Aaron Burr, has a sitting Vice President Shot someone. Last time, it was intentional.

:p

[Homsar]

But was this time not intentional??

Internal party strife?

[justsoyaknow]

But was this time not intentional??

Internal party strife?


Ha ha, with the current scandals happening in Washington, ya really never know, now do ya?

[justa bill]

http://dickcheneyquailhunt.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

[Homsar]

Crap, that was fast!

And funny too.

[matt]

http://www.cartoonfreak.nl/5055.jpg
http://www.elmerfudd.us/elmer2.jpg
http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Elmer.gif
http://www.toonarific.com/clipart/data/thumbnails/110/fud004.gif
http://www.polarblairsden.com/elmerfudd01.jpg
http://www.bbwcity.com/personal/images/ElmerFudd.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/jellery/elmer01.gif

[justa bill]

http://www.needlenose.com/node/view/2634?PHPSESSID=0feb402f360d0f201807ca829400088b

[ctbook]

http://www.colorgames.it/foto/musica/Aerosmith.JPG

Cheney's got a gun!
Cheney's got a gun!


Now that's funnay.

[BigSugar]

http://www.cartoonfreak.nl/5055.jpg
http://www.elmerfudd.us/elmer2.jpg
http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Elmer.gif
http://www.toonarific.com/clipart/data/thumbnails/110/fud004.gif
http://www.polarblairsden.com/elmerfudd01.jpg
http://www.bbwcity.com/personal/images/ElmerFudd.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/jellery/elmer01.gif

ahahahahahahaha..........beeeee weeeerrrrry weeerrrrry quiet!! I'm hunting Whittington!

[monkey neck]

Looks like Whittington just had a heart attack from the birdshot lodged in his heart...

Not good.

[djudge79]

Looks like Whittington just had a heart attack from the birdshot lodged in his heart...

Not good.
Christ, you weren't kidding:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060214/ap_on_re_us/cheney_whittington_4;_ylt=AhdsRJc02Jd8ndFpV0ejCp9q P0AC;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[matt]

Not that I wish him to die, but damn. Seriously, could Cheney be facing involuntary manslaughter charges in TX?

[monkey neck]

Sheesh, of course he'd have to go and have a freakin heart attack and make this whole thing not as funny any more.

[MadIndie Chick]

Sheesh, of course he'd have to go and have a freakin heart attack and make this whole thing not as funny any more.

Yeah. Seriously...maybe Cheney just likes to spread them around...

[ICONOCLAST420]

Did you hear Tim Cavanagh sing that on Bob and Tom this morning?

it was hilarious
No, I never listen to corporate radio.

[drougan]

Not that I wish him to die, but damn. Seriously, could Cheney be facing involuntary manslaughter charges in TX?


I'm gonna guess no. Since it could be hard to prove that the circumstances contributed towards inv. manslaughter, and the prosecutor for that jurisdiction would have to have some serious balls to bring up the VP on those charges. Probably not worth taking the risk.

Even if that did happen, I seriously doubt it would even come close to going to trial.

[RedRigmaJacket]

Even if that did happen, I seriously doubt it would even come close to going to trial.


da da dummmmm!

here's my question: if a man drives on the wrong side of the road and is not drunk, and kills a family of four: it's involuntary manslaughter, right? so if a sober man shoots another man and accidentally kills him, wouldn't that be the same charge?

[BigSugar]

kids, don't make me get involved.

xoxo
The Lawyer

PS: the answer is no. Requisite mental state is "reckless disregard". no evidence that Cheney acted recklessly. Can't determine "reckless" from the outcome, must judge the actions separately. Texas Statute is Section 19 et. seq. i believe.

[gwar469]

the current headline on CNN is:

Cheney hunt victim has heart scare

which immediately made me think of this:

http://www.shillpages.com/faywray/fw-p-mostdangerousgame1.jpg

[akip]

the ER docs were having a field day with this one today, repubs and dems alike. they were all laughing.

[RedRigmaJacket]

just had to change my avatar today...

[REMgirl]

Eek! Nice avatar, RRJ...

Last night on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart responded to the quote from the press saying Wittington had been "peppered" with birdshot.

"Peppered? Let's say Wittington was 'seasoned' to within an inch of his life!"


All joking aside, Wittington was not just the victim of a harmless sprinkle of BB's, he was hit with a lot of pellets at a relatively close range. If those pellets penetrated far enough to reach vital organs or access to large veins and arteries, then he was SHOT. I read other reports that there was another one by his liver.

Scary shit.

[markalot]

Shot through the heart
And you’re to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name
You give love a bad name

sorry, someone had to do it.

[The Ugly Thief]

I don't think this is in this thread yet. If it is, it's worth a second look.

The Daily Show (http://www.youtube.com/v/-EaBnnIx8x8)

v

[jps]

I don't think this is in this thread yet. If it is, it's worth a second look.

The Daily Show (http://www.youtube.com/v/-EaBnnIx8x8)

v
I've watched that several times now... and i can't stop laughing.
"the quail must be laughing at us just knowing that we are talking about our plans to hunt down and shoot them..."

[akip]

thanks! :D :D :D

[Homsar]

"So easy you want to return your check."
:D

[akip]

from the nyt thismorning:

"Dr. David Blanchard, the emergency room chief, estimated that Mr. Whittington had more than 5 but 'probably less than 150 to 200' pellets lodged in his body."

"Dr. Blanchard said that the hospital's cardiologists were optimistic that the metallic pellet in Mr. Whittington's heart would not travel farther and that he would be able to function normally."



hmm...more than 5 but less than 200..

headline in the buffalo news yesterday was "white house blames the man cheney shot."



does that say it all, or what.

[The Ugly Thief]

hmm...more than 5 but less than 200..
well, geez what do you want ? They narrowed it down ... it's somewhere in that range. Maybe 6, maybe 195 - let's not worry about specifics, ok ?

headline in the buffalo news yesterday was "white house blames the man cheney shot."



does that say it all, or what.

are you serious ? that was a real headline ? were they just joking ?

v

[akip]

well, geez what do you want ? They narrowed it down ... it's somewhere in that range. Maybe 6, maybe 195 - let's not worry about specifics, ok ?



are you serious ? what was the meaning behind the headline ? were they just joking ?

v

nope. mcclellan said the guy should've made his presence known.

[The Ugly Thief]

nope. mcclellan said the guy should've made his presence known.
y0 - you need to cut out that headline & save it, seriously

v

[gwar469]

nope. mcclellan said the guy should've made his presence known.

and then there's the other, more well know hunting principle, of "Always know what you're shooting at!" apparently the VP doesn't have to abide by that rule.

[The Ugly Thief]

"So easy you want to return your check."
:D
"that metal egg Darth Vader sleeps in"

:D

v

[akip]

found the link to yesterday's article:

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060214/1041599.asp

it was positioned front page, top.

[drougan]

I don't think this is in this thread yet. If it is, it's worth a second look.

The Daily Show (http://www.youtube.com/v/-EaBnnIx8x8)

v

Oh dear god, so funny I can't keep watching it at work. :D

[miami2112]

Cheney has a Texas nonresident hunting license, but he failed to get a $7 stamp that is required to hunt game birds, the vice president's office said in a statement Monday night. He has since sent a check to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to buy the stamp, the statement said.

he didnt even pay for his complete license?

sense of entitlement, anyone?

and its clear to me someone was trying to hide this story for as long as possible and its insulting to me how the white house is portraying this.

[aqualou]

we interrupt this thread for this important announcement:
President Bush to talk healthcare at Wendy's International Inc. in Dublin, Ohio.
Rumor has it the briefing will entail eating chili and trying to count to ten.

we now return you to your regular thread

[The Ugly Thief]

found the link to yesterday's article:

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060214/1041599.asp

it was positioned front page, top.
can you imagine what kind of deep shit that guy would be in if any of that bird shot had ricocheted back & hit Cheney ?

i'm guessing he would be handcuffed to his hospital bed right now

v

[miami2112]

we interrupt this thread for this important announcement:


we now return you to your regular thread


eating wendy's chili - with or without the finger??

[aqualou]

eating wendy's chili - with or without the finger??
with
http://www.bluechipreview.com/CHENEY_FINGER.jpg

[REMgirl]

This from Rude Pundit:

What happened in the Texas brush in and of itself is virtually meaningless beyond Whittington fighting for his life for the crime of apparently being as tall as a low-flying quail (Seriously, aren't you supposed to aim a little higher if you're shootin' birds?). But the cover-up is the story, because it says so much about the Bush administration: about its savage hatred of the press, about its secretiveness, about its manipulation of facts, about its ability to blithely lie and call it truth, about its inability to be accountable for any error, about its obvious disdain of the American public.

I just heard that Cheney will make a public statement today (6 pm EST) at FOX news, of all places. After four days, I wonder if he's finally got a story all made up...
:confused:

[george]

I'm not sure whether to be shocked or amused that this story has legs.

[monkey neck]

I'm not sure whether to be shocked or amused that this story has legs.

That's the best post in this whole thread.

[aqualou]

I'm not sure whether to be shocked or amused that this story has legs.
amused . . . name a couple of thing you remember past vice-presidents for

Gore: invented the internet
Quayle: murphy brown and potato(e)
Bush Sr: i forget if he was a wimp before or after
Mondale: before my time, but he got cruuuushed in his presidencial race
Rockefeller: way before my time

[The Ugly Thief]

amused . . . name a couple of thing you remember past vice-presidents for

Gore: invented the internet
Quayle: murphy brown and potato(e)
Bush Sr: i forget if he was a wimp before or after
Mondale: before my time, but he got cruuuushed in his presidencial race
Rockefeller: way before my time
the funniest is the one you left out : Ford

Chevy Chase at his best

v

[PeterABnny]

Cheney has a Texas nonresident hunting license, but he failed to get a $7 stamp that is required to hunt game birds, the vice president's office said in a statement Monday night. He has since sent a check to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to buy the stamp, the statement said.

he didnt even pay for his complete license?

sense of entitlement, anyone?

and its clear to me someone was trying to hide this story for as long as possible and its insulting to me how the white house is portraying this.



Insulting??? How is it insulting? With the extreme lack of accountability that's pretty much a standard hallmark of the Bush administration, how in the world could you expect otherwise? Cheney goes huntin' with a bunch of rich lobbyists - and there's a guy in that whole party that DOESN'T live under the assumption of entitlement? I've pretty much expected all this, although I dunno... I guess I don't expect much outta people anymore... :confused:

I have seen some pretty funny stuff come out of the late night circuit. I saw some clips on GMA from Leno and about laughed my ass off. While some would say the whole incident is God's gift to comedy writers, I might say it's just poetic justice. ;)

[aqualou]

the funniest is the one you left out : Ford

Chevy Chase at his best

v
funny . . . but i don't remember jack

[tobedawg]

Cheney needs to meet Ted Nuggent..

Maybe old Teddy'll show him how to work a gun

[The Ugly Thief]

Top Ten Dick Cheney Excuses


10. "Heart palpitation caused trigger finger to spasm"

9. "Wanted to get the Iraq mess off the front page"

8. "Not enough Jim Beam"

7. "Trying to stop the spread of bird flu"

6. "I love to shoot people"

5. "Guy was making cracks about my lesbian daughter"

4. "I thought the guy was trying to go 'gay cowboy' on me"

3. "Excuse? I hit him, didn't I?"

2. "Until Democrats approve medicare reform, we have to make some tough choices for the elderly"

1. "Made a bet with Gretzky's wife"

v

[Homsar]

"Until Democrats approve medicare reform, we have to make some tough choices for the elderly"
v

Got to agree with him there.

[markalot]

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/POLITICS/02/17/cheney/t1.whittington.speaks.jpg
The guy on the left looks like he just saw Dick Cheney with a gun.

[The Ugly Thief]

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/POLITICS/02/17/cheney/t1.whittington.speaks.jpg
The guy on the left looks like he just saw Dick Cheney with a gun.
i now know that there are times that Death wears a suit.

my god, don't let that guy out of the hospital yet ! He looks like he needs about 2 more weeks at least !!!

v

[matt]

Dude looks like he got kicked by a mule.

[Bored]

Ouch

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060217/i/r4218592360.jpg


http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060217/i/r4033473273.jpg

[matt]

Constable Odo???

[justa bill]

i heard the other day that it was a 28 gauge shotgun. i grew up in the country so i've seen a few shotguns, but i didn't even know a 28 gauge existed. that's a really small gauge--i guess that makes sense when you're hunting something as small as a quayle though. no wonder the guy survived...

i wonder how the birds did? :rolleyes:

[aqualou]

that's some serious bruising. imagine what he looked like an hour after. . . ouch is right.

[twentyshots]

Ouch

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060217/i/r4218592360.jpg


http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060217/i/r4033473273.jpg


i think i saw this dude in Resident Evil

[purple_octopus]

He doesn't look too bad for having been shot in the face. I'm sure it hurts and all, but it could have been worse. Dick could have been carrying a 12 gauge.

[matt]

Uh...he is. Anybody have that picture of his concealed weapon?

[The Ugly Thief]

http://images.snapfish.com/346344%3B39%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3238%3E4%3C7%3E%3B%3B4% 3EWSNRCG%3D3233537546%3B7%3Cnu0mrj

v

[tobedawg]

Is it DOOM Time?

Are him and President Yushenko gonna fight to the death?

[Homsar]

Uh......is that yellow disinfectant?

I bet the birds died.

Laughing.

[twentyshots]

so Cheney got a standing ovation today during a joint session of the Wyoming legislature- for shooting an 80 year old guy in the face.


huh?

[markalot]

so Cheney got a standing ovation today during a joint session of the Wyoming legislature- for shooting an 80 year old guy in the face.


huh?

Let me translate.

Cheney got a standing ovation today for creating a situation that caused the press (including bloggers) to overreact while most of the world was really uninterested in the accident. Then he got to go on his personal news channel and look human (he's not really human you know) to talk about it.

At least he didn't drown a girl in a lake.

[akip]

At least he didn't drown a girl in a lake.

nobody was giving any ovations in that instance.

[The Ugly Thief]

At least he didn't drown a girl in a lake.
Before you can drown a girl in a lake you need to be able to convince her to get in your car first.

Ain't gonna happen w/ Cheney.

v

[twentyshots]

nobody was giving any ovations in that instance.

true. i kind of doubt anybody cares enough about Kennedy to ever give him a standing O. I'm a pretty liberal dude but Kennedy just seems really in his own upperclass, socio-political bubble. I have never connected with him.

I am not picking on you markalot, but it is kind of funny that the Kennedy analogy/joke was used all week with just as much vigor.

what would you expect though?

[twentyshots]

Before you can drown a girl in a lake you need to be able to convince her to get in your car first.

Ain't gonna happen w/ Cheney.

v


HA!

i could totally see Cheney with black leather gloves 'chloroforming' somebody though.....

[akip]

okay, here's how it is.

ted kennedy is a hard-working liberal senator with a serious drinking problem.

dick cheney is a hard-working conservative vice-president with a serious world-domination problem.

cheney got a standing ovation after he made a stupid mistake that could've killed someone.

kennedy did not get a standing ovation after he made a stupid mistake that killed somebody.

[markalot]

I am not picking on you markalot, but it is kind of funny that the Kennedy analogy/joke was used all week with just as much vigor.

what would you expect though?

Was it? I haven't been reading anything but the washingtonpost and I hadn't seen it mentioned.

[Smoker29]

Once again, I didn't have time to read this entire thread, but holy Moses, can they drive this thing into the dirt any more?

Cheney shot a guy. It wasn't malicious. Get over it.

He's secretive. So what, he's the VP. What politician isn't secretive? Usually when they're communicating with the public they're stretching the story or sugar coating it anyway. If they could make public all of the info that past Presidents have kept to themselves, you'd probably puke.

I'm beating a dead horse, and I'm speaking for both parties when I say this, but I wish they could work together. If as much time was spent working together as it is trying to make the other look bad, we would accomplish so much more in the country.

[Docta]

I'm beating a dead horse, and I'm speaking for both parties when I say this, but I wish they could work together. If as much time was spent working together as it is trying to make the other look bad, we would accomplish so much more in the country.

i think most americans agree with you on this one brutha, but it is not the dems pushing on this specific issue as much as it's the media, and they would do the same thing to a democratic vice president. if you hear this out of most democratic politicians it would simply be one of many things to point to an administration that is not to be trusted.

[yoshomon]

Let me toss this out there:

I support Cheney 100% for his action and wish his aim had been a little better (come'on ol' boy, you can do better than causing only small injuries and a heart attack!). I think politicians and rich people shooting each other is activity that needs to be encouraged.

[justa bill]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/minifig/102667005

[akip]

internet rumors that cheney was drunk are flying. i wouldn't call this more than that, but we'll see if any fizz bubbles up out of it.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/printer_8184.shtml

From Capitol Hill Blue

The Rant
Secret Service agents say Cheney was drunk when he shot lawyer
By DOUG THOMPSON
Feb 22, 2006, 07:35

Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago say Cheney was "clearly inebriated" at the time of the shooting.

Agents observed several members of the hunting party, including the Vice President, consuming alcohol before and during the hunting expedition, the report notes, and Cheney exhibited "visible signs" of impairment, including slurred speech and erratic actions.
According to those who have talked with the agents and others present at the outing, Cheney was drunk when he gunned down his friend and the day-and-a-half delay in allowing Texas law enforcement officials on the ranch where the shooting occurred gave all members of the hunting party time to sober up.

We talked with a number of administration officials who are privy to inside information on the Vice President's shooting "accident" and all admit Secret Service agents and others say they saw Cheney consume far more than the "one beer' he claimed he drank at lunch earlier that day.

"This was a South Texas hunt," says one White House aide. "Of course there was drinking. There's always drinking. Lots of it."

One agent at the scene has been placed on administrative leave and another requested reassignment this week. A memo reportedly written by one agent has been destroyed, sources said Wednesday afternoon.

Cheney has a long history of alcohol abuse, including two convictions of driving under the influence when he was younger. Doctors tell me that someone like Cheney, who is taking blood thinners because of his history of heart attacks, could get legally drunk now after consuming just one drink.

If Cheney was legally drunk at the time of the shooting, he could be guilty of a felony under Texas law and the shooting, ruled an accident by a compliant Kenedy County Sheriff, would be a prosecutable offense.

But we will never know for sure because the owners of the Armstrong Ranch, where the shooting occurred, barred the sheriff's department from the property on the day of the shooting and Kenedy County Sheriff Ramon Salinas III agreed to wait until the next day to send deputies in to talk to those involved.

Sheriff's Captain Charles Kirk says he went to the Armstrong Ranch immediately after the shooting was reported on Saturday, February 11 but both he and a game warden were not allowed on the 50,000-acre property. He called Salinas who told him to forget about it and return to the station.

"I told him don't worry about it. I'll make a call," Salinas said. The sheriff claims he called another deputy who moonlights at the Armstrong ranch, said he was told it was "just an accident" and made the decision to wait until Sunday to investigate.

"We've known these people for years. They are honest and wouldn't call us, telling us a lie," Salinas said.

Like all elected officials in Kenedy County, Salinas owes his job to the backing and financial support of Katherine Armstrong, owner of the ranch and the county's largest employer.

"The Armstrongs rule Kenedy County like a fiefdom," says a former employee.

Secret Service officials also took possession of all tests on Whittington's blood at the hospitals where he was treated for his wounds. When asked if a blood alcohol test had been performed on Whittington, the doctors who treated him at Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial in Corpus Christi or the hospital in Kingsville refused to answer. One admits privately he was ordered by the Secret Service to "never discuss the case with the press."

It's a sure bet that is a private doctor who treated the victim of Cheney's reckless and drunken actions can't talk to the public then any evidence that shows the Vice President drunk as a skunk will never see the light of day.

(Updated at 7:21 p.m. EST to reflect new information)


© Copyright 2005 Capitol Hill Blue

[REMgirl]

I have read the same things. I'm convinced that Bush, Rove, and Cheney are the Kings of Teflon. Any one of them could step out on the White House lawn, spray a group of touristy bystanders with machine gun fire, and walk away untouched. In front of witnesses and God and everybody. Honestly.

This crime-ridden administration is untouchable. It's scary. :(

[akip]

i showed that ditty to the spouse and he just said, "so elmer fudd had a few..." snickered, and walked away.

[Phil]

Man, I can't believe Cheney shot someone in the fucking face.

God bless America.

[DLDude]

Random... :confused:

[Handy Smurf]

Man, I can't believe Cheney shot someone in the fucking face.

God bless America.
hey phil, were you in a coma or something?