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| Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter | |
| 2006-02-13 | |
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #19 For phuechs sake! Why could he not have been quail hunting with Jesse Jackson, Ray Nagin, or Ted Kennedy? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-13 16:48 |
| #18 According to the press release around noon Mr. Whittington stayed in the truck. Two coveys of quail were flushed and Mr. Cheney was tracking a quial and fired just as he saw Mr. Whittington who had gotten out of the truck and failed to let Mr. Cheney and the other hunter he was there. Purely an accident. I've been peppered in almost the same way. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-02-13 18:16 |
| #17 Cheney's Nordic coach, Claudine Longet, expressed disappointment with the results. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-02-13 16:49 |
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| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-13 16:48 |
| #15 From the Washington Post article: "...listed in stable condition yesterday evening." One does hope they are not using the term 'stable' in the Rantburg/Arafat tradition. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-02-13 15:01 |
| #14 His name was Marion. Marion Mitchell Morrison. Probably had a tough childhood. |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-02-13 14:49 |
| #13 Many years ago, I remember a news story that Michael Morrison (Yep, John Wayne) did the same thing, peppered a fellow hunter with birdshot. He ran over, jerked the fellows shirt off, and finding him lightly wounded said "Damn, I know it hurts, but you should see this, it's a perfect shot pattern." |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-02-13 13:33 |
| #12 Look behind the grassy knoll. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-02-13 13:17 |
| #11 The AP has two writers on the story. They've contacted Sheriff's department to see if charges have been filed (yet), the District Attorney (ditto), the State Parks and Wildlife (to see if there was a failure to properly report and whether Cheney's hunting license was in order), the hospital (to see what they could get out of Whittington), and the Whitehouse. I'm amazed they used the word 'accidentally' in the title. Next: who was that third man? Why is this vital information being withheld? Was it the CEO of Halliburton? Maybe a Saudi Prince? Bush has been negligent in not getting involved personally. Man Accidentally Shot by Cheney Recovering |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-02-13 13:11 |
| #10 At Mondays White House Press breifing after a flurry of "information release timeline" questions someone asked if Cheney had ever taken a hunting safety course.(Seriously..I'm not making it up.) |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-02-13 13:01 |
| #9 "I didn't shoot him. That [expletive] bumped my trigger finger." |
| Posted by: BH 2006-02-13 10:25 |
| #8 Brady Campaign Press Release ""Now I understand why Dick Cheney keeps asking me to go hunting with him," said Jim Brady. "I had a friend once who accidentally shot pellets into his dog - and I thought he was an idiot." "I've thought Cheney was scary for a long time," Sarah Brady said. "Now I know I was right to be nervous." |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-02-13 09:47 |
| #7 Guess that shoots down his Prez ambitions for the next election cycle. Ain't that a shot in the pants. |
| Posted by: Angogum Glaith2605 2006-02-13 09:31 |
| #6 Burr was also a Republican, so I guess we see a patern here. Nor eht Donks will want to disarm all republicans because they are a danger to the public. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-02-13 09:23 |
| #5 A game officer I know here in Ohio said the bag limit on lawyers is one in the coat, two in the freezer. |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2006-02-13 09:10 |
| #4 last Veep to shoot somebody was Aaron Burr... My wife's great, great, great, great, great grandfather or uncle (records are a bit unclear). Nice guy, except for the whole "set-up his own country-treason" thing. |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-02-13 08:42 |
| #3 What about first ladies' shootings? Scandal du Jour on ABC Morning News: Why was there a 24 delay until the VP's office announced this. Was the VP trying to cover this up? |
| Posted by: ed 2006-02-13 08:05 |
| #2 That we know of. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2006-02-13 06:45 |
| #1 The last Veep to shoot somebody was Aaron Burr... Just a factiod to throw into the chasm. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-02-13 00:50 |