oh dear, Cheney shot someone--hunting "accident"

[AlCzervik]

http://www.cbsnews.com/ breaking news headline

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.

Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong.

Armstrong said Cheney turned to shoot a bird and accidentally hit Whittington. She said Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance.

Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president was with Whittington, a lawyer from Austin, Texas, and his wife at the hospital on Sunday afternoon.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/12/cheney.ap/index.html

[LisaL]

1. I wonder who did he shoot?

Of course there is no hope he will be arrested for this. More the pity.

[LeftyMom]

2. Can we hope it was his hunting buddy Fat Tony Scalia?

I swear, if that's who he shot I'll get religion.

[DeaconBlues]

3. Is this another case of Cheney's infamous temper

getting the best of him? Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

[alarimer]

4. Hmmm

Was it Scooter by any chance?

[dysfunctional press]

5. shades of the naked prey...

those repug caged hunts just keep getting more and more exotic.
but, hey dick- you're supposed to put them down with one shot.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

6. I don't see it there...

[Cocoa]

10. in red

just a line under the "breaking news" title.

[AlCzervik]

12. at the top in a red bar--no details, just a headline

[wryter2000]

13. It's just a teeny headline

A trailer on the top of the page. No details yet.

[Marleyb]

18. It is just a breaking headline at the top

"Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a hunting trip in Texas. Details soon."

I couldn't find it at first either

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Give a boy a gun..

[wryter2000]

8. I hope the asshole is okay

First, I hope the person he shot is okay. Then, I hope the Vice-Asshole is okay. I don't want him getting any sympathy for something.

Do you suppose it was a silver bullet? :evilgrin:

[Kahuna]

9. The gang that couldn't shoot straight strikes again...

:scared:

[acmejack]

11. Let's wait & see who it is/was.

[AlCzervik]

14. before we mock him some more or change the tone of the mocking?

[mitchum]

31. Yes, I imagine that the victim is a heavy duty repub contributor...

and if that is indeed the case, I'm just a little to busy to have any sympathy

[FormerRepublican]

15. Intimidation of opponents?

What a moron. A course in hunting safety is required. And anyone who has ever hunted KNOWS that you're supposed to know exactly what you're shooting at before you fire.

So was it deliberate?

[xchrom]

16. oh dear. indeed.

[BuyingThyme]

17. No way.

[mbee]

19. Hey when will all the freepers be out saying - Guns don't hurt

people - People hurt people!

[johnnie]

20. I hope dick was drunk

I am pretty sure we will never hear the real details though.

[AndreaCG]

25. It happened YESTERDAY

They sat on it a day figuring out how to spin it.

[AlCzervik]

28. excellent point.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

34. They probably concluded that between all the nurses, docs etc. they

couldn't realistically keep everyone quiet. Yes I noticed it too, and it's damning that it took this long for the news to get out.

How long do you think Cheney will be dead before they release the news?

[phusion]

21. Reminds me of that SNL skit

Cheney and Bush Sr. wanting monkey boy to go ahead of them so they should shoot his ass.

Seriously, I bet Cheney hallucinated and thought he was shooting at Ted Kennedy.

[malaise]

22. Harry Whittington

http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2006/02/12/ap2519417.html

[Rocknrule]

23. Gosh, imagine if Clinton had an "accident" like this

[southernleftylady1]

24. what if the roles were reversed? why did they let other hunters that ..

close to cheney?
we know that cheney has made huge mistakes before this is no big deal but what if it was that man who made the "mistake" and shot cheney by accident?

[Scout1071]

26. It's true! CNN.com link:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/12/cheney.ap/index.html

[Rex]

27. Libby hunts?

Or is it Abramoff? We would be to lucky if it was Scalia. I bet it was the new suit on the SCOTUS, got a taste of what it is like to work for DARTH VADAR.

EDIT - So why ain't Cheney been charged with a crime? Attempted involuntary manslaughter sound like a good'un. Oh that's right...he's a republican and waaaayyy above the law. :eyes:

[Scout1071]

30. Note to Jack Abramoff - Do Not Go Hunting with anyone from Bushco.

[countingbluecars]

29. Maybe all the lies and scandals

are finally catching up with him. Must be hard to focus on those birds with so much on his mind!

[Rex]

Well ya know

birds and a human back wearing an orange vest look just alike. :evilgrin:

[southernleftylady1]

32. Big question: Why wait till today to release this info???

This happened yesturday!
why the hold up?

[MidnightWind]

35. It's taken them this long to think up a story

someone might possibly believe? :shrug:

[file83]

41. Exactly - this guy that Cheney shot is agains "Eminent Domain" and

is fighting/fought the city. We caught that here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=395411&mesg_id=395411

[riona]

33. Quail hunt

i find myself cheering for the quail that got away.

[Rex]

36. I hope they poop'd on Vadars dome.

Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[Rabrrrrrr]

37. And if it were in Florida, he could have shot back. Damn!!

Double drat damn!!!

[phusion]

38. A little more about Whittington

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2004/07/05/daily23.html

Austinite Harry Whittington was appointed chairman of the Office of Patient Protection Executive Committee by Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday.

Whittington is a private practice attorney who has been practicing law in Austin since 1950. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and received his law degree from the University of Texas.

The committee was established in House Bill 2985 during the 2003 regular legislative session. The Office of Patient Protection is responsible for helping patients who have complaints regarding medical service from Texas healthcare providers.

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http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:zOn1QIaDiw0J:www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/28harry.html+%22harry+Whittington%22+austin&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3

Little Guys who take on the government rarely win, unless the Little Guy is a guy like Harry Whittington.

Whittington, an Austin lawyer, is very rich, very stubborn and very patient — qualities that come in handy if, like him, you're waging a long legal battle against the city.

Six years ago, Austin condemned a downtown block Whittington's family owned to build a $10.5 million parking garage. Whittington's been fighting the city ever since. He racked up two legal victories last year, and on Friday racked up a third: The Texas Supreme Court denied the city's request to hear an appeal, which basically re-affirms a prior ruling in Whittington's favor.

The city law department, which has spent $387,000 on the case, doesn't plan to throw in the towel just yet. It can and will choose from two options, Austin's chief of litigation, Anne Morgan, said: Ask the state Supreme Court again to hear the case or argue the case in a county court trial, which Austin never had a chance to do.

[file83]

39. Yeah - I noticed that and started a new thread - isn't this STRANGE?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=395411&mesg_id=395411

I'd like to hear this guys version of the story, for sure.

[DetroitProle]

40. pardon my ignorance...

but if a normal rank-and-file peon shoots somebody by accident, is it still a crime? Or would it just be if the target decided to follow up on it?