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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:15 AM Original message |
YOU KNOW WHITTINGTON IS IN BAD SHAPE... |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. has any family members made any statements yet? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. Another thread said there was a comment from the daughter. Let me |
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converted_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. Here it is.. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #64 |
80. Thanks! Thought I had gone nuts and just hallucinated the whole thread |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. Let's see.... |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. yeah, he's got to be a total mess n/t |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
3. The way everyone is backing away |
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slor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. That, and him not being on TV to tell us how... |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
38. You're right - Whitty owes America an apology - now! (n/t) |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
5. The lack of photos makes me wonder, too. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
65. And why none of them before it happened having a good time? |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Cause they all had beer bottles/mugs in their hands? |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. I hope he makes it. |
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doodadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
8. Blinded? |
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RufusEarl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. Doctor |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. I read that White House doctors were taking care of him -- |
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RufusEarl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Could have been, i didn't get his name or organization. |
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No DUplicitous DUpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. I agree, the WH spin doctors are hard at work. "Mild heart attack" |
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jhain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. "mild " heart attack- yeah right. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
66. Or something I'm wondering |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:24 AM Original message |
Berni, I was just about to post about this. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
45. Me too, janx |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
11. I agree completely with your analysis. |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Actually it was one DUMB STUBBORN DOG |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:31 AM Original message |
That is truly amazing . . . n/t |
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rfkrfk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
12. I don't believe the '30 yard' distance |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. And the penetration too deep. (n/t) |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
13. Sounds like its a touch and go situation. I guess if Cheney |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. disagree |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. 30 yards is pretty far for a 28g... I'm wondering about the penetration |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. good points all |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
71. When have we ever got an honest Statement from the White House?? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Amen to that nt |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. "so maybe it was 15 yards, off-center" |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
42. Maybe. Maybe not. |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Excellent analysis! |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Thanks. I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with the "official" |
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txindy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
58. Speaking of his shirt and vest being penetrated by pellets... |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. That's likely, I suppose-- |
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txindy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. At 30 yards wouldn't the spray hit up and down his body on the one side? |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:21 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Apparently not. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
70. The doctor's statement about the number of pellets |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. You'd think. But if all but a few of them only penetrated the skin-- |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
15. so he is going to die of heart attack? now this is grossing me out |
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Wind Dancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
16. There's so much more to this story. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
17. though the holes were very small... |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Now they know . . . |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
19. Could they map, count, and precisely determine every pellet? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. MRI not necessary |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Of course you can see them on an ordinary X-ray, but not precisely |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Actually, CAT scans are 3-D X-Ray. I used to work on the software for one |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Yes. CAT scans, MRIs or other 3-D imaging techniques |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. well |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Buck shot is far larger than bird shot... |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
63. Whittington would be dead were it a direct hit |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 08:31 PM Response to Reply #63 |
87. As a matter of fact I do... |
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WhereIsMyFreedom (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
52. Any idea what an MRI would do to the poor guy |
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FearofFutility (764 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:27 PM Response to Reply #52 |
75. Yep n/t |
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AGKISTRODON (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #52 |
85. Magnets don't attract lead n/t |
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FearofFutility (764 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
73. MRI not recommended in this situation. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:49 AM Response to Reply #73 |
88. Correct... MRI is contraindicated in emergency settings. The |
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slestak (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Yes, but |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. YES, 3-D X-Ray is a CAT Scan. |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
81. A shotgun blast leaves so many pellets |
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AGKISTRODON (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
20. Whoa! |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Mathematics, physics and medical technology background |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
35. "make us look foolish" ? |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
56. Ditto.....I'm seeing so many of these |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
84. Yep. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
43. Us? |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
57. Good lordy... |
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txindy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
60. In the medical field, are you? |
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Raffi Ella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
26. ... |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
36. Maybe they hope he'll die of a heart attack |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. The doctors have already said his heart and coronary arteries are in great |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #50 |
78. I am glad to hear that |
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doodadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 02:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
83. Just heard on NPR this morning |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
37. X-rays show these things do they not? |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
39. The doctor's hands are tied and he really doesn't know.. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
41. I starting to think it'll be better for Cheney if the guy dies. So they |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. the quickest |
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REACTIVATED IN CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
47. I thought it was strange that Cheney said he called him |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
53. I have approximately 45-ish pellets in my body. If they wanted to get |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
55. sure is becoming a news vacum |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
62. Very true |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
69. Right now on CNN docs keep saying "BB's". |
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AGKISTRODON (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #69 |
86. "BBs" means something specific |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
77. Blast Pattern graphic here: |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:31 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Looks more like a Mafia hit than an accident |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-15-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. It looks very much like the |
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