I don't believe in left or right, but I do know that being shot is no
fun. 20 caliber buckshot or no, when you're second in command of the
United States, it's not much to ask that you look before you shoot.
If nothing else, it's good form during what is being called wartime.
Also, at what point is it acceptable for Americans to practice this
free speech thing? Is there a schedule? Because I'm sure nobody wants
to be out of step.
A man was SHOT in the FACE by the VICE PRESIDENT. You don't think
that's worth talking about? Even for 5 minutes? You don't find it
ODD? Why does it have to be a left or right issue?! How can you be
liberal or conservative about shooting someone in the FACE?
If this was Kobe Bryant, he'd be getting a trial date right now and
Court TV would be commissioning theme music for the spring. But it's
not a basketball player. It's the former CEO of Halliburton, a job
that you don't get by making silly mistakes, and let's not forget,
the man is second in command of one of the biggest military forces in
the world. But somehow now we're at "oh this is more whining from the
left". This left/right nonsense has damaged people's common damned
sense. A man was shot in the FACE by an elected official. People are
right to react to this, it's part of what this Republic was founded
on. No sane person can approve of sitting down to dinner after
another human being has been injured to the degree that they have to
go to the hospital. Do we have to start administering Voight-Kampf
tests on politicians now?
On Feb 14, 2006, at 10:19 AM, sancochojo wrote:
oooookkk. So what does it all mean.
He needs to resign?
he needs to give a public appology?
What?
What will make the Left feel better?
Accidents do happen.
His partner is not filing any charges.
ok, he broke some hunting law, but I don't know to many
people losing their job for it.
I think the Left is making something bigger then it really is.
The LEFT is just drawing at straws and the RIGHT needs to shut the
heck up.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Johnson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This is completely biased, and taking advantage of an unfortunate
> situation to further denounce a man I despise, but two things from
this
> article strike me:
>
> One: "... the White House did not disclose the accident until
Sunday
> afternoon, and then only in response to press questions". The
accident
> occured Saturday, but mealy-mouth spokesman McClellan didn't
discuss it
> until late Sunday, and then only when confronted? Jeez, is there
> anything this administration doesn't try to close ranks on and
keep from
> the public??
>
> And two: "...Later, the hunting group sat down for dinner while
> Whittington was being treated, receiving updates from a family
member at
> the hospital. [Ranch owner] Armstrong described Cheney's demeanor
during
> dinner as 'very worried'". What?? They sat down to dinner?? He
shot a
> friend in the face and went to dinner? And from the wording, one
assumes
> they ain't talking about the McDonalds in the hospital. That just
seems
> wrong.
>
> Cheney Apparently Breaks Key Hunting Rule
>
> By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer 13 minutes ago
>
> Vice President Dick Cheney apparently broke the No. 1 rule of
hunting:
> Be sure of what you're shooting at. He also violated Texas game
law by
> failing to buy a hunting stamp. Cheney wounded fellow hunter Harry
> Whittington in the face, neck and chest Saturday, apparently
because he
> didn't see Whittington approaching as he fired on a covey of quail
in
> Texas. Hunting safety experts interviewed Monday agreed it would
have
> been a good idea for Whittington to announce himself - something he
> apparently didn't do, according to a witness. But they stressed
that the
> shooter is responsible for avoiding other people.
>
> "It's incumbent upon the shooter to assess the situation and make
sure
> it's a safe shot," said Mark Birkhauser, president-elect of the
> International Hunter Education Association and hunter education
> coordinator in New Mexico. "Once you squeeze that trigger, you
can't
> bring that shot back."
>
> The Parks and Wildlife Department said Cheney and Whittington will
be
> given warning citations for violating game law by not having an
upland
> game bird stamp, a requirement that went into effect in September.
> Cheney had a $125 nonresident hunting license, the vice president's
> office said Monday night in a statement, and has sent a $7 check to
> cover the cost of the stamp. Cheney, an experienced hunter, has not
> commented publicly about the accident. He avoided reporters by
leaving
> an Oval Office meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan
> before the press was escorted in. President Bush was told about
Cheney's
> involvement in the accident shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday - about
an
> hour after it occurred - but the White House did not disclose the
> accident until Sunday afternoon, and then only in response to press
> questions. Press secretary Scott McClellan said he did not know
until
> Sunday morning that Cheney had shot someone.
>
> Facing a press corps upset that news had been withheld, McClellan
said,
> "I think you can always look back at these issues and look at how
to do
> a better job."
>
> Katharine Armstrong, the owner of the ranch where the shooting
occurred,
> said she told Cheney on Sunday morning that she was going to
inform the
> local paper, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. She said he agreed,
and
> the newspaper reported it on its Web site Sunday afternoon. Secret
> Service spokesman Eric Zahren said that about an hour after Cheney
shot
> Whittington, the head of the Secret Service's local office called
the
> Kenedy County sheriff to report the accident. "They made
arrangements at
> the sheriff's request to have deputies come out and interview the
vice
> president the following morning at 8 a.m. and that indeed did
happen,"
> Zahren said.
>
> At least one deputy showed up at the ranch's front gate later in
the
> evening and asked to speak to Cheney but was turned away by the
Secret
> Service, Zahren said. There was some miscommunication that
arrangements
> had already been made to interview the vice president, he said.
Gilbert
> San Miguel, chief deputy sheriff for Kenedy County, said the
report had
> not been completed Monday and that it was being handled as a
hunting
> accident, although he would not comment about what that meant they
were
> investigating. He said his department's investigation had found
that
> alcohol was not a factor in the shooting, but he would not
elaborate
> about how that had been determined. The Texas Parks and Wildlife
hunting
> accident report also said neither Cheney nor Whittington appeared
to be
> under the influence of intoxicants or drugs.
>
> Whittington, a prominent Republican attorney in the Texas capital
of
> Austin, was in stable condition at Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus
> Christi-Memorial and was moved from intensive care to a "step-down
unit"
> Monday. Doctors decided to leave several birdshot pellets lodged
in his
> skin rather than try to remove them. Armstrong said the accident
> occurred toward the end of the hunt, as darkness was encroaching
and
> they were preparing to go inside. Whittington was retrieving from
tall
> grass a bird he had shot. Cheney and another hunter, Pamela
Willeford,
> the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, moved on to another covey of
quail -
> Armstrong estimated it was roughly 100-150 yards away - and Cheney
fired
> on a bird just as Whittington rejoined them. She said Whittington
was in
> tall grass and thick brush about 30 yards away, which made it
difficult
> for Cheney to see him, although both men were wearing bright-orange
> safety vests. She said Whittington made a mistake by not vocally
> announcing that he had walked up to rejoin the hunting line.
Armstrong
> said she saw Cheney's security detail running toward the
scene. "The
> first thing that crossed my mind was he had a heart problem," she
told
> The Associated Press.
>
> She said Cheney stayed "close but cool" while the agents and
medical
> personnel treated Whittington, then took him away via ambulance to
the
> hospital. Later, the hunting group sat down for dinner while
Whittington
> was being treated, receiving updates from a family member at the
> hospital. Armstrong described Cheney's demeanor during dinner
as "very
> worried" about Whittington. Willeford told The Dallas Morning News
in a
> story for Tuesday editions that she had hunted with Cheney before
and
> would do so again. "He's a great shot. He's very safety conscious.
This
> is something that unfortunately was a bad accident and when you're
with
> a group like that, he's safe or safer than all the rest of us," she
> said.
>
>
> Duane Harvey, president of the Wisconsin Hunter Education
Instructors
> Association, said if Whittington had made his presence known "that
would
> have been a polite thing to do." But, he added, "it's still the
fault
> upon the shooter to identify his target and what is beyond it."
>
>
> Despite all the safety tips and training, hunting accidents are an
> unfortunate part of the sport. In Texas, there were 30 accidents
and two
> hunting deaths last year, according to the state Parks and Wildlife
> Department. National figures kept by the International Hunter
Education
> Association show 744 shooting accidents, with 74 deaths, in 2002,
the
> last year for which figures were available. Twenty-six accidents
> involving quail hunting were reported. The association estimates
there
> are 15.7 million hunters who will spend about 250 million days
hunting
> in the United States this year.
>
>
> Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, a Democrat, said the accident
wouldn't
> keep him from going on a bipartisan hunt with Cheney. "I would be
proud
> to hunt with the vice president - cautious, but proud," he told
> reporters.
>
>
>
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>
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