Does this give you a reason to like Cheney?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I never said it's not a story. In fact, I said several times that I undertand why it's a story. It's the delay that I think is a non-story.

[wendybeth]

I get that, GD- it's the White House that's playing the non-story angle.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I'm not impressed with how it was handled but I'm not ready to buy into any conspiracy theory. I do think that time was taken to try to figure out the best way to minimize the story and that this time lapse actually had the opposite effect. For one thing, the reasons that the White House gave for delaying the release of the information was that their first concern was that the man who was shot was getting the proper medical attention. Considering the fact that there was an ambulance and medical team on site, I'm not sure how I see that this was a concern for 24 hours. Hell, within a few hours, the guy was resting in a hospital bed. Still, I view this incident as nothing more than an accident, one that Cheney and the man he shot are probably both responsible for. Yes, the man should have announced himself but Cheney also should have been more aware that there was someone in his party that was unaccounted for. Still, it was an accident that I'm sure Cheney does feel a great deal of remorse for.

I agree with Prudence that this would have been a great opportunity to educate people on the importance of gun safety. Instead, nobody is saying a word. That's their perogative but I think there could have been some positive to come out of a situation like this and the opportunity was missed.

Incidentally, the man Cheney shot had a heart attack today. I would imagine that this story isn't going away for a while.

[innerSpaceman]

Always the cover-up. When will they learn?

[MickeyLumbo]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Incidentally, the man Cheney shot had a heart attack today.

i blame Bush.

[wendybeth]

Heh heh...As expected, Jon Stewart had some fun with this. He was one happy boy: #2 with a bullet.

[Disneyphile]

Possible Excuses for Cheney to Use as to Why This Occured:

1. Warrantless domestic spying revealed he was getting phone calls from Al Qaeda.
2. If the Vice President does it, it's not against the law.
3. I was hoping to put him in a persistent vegetative state so the GOP could pass a law to keep him alive.
4. I'm sure the man's family will welcome me as a liberator.
5. Look here, it says "Non-resident hunting license". The guy lives in Maine!
6. Our attempts at Social Security reform have failed miserably. I've decided to fix the problem, one senior at a time.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Heh heh...As expected, Jon Stewart had some fun with this. He was one happy boy: #2 with a bullet.

I just watched the rerun of this on Comedy Central. It is hysterical.

Spoiler:

Jon Stewart: "I'm joined now by our own vice-presidential firearms mishap analyst, Rob Corddry. Rob, obviously a very unfortunate situation. How is the vice president handling it?

Rob Corddry: "Jon, tonight the vice president is standing by his decision to shoot Harry Wittington. According to the best intelligence available, there were quail hidden in the brush. Everyone believed at the time there were quail in the brush.

"And while the quail turned out to be a 78-year-old man, even knowing that today, Mr. Cheney insists he still would have shot Mr. Whittington in the face. He believes the world is a better place for his spreading buckshot throughout the entire region of Mr. Whittington's face."

Jon Stewart: "But why, Rob? If he had known Mr. Whittington was not a bird, why would he still have shot him?"

Rob Corddry: "Jon, in a post-9-11 world, the American people expect their leaders to be decisive. To not have shot his friend in the face would have sent a message to the quail that America is weak."

Jon Stewart: "That's horrible."

Rob Corddry: "Look, the mere fact that we're even talking about how the vice president drives up with his rich friends in cars to shoot farm-raised wingless quail-tards is letting the quail know 'how' we're hunting them. I'm sure right now those birds are laughing at us in that little 'covey' of theirs.

Jon Stewart: "I'm not sure birds can laugh, Rob."

Rob Corddry: "Well, whatever it is they do … coo .. they're cooing at us right now, Jon, because here we are talking openly about our plans to hunt them. Jig is up. Quails one, America zero.

Jon Stewart: "Okay, well, on a purely human level, is the vice president at least sorry?"

Rob Corddry: "Jon, what difference does it make? The bullets are already in this man's face. Let's move forward across party lines as a people … to get him some sort of mask."

One of the funniest Daily Shows ever.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid (in the wrong thread)

I know it was a mistake and a very unfortunante accident, but we MUST be the laughingstock of the entire world at the moment. I really hope this guy doesn't die. I'm so embarassed for us

it's the least I can do.

- your trusty moderator

[Not Afraid]

Where in the hell did I put it?