Does this give you a reason to like Cheney?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

What am I spinning?

I said Cheney pulled the trigger.

I am critical that he didn't follow the law and purchase a license. In terms of minutia, I'm not the one who originally posted about not getting the license.

I am talking about the story in terms of what has been reported as far as what happened, which is not in dispute.

I have asked about what could possibly be covered up, as I don't see what they would want to cover up, and if it is a cover up, it is the world shortest and most stupid cover up. All gun shot woulds must be reported to police.

I really don't know what I am spinning.

It's not an issue of a "cover up" I don't think anyone is saying this was an assassination attempt. It's just a clear example of the arrogent way Cheney and crew do business.

I'm a powerful man, I don't need no hunting licence

I'm a powerful man, I don't need to cooperate with local law enforment

I'm a powerful man, I don't need to justify my actions, or even mention them

I'm a powerful man, don't you question my actions.

I'm a powerful man, the laws of the United States are for you, not for me.

[scaeagles]

While I disagree with your sentiment, I can at least understand it now.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yes, "peppered" is a commmon hunting term. Shutguns don't fire a bullet, they fire a cluster of little balls ("shot"). When something is hit with several of those shot, you say it was "peppered".

Sorry guys, but I find this to be a big non-story. Dude made a mistake. Unless it's something that concerns his performance as vp, I don't consider him as having an obligation to go running to the media to say he shot his friend. While I fully understand why it is newsworthy once it became public, I don't consider the delay indicative of anything other than the fact that he made a horrible mistake, nearly killed a friend, and was dealing with the reprocussions of that privately. It's no more his reponsibility to inform us of that than it was Clinton's to inform us of his cigar appreciation.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I don't consider him as having an obligation to go running to the media to say he shot his friend.

I do. He represents us. He's the second most powerful man in our country. Everything he does is important. The reporting should not have taken 24 hours.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I do. He represents us. He's the second most powerful man in our country. Everything he does is important. The reporting should not have taken 24 hours.

I couldn't disagree more. I don't give a rat's ass about his, or any politician's, private life. Again, I understand that if we find out, it's noteworthy, but beyond that, I don't care.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I don't give a rat's ass about his, or any politician's, private life.

What a politician does privately with someone that is not against the law, no.
When a politician shoots someone and that person is sent to intensive care because of gunshot wounds, most definitely yes. Against the law, no. He was cleared. But it is of great interest to me.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

What a politician does privately with someone that is not against the law, no.
When a politician shoots someone and that person is sent to intensive care because of gunshot wounds, most definitely yes. Against the law, no. He was cleared. But it is of great interest to me.

Again, I understand why it's news. But I also understand that his FIRST priority is to appologize to the family, not me. Crap, he shot his friend! Would you immediately run to the phone to call you employer, or would you take a day to make sure your friend is okay and collect yourself because you freakin' accidentally shot your friend.

Sorry, but this has been getting under my skin. I'm as much of a critic of the administration as anyone, but harping on this kind of non-story is bordering (perhaps already across the border mowing lawns) on petty.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Everything he does is important.

So you think Clinton should have held a news conference every time Lewinski checked the executive oil?

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

So you think Clinton should have held a news conference every time Lewinski checked the executive oil?

Why do we always have to come back to Clinton???


Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

So you think Clinton should have held a news conference every time Lewinski checked the executive oil?

Do I care that Lewinski smoked the executive pole? No. Do I care that Clinton lied about it under oath? Yes. One is a crime, the other isn't.

Cheney's inability to take responsibility for his actions, him being incapable of apologizing and him blaming his staffer for the stamp snafu speak volumes about the man's character. Not that he had much credibility to begin with with me.