That'll teach Patrick Fitzgerald to go hunting with Dick Cheney!!!!!!!!!!!!

I heard he has a hunting trip planned next week with Scooter Libby & Sibel Edmonds...unbeknownst to them...

why did it take nearly 24 hours for us to find out?

A hunting accident is not evidence of his evil nature. Just about everything else he does is.

There no such thing as coincidence! . . . . . Grist for the mill . . . . . 5 Deferments . A . EY-YE Fuckin . A ......

Can only imagine what the guy said!?!?! What a line of BS about it being an accident! An experienced hunter would not make an error like this, and Cheney has been hunting for many years, I would bet. What a twisted man!!

Was this one of those canned safari's ? . . . Like shootin caged animals . . . I'll Bet cheney Said "Shit he got away" . . .

Good thing he wasn't admitted to the military all those many years ago. If he had he'd have been a better shot and the man would be dead.

See, there is a reason for everything.

Can you imagine the press response if a man had been shot by Al Gore during the Clinton administration? They would've had a field day. Wanna bet they downplay this incident?

I think Cheney is bucking for an early retirement. I'd only fear the possibility that George might replace him with J.E.B.

Boy, I guess he better work more on his "targets"....

Especially given that now, he's a target of Patrick Fitzgerald....senators from both sides are calling for his head on the role of conspiracy, fancy that...

Doug E.

The doctors at the hospital said the victim would be much better off if cheney hadn't shot the man twice, skinned and field dressed him.

Today when cheney went to visit the victim cheney told the man it was a pure accident and that he was thinking about libby when he pulled the trigger - the victim told cheney "I'll get you - you bastard if it's the last thing I ever do" - to this cheney walked off and replied - "go f**k yourself"

This just in - it is reported that the lawyer who was shot had just handed cheney a bill for his services.

Shhhh, be very, very quite, I think I see a librul, er lobbyist over yonder in the bushes.

Lefty, they held it back so it would'nt be broadcasted all over the morining news today. And the righties think the left controls the media, bwhahaaaaaaa.

neoCon's never go down alone . . . they always have to take someone down with them! 5 Deferments cheney

The hunter who was shot is a wealthy Austin lawyer who is currently fighting an eminent domain lawsuit against the city, which took his downtown land for a parking garage.

Harry Whittington has served as chair of the Texas Public Finance Authority Board and is a past member of the Texas Board of Corrections. In 2004, Governor Rick Perry appointed him chair of the Office of Patient Protection Executive Committee. Whittington also serves on the commission governing funeral homes in Texas. Close observers of Texas politics will remember that there was a big dustup about funeral homes and funeral giant SCI (headed by a Bush pioneer) while W was governor, but it appears Whittington came to the board just at the tail-end of that scandal.

The hunter who was shot is a wealthy Austin lawyer who is currently fighting an eminent domain lawsuit against the city, which took his downtown land for a parking garage.

Harry Whittington has served as chair of the Texas Public Finance Authority Board and is a past member of the Texas Board of Corrections. In 2004, Governor Rick Perry appointed him chair of the Office of Patient Protection Executive Committee. Whittington also serves on the commission governing funeral homes in Texas. Close observers of Texas politics will remember that there was a big dustup about funeral homes and funeral giant SCI (headed by a Bush pioneer) while W was governor, but it appears Whittington came to the board just at the tail-end of that scandal.

The hunter who was shot is a wealthy Austin lawyer who is currently fighting an eminent domain lawsuit against the city, which took his downtown land for a parking garage.

Harry Whittington has served as chair of the Texas Public Finance Authority Board and is a past member of the Texas Board of Corrections. In 2004, Governor Rick Perry appointed him chair of the Office of Patient Protection Executive Committee. Whittington also serves on the commission governing funeral homes in Texas. Close observers of Texas politics will remember that there was a big dustup about funeral homes and funeral giant SCI (headed by a Bush pioneer) while W was governor, but it appears Whittington came to the board just at the tail-end of that scandal.

So sorry for the repeats. The software indicated that it hadn't registered.

Man comments 14, 15, and 16 are like dejavu all over again.

Pokey: Imminent Domain? Ahhh the similarities are uncanny this time......

Heh now I wonder who has the credit card reports...

Its going to be a busy week in Chicago.

Doug

Dickeys got a gun pum pum - pum pum
Dickeys got a gun pum pum - pum pum

By the way I'll betchya ole dick was drunker than a waltzin' piss ant - that's why the 24 hour delay.

I love the two photos of what Cheney aimed for vs what he shot. I think that should be on your billboard truck! I think you could have variations: Bin Laden in the "aimed for " slot and the Constitution (Jefferson,Hamilton,Franklin, et al) with bullet holes in them as "what he shot".

cheney Should go hunting Much more often . . . and bring along all his fiends, associates maybe even the boss . . .

There are no words.

Honestly, that bit from whitehouseforsale was kinda stupid. I mean really, 11k scammed off the government in the better part of 10 years is small potatos. Do you have any idea how much money aristocracy and royalty profit off of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Still, though I hate to make another's plight into humour, this is some funny stuff

Holding the story 24 hours from Cheney's perspective is good because 1) he can make sure the guy is OK before the story breaks; 2) with the big blizzard in the northeast the story might get very little notice, or have a short life.

The question I have is weren't there any reporters on the scene? Not one reporter noticed the VP's ambulance crew jump into action??? That is odd to me.

Right on post #22! Let's all chip in and buy Cheney some bullets! I think he needs to take with him next hunting trip all his fellow fascist neocon con artists, insane,evil PNAC buddies with him and his boss! Good post! I am crying laughing so hard!

Dear Ann Coulter,
I think now you feel happy with The lord of the darkness wiretapping on you!

McLellan: A man who was hunting with Dick Cheney, apparantly sustained some injuries, after stepping in front of some metal objects.

Reporter: Did Dick Cheney shoot someone while hunting?

McLellan: Next question, please...

MSM: "WHITTINGTON APOLOGIZES FOR STEPPING IN FRONT OF CHEYENY'S FLYING BULLETS...NEWS AT 11..."

It was the victim's fault for walking up on the Veep when the Veep was on a 2nd covey of quail and fixin' to shoot??!! When you're out hunting, you're not supposed to make any sounds, because you'll spook the game. Probably the victim would have been in more trouble than he is now, had he "announced" himself coming up on the Veep and scared the birds off prematurely. I think the Veep should hang up the guns--he evidently can no longer safely hunt, at his age and/or medical regimen.

Sue, Yes ... we need to Laugh as much as we can between the Tears.

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Zed #24 --- the problem with the $11k farm subsidy for the Armstrong Ranch is that one of the wealthiest families in Texas really doesn't need or deserve farm subsidies of ANY amount for their 50,000 acres.

it's a pittance, yes, but i'll bet there's some poor family farmer for whom that $11,000 could make a huge difference.

Am I the only one who thinks that drinking may have been involved and it was hushed up so Cheney couldn't be tested? (Like hunting and drinking don't go together...)

How long before Dubya awards Dicky a medal for this incident?

Really lends credibility to this adminstration." The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight"

Welcome to DumbAss Republican news.

Our latest top stories:

- VP Dick Cheney shoots fellow hunter...mistakes him for a pheasent.
- Ann Coulter calls Muslims "rag-heads" to loud cheering of crazy CPAC crowd.
- Libby outs Cheney in CIA/Plame investigation.
- Side-story: Cheney mistakes Whittingham for Libby while on hunting trip.

Then we'll turn it over to our "on-the-spot" coverage of our reporter on the Island of Dr. Moreau, where we'll check in on how the Human/Animal hybrids are coming along, Bush referred to in his State of the Union Speech.

Next, we'll check in with our correspondent at the "HI-DRO-GIN" car plant, and see the latest technology in gas-saving ideas for oil-addicted Americans.

And then on the lighter side, we'll check in to see if Bush is still "lookin' for those WMD's in Iraq"...

"ARE THEY OVER HERE? NOPE! ARE THEY OVER THERE? NOPE!

All here, on the wild-whacky DumbAss Republican Weekend News!

Republicans ARE entertaining, you know!

http://abcnews.go.com/ has another good photo of Cheney up on their web site irght now.

At 7:00pm tonight CNN's anchor was interviewing a doctor from the hospital the shooting victim was in. The anchor asked him how the patient was doing and the doctor stated that he was in the Trauma ICU but stable. The anchor was then so dumb as to ask if the patient would be able to go home tonight. The doctor repeated that he was in ICU. This guys wounds did more than break the skin.

Just usin his Patriotic perfessional vice-prezidential partial reflexes to save.. wildlife from terrerism.

Weel mproof positive that Bush-cheney are the new :
GANG THAT COULDNT SHOOT STRAIGHT!!

Last time Cheney was in the news for hunting, he was with Scalia, when Scalia would be ruling on Cheney's case re: whether or not to release documents related to the Energy Task Force.

Harry Whittington has just racked up a few court wins re: imminent domain:

http://www.statesman.com...es/local/01/28harry.html

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So much for hunting with "friends". What does he do with people he doesn't like??? Yikes!!

Alcohol and a cover up? Yup.

Do you all know that Bush is trying to make it illegal for people to protest him? He had it slide into the patriot act! We MUST stop this and NOW! Call your Reps. and Senators tomorrow and DEMAND THEY STOP THE PATRIOT ACT AND NOW AND REPEAL THE WHOLE THING! AND NOW! PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU PEOPLE TO DO THIS ASAP AND SPREAD THE WORD! And while you have them on the phone, tell the assholes(majority are) in Congress to STOP BUSH from nuking or warring with Iran too! And DON'T vote for his damn budget either NOR ANY MORE $$ FOR WARS! PERIOD! AND DEMAND IMPEACHMENT ASAP! AND NOW! IMPEACH BUSH REGIME NOW OR FACE IMPEACHMENT YOURSELFS AND HAVE S.O.B BUSH ARRESTED AND NOW! AND CHENEY TOO!

Hey! The MSM was busting Kerry for taking photo-ops of a hunting trip, remember? I guess when a Republican f***ing SHOOTS someone, the MSM gives them a pass! When Kerry was being covered on TV during a campaing-time hunting trip, we were told by the MSM that it was blatant politicking and he wasn't a real hunter, remember? So, real hunters shoot humans???

Ah, MSM, give them another pass...again...

This is what the 24 hour coordinated MSM "hold" was on the story, Brad. Also, this proves the MSM is "controlled". NOT ONE came out with it before the other. There was a "coordinated hold"...

You should investigate how this works, and who exactly meets from the 6 Corporations and coordinates holding things like this. It's happening right now, it's fresh. SOME people from the 6 corporations got together to hold this for 24 hours. Who are they? Where were they? Was it via videoteleconferencing? All the MSM didn't just happen to hold this story for 24 hours. The scent is fresh, this didn't happen a couple of years ago, like some of the stories they hold.

The 24 hour hold was deciding how to present this on TV..not to just report it. And it had to cross their minds about the Kerry hunting trip during the campaign, and how they maligned him for it.

My God if this story isn't just poetry. How the hell do you hit someone in the chest and face when you're supposed to be aiming at a bird in the air? OK, I've never been quail hunting. Maybe they don't get more than 6 feet off the ground. Anybody out there been there, done that...what's the cruising altitude of a quail?

Perhaps it was laden down with a coconut.

From AP Harry Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday.

Banko said Whittington was in the intensive care unit because his condition warranted it, but he didn't elaborate.

God, I hate to see functionaries like Banko debase themselves for the likes of Cheney. What a f*cking comedy.

Hey Soul Rebel, Long time no see. Remember VP quail, he was lucky to out of the White House Entact !

I'm reposting from what I said on http://www.crooksandliars.com since I'd like feedback on some of these questions:

Apparently Cheney thought he was hunting Dan Quail.

I'm amazed at how this is being covered by the press and even liberal
blogs:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/.../cheney_hunting_accident

Hm. A hot tempered man (Cheney) shoots a fellow GOP member who's a
vocal advocate for limited government power. Cheney has every reason to
be upset right now and is known to vent when he isn't happy (Mr. F***
You! on the senate floor). Cheney has a lot of reasons right now to be
unhappy.

So there was a shooting, and the media delays 24 hours and then reports
that it was an accident. Who claimed it was an accident? Cheney?

If you do the geometry, how the heck did Harry Whittington get peppered
in the chest, neck and head? The birds were supposed to be in flight.
I'd expect that he might get hit in the head but not in his chest, (yes
I'm aware of how bird guns scatter). It's possible but it seems a bit
odd.

Does anyone know who the district attorney and prosecutor are for where
Cheney did this shooting? I'm wondering if there will be an
investigation, certainly this warrants one. Even if the victim decides
not to prosecute, an investigation should happen since Cheney is such a
powerful man the victim would naturally feel intimidated. Not to
mention that a shooting was involved.

The blog-sphere needs to identify who the DA and prosecutor are and
contact them to let them know they will be held accountable.

It also makes no sense to blame the victim for this. I've never heard
it said you should interrupt a hunter's shot by "signaling" them when
you are behind the line a fire. It was Cheney's responsibility to know
where the rest of the party was before pulling the trigger. I'm also
surprised that reports say he's alert and responsive but underplay that
he's in "stable", not "good" condition at the hospital.

It seems that Cheney is bulletproof.

-Fred-

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"To announce that there should be no criticism of the president, or that we are
to stand by the president, right or wrong, it is not only unpatriotic and
servile, but is morally treasonable to the American people."
~ Theodore Roosevelt

Oxford American Dictionary:

eminent domain
noun Law
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property
for public use, with payment of compensation.

EMINENT DOMAIN

The bush cheney Regime : SHOOTS FIRST, HIDES LIES then Covers Up . . . So what else is new ? Same old M.O.

Where's all the Kennedy/Chappaquidick bashers for the 24 hour delay in Kennedy reporting the Kopechne accident? Ricky???

Not that I'm condoning Kennedy's actions. But, I'm looking for a little consistency from all these hypocrites. I'm expecting Rush Limbaugh to go on the air tomorrow, and question the 24 hour delay, like he's been doing to Kennedy for years!!!!!!

Quail don't like to fly. They prefer to walk, usually only fly short distances. They like to keep to low, dense brush. They are very easy to spook... like, uh, blink... in a split second, dozens of them will bolt from cover. Their trajectory is low because their cover is low, and they are ground-hugging birds. It's very startling when they do this. You go from silence to a great flapping and squawking in a heartbeat.

It's VERY fast, and the quail are GONE but now.

Beside the facts that the story of the Vice President’s hunting accident was held for 24 hours, was not released by the White House but by the property owner, and not to the major media but to the local Corpus Christi paper, one other thing strikes me as a bit odd.

The AP account of what occurred indicates that Cheney's accidental shooting victim was behind him.

Depending on where the quail supposedly flushed from, Vice President Cheney had to have rapidly rotated his position between 90-180 degrees or more in order to shoot someone who was behind him.

There is something a little "Rosemary Woods-ish" about this contortionistic account of the accident. Granted, I am not a hunter. But who shoots at a target that emerges from behind their position, or tracks a target moving in that direction?

Where were the Secret Service Agents standing? Presumably behind VP Cheney as well? Were they close enough to have been hit? Did they file a report? Can we see it?

I strongly suspect that an accidental discharge of Cheney's gun occurred, but that it happened in some other way than has been reported.

Thus the 24 hr delay in reporting the story...time enough to manufacture a version of events and get everyone on the same page to repeat it.

I look forward to reading the transcripts of tomorrow’s gaggle and press briefing. They should be a real hoot!

We need another article on Eminent Domain and what it means. Particularly since that is what is happening to the Katrina victims. On a site CONSERVATIVE WITHOUT THE PREFIXES the guy wrote shortly after the Katrina tragedy that he has always believed and the law states that you own property even if it is made of matchsticks and under 8 feet of water.

The fact that Eminent Domain was passed by the Supreme Court just months before the Katrina levees broke AFTER THE HURRICANE HAD PASSED New Orleans is something that needs to be stressed and reporting on what is happening to the property of those who are in campsites without FEMA aid or in FEMA Detention Camps under ARMED MILITARY GUARD and the more than 3,000 people in NOLA at the time of Katrina who are still missing without a trace and the same corrupt funeral firm in Gov. GW Bush's Funeralgate who had since been prosecuted for covering up more bodies was hired to dispose of the Katrina victims of this Bush mass murderer and the mention of "Crematoriums"(???!!) by this funeral firm in NOLA after charging to microchip the bodies was never explained either in MSM or liberal blogs.

Don't let this story die like the people of NOLA without any information esp. since the millionnaire attorney who was shot by Cheney was having success in challenging Eminent Domain.

Intensive Therapy Unit (respirators and machines to keep you alive artificially)

2 nights in hospital

"Stable" condition

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YEAAAAHHH... this was just a minor breaking of skin.

So, the revelation is:

America is being run by a 'Leaking Dick' that cannot shoot straight.

...and...

An illiterate moron who can't ride a bike or even eat a pretzel without putting his life at risk.

The quail could have been in the brush in front of him, and by the time he could get a shot off in their general direction, which is all you can hope for with quail, he easily could have been turned all the way around. That's why he was using a shot gun. You can't draw a bead on a single bird, in almost all situations, before it's disappeared again.

Eminent Domain has been around forever. The Supremes recently held that forcing property owners to sell so that, say, a shopping mall could be built, constituted public use. It's historically been used for appropriating property for building freeways. Some places have preserved their forestlands by this method. It's brand new that developers can force you out of your home.

Here in the sticks of Idaho where I grew up we started "brushing" qual and deer at age six or seven, and carrying a rifle or shotgun by twelve or thirteen. I can say with all honesty hunting accidents like this are rare. And it is always the responsibility of the shooter to know what he is targeting, and if there is any risk involved. This is extreme negligence on Dicks part to say the least. This kind of mishap happening here would brand a man for life. That man would always be known as the town idiot, and needless to say he would always hunt alone from that day forward.

To think that this man cannot be trusted to hunt with, but he can somehow be trusted with sending men into battle is frightening indeed.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/print?id=1610793

This article reports that the victim was shot from 30 yards away. That's an interesting distance to be hit by a man firing into the air at a bird.

BR

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/print?id=1610793

This article also reports re: the delay in arrival at Corpus Christi hospital, that the victim was taken by ambulance to Kingsville Hospital and then transferred by helicopter to Corpus Christi.

Houston Chronicle web site has interesting article. Armstrong says Whittington was "mostly bruised." But the article mentions after he was initially treated by the medical staff with Cheney he was taken to a hospital in Kingsville, TX and then airlilfted to hosptial in Corpus Christi. (That explains the delay in getting to the Corpus hospital that was mentioned earlier) All this for "mostly bruises?" I understand the hospital in Corpus he went to is the county/public type that has a lot of experience in gunshots wounds.

The article also mentions what seems to be a discrepency between Cheney and the quail being 30 yards away or 100 yards away. www.houstonchronicle.com for more info

I don't know that much about guns, but it seems to me it would be hard to put someone 30 yards away into intensive care with a shotgun. Maybe he had a heart attack from getting sprayed with shot? There isn't anything weird about the height of the shot. Quail rarely fly very high, and rarely fly far. It is a brilliantly fast burst from one place to another. Dense underbrush is their milieu. They like to nest in slash piles. You have to be careful not to burn up their nests in the spring.

It seems to me the victim had to be closer than 30 yards, maybe 30 feet and Cheney had pulled the trigger while pivoting before he noticed his friend coming into the range of the shot burst.

Or. Vice-Fuhrer just got pissed off at his uppity friend.

> Whittington "came up from behind the vice presiden