Comments on: Cheney’s misfire. http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447349 big papa Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:54:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447349 Comment by Rosencrantz #28 <strong>Rosencrantz, Apparently, you've got more investigative savy than do any of the MSM, authorities, or al Cracker Bushite traitors... ...have you noticed how zealously the MSM is reporting the (obviously rehearsed) "eyewitness" account of Bush-Cheney loyalist-Katherine Armstrong, who 24 hours later called a "personal" acquaintance who happens to be a local reporter (Jaime Powell) whose idea of following up and nailing down the "facts" was calling the White House for corroboration? Where's the police report? O'h that's right, the local sheriff's deputy wasn't allowed to investigate! BREAKING NEWS: Cheney was hunting illegally! ...Vice President of the United States... ...don't try this sh*t at home...</strong> Comment by Rosencrantz #28

Rosencrantz,

Apparently, you’ve got more investigative savy than do any of the MSM, authorities, or al Cracker Bushite traitors…

…have you noticed how zealously the MSM is reporting the (obviously rehearsed) “eyewitness” account of Bush-Cheney loyalist-Katherine Armstrong, who 24 hours later called a “personal” acquaintance who happens to be a local reporter (Jaime Powell) whose idea of following up and nailing down the “facts” was calling the White House for corroboration?

Where’s the police report?

O’h that’s right, the local sheriff’s deputy wasn’t allowed to investigate!

BREAKING NEWS:

Cheney was hunting illegally!

…Vice President of the United States…

…don’t try this sh*t at home…

]]> By: MichDem http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447341 MichDem Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:43:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447341 I'll bet Jack and Scooter now know why Dick was begging them to go hunting . I’ll bet Jack and Scooter now know why Dick was begging them to go hunting .

]]> By: trblmkr http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447269 trblmkr Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:25:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447269 Apparently, TX keeps statistics on hunting accidents and involvement with alcohol/drugs. See this article: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20050314c go to the 8th paragraph. "Most accidents do not happen under the influence of alcohol or drugs." How would they know that if blood/alcohol tests weren't administered??? Apparently, TX keeps statistics on hunting accidents and involvement with alcohol/drugs. See this article:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20050314c go to the 8th paragraph. “Most accidents do not happen under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”
How would they know that if blood/alcohol tests weren’t administered???

]]> By: meg_mac http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447179 meg_mac Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:16:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447179 isnt he supposed to be hunting terrorists?? isnt he supposed to be hunting terrorists??

]]> By: dumbstruck http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447119 dumbstruck Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:31:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447119 I wonder what would have happened if this had gone the other way and Whittington had shot Cheney? Would the Secret Service have gunned down Whittington on the spot? The entire episode stinks to high heaven. The spinners are now changing the long standing rules of hunting to fit this incident. I'm betting it was an accidental discharge from a drunk with his finger on the trigger of a gun pointed in an unsafe direction. Mr. NRA my ass. Cheney probably left Texas and headed to Montana for some trout fishing. I wonder what would have happened if this had gone the other way and Whittington had shot Cheney?

Would the Secret Service have gunned down Whittington on the spot?

The entire episode stinks to high heaven. The spinners are now changing the long standing rules of hunting to fit this incident.

I’m betting it was an accidental discharge from a drunk with his finger on the trigger of a gun pointed in an
unsafe direction.

Mr. NRA my ass.

Cheney probably left Texas and headed to Montana for some trout fishing.

]]> By: Mark http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447089 Mark Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:05:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447089 #17 the news stories I have read have eye witness accounts from Mrs Armstrong, a very strong republican supporter by the way. Her story seems to indicate somethign seriously wrong here. With firearms the first, last and middle concerns are always safety, and that appeears to not have been a concern here. #17 the news stories I have read have eye witness accounts from Mrs Armstrong, a very strong republican supporter by the way. Her story seems to indicate somethign seriously wrong here. With firearms the first, last and middle concerns are always safety, and that appeears to not have been a concern here.

]]> By: thot's http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447080 thot's Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:56:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447080 Very Good Questions # 28 Very Good Questions # 28

]]> By: Spudge_Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-447077 Spudge_Boy Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:54:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-447077 Everybody is missing the point that when the guy shot at the first quail, every other quail for miles around would get the hell outta there. Have you ever heard how loud a real shotgun is? What was Cheney shooting at? Everybody is missing the point that when the guy shot at the first quail, every other quail for miles around would get the hell outta there. Have you ever heard how loud a real shotgun is?

What was Cheney shooting at?

]]> By: Rosencrantz http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446946 Rosencrantz Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:12:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446946 A good article, but nobody including this guy seems to be asking the ultimate question. If this guy snuck up behind Cheney and Cheney didn't see him when he fired the gun....then how did the guy get shot in the face and chest? If the birds took off and were in the air, or if the birds were on the ground, how does the guy get shot in the face? How do you shoot someone in the face and NOT see them. And if the original story is correct, why is someone who requires an ambulance to constantly follow him around allowed to run around with loaded firearms? I'm not saying it was intentional, but the cover-stroy definitely stinks. I'm more inclined to believe it was pure incompetance instead of hunting. Or, as the article mentions, they were probably drunk. A good article, but nobody including this guy seems to be asking the ultimate question.

If this guy snuck up behind Cheney and Cheney didn’t see him when he fired the gun….then how did the guy get shot in the face and chest?

If the birds took off and were in the air, or if the birds were on the ground, how does the guy get shot in the face?

How do you shoot someone in the face and NOT see them.

And if the original story is correct, why is someone who requires an ambulance to constantly follow him around allowed to run around with loaded firearms?

I’m not saying it was intentional, but the cover-stroy definitely stinks. I’m more inclined to believe it was pure incompetance instead of hunting. Or, as the article mentions, they were probably drunk.

]]> By: ann http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446940 ann Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:05:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446940 I think it's about time to take away Cheney's hunting license - he's getting up there in age and he's got all kinds of heart problems. It was only a matter of time before someone got hurt. I think it’s about time to take away Cheney’s hunting license – he’s getting up there in age and he’s got all kinds of heart problems. It was only a matter of time before someone got hurt.

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446925 big papa Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:53:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446925 someone cried “Oil!” and cheney reacted Comment by mr ho #21 <strong>mr ho, toooo funny hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong> someone cried “Oil!”
and cheney reacted

Comment by mr ho #21

mr ho,

toooo funny

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446921 WaltTheMan Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:46:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446921 Breaking news: Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has been invited to accompany Vice President Dick Cheney on an elephant hunting expedition in Kenya. The Kenyan government is frantically corralling 96 elephants so that Mr. Cheney can demonstrate his true sportsmanship. This will be a working trip as Mr. Cheney intends to address the Kenyan National Assembly with a speech on endangered species. Breaking news:
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has been invited to accompany Vice President Dick Cheney on an elephant hunting expedition in Kenya. The Kenyan government is frantically corralling 96 elephants so that Mr. Cheney can demonstrate his true sportsmanship. This will be a working trip as Mr. Cheney intends to address the Kenyan National Assembly with a speech on endangered species.

]]> By: Jackie Rawlings http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446919 Jackie Rawlings Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:43:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446919 Look Cheney didn't see the guy because he spaced out and thought it was Fitzgerald and made shot in hopes of nailing Fitzgerald before he get indicted. Easy mistake because the dude was an attorney simple mistake. Now Fitzgerald needs protection from a man with a gun who's out to get him. That is the real story. Look Cheney didn’t see the guy because he spaced out and thought it was Fitzgerald and made shot in hopes of nailing
Fitzgerald before he get indicted. Easy mistake because the dude was an attorney simple mistake. Now Fitzgerald needs protection from a man with a gun who’s out to get him. That is the real story.

]]> By: jemmo http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446918 jemmo Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:41:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446918 3rd degree felony in Texas 22.05 (b) A person[0] commits an offense if he knowingly[0] discharges[0] a firearm[0] at or in the direction[0] of: (1) one or more individuals; or (2) a habitation, building, or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied. 3rd degree felony in Texas

22.05
(b) A person[0] commits an offense if he knowingly[0] discharges[0] a
firearm[0] at or in the direction[0] of:
(1) one or more individuals; or
(2) a habitation, building, or vehicle and is reckless
as to whether the habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied.

]]> By: paul http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446916 paul Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:40:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446916 Who was the third hunter? Seems to be a big secret. Who was the third hunter? Seems to be a big secret.

]]> By: mr ho http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446913 mr ho Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:34:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446913 someone cried "Oil!" and cheney reacted someone cried “Oil!”
and cheney reacted

]]> By: Clif http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446912 Clif Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:33:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446912 #19 one of the ranch owners she made a statement to the press, I saw her on CNN. #19 one of the ranch owners she made a statement to the press, I saw her on CNN.

]]> By: woke dude http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446900 woke dude Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:23:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446900 who was the third, unnamed, hunter? who was the third, unnamed, hunter?

]]> By: Morgan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446893 Morgan Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:16:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446893 Texas quail - a euphemism for getting drunk and shooting at melons heaved by the least drunk of the party. Pull! Or perhaps Dick(head) was practicing for his post-WH days, hunting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game" rel="nofollow">The Most Dangerous Game</a>. Texas quail – a euphemism for getting drunk and shooting at melons heaved by the least drunk of the party. Pull!

Or perhaps Dick(head) was practicing for his post-WH days, hunting The Most Dangerous Game.

]]> By: Mikey http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/comment-page-1/#comment-446890 Mikey Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:14:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/13/cheneys-misfire/#comment-446890 Um, that "news" story has a lot of speculation in it. I think Cheney is a slimeball just like the rest of them, but, jeez, it's just a hunting accident. I think this thread gets the tinfoil hat award. I'll move on. Um, that “news” story has a lot of speculation in it. I think Cheney is a slimeball just like the rest of them, but, jeez, it’s just a hunting accident. I think this thread gets the tinfoil hat award. I’ll move on.

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