Sunday, February 12, 2006

Armstrong Ranch Cheny Shootts Whittington in Hunting Accident

It's Old Deadeye Dickless Cheney - he shot an attornery???
porter goss - 04:01pm Feb 12, 2006 Central
Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.
Harry Whittington, 78, was “alert and doing fine” after Cheney sprayed him with shotgun pellets on Saturday while the two were hunting at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong.
Armstrong said Whittington was mostly injured on his right side, with the pellets hitting his cheek, neck and chest, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Whittington was in stable condition Sunday, said Yvonne Wheeler, spokeswoman for the Christus Spohn Health System.
Cheney’s spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president was with Whittington, a lawyer from Austin, Texas, and his wife at the hospital on Sunday afternoon.
Armstrong said she was watching from a car while Cheney, Whittington and another hunter got out of the vehicle to shot at a covey of quail late afternoon on Saturday.
Whittington shot a bird and went to look for it in the tall grass, while Cheney and the third hunter walked to another spot and found a second covey.
Whittington “came up from behind the vice president and the other hunter and didn’t signal them or indicate to them or announce himself,” Armstrong told the Associated Press in an interview.
“The vice president didn’t see him,” she continued. “The covey flushed and the vice president picked out a bird and was following it and shot. And by God, Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good.”
The shooting was first reported by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
I know that they (REPUKES) don't like attorneys, but c'mon Cheney.. isn't this a little extreme even for you???
porter goss - 04:11pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#1 of 24)
anne Coulter is praying it's a DEM Attorney.. well he's from Austin.. could be...
Eric W. - 04:38pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#2 of 24)
The Secret Service got to him before Deadeye could field dress him.
porter goss - 04:47pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#3 of 24)
Good one.. EW...
porter goss - 04:49pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#4 of 24)
Old Deadeye Dickless Cheney
Based on this photo, it appears the Taxidermist got to him first!
porter goss - 05:42pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#5 of 24)
Vice President Shoots Man on Saturday Story Finally Leaks Out On Sunday????Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets.
Harry Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was "alert and doing fine" in a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday after he was shot by Cheney on a ranch in south Texas, said Katharine Armstrong, the property's owner.
He was in stable condition Sunday, said Yvonne Wheeler, spokeswoman for the Christus Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi.
Armstrong in an interview with The Associated Press said Whittington, 78, was mostly injured on his right side, with the pellets hitting his cheek, neck and chest during the incident which occurred late afternoon on Saturday.
She said emergency personnel traveling with Cheney tended to Whittington until the ambulance arrived.
Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president met with Whittington and his wife at the hospital on Sunday. Cheney "was pleased to see that he's doing fine and in good spirits," she said.
The shooting was first reported by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. The vice president's office did not disclose the accident until the day after it happened.
Armstrong said she was watching from a car while Cheney, Whittington and another hunter got out of the vehicle to shoot at a covey of quail.
porter goss - 05:48pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#6 of 24)
Whittington shot a bird and went to look for it in the tall grass, while Cheney and the third hunter walked to another spot and discovered a second covey.
Whittington "came up from behind the vice president and the other hunter and didn't signal them or indicate to them or announce himself," Armstrong said.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cheney_hunting_accident
Eric W. - 05:55pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#7 of 24)
This is the actual story before is was edited:
Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a 78-year-old man during a hunting trip Saturday afternoon at the Armstrong Ranch.
Cheney sprayed Austin attorney and Armstrong family friend Harry Whittington with shotgun pellets while hunting for wetbacks at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kenedy County ranch, where he is a frequent visitor.
Katharine Armstrong, owner of the ranch, said Whittington was in good condition after being taken to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial by ambulance.
"The vice president has spoken with Mrs. Whittington and is visiting with Mr. Whittington today," said Lea Anne McBride, spokeswoman for the vice president.
Armstrong said Cheney turned to a wetback that had just been flushed, accidentally peppering one side of Whittington’s body. Armstrong said Cheney was unaware Whittington had approached him from behind.
"Nobody wants this to happen, but it does," Armstrong said.
Cheney’s secret service agents tended to the injured man before paramedics arrived, Armstrong said.
Officials with the Kenedy County Sheriff’s Office, who helped investigate the incident, did not return phone calls Sunday afternoon.
porter goss - 05:58pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#8 of 24)
QUESTION: Could it be the Caller Times was complicit in holding/covering up this story for 24 hours, or even longer?
porter goss - 06:00pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#9 of 24)
EDITED? What part of the story did I edit?
Eric W. - 06:01pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#10 of 24)
They had to get in the sports editor to confirm that quail season was open before they released the story.
Elwood Blues - 06:02pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#11 of 24) "I'm NOT the "voice of reason"
..read Eric's article,pg..
porter goss - 06:02pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#12 of 24)
A Private Ranch... does he even need a license?
porter goss - 06:04pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#13 of 24)
Should have known.. EW.. you got to stop that stuff...
Eric W. - 06:04pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#14 of 24)
They only give those licenses to cabinet members and high ranking goverment officials.
porter goss - 06:06pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#15 of 24)
So we can finally say the Bush Admin is doing something about the Open Borders and Cheney has rolled up his sleeves and gone to work on the problem personally?
Elwood Blues - 06:07pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#16 of 24) "I'm NOT the "voice of reason"
After reading this story..why do I keep getting a mental image of Elmer Fudd?
Elmer Cheney: Shhh..be vewwy vewwy quiet..we're hunting for qwail..hehehehehe..
porter goss - 06:08pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#17 of 24)
Thanks EB, I read the first 2 paragraphs only and was taken in by EW's .. trick
porter goss - 06:09pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#18 of 24)
Oddly, I posted this story before the Caller even posted their Breaking News story.. yet, they leaked it Nationwide?
Eric W. - 06:14pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#19 of 24)
I think Dick Cheney bears a striking resemblance to Elmer Fudd. I will never be able to watch a Buggs Bunny cartoon again without thinkin' about ole Dick.
Elwood Blues - 06:15pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#20 of 24) "I'm NOT the "voice of reason"
LOL..Eric's a bit more insidious than FT..You see one of FT's copy/pastes..you can scroll by it for the most part..Eric tends to push the envelope more than FT does..so you've gotta keep a closer eye on him.
Elwood Blues - 06:18pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#21 of 24) "I'm NOT the "voice of reason"
Actually..he does.Take the glasses off..put one of those big red hunting caps on him...Elmer Fudd.Looks like he's about as good a marksman as Elmer is,too.
Eric W. - 06:20pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#22 of 24)
Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!
porter goss - 06:32pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#23 of 24)
BUSH ADMINISTRATION: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight!Dickless Cheney Accidentally Shoots Man While Quail Hunting. Uh huh, that's what happens when you have Five Military Deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam and You Never Learn How to Handle a Gun!
Eric W. - 06:57pm Feb 12, 2006 Central (#24 of 24)
Kinda reminds me of the fraudulent military deferment that Clinton got.