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Cheney Shoots Man In Texas
Tweet Topic Started: Feb 12 2006, 03:05 PM (2,421 Views)
spikefish	Feb 12 2006, 08:42 PM Post #16
Spike-Gulf of Texas Posts: 127 Group: Members Member #248 Joined: December 30, 2005	"his face shot off", "birds they hold in cages"? Appears some folks read a lot more in a news item than what is reported.
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roscoe	Feb 12 2006, 10:33 PM Post #17
Member Posts: 1,142 Group: Members Member #53 Joined: July 17, 2004	Well peppered. Better. And the " Hunt " Clubs for the Bwanas many times release birds at the shooters request. Ya dont think these dingbat politicos are great shots now do ya.



pentax	Feb 12 2006, 11:17 PM Post #18
Kamloops - BC Interior Posts: 6,649 Group: Members Member #16 Joined: June 21, 2004	Does anyone else see any irony in a Vice-President to a President Bush shooting QUAIL? Bwahahaha! I SLAY ME!
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CalRed	Feb 12 2006, 11:36 PM Post #19
Member Posts: 1,087 Group: Members Member #128 Joined: November 30, 2004	That was a good one... Obviously not many quail hunters here. The fault was not with Cheney provided he maintained his line. It was the guy who got shot that was in a position he should not have been. There are rules to quail hunting and etiquette and this guy should have announced himself if he came into the area Cheney had to shoot in. Looking down the barrel of a shotgun at a bird you don't have to look anywhere else. You only have to observe the proper turn of the waist. Now is Cheney moved too far then he would be at fault but reports have said this person moved into his firing zone and did not announce himself. Once you shoulder the shotgun everyone better stay out of that zone. But then I'm sure they were using 7 1/2 or 8 shot and if he was 25 yards away then he's just shot up a little. I wonder if he got the bird?
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pentax	Feb 13 2006, 12:13 AM Post #20
Kamloops - BC Interior Posts: 6,649 Group: Members Member #16 Joined: June 21, 2004	You mean ??? That was pretty cute too, Cal......
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cmoehle	Feb 13 2006, 06:40 AM Post #21
Chris - San Antonio TX Posts: 36,959 Group: Members Member #1 Joined: June 6, 2004	WorldNetDaily: Quote: What's your reaction to Vice President Cheney shooting a fellow hunter? Cheney must resign immediately, he's unfit for office The incident shows guns don't shoot people, vice presidents do More evidence guns need to be banned in America Hunting can be dangerous, and accidents happen Thank goodness the man was not hurt more seriously or killed, it would have been a major tragedy Media will blow this out of proportion purposefully to make Cheney look bad I feel bad for the victim and Cheney, but I can't wait to hear the jokes I stand by Dick Cheney, who is a great vice president I still would rather go hunting with Cheney than Bill or Hillary Clinton any day of the week Other Results so far. Some headlines: Cheney 'Scary,' Gun Control Activists Say Cheney's Guards 'Would Not Have Hesitated to Terminate Whittington' US Vice-President shoots friend BUSH'S NO 2 SHOOTS OAP: Cheney guns down lawyer in quail hunt blunder on ranch Open Season on Republicans: Cheney Shoots Colleague Dick Cheney Invites Jack Abramoff Bird Hunting Dick Cheney bags a lawyer on a shooting trip Duck! Cheney blasts pal The Cheney Shooting Incident: More Press Manipulation and Excessive Secrecy The Friendly Fire of Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Shoots Wrong Man Quote: Dick Cheney Shoots Wrong Man "I wanted to give Scalia a reminder about who he works for," said Vice President Big Dick Cheney, "but he backed out of this hunting trip. He's more of a wimp than I thought."... Cheney Accidentally Bags Lawyer Out Of Season Quote: ...The accident comes on the heels of the American Bar Association's this week pronouncing that the organization is officially against the White House's illegal domestic wiretapping program. Witnesses say that there may have been some words exchange between Cheney and Whittington earlier in the day over this very topic..... "Crazed" Dick Cheney in Stand-off with Police after Shooting Man Quote: February 12, 2006 PoopyCaca Dick Cheney taunts police from window. by Dylan Jameson CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (PoopyCaca.com) - Vice President Dick Cheney remains holed up in a Texas hunting lodge after shooting a 78-year-old man, keeping police at bay by randomly firing over their heads. Initial reports indicated Cheney had accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, but when police arrived at the lodge, Cheney "went wild," according to Butch Anderson, a deputy sheriff who was among the first on the scene. "Mr. Cheney started screaming that he wouldn't be taken alive," Anderson said. "He said he got 'a taste of human blood' and he liked it. That's when he started firing at us and we set up a perimeter around the lodge." From outside the lodge, Cheney, apparently drunk, could be heard singing along to old Johnny Cash albums, Anderson said. Cheney shows off his favorite "fishin' gun." Cheney's hunting partner, Harry Whittington, 78, a lawyer from Austin, was "alert and doing fine" after being sprayed with shotgun pellets in the face, neck and chest at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong. Armstrong said Cheney appeared to be turning to shoot a bird when he instead shot Whittington. She said Whittington was taken to Christus Spohn Hospital by ambulance. "At first I thought it was an accident, but when I looked at Dick he was smiling that sort of weird, crooked smile," Armstrong said. "He kinda' reminded me of Jack Nicholson in The Shining. We just got out of there real quick." Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, continued to call the shooting "an unfortunate accident" and refused to comment on the reported stand-off with police. "Mr. Whittington is very bird-like in his appearance," Mc Bride explained. "It is easy to see how the vice president could have mistaken him for a quail." Edited: [GH]
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Photobitstream	Feb 13 2006, 08:00 AM Post #22
Darron - Austin, TX Posts: 1,025 Group: Members Member #229 Joined: December 15, 2005	CalRed Feb 12 2006, 11:36 PM Obviously not many quail hunters here. The fault was not with Cheney provided he maintained his line. It was the guy who got shot that was in a position he should not have been. There are rules to quail hunting and etiquette and this guy should have announced himself if he came into the area Cheney had to shoot in. Looking down the barrel of a shotgun at a bird you don't have to look anywhere else. You only have to observe the proper turn of the waist. I've been quail hunting a lot, Cal. One thing I learned when I was, oh, about eight years old: Never, ever, turn around and fire behind you without checking to make sure no one is there. Better to let a bird get away than to shoot a person. Yeah, the guy should have announced himself, but he was behind the hunting party. There is no excuse for Cheney shooting first and asking questions later, but that does seem his style. Remind me to never go hunting with you, Cal.
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Colo_Crawdad	Feb 13 2006, 09:30 AM Post #23
Lowell Posts: 1,808 Group: Members Member #15 Joined: June 21, 2004	From the time I started hunting quail with my father at the age of about 12, it was drummed into me that it was the responsibility of every hunter to know the whereabouts of every other hunter in the party. If one was not certain of where everyone was, one simply passed up the shot. This is the first I have heard of the "announce yourself" rule or practice.
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silverfox	Feb 13 2006, 09:41 AM Post #24
Member Posts: 252 Group: Members Member #227 Joined: December 11, 2005	I don't know what is worse--shooting a campaign donor or killing the mate of a goose with children like Sen. Kerry did



5thwheeler	Feb 13 2006, 10:21 AM Post #25
Get the message? Posts: 1,018 Group: Members Member #161 Joined: March 16, 2005	CalRed Feb 12 2006, 03:37 PM I think he already is an appointee.� Not sure but seem to remember that being mentioned when this was first reported on Fox. One thing for sure, Whittington isn't a very good quail hunter. Nope, he's a better target. When tricky Dick asked Whittington to go quail hunting, he mistakenly though they were going to hunt up Dan. Why did "Old Bird Shot" wait more then 24 hours before reporting the accident to the police? Maybe he wanted to consult with "Splash" first. Quote: Obviously not many quail hunters here. The fault was not with Cheney provided he maintained his line. It was the guy who got shot that was in a position he should not have been. Yeah, we got a lot of people doing hard time that tried using that defense.
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passinthru	Feb 13 2006, 10:29 AM Post #26
John - Gainesville, FL Posts: 6,166 Group: Members Member #6 Joined: June 6, 2004	Whittington got the first bird; maybe Cheney was jealous. I never liked hunting quail with more than one other person, three was asking for trouble. The birds don't seem to know where the lines are that we draw for safety and cross them at will. Whittington would come under the heading of colateral damage. It wasn't like he just showed up for gosh sakes; they had just been hunting together a few minutes earlier; maybe Cheney really does have a bad memory. :spin:
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silverfox	Feb 13 2006, 11:23 AM Post #27
Member Posts: 252 Group: Members Member #227 Joined: December 11, 2005	sounds like the media is trying to spin this hunting accident into some kind of scandal. I wonder how many safety conscious hunters have had hunting accidents that was embarrassing and did not run to the media immediately to high light their embarassment? Especially for quail that make it difficult to aim, lead and shoot because of their quick and random flights. I guess the Bush/Cheney haters are going to have fun at Cheney's expense.



passinthru	Feb 13 2006, 11:28 AM Post #28
John - Gainesville, FL Posts: 6,166 Group: Members Member #6 Joined: June 6, 2004	I'm thinking Leno and Letterman will have some fun too.
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silverfox	Feb 13 2006, 11:42 AM Post #29
Member Posts: 252 Group: Members Member #227 Joined: December 11, 2005	passinthru Feb 13 2006, 11:28 AM I'm thinking Leno and Letteman will have some fun too. Are you saying that Bush/Cheney haters are comedians?



passinthru	Feb 13 2006, 11:49 AM Post #30
John - Gainesville, FL Posts: 6,166 Group: Members Member #6 Joined: June 6, 2004	They could be... Too bad for Cheney; as you say, accidents can happen and most people are lucky enough not to be public figures so their mistakes don't end up as national news. I'm sure he felt very bad about it on a personal level and Whittington will have some great fun telling friends how the vice president shot him. Glad no one was seriously hurt or we couldn't poke fun.
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