<p>Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter </p>
<pre><code> Updated 6:30 PM ET February 12, 2006
Vice President 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.
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<p>I was in the same hotel this past week as the Secret Service agents assigned to the VP.
Come to think of it, they DID look even more nervous than usual. Not for the VP’s safety; for theirs . . . .</p>
<p>Apparently the attorney he shot is doing fine now.</p>
<p>wheres 8IzEnuff? he should like this…</p>
<p>I used to think driving was the only thing really old people shouldn’t do.</p>
<p>thats what i said when i found out about a certain blue pill.</p>
<p>I can’t wait for Leno and Letterman. This should be priceless.</p>
<p>It’s all a left-wing conspiracy started by Hillary and Bill.</p>
<p>shogun,
he’s not that old–in fact he was celebrating his 65th birthday during the State of the Union address; think of him as your much older brother, or teen parent. I got his birthdate from the White House website. Transcripts of Mr. Cheney’s recent telephone interview by Rush Limbaugh are also available on the website.</p>
<p>The attorney is fine; he is tough as nails and didn’t have any blood anyway.</p>
<p>He is currently involved in litigation with the City of Austin over an eminent domain issue. The city condemned a city block that his family owned to build a parking garage. In typical bureaucratic fashion, they did not properly condemn an alley that ran through the property that belonged to Whittington’s family and the city did not properly value his land. At least one court has ruled in his favor that the parking garage was not a public use that necessitated condemnation. It has been a significant victory over a city that sometimes goes wild in trying to impose its will over individuals. Whittington stands to gain millions over what the city originally valued his land.
He is a legend.</p>
<p>Justice Sandra Day O’Connor recently wrote about eminent domain. Bill, your comment about the vp’s Secret Service agents was hilarious! (Hey, I just saw some nice photos of D&B!)
Would that make Whittington a billionaire; not just your run of the mill-ionaire?</p>
<p>Bill, you crack me up! No blood indeed. hehe</p>
<p>Call me weird…but I fail to see the humor in any of this…a man has just be injured for God’s sake!</p>
<p>A classmate of mine during junior high was acidentally shot by his father in a hunting accident, resutling in a serious injury, but not a mortal one. Nonetheless very tragic.</p>
<p>I cared for a 18 year old girl who had been hiking in the woods when she was also accidentally shot by a young man who was shooting pheasant…she was in critical condition for weeks and was left with a colostomy and total hysterectomy…</p>
<p>Have any of you actually gone quail hunting? Its not as dumb of a mistake as it sounds to people who havent been before. You aren’t lined up next to each other shooting at birds, you are normally in roughly a square around wherever the dog is pointing so whichever way the bird flushes someone will still have a shot. Anyway I’m not saying it wasnt a stupid accident, just that you shouldnt think hes an a complete idiot for doing it because it happens to even the best hunters.</p>
<p>I thought about that [somebody being injured] before posting, but [have you ever considered the power of the word “but”–it is used to indicate an exception. The definition is “on the contrary.” In a legal context, it is “but for” – a legal doctrine that causation exists only when the result would not have occurred without the party’s conduct. Thus “but for” the VP’s negligent conduct, Mr. Whittington would not have been injured. Listen to how much people use the word “but” without really recognizing its power to negate what they just said. But I digress.] the fact of the matter is that [presumably] none of us know Mr. Whittington personally. We have no emotional stake in the matter. Our making light comments about the incident is no different than, as has been pointed out, what will happen tomorrow night on the late-night shows.
Perhaps you should write the “Tonight Show” and “Late Show” in anticipation of the jokes that will be made on those shows.</p>
<p>You are absolutely correct on the dangers of hunting. I almost shot a good friend of mine at dusk as he lurked around a feeding stand; he sure looked like a deer. I always remember that and warn my sons about being sure of their targets.
Bird hunting is fast-paced and, based on what I read, Mr. Whittington did not warn that he was in the vicinity. [Although he may not had the chance to do so before the lead started flying.]
On the other hand, hunters do have a responsiblity to know where everybody is before they start blasting away.</p>
<p>“Cheney is an avid hunter who makes annual trips to South Dakota to hunt pheasants. He also travels frequently to Arkansas to hunt ducks, among other places.” CNN</p>
<p>If Mr. Cheney is so enamored with hunting and guns, why the h*ll doesn’t he ride along with the troops in Iraq or Afganistan? Cancel the R&R until the war is over. Give him a piece of the real action.</p>
<p>He’s an old man I wouldnt want him covering my ass in a dangerous city in Iraq.</p>
<p>that is the problem, he ISN’t covering your ass or any other Americans in Iraq. C’mon, do you think Cheney has ANY influence on foreign policy? He’s a chicken hawk, remember he got five deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam. Maybe the little blue pill and a big gun makes him feel manly. Personally, I think SMART guys are more attractive than STUPID cowboys.</p>
<p>Wait a minute, I do have to take exception for a moment.
Mumford, someday, if you are lucky, you will be “old.” I know that at your age you cannot possibly imagine that; I couldn’t either. [The urge to use “but” is significant.] Nonetheless, you will come to realize that even 65-year old men do not consider themself to be “old.” I am not 65 but as I close in on my 50’s, I can very clearly remember being 25, or 35, or, even, 45. “Old” by your standards perhaps, but you won’t feel that way in about 30 years.</p>