Headshot! Created 18 years ago2006-02-15 13:35:06 UTC by satchmo

From the LA Times:

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Once it seemed clear that Austin, Texas, lawyer Harry Whittington would survive getting accidentally shot by Vice President Dick Cheney, the incident became instant fodder for headline writers and comedians.

The foreign press zeroed in on the shooting as a metaphor for Cheney's political outlook.

The Herald in Scotland wrote, "Cheney Bags a Lawyer," while the Sydney Morning Herald headlined its online story "Cheney Hunts Quail and Everyone Else Ducks."

The blogosphere took its shots as well.

"Dick Cheney Finally Takes a Stand Against Trial Lawyers," declared the political blog Wonkette.

The public health blog Effect Measure said: "After the incident, the Vice quit for the day, as he'd bagged his limit of rich Republican contributors."

But it was the late-night comics who seemed like they couldn't get enough.

"Good news, ladies and gentlemen, we have finally located weapons of mass destruction?. It's Dick Cheney," David Letterman said Monday on CBS' "Late Show." "We can't get Bin Laden, but we nailed a 78-year-old attorney.

ha ha ha
shame he must feel devistated
i think cheney shot the guy with a rifle
but he has been made fun of alot

Trust The Herald.. nobody reads it anyways

Once it seemed clear that Austin, Texas, lawyer Harry Whittington would survive getting accidentally shot by Vice President Dick Cheney,

Yeah but he did have a heart attack of some sort, though. I'd take the more serious stance and ask just how trustworthy a government is when they cover up shootings like this by high ranking officials. And by coverup I mean that Cheney himself had no intention of ever mentioning it, it was the lobbyist he was schmoozing with who made the call.

He shot the guy with a shotgun. It's pretty serious.

And the 78-year-old dude suffered a heart attack yesterday. If he dies, I hope Cheney gets some jail time.

I hope Cheney gets jail time anyway.

I'm not sure what has happened, but from what I understand, he shot someone, and if that was any normal person, they would of been locked away for manslaughter or something..

Wow, Satchmo you are obviously a libral.......Cheney is like any other human being. He made a mistake. (The owner of the property they were on witnessed the accident) Two old guys hunting. People get shot hunting all the time. (Personally I think hunting is stupid) His friend wont press any charges from an accident, and hasnt if I believe. I dont like Cheney, but still I hate people who mimic others opinions from TV without making their own... Use common sense, and dont look at things with a bias............This is a democracy not a monarchy. People shouldnt pay attention to governmental officals lives, its idolizing them which is wrong. THey are to serve the people, so stop judging peoples personal lives.

If the people who defend or sponsor law and rules dont take them seriously, who can you trust? Government officials are not just individuals, they represent their political party and ideals. Imagine a leader whose intention is to soften the difference between the rich and the poor. If that guy has lots of mansions and keeps money to himself, his personal life tells us he doesnt give a crap. Think about that.

I agree with where you're coming from, but Repbulicans/Conservatives would do the exact same thing if Ted Kennedy shot one of his buddies in the woods.

Let me try sum up this whole thing for everybody:

-Cheney is an absolute moron for shooting his friend.
-Who gives a fuck if he didn't want to alert the press--who the fuck would?
-Though this certainly can't help the Conservative party, It won't hurt them either. It's just going to turn out to be another impotent attempt by liberals to do harm to the party.
-A horrible event for the NRA and a great one for the liberal anti-gun nuts. No denying this... CHENEY SHOULD BE SHOT FOR THIS

When i saw the story on TV, i almost died laughing.

Cheney will never go to jail, even if the poor guy dies from his injuries.

Tsk..Americans and their guns!

Cheney is bad for America and Americans. His policies and the policies that he endorses are fiscally irresponsible and destroy the environment.

All things aside, he made some very poor judgement in shooting the guy. He is suppose to be an experienced hunter, yet he violated one of the golden rules of hunting. He turned more than 90 degrees from his line of vision and fired his weapon.

Yes, I am a liberal, and I can't wait for the Bush administration to be over. Americans are dying like flies fighting this pointless war.

P.S. Note to myself...never be on the same team as Cheney in a CS:S server when FF is on.

Tsk..Americans and their guns!

Agreed.

From another sketch: "Mr. Cheney had to make an executive decision in that instance. Had he not shot his friend, he would've been demonstrating to the quail that America is weak!"

P.S. Note to myself...never be on the same team as Cheney in a CS:S server when FF is on.

Haha, I actually lolled at that.

Ha! I watched David Letterman last night and they rearangged footage from Cheney's apology speach to say "I like to shoot people in the face" claiming it was his new policy! Fucking hilarious!