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hybot
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 Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: Cheney Shoots Friend |
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<b>Permanent link to <a href="http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2006/02/cheney_shoots_f_1.php">Cheney Shoots Friend</a></b>
<b>Excerpt:</b> It was an accident: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 Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong. moreHis critics, however, are going to have a field day....
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Althor
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject: Missed opportunity. |
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What is really a shame, is that Vice President Cheney did not invite the likes of Senators Kennedy, Reid, Durbin, Pelosi, Clinton etc. to join him in the quail hunt.
He might have done a service to the Country if the accident had involved them, instead of poor Harry Whittington!
Althor
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shonane
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I am glad there is a lot of good press coverage on this as a reminder that this can happen to anyone and it is critical to follow all safety rules when hunting.
If this had been anybody else - not wealthy or powerful- law enforcement/some state attorney would be trying to find a criminal charge tot h put on the person.
Also, Kerry is legitimately a regular hunter.
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tim
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"... Kerry is legitimately a regular hunter" - yet the photo op was obvious, even to Kerry proponents.
"... What is really a shame" - the shame is that this happened at all. I wouldn't wish a buckshot wound on anyone.
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tim
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Althor
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:22 am Post subject: Being squimish? |
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I don't know about that. Being that such a wound is not life-threatening, yet very painful, and mostly highly embarrassing, I dare say that there are a number of Democratic Senators that could certainly use some buckshot in their butts!!!
LMAO!
Althor :)
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