Cheney's got a gun...

[Hippie3]

see
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060213/...ey_accident_dc

HA HAAAAA. I saw the news last night and nearly fell out.

What a Dick!

Really, that was that other guys fault, but he's almost 80, so Cheney should have realized he should take caution with another senior citizen along for the hunt.

I like the word play too, 3. Everybody is on the run!

[motograter]

I may be wrong, but didn't the NRA just award him a rifle?

[anticheffy]

Thats so funny
There passing it off as the shootee's fault for not saying "hey dumbfuck, dont shoot over here !"

outrageous

Ahem. It really is the dudes own fault for getting shot. He of all people should have known that it isn't necessary to look first and take aim before shooting if you're the Vice President. If one is going to place himself near bad guys(in this case, birds), one should expect to suffer collateral damage.

What I want to know is where are the toxicology tests? If this exact same accident happened to any of us, they'd have taken us in for blood and urine testing. If you have any alcohol, drugs, or even prescription sedatives in your system, they can and will charge you with discharge of a firearm while intoxicated. Were they out hunting from a car and drinking bourbon that day?
RR

[Landogarner]

Funny that the guy he shot is a lawyer. Too bad the shot didn't hit a major artery

"Cheney to appear in court to face manslaughter charges"

If the S.S. didn't cover it up if he had died that is.

[Hippie3]

i was taught to
never discharge a round
unless i knew exactly where it was going.
no matter how you spin it
cheney screwed up,
not legally
but it's a major social faux pas
in hunting circles.

[Lefty]

Like no one here ever shot a man-sized turkey in an orange vest.

[Lefty]

Your correct, Hip. Bad enough when you light up your buddys' beagle.

[anticheffy]

lol@RR

ya , I wanna see the UA......

oh wait, he's prolly got the presidential whizzinator.............never mind

If the guy would have died the SS would have just blamed it on the turkey feather hat he would have suddenly been wearing...................

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by Rodger

What I want to know is where are the toxicology tests? If this exact same accident happened to any of us, they'd have taken us in for blood and urine testing. If you have any alcohol, drugs, or even prescription sedatives in your system, they can and will charge you with discharge of a firearm while intoxicated. Were they out hunting from a car and drinking bourbon that day?
RR

in most cases no tests would be done
unless there was a fatal or near-fatal wound
or any eyewitness complained about cheney's condition.
you'd need to check local ordinances of course
as this would be strictly a local matter.

Also, it was private property so its up to the landowner probably. If it had been state or federal land then it most likely would have been a different scenario.

[MycoChondria]

Multiple Choice Question: Is the "cardinal rule of hunting"

a) to look BEFORE you shoot
b) to not -under any circumstances- fire guns at friends, friends, or loved ones.
c) what the f*** are you playing with guns for anyway?
d) all of the above
e) all of the above (add f*'d up on BP/cardio/benzo meds)
f) ditto on the above (but please add booze on top of (e)
g) ditto on (f), but add ethnogens to the mix, if you dare ;-)
f) all of the above
g) none of the above (most of the time, 'cept on Tuesdays)
h) do you believe this actually happened? Isn't Dick Cheney our veep?

Ya know, part of me still respects this man for his sticking to his principles, no matter how much I personally disagree with them. But what the f*'ing f*** is going on. Does anyone envision a special prosecutor here before Bush gets his cumuppance first? Or, will the tidal will of the people just let this slide. Oh yeah, by the way, that was a rhetorical question.

Peace, critical thinking, and bitchin' rhizos to all,
K

[Stenciler]

Originally Posted by MycoChondria

c) what the f*** are you playing with guns for anyway?

lol. we all need our toys. Some prefer ones where there's a mortal risk involved. I prefer "bullets" of the softer kind

[Hippie3]

will the tidal will of the people just let this slide.

let what slide ?
no crime was committed as far as anyone knows at the moment.
accidents happen.
that's true even for VPs.
so the lynch cheney-bush gang
will need to find a better charge
to trump up
if they want to see him hang.

[anticheffy]

but cant we all take out our misplaced agressions? pleeeeeeaaaaaase...
theres gotta be an embasy and some matches around here somewhere...

[pskovinsky]

Offhand i'd say Cheney sucks at hunting, he can't even kill a 79 year old dude at close range with a shotgun :P

[Lefty]

Cheney has been cited, he didn't have a stamp on his permit. Here I thought senior citizens were covered, as obviously did Cheney. He's just being harassed because he's a bad shot, imho.

"LOOK OUT DICK" !!

[shedthemonkey]

The lawyer dude is having heart attacks from some of the bird shot in his heart. Sounds like Dick just needs to use a slug to finish off lawyers, instead of that pussy bird shot! Wonder if DC will be the first Veep to kill in office...

[TVCasualty]

How close does Cheney get to the Big Red Button?

I know nukes aren't launched with just a single button, or do I?

Such gross negligence bodes ill for us when the negligent party has that much power.

At one tactical shooting school I've attended, you had to pay $20 to anyone who saw so much as a crescent of your muzzle. After $40-60 I bet no one else sees it....Anyone ever bother to train the Dickster? "This end makes big noise and little rock comes out fast, hurts stuff real bad. Point away from stuff you don't want damaged." Sheesh.

[Cthulhu's Tentacle]

http://www.smithappens.com/video_tdscheney1.php

[marsofold]

Word is that Dick's gonna invite Hillary along on his next deer hunt...

Click here: http://www.bobrivers.com/
And dl the "cheney's got a gun" at the top of the page....funny

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by marsofold

Word is that Dick's gonna invite Hillary along on his next deer hunt...

for hillary-

[marsofold]

You know, if one of us was drinking, went hunting without the proper paperwork, shot somebody, then left the state before it got reported to the police...we'd probably be in trouble!

[Hippie3]

true
but that is not what happened...
you're twisting the facts a bit for dramatic effect.
i saw cnn interview a local sheriff ,
cheney did not 'leave state before it got reported'.
neither was he drinking while hunting,
the only bit of truth in that description is that
he lacked the required bird hunting stamp on his license
and even that is a minor infraction
which his staff and the staff of that ranch should have
taken care of for him.

Semantics aside, I smell a rat here. "Not drinking while hunting" could mean they left the bottle in the car they were 'hunting' from. Or, they could have left it in the house. When one gets arrested for drunk driving, it doesn't mean they were drinking AS they were driving, just that they were drunk while driving. It's the same with hunting. Guns and booze don't mix.

I could care less about a silly hunting stamp. I agree the ranch should have taken care of that for him.

What is wrong and will never go away for Cheney is being held safe by the secret service until the next morning. No Texas law enforcement officer was allowed to see him until the next day. If it was not to sober him up, what other reason could there be? This is very similar to what ruined Ted Kennedy, although to be fair, Mary Jo died, Harry Whittington didn't.
RR

[Hippie3]

No Texas law enforcement officer was allowed to see him until the next day. If it was not to sober him up, what other reason could there be?

the obvious reason was stated by the county sheriff-
no one asked to see cheney in person that night because
there were plenty of other witnesses which the sheriff talked to
which all testified to the same facts.
there was no interference by the secret service,
no one 'protected' cheney,
because no sheriffs were trying to interview him.

and there's no evidence he even needed to 'sober up'.
seems to me
the only person that might have a valid complaint
is that fellow that cheney shot
and he too testified to the same set of facts.
case closed,
as the county sheriff announced tonight.

now let's talk about something that might actually matter
like the war...

[anticheffy]

if cheney was fighting the war do you think he would shoot a fellow soldier in the face?

[Hippie3]

happens.
that's called
'friendly fire'
and it's tragic.

[anticheffy]

sure is, thats the point
lol

[Hippie3]

doesn't seem that way to me.
i don't think the critics care about the gent who got shot at all.
he was a friend of dick cheney,
the reporters and pundits are not.

[OmBudsMan]

I just hope the man recovers well... it's hard for someone of that age to make a full recovery no matter what the injury.