Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter

Published on February 13, 2006 By KarmaGirl In Politics

Apparently, VP Cheney was Quail hunting with a buddy (Harry Whittington, a 78 year old millionaire lawyer from Austin) and accidentally shot him by "peppering" him with shot from a 28 guage. Even though they were both wearing bright orange, the VP didn't "see" him. Luckily, there was an ambulance on hand (since the VP was around) and was able to take Whittington to the hospital where he is "fine and in good spirits".

Full story at:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/12/cheney.ap/index.html

Comments (Page 1)

kingbee

on Feb 13, 2006

that'll teach whittington to go hunting in an undisclosed location.

Dr Guy

on Feb 13, 2006

Cheney was not aware that the season on Lawyers was over.

jennybean

on Feb 13, 2006

Hahaha! We heard that on the radio coming in this morning. I thought it was a joke at first!! Who does that really happen to?!

DJBandit

on Feb 13, 2006

Darn you beat me to it. Oh well.

Elmer Fudd would be proud. And who said lawyers don't get what they deserve?

ParaTed2k

on Feb 13, 2006

Shhhh, be vewy vewy Quiet, we'we hunting Elmews....Ehehehehe

"My Name is Elmer J. "Whittington" Fudd, Millionaire, I own a Mansion and a Yacht!" '~D

terpfan1980

on Feb 13, 2006

Why, oh why, couldn't it have been been someone more Abel?

I do have to say it makes me worried when someone with a heart condition is behind me with a loaded weapon. I think the safe place to be would be behind the man with the rifle, but oh well.

I can imagine all of the new Dick Cheney approved laser tag sets that will come out of this

Those, some paintball sets, and other similar hunting sets that are guaranteed to spew friendly fire at random intervals.

DJBandit

on Feb 13, 2006

Why, oh why, couldn't it have been been someone more Abel?

No possible, Col doesn't like Cheney. Not to mention he would probably blame it on Bush as well.

I can imagine all of the new Dick Cheney approved laser tag sets that will come out of this Those, some paintball sets, and other similar hunting sets that are guaranteed to spew friendly fire at random intervals.

I can only imagen a local gun shop sales line: " yea this was the one Cheney used to shoot that lawyer friend of his, I figure if he used it then, gosh darnit, so can you on your lawyer".

Gideon MacLeish

on Feb 13, 2006

Cheney was not aware that the season on Lawyers was over.

lawyers are ALWAYS in season...and there's no bag limit!

Moderateman

on Feb 13, 2006

So far the left wing idiots are trying to make this into how irresponsible Cheney is, like in their world accidents never happen.

bakerstreet

on Feb 13, 2006

I had a link on the other blog about this that claimed Cheney shot him with a 'pellet gun' in the title, and then went on to relate the press wire version verbatim where it refers to the real incident. It shows I think that people, espectially the press, aren't even going to be interested in the details about this before they run with it.

The guy wandered into tall grass, then circled back around behind them without announcing his presence. While bird hunting, needless to say with people swinging guns in the direction they think people *aren't*...

sushiK

on Feb 13, 2006

I heard the guy was going to say something against the war

COL Gene

on Feb 13, 2006

If Draft Dodger Dick had learned how to handle a weapon by serving in the military, this might not have happened. He should be sent to Iraq.

drmiler

on Feb 13, 2006

If Draft Dodger Dick had learned how to handle a weapon by serving in the military, this might not have happened. He should be sent to Iraq.

Shut up you ignorant fool. Accidents like this happen all the time. I have personally seen it happen with a 16 year ex-marine behind the trigger. When you're hunting birds and they flush you need to swing quickly to get on target. Which is why you're supposed to keep in line.

The guy wandered into tall grass, then circled back around behind them without announcing his presence. While bird hunting, needless to say with people swinging guns in the direction they think people *aren't*...

When you do something this stupid, you get what you deserve!

charlie

on Feb 13, 2006

can birds anybody? they should have baloons floating above the captured birds.the next best thing would to have all gore as a pointer

Dr Guy

on Feb 13, 2006

lawyers are ALWAYS in season...and there's no bag limit!

Damn! Missed my quota!

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