Cheney shoots 78-year old man

[TroubleFunk]

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[JerkyLeBoeuf]

ROTFLMAO,PIMGDP<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

And no one breathed a word for 24 hrs?<br>Try to imagine the utter shitfirefromhellstorm this would have caused had it been Al Gore.<br>Nevermind. Your head might explode. <p></p><i></i>

[havanagila]

backtalk in Israel to this news item<br>"this is what happend to Sharon in Sabra and Shatila"<br>-"its like he aimed at bin laden and injured the whole world. don't give these people guns"<br> <p></p><i></i>

[StarmanSkye]

<!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060212/capt.13e316d126974192a699bf8b1bb19ab7.cheney_hunting_accident_ny112.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>"A Quail, a Whittington, what's really the difference? I shot what I got and hit what I aim for." -- The VP might have said, or at least thought.<br><br>****<br>Armstrong, the hunting ranch owner, seemed to blame the millionaire attorney Harry Whittington for walking up to the vp's back without announcing himself, so when a covey flushed and Cheney swung-thru and fired, Whittington inconveniently and foolishly got in the way, getting 'peppered'.<br><br>Apparently, Cheney is as careless with guns as he is with the Nation's energy policy and bid-rigging and following laws re: foreign invasions, spying on citizens, indefinite detentions of those considered 'guilty of being a suspect' and avoiding the appearance of conflict of interest.<br><br>A GREAT example of why the public needs all the protection it can get when in proximity to big-wheel politicos.<br><br>Starman<br>PS: Havanagila quoted backtalk, "... Don't give these people guns."<br>What a HOOT!<br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :\ --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[slimmouse]

<br><br> Duck, Cheney immediately sprang to mind.<br><br><br> Id love to learn more about this.<br><br> Meanwhile, A 78 year old innocent gets his comeuppance. Personally , I cant even begin to accept for one fucking minute that this was an accident. More like a message is my best guess.<br><br> Didnt the Nazis used to deal with the poor, the old and the weak in a similar way ? <p></p><i></i>

[hmm]

<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/1999-09-03/pols_feature3.html">www.austinchronicle.com/i...ture3.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>On Wednesday, the new board, headed by Austin lawyer Harry Whittington, took over the struggling agency.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=915">www.texasobserver.org/sho...icleID=915</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>strange for a republican but he seems against the death penalty:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.texasmoratorium.org/article.php?sid=440&PHPSESSID=9a3d03489ea737ebacb8019e835b234b">www.texasmoratorium.org/a...9e835b234b</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>he is also know for fighting a eminent domain ruling against his families property:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/28harry.html">www.statesman.com/news/co...harry.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>here is mention of him being a bush family friend:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://legacy.com/Statesman/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=2526490">legacy.com/Statesman/Obit...ID=2526490</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Harry Whittington, an Austin civil lawyer and friend of the Bushes and Overtons, recalled speaking with Bush about Overton.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <p></p><i></i>

[havanagila]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr> "what a hoot"<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> ?? please explain. <br>hoot [ hoot ] <br>noun (plural hoots) <br>Definitions: <br>1. owl's cry: the long cry, including a sound like "hoo," of some owls<br>2. sound like owl's cry: a sound similar to an owl's cry, e.g. the sound made by a train whistle or car horn<br>3. laughing sound: a shout, especially of laughter, derision, or scorn<br>4. somebody or something hilarious: a highly amusing person, object, or situation ( slang ) <br>--------------------------<br>I think Cheney is history, and that's not for the right reasons. The mafia realized they have to change those horses, bush too, and they have had enough time to groom the next team of front people (hillary ? rice ?). they'll finish the iran mission, limping with scandals, and expire when its over. maybe one more little bomb in the usa, to keep the "achievements" of the war on terror. maybe not needed. with iran, canada is going to be a more interesting arena for plotting. the american public will feel good, that corruption was exposed and defeated, etc. etc.<br><br><br> <br><br> <br> <br> <p></p><i></i>

[mother]

Maybe Cheny mistook thelod guy for a youngster? <p></p><i></i>

[albion]

I wonder how long it will be before the White House blames the guy for stepping in into Cheney's line of fire. <p></p><i></i>

[marykmusic]

This is the most insightful bit in the thread:<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I think Cheney is history, and that's not for the right reasons. The mafia realized they have to change those horses, bush too, and they have had enough time to groom the next team of front people (hillary ? rice ?). they'll finish the iran mission, limping with scandals, and expire when its over. maybe one more little bomb in the usa, to keep the "achievements" of the war on terror. maybe not needed. with iran, canada is going to be a more interesting arena for plotting. the american public will feel good, that corruption was exposed and defeated, etc. etc.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Cheney's going to have to step down. I believe that Condi will be tapped as Vice President after they get rid of old Shoots-Behind-Himself. Then Hillary will run against her as a Democrat. It doesn't matter which one wins, it'll be the same old, same old. --MaryK <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

Al Franken:<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Over the weekend, Vice President Dick Cheney shot a man in Texas. Asked why he shot the man, the Vice President said, "Just to watch him die."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br> <p></p><i></i>

[dbeach]

sunny<br><br>nice shot! <p></p><i></i>

[Al Gomas]

I hope the NRA gives him a medal. Them quail must be the dreaded "Killer Quail" that are slowly infesting the southwest. In the so-called "War on Quail" there is bound to be some collateral damage. Reliable Fox News reports indicate that due to the quick reflexes of the VP, others in the party were saved from horrible deaths in the "killer quail" ambush! Investigative journalist Bill O'Reilly has volunteered to continue the hunt. <br>Bush says "heck of a job, Elmer"...<br><br>Isn't it reassuring to know this nut is in charge of our nukes... <p></p><i></i>

[chiggerbit]

This, as far as I'm concerned, is the most interesting point in the whole story:<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>The New York Times reported late Sunday that Whittington was commissioner of the state's Funeral Service Commission. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>In 1999, George W. Bush, then governor of Texas, named Whittington to head the Commission</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, which licenses and regulates funeral directors and embalmers in the state. "When he was named," the Times revealed, "a former executive director of the commission, Eliza May, was suing the state, saying that she had been fired because she investigated a funeral home chain that was owned by a friend of Mr. Bush.<br><br>"The suit was settled in 2001, but the details were not disclosed."<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Anybody remember Funeralgate, back when GW was Governor Goofy of Texas? Maybe it really was a hit.<br> <p></p><i></i>