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Title: Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter
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URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212 ... _pr_wh/cheney_hunting_accident
Published: Feb 12, 2006
Author: yahoo
Post Date: 2006-02-12 16:11:03 by Flintlock
Keywords: Accidentally, Cheney, Shoots
Views: 992
Comments: 76
WASHINGTON - 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. Armstrong said Cheney turned to shoot a bird and accidentally hit Whittington. She said Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance. Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president was with Whittington, a lawyer from Austin, Texas, and his wife at the hospital on Sunday afternoon.
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#20. To: Flintlock (#0)
The oddest thing about this story is that it was held for a day. The evening news says Cheney takes an entire medical team with him now, everywhere he goes. I wonder if his latest victim was able to get help from any of this entourage.
that is unusual. the shooting occurred on Saturday, they waited until Sunday afternoon to report it.
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EXCLUSIVE: First Photo of Cheney Shooting Victim The above photo shows Vice President Dick Cheney speaking to reporters at the bedside of the man who he "accidentally" shot this weekend while on a hunting trip in Texas (full story). A spokesman for the vice president identified the shooting victim as Harry Whittington, but sources close to the incident suggest "Harry Whittington" is a Secret Service code name for Cheney's indicted former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. "Honestly, I didn't mean to shoot Scoot-- I mean, Harry Whittington," the vice president told reporters in "Mr. Whittington's" hospital recovery room. The shooting occurred several days after it was revealed that Mr. Libby told special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald he was ordered by Vice President Cheney to leak classified national security documents to the press. The revelation could cost Cheney his job and whatever remains of his reputation amongst both Democrats and Republicans. An EMT who attended to "Mr. Whittington" told the Huffington Post that, during the ambulance ride, he overheard Cheney mumbling, "Who's leaking now, f***ker?" and, "F***ker survived. Gotta work on my aim." The EMT later remarked to the vice president, "Harry Whittington? That sounds like a made-up name." When contacted for clarification on Cheney's reply, the Huffington Post has learned the emergency worker has disappeared.
What ever happened to "I didn't know it was loaded"?
Something else quite interesting: By Kathryn Garcia and Jaime Powell/Caller-Times February 12, 2006 ...McBride, who confirmed the accident Sunday around noon, would not comment on whether the White House would have released the information had the Caller-Times not contacted them. The Caller-Times received a tip from a member of the Armstrong family Sunday morning, 18 hours after the incident occurred. ...Armstrong said Whittington holds no ill feelings toward Cheney and doesn't plan to sue. "Oh, heavens, no," Armstrong said. "This happens, and my God, I've never seen a case of hard feelings. I bet this would deepen their friendship. ...[photo caption] Austin lawyer Harry Whittington owns property in Travis County worth at least $11 million, the Austin American-Statesman reported in 2005. He was appointed to the Texas Funeral Service Commission by then-Gov. George W. Bush. ************ So this wasnt reported to the police.. the press found out got a tip re the shooting!
Something else odd.. this was reported in the following article now this portion has disappeared? "Katharine Armstrong, the ranch's owner, said Sunday that Cheney was using a 28-gauge shotgun and that Whittington was about 30 yards away when he was hit in the cheek, neck and chest. Each of the hunters was wearing a bright orange vest at the time, Armstrong told reporters. She said Whittington was "alert and doing fine."
One more thing that was pointed out on the DK thread about this: "Cheney, Whittington and another hunter had gotten out of a car to shoot at a covey of quail at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Armstrong, who was in the party of four at her ranch." Quail hunting from a car? You cant hunt quail from a car.. and stop when you see a flock? Aren't quail hunted with a bird dog.. a setter or pointer?
yes, that's correct, you hunt them with a bird dog who points the birds out.
Impossible to be hunting quail from a car .. that makes no sense.
It's not normal but I've seen it. The quail run from cover to cover and you can hear them. And sometimes see them. I can remember driving down a country road and hearing a covey run from some bushes near the road to some cover further out in the field. We would stop and get out and go out into the field to flush them.
Possible then but not probable.. it's been years ago but I would go quail hunting with an uncle.. he had bird dogs and we would go early in the a.m. .. the quail were really nervous birds.. thats why I thought the car senario didnt seem plausible..
I was a kid when I saw this, but it seemed that we drove from field to field in Kansas along a country road. We would stop at each hedge row and walk it trying to flush a covey. If we didn't find anything, we would drive to the next hedgerow. Sometimes we would hear them running like I said above.
#47. To: ... (#46)
Thanks and considering Cheney's heart and feet issues I guess it would make sense.... http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/01/hobbled_up_but_.html
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#23. To: robin (#20)
The oddest thing about this story is that it was held for a day.
#24. To: Flintlock (#23)
The oddest thing about this story is that it was held for a day.
#26. To: Red Jones (#24)
that is unusual. the shooting occurred on Saturday, they waited until Sunday afternoon to report it.
#28. To: Flintlock, Zipporah, Fred Mertz (#26)
#32. To: robin (#28)
An EMT who attended to "Mr. Whittington" told the Huffington Post that, during the ambulance ride, he overheard Cheney mumbling, "Who's leaking now, f***ker?" and, "F***ker survived. Gotta work on my aim."
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#35. To: All (#34)
#37. To: All (#35)
#39. To: Zipporah (#37)
Quail hunting from a car? You cant hunt quail from a car.. and stop when you see a flock? Aren't quail hunted with a bird dog.. a setter or pointer?
#41. To: Red Jones (#39)
yes, that's correct, you hunt them with a bird dog who points the birds out.
#42. To: Zipporah (#41)
Impossible to be hunting quail from a car .. that makes no sense.
#44. To: ... (#42)
It's not normal but I've seen it. The quail run from cover to cover and you can hear them. And sometimes see them. I can remember driving down a country road and hearing a covey run from some bushes near the road to some cover further out in the field. We would stop and get out and go out into the field to flush them.
#46. To: Zipporah (#44)
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