Just "Shooting the Breeze" Today
"Happiness is a Warm Gun"--John Lennon.
Oh Well, It was inevitable. My comments are in BOLD and meant as comic relief—considering Whittington is doing alright, all’s fair in ironic satire, I suppose. All I can say is really to ask a question—anyone out there think we need new gun control laws and more restrictions?
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Feb. 12) - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets.
I swear I heard he shot Dan Quayle. I just figured he was annoyed by the old vice president—and who would not be?
Harry Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday.
"He is stable and doing well. It was almost like he was spending time with me in my living room," said hospital administrator Peter Banko, who visited Whittington.
Banko must be a taxidermist.
Banko said Whittington was in the intensive care unit because his condition warranted it, but he didn't elaborate. Whittington sent word through a hospital official that he would have no comment on the incident out of respect for Cheney.
Or fear of Cheney. Imagine an Edward G. Robinson voice. “Yeah, see punk, yeah.”
The accident occurred Saturday at a ranch in south Texas where the vice president and several companions were hunting quail. It was not reported publicly by the vice president's office for nearly 24 hours, and then only after it was reported locally by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on its Web site Sunday.
Full disclosure from the administration, as always.
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.
Wow, he can aim as well as he can legislate. Just shoot ‘em anywhere and let God sort it out.
Each of the hunters was wearing a bright orange vest at the time, Armstrong told reporters at the ranch about 60 miles southwest of Corpus Christi. She said Whittington was "alert and doing fine."
Ok, not only is Cheney a bad aim, he is blind and cannot see orange colors.
Armstrong told The Associated Press emergency personnel traveling with Cheney tended to Whittington before an ambulance - routinely on call because of the vice president's presence - took him to a hospital in Kingsville. From there, Whittington was flown by helicopter to Corpus Christi about 40 miles away.
Yes, when Cheney is around, someone always needs an ambulance. What does this mean?
Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president met with Whittington at the hospital on Sunday. Cheney "was pleased to see that he's doing fine and in good spirits," she said.
He has to be in good spirits or Cheney will “finish the job.”
Armstrong said she was watching from a car while Cheney, Whittington and another hunter got out of the vehicle to shoot at a covey of quail.
Whittington shot a bird and went to retrieve it in the tall grass, while Cheney and the third hunter walked to another spot and discovered a second covey.
Whittington "came up from behind the vice president and the other hunter and didn't signal them or indicate to them or announce himself," Armstrong said.
I see, here’s the spin, it is NOT Cheney’s fault.
"The vice president didn't see him," she continued. "The covey flushed and the vice president picked out a bird and was following it and shot. And by god, Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good."
Reagan used SALT and Cheney uses Pepper. This sounds logical.
Whittington has been a private practice attorney in Austin since 1950 and has long been active in Texas Republican politics. He's been appointed to several state boards, including when then-Gov. George W. Bush named him to the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
How do you feel about voting against gun control now, pal?
McBride said the vice president's office did not tell reporters about the accident Saturday because they were deferring to Armstrong to handle the announcement of what happened on her property.
What? If any Republican ever mentions Kennedy on that bridge again, I will defer to this story.
Armstrong, owner of the Armstrong Ranch where the accident occurred, said Whittington was bleeding after he was shot and Cheney was very apologetic.
Heh heh. I’m sorry I nearly killed you, but by God we have us some good eatin’ tonight!
"It broke the skin," she said of the shotgun pellets. "It knocked him silly. But he was fine. He was talking. His eyes were open. It didn't get in his eyes or anything like that.
Well, that’s good—broke skin, knocked silly, missed the eyes—but hey, he’s doing fine—this makes it all ok.
"Fortunately, the vice president has got a lot of medical people around him and so they were right there and probably more cautious than we would have been," she said. "The vice president has got an ambulance on call, so the ambulance came."
Cheney must be a riot at parties. “No No, I will call my personal ambulance—the president has airforce one and I have medical transport three.”
Cheney is an avid hunter who makes annual trips to South Dakota to hunt pheasants. He also travels frequently to Arkansas to hunt ducks, among other places.
Wanna bet he will not have any other person join him again?
Armstrong said Cheney is a longtime friend who comes to the ranch to hunt about once a year and is "a very safe sportsman." She said Whittington is a regular, too, but she thought it was the first time the two men hunted together.
"This is something that happens from time to time. You know, I've been peppered pretty well myself," said Armstrong.
Yeah, whenever the current administration comes around. Besides, according to Armstrong it must be “ok” to be shot. What is it with these people. WHITTINGTON WAS SHOT, FOR GOD’S SAKE!
The 50,000-acre Armstrong ranch has been in the influential south Texas family since the turn of the last century. Katharine is the daughter of Tobin Armstrong, a politically connected rancher who has been a guest at the White House and spent 48 years as director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He died in October. Cheney was among the dignitaries who attended his funeral.
Uh, I have a joke about this, but even I think it is too rude.
Cheney was legally hunting with a license he purchased in November, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokesman Steve Lightfoot said. The vice president flew back to Washington on Sunday evening, according to his office.
Here’s a thought folks—revoke the license. Sorry Mr. Cheney, but it seems that you actually screwed up more than your partner. You know, maybe he ought to watch ranch movies like Brokeback Mountain before he decides to use another gun on a ranch. At least these guys do not “pepper each other,” or maybe they do…thank you for that sick joke.
Oh Well, It was inevitable. My comments are in BOLD and meant as comic relief—considering Whittington is doing alright, all’s fair in ironic satire, I suppose. All I can say is really to ask a question—anyone out there think we need new gun control laws and more restrictions?
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Feb. 12) - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets.
I swear I heard he shot Dan Quayle. I just figured he was annoyed by the old vice president—and who would not be?
Harry Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday.
"He is stable and doing well. It was almost like he was spending time with me in my living room," said hospital administrator Peter Banko, who visited Whittington.
Banko must be a taxidermist.
Banko said Whittington was in the intensive care unit because his condition warranted it, but he didn't elaborate. Whittington sent word through a hospital official that he would have no comment on the incident out of respect for Cheney.
Or fear of Cheney. Imagine an Edward G. Robinson voice. “Yeah, see punk, yeah.”
The accident occurred Saturday at a ranch in south Texas where the vice president and several companions were hunting quail. It was not reported publicly by the vice president's office for nearly 24 hours, and then only after it was reported locally by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on its Web site Sunday.
Full disclosure from the administration, as always.
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.
Wow, he can aim as well as he can legislate. Just shoot ‘em anywhere and let God sort it out.
Each of the hunters was wearing a bright orange vest at the time, Armstrong told reporters at the ranch about 60 miles southwest of Corpus Christi. She said Whittington was "alert and doing fine."
Ok, not only is Cheney a bad aim, he is blind and cannot see orange colors.
Armstrong told The Associated Press emergency personnel traveling with Cheney tended to Whittington before an ambulance - routinely on call because of the vice president's presence - took him to a hospital in Kingsville. From there, Whittington was flown by helicopter to Corpus Christi about 40 miles away.
Yes, when Cheney is around, someone always needs an ambulance. What does this mean?
Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president met with Whittington at the hospital on Sunday. Cheney "was pleased to see that he's doing fine and in good spirits," she said.
He has to be in good spirits or Cheney will “finish the job.”
Armstrong said she was watching from a car while Cheney, Whittington and another hunter got out of the vehicle to shoot at a covey of quail.
Whittington shot a bird and went to retrieve it in the tall grass, while Cheney and the third hunter walked to another spot and discovered a second covey.
Whittington "came up from behind the vice president and the other hunter and didn't signal them or indicate to them or announce himself," Armstrong said.
I see, here’s the spin, it is NOT Cheney’s fault.
"The vice president didn't see him," she continued. "The covey flushed and the vice president picked out a bird and was following it and shot. And by god, Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good."
Reagan used SALT and Cheney uses Pepper. This sounds logical.
Whittington has been a private practice attorney in Austin since 1950 and has long been active in Texas Republican politics. He's been appointed to several state boards, including when then-Gov. George W. Bush named him to the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
How do you feel about voting against gun control now, pal?
McBride said the vice president's office did not tell reporters about the accident Saturday because they were deferring to Armstrong to handle the announcement of what happened on her property.
What? If any Republican ever mentions Kennedy on that bridge again, I will defer to this story.
Armstrong, owner of the Armstrong Ranch where the accident occurred, said Whittington was bleeding after he was shot and Cheney was very apologetic.
Heh heh. I’m sorry I nearly killed you, but by God we have us some good eatin’ tonight!
"It broke the skin," she said of the shotgun pellets. "It knocked him silly. But he was fine. He was talking. His eyes were open. It didn't get in his eyes or anything like that.
Well, that’s good—broke skin, knocked silly, missed the eyes—but hey, he’s doing fine—this makes it all ok.
"Fortunately, the vice president has got a lot of medical people around him and so they were right there and probably more cautious than we would have been," she said. "The vice president has got an ambulance on call, so the ambulance came."
Cheney must be a riot at parties. “No No, I will call my personal ambulance—the president has airforce one and I have medical transport three.”
Cheney is an avid hunter who makes annual trips to South Dakota to hunt pheasants. He also travels frequently to Arkansas to hunt ducks, among other places.
Wanna bet he will not have any other person join him again?
Armstrong said Cheney is a longtime friend who comes to the ranch to hunt about once a year and is "a very safe sportsman." She said Whittington is a regular, too, but she thought it was the first time the two men hunted together.
"This is something that happens from time to time. You know, I've been peppered pretty well myself," said Armstrong.
Yeah, whenever the current administration comes around. Besides, according to Armstrong it must be “ok” to be shot. What is it with these people. WHITTINGTON WAS SHOT, FOR GOD’S SAKE!
The 50,000-acre Armstrong ranch has been in the influential south Texas family since the turn of the last century. Katharine is the daughter of Tobin Armstrong, a politically connected rancher who has been a guest at the White House and spent 48 years as director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He died in October. Cheney was among the dignitaries who attended his funeral.
Uh, I have a joke about this, but even I think it is too rude.
Cheney was legally hunting with a license he purchased in November, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokesman Steve Lightfoot said. The vice president flew back to Washington on Sunday evening, according to his office.
Here’s a thought folks—revoke the license. Sorry Mr. Cheney, but it seems that you actually screwed up more than your partner. You know, maybe he ought to watch ranch movies like Brokeback Mountain before he decides to use another gun on a ranch. At least these guys do not “pepper each other,” or maybe they do…thank you for that sick joke.
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