Biased media pumps old Dick cheney story

tinfoil said:
http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&cf=all&ncl=dqnd_LWCsvpgL7MeMhbeRj3jAy3yM


here's a google news search. Why on earth are they dredging this old story up?
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"They" are a single Style reporter at the Washington Post. You could email him if you like. His address appears at the end of the article.


Peppered with bird shot. Thinking about that makes me a little sick. I know it's popular these days to call me and others "apologists," but just remember that a few short years ago the Vice President shot a man in the face and people insisted that VP merely peppered him with bird shot.
 
It's coming up because the guy who got shot just did an interview, and apparently dodged a question on whether or not Cheney apologized.

So defensive of Cheney, though, tinfoil....
 
NigelTufnel said:
"They" are a single Style reporter at the Washington Post. You could email him if you like. His address appears at the end of the article.


Peppered with bird shot. Thinking about that makes me a little sick. I know it's popular these days to call me and others "apologists," but just remember that a few short years ago the Vice President shot a man in the face and people insisted that VP merely peppered him with bird shot.
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?....um...he was peppered with bird shot
 
And the interview showed he was in a much more grave condition after teh shooting than we were told.

Its a new story about this guys injuries.
 
evince said:
And the interview showed he was in a much more grave condition after teh shooting than we were told.

Its a new story about this guys injuries.
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LOL...we were told...maybe the guy didn't want his injuries all public back then

this is a total horseshit story meant to distract the morons away from the fact dems are sucking in the polls and at their jobs

cheney said he felt very bad for what happened and it was one of the worst day of his life...
 
NigelTufnel said:
"They" are a single Style reporter at the Washington Post. You could email him if you like. His address appears at the end of the article.


Peppered with bird shot. Thinking about that makes me a little sick. I know it's popular these days to call me and others "apologists," but just remember that a few short years ago the Vice President shot a man in the face and people insisted that VP merely peppered him with bird shot.
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Are you really that stupid? The page I linked had a story from NPR, washington post, CNN, Daily News, etc.

You really don't see the timing of this story as ... never mind, libtard.

You are hopeless
 
cheney didn't have the right shooting permit and I also think he was drunk when the shooting occurred. The ranch owner, along with the bush spin machine, went into overdrive blaming the victim for this accident. The man had and has some very serious injuries. His speech is compromised due to a damaged larynx and he has birdshot in his eye socket, face, hands and near his heart. The man will live out his life with damage that can't be repaired.

Mr. Whittington is a gentleman, even though I don't agree with how he handled the affair, i.e. apologizing for disrupting cheney's life. cheney is an evil, amoral p.o.s. who never had the conscience or the grace to make amends for what he did. Mr. Whittington deserves to have the truth known, and cheney deserves to have his name dragged through the mud for his despicable actions.
 
Yurt said:
?....um...he was peppered with bird shot
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"The shotgun sprayed upward of 200 birdshot pellets at Whittington, causing scores of wounds. His facial lacerations were the most dramatically bloody, but the injuries to his neck and chest were the most serious. Four days after being hit, the birdshot near his heart prompted it to beat erratically, forcing him back into the intensive care unit. Doctors said Whittington suffered a mild heart attack; he thinks it was something less, a heart "event."

Still, the injuries were more dire than previously disclosed. Whittington suffered a collapsed lung. He underwent invasive exploratory surgery, as doctors probed his vital organs for signs of damage. The load from Cheney's gun came close to, but didn't damage, the carotid artery in his neck. A rupture could have been fatal, particularly since it took the better part of an hour to transport him from the vast Armstrong ranch to the Kingsville hospital."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...07173_2.html?nav=hcmodule&sid=ST2010101307297
 
christiefan915 said:
cheney didn't have the right shooting permit and I also think he was drunk when the shooting occurred. The ranch owner, along with the bush spin machine, went into overdrive blaming the victim for this accident. The man had and has some very serious injuries. His speech is compromised due to a damaged larynx and he has birdshot in his eye socket, face, hands and near his heart. The man will live out his life with damage that can't be repaired.

Mr. Whittington is a gentleman, even though I don't agree with how he handled the affair, i.e. apologizing for disrupting cheney's life. cheney is an evil, amoral p.o.s. who never had the conscience or the grace to make amends for what he did. Mr. Whittington deserves to have the truth known, and cheney deserves to have his name dragged through the mud for his despicable actions.
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total and complete lie

The vice president remained publicly silent about the shooting for four days until a television interview Wednesday when he accepted blame, saying it was "one of the worst days of my life."
http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-17/...-harry-whittington-dick-cheney?_s=PM:POLITICS
 
Yurt said:
total and complete lie

The vice president remained publicly silent about the shooting for four days until a television interview Wednesday when he accepted blame, saying it was "one of the worst days of my life."
http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-17/...-harry-whittington-dick-cheney?_s=PM:POLITICS
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I posted the recorded facts.

First, "Armstrong blamed Whittington for blundering into Cheney's line of fire, a comment that White House spokesman Scott McClellan repeated later that day."

Next, "Late yesterday, he issued a statement that did not mention the shooting but acknowledged not having paid $7 for a permit that allows him to shoot upland birds; it said he is sending a check to the state. Cheney said he expects to be issued a warning by state authorities for not obtaining the permit."

Finally, I presume you're not saying Whittington lied. From your link: "My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through this week," Whittington said.

Furthermore, cheney never apologized to Whittington. cheney saying "it was one of the worst days of my life" isn't making amends to the man. It's just whining about how the accident affected himself that put him in a bad light. If cheney had said "it was one of the worst days of Mr. Whittington's life and I apologize", or words to that effect, he would have come out of this looking a lot better.

The WH had no business sitting on this story for more than 14 hours, and letting cheney decide how and when it would be released. It was another example of the administration's furtiveness, especially since everyone involved said it was an accident.
 
Whittingtons' opinion is what counts

This is just another typical leftist attempt to misrepresent. The mans own words make clear his take on the matter no matter how much spin-smear is attempted
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Whittington says he wasn't aware that the White House initially blamed him for the accident (McClellan told reporters that Whittington failed to follow hunting "protocol" and announce his presence to Cheney). But he's not bothered to hear of it now. "Naturally, people want to make it appear that it's someone's fault," he shrugs. "I didn't care. Plain and simple, it was an accident. It could happen to anyone."

He acknowledged that his "apology" statement upon his release from the hospital could have confused the issue by suggesting he was admitting fault. "It really wasn't that," he says. "I didn't intend it that way. It was more of a sense of disappointment that it happened at all. I'm sure it must have been difficult for Mr. Cheney and his family. I still feel the same way."

In the years since, Whittington has gone hunting only a few more times. But it's not the same as it was, he says. He's not gun-shy, as his father was after his accident so many decades ago. It's just . . . different now: "Some of my enthusiasm is gone," he says.

The shooting didn't bring Cheney and Whittington any closer. Although Whittington says they've exchanged birthday greetings, they haven't seen each other for two years. The last time they met was when they attended the funeral of Anne Armstrong, the ranch owner whose invitation drew the two men together.

Despite his scars, Whittington bears no ill will toward Cheney. He calls him "a very capable and honorable man" and adds, "He's said some very kind things to me."
 
christiefan915 said:
I posted the recorded facts.

First, "Armstrong blamed Whittington for blundering into Cheney's line of fire, a comment that White House spokesman Scott McClellan repeated later that day."

Next, "Late yesterday, he issued a statement that did not mention the shooting but acknowledged not having paid $7 for a permit that allows him to shoot upland birds; it said he is sending a check to the state. Cheney said he expects to be issued a warning by state authorities for not obtaining the permit."

Finally, I presume you're not saying Whittington lied. From your link: "My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through this week," Whittington said.

Furthermore, cheney never apologized to Whittington. cheney saying "it was one of the worst days of my life" isn't making amends to the man. It's just whining about how the accident affected himself that put him in a bad light. If cheney had said "it was one of the worst days of Mr. Whittington's life and I apologize", or words to that effect, he would have come out of this looking a lot better.

The WH had no business sitting on this story for more than 14 hours, and letting cheney decide how and when it would be released. It was another example of the administration's furtiveness, especially since everyone involved said it was an accident.
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horsepucky...cheney apologized and took responsibility
 
Yurt said:
he apologized in private, you have nothing to the contrary except your political hackery

i mean seriously, the dems are fucking desperate to focus on this
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So your answer is...

"No, I don't have any proof to back my claim even though I demand proof from anyone liberal who might attempt to make a claim I disagree with."

Understood...typical Yurtsicle double standard.
 
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