The Vice President is a bad shot.
As some of you may know, our Vice President, Dick Cheney, accidentally shot his friend, Harry Whittington, while hunting quail on Sunday (source). Whittington was rushed to the hospital and taken care of immediately.
The next day, they had a press conference with the White House's press secretary wanting more details. Actually, the press conference started out differently; it was the normal boring economic thing, but the press, being the ritalin-deficient sharks that they are, would not stop asking about Cheney's hunting accident.
The biggest concern seemed to be that it took a really long time for the White House to hear about it. Of course, to the press, this means they were trying to form a cover-up. I can't help but comment on this, because it's rediculous.
A guy got shot, they rushed him to the hospital, he seems to be doing alright, and then the word gets out. Apparently, the first thing anyone should've done was to call the President, so he could raise the terror alert level to orange (although, that just might make Cheney shoot at the country because when he sees orange he fires).
Jesus fucking Christ, people. It was a hunting accident. Hunting accidents happen hundreds of times a year. It's not an uncommon thing. Whittington is lucky that he didn't get more injured than he was. The only reason people care so much is because it was Cheney who shot him.
After they made sure Whittington was taken care of, Cheney told the owner of the ranch where they were hunting to contact the local newspaper. I don't see any problem. If you were hunting with your buddies and you accidentally shot someone, would you call your boss and be like, "DUDE, I SHOT SOMEONE, TELL THE WHOLE WORLD!"? For fuck's sake.
Rest in it's-only-because-he's-a-Republican-asshole Peace.
The next day, they had a press conference with the White House's press secretary wanting more details. Actually, the press conference started out differently; it was the normal boring economic thing, but the press, being the ritalin-deficient sharks that they are, would not stop asking about Cheney's hunting accident.
The biggest concern seemed to be that it took a really long time for the White House to hear about it. Of course, to the press, this means they were trying to form a cover-up. I can't help but comment on this, because it's rediculous.
A guy got shot, they rushed him to the hospital, he seems to be doing alright, and then the word gets out. Apparently, the first thing anyone should've done was to call the President, so he could raise the terror alert level to orange (although, that just might make Cheney shoot at the country because when he sees orange he fires).
Jesus fucking Christ, people. It was a hunting accident. Hunting accidents happen hundreds of times a year. It's not an uncommon thing. Whittington is lucky that he didn't get more injured than he was. The only reason people care so much is because it was Cheney who shot him.
After they made sure Whittington was taken care of, Cheney told the owner of the ranch where they were hunting to contact the local newspaper. I don't see any problem. If you were hunting with your buddies and you accidentally shot someone, would you call your boss and be like, "DUDE, I SHOT SOMEONE, TELL THE WHOLE WORLD!"? For fuck's sake.
Rest in it's-only-because-he's-a-Republican-asshole Peace.
