Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot............................

[Kevin Palmer]

OK, so I baited you a bit. Here is the rest of the sentence...



"Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a hunting trip in Texas, The Associated Press reports."



This just came across my PDA.



Details should be available at CNN soon...

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Here is the article from CNN, link below....





Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter

Texas lawyer 'alert and doing fine' in Corpus Christi hospital



Sunday, February 12, 2006; Posted: 3:54 p.m. EST (20:54 GMT)





WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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.

 

[Nelson Atwell]

I guess if I pick up a sport when I retire, it will be fishing. Thank God the guy is gonna be OK.

 

[Frank Marano]

thank god that guy is going to get paid a huge sum of cash to shut the hell up, lol

 

[Greg A]

I know this will upset a few..





I always get a smile on my face when one hunter shoots another....

 

[Robert Cuenca]

what people should be upset about is that our tax dollars are going to foot the bill for this "friends" medical expenses. and you know there wil be no expense spared

 

[Brian Curry]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it usually the other way around?

 

[Patrick Wilson]

First we will shoot the lawyers...



The VP will be source of many jokes from the late night comedians for the next few weeks.

 

[biznaga]

Wanna bet the guy he shot was a Democrat?

 

[Roy Smith]

as long as he was a democrat and a lawyer,good shootin','bout time there was a season!!!:wacko:

 

[Dale Carter]

Gwac, you are an idiot and a poor excuse for a human being.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

What gets me is that the hunting insident happened yesterday, but was not reported until today.? What gets me is how anyone that shoots a hunting companion is the face makes me question his ability to be vice president.

 

[Jenn D]

Sadly, I can understand the ironic humor in gwac's comment.

 

[Tom Schindler]

Jenn,



Please explain the humor because I must agree with Dale.



Anyone that is against hunting needs to learn that we, as humans, has interupted the food chain in the wild and we must step in to control the population. Controling the population is essential to the survival of the species.



Personally, I do not enjoy hunting, but I do support hunter rights.





Tom

 

[Jenn D]

The irony I see in his comment is the hunter being the hunted. Period.



Hey, I hunt and I fish. I understand the benefits of both. I understand that overpopulation of a species is hurtful on ecosystems. I have recently even had to defend myself on that point. There are many lakes here in FL that are overrun by speckled perch (which happen to be good eating too). When I got questioned as to the number of fish I was removing (within state set limit), I was offended. Anyone who tagets this species knows that in this time of year, you can literally catch hundreds in a day. However, several lakes are completely overrun and the small bait fish population is basically decimated. Have I mentioned they are excellent to eat too?



I never said I agree with his comment because as it stands, I dont' think he meant the irony of it.

 

[Greg A]

Dale



Why am I an idiot and a poor excuse for a human being Dale?



This should be good....

 

[Greg A]

Tom



Have a good read and maybe you will realize its not about controlling the population

for most hunters.



http://www.sharkonline.org/hunting/issue-deer-blood.html



http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-blackbears.html

http://www.well.com/user/davidu/hunting.html







How many animals have been hunted to extinction or near extinction Tom.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

This has the potential of going down hill fast....

 

[Jenn D]

Gwac,



The link you posted is the exception, not the norm. MOST hunters actually do practice and spend many hours perfecting their shooting to ensure that a kill is as quick and easy as possible. There is a "sweet spot" (if I may call it that) that produces an almost instant kill. It is up to the hunter to be responsible. If you understand "controlling the population" then don't attack it, attack the hunters who are inexperienced and lack the proper training and safety.

 

[Greg A]

Jenn



You want hunt and eat the animal, i have no problem. You want to hunt for

the sake of blowing away something then I have a problem....



Curious wasn`t the bald eagle almost killed to extinction and how about those

buffalos, i guest when we wipe them into extinction it was for population

control.