They mean among quail . . .
Quail are organizing and
will switch to the 'Rats . . .
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Posted on 02/13/2006 5:16:58 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein on
February 13, 2006 - 08:06
Good Morning America took took a double-barrelled blast at the Vice President Cheney this morning over his accidental shooting of a quail-hunting companion, suggesting the White House might have tried to cover up the incident, and also calling into question his version of events.
GMA did at first describe the accident as having occurred because the victim, attorney Harry Whittington, failed to observe the quail-hunting rule by which hunters remain in a single line as they advance, indicating that the accident occurred after Whittington left the line to retrieve a bird from the tall grass.
But GMA host Charlie Gibson later claimed that there was "growing political fallout" from the incident, wondering:
"Why didn't the White House tell everyone when this accident happened? Why did they wait so long and did that make a bad situation even worse?"
Normally, the MSM loves to hate talk radio and the pajamahadeen of the blogosphere, but when it suits their purposes . . . ABC White House reporter Jessica Yellin stated that it took the VP's office nearly 24 hours to go public with the incident, adding:
"That delay has prompted speculation online and on talk radio that perhaps Mr. Cheney was hoping to cover up the incident.
So GMA wouldn't offer up the cover-up conspiracy theory on its own, but used the convenient hook of reporting that others - those disreputable new-media types - had.
Gibson then interviewed Kathryn Garcia, the youthful reporter at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times who broke the story. Garcia, manning the paper's news desk on a sleepy Sunday morning, had this world-class story fall into her lap when ranch-owner Katharine Armstrong called in and couldn't find the reporter she was looking for.
Gibson tried to lure Garcia into second-guessing Armstrong and Cheney's account of the accident:
"I know that she told you that Mr. Whittington did not follow protocol and came up from behind the VP and didn't announce that he was there having gone off to fetch a quail. But we've talked to a bunch of hunters who say they've never heard of that, that there's no protocol like that. That the real problem is that the shooter has to be aware of where everyone in his party may be. Do you know anything about hunting protocol?"
The engaging Ms. Garcia wouldn't buy into Gibson's theory. Disclaiming much knowledge of hunting, she did allow that while "you're supposed to look before shooting, I think it would have been smart for Mr. Whittington to announce his presence."
Sorry, Charlie!
"The health or lack thereof of the President of the United States is rightfully the concern of the citizenry."
WTH does the President have to do with this? AND, had this NEVER been reported, would the health of the VP or Pres been changed?? NO
They mean among quail . . .
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When the media is all done with all their slamming of Cheney, WHITTINGTON will make a statement and give it to the media with both barrels!!
The media are VERY STUPID sometimes. They'll wind up in their own pile of cr**.
Proves my point. I wouldn't tell you if I wuz. LOL
I still crack up every time I read or hear about Kerry's "hunting" technique.
Specially those AK 47 ones. You know, the ones in 12 gage that shoot a million times before the trigger is even pulled. We should at least see to it that the chillren don't get them.:>)
Lighten up, Francis.
What's the big deal? It was "8" shot right? Small, small pellets. They are making hay out of this like it was buckshot or a slug!!
We lived in that Montana paradise in Kalispell and I went to Somers many times. What great memories! Now Monatana has been taken over by libs and the super rich from Calipornia
All that smells is B.S. The press resembles that old saying about pilots - "Pile it here and Pile it there".
nice that the Texas reporter didn't take the bait
And they like Big Sky in their mailing address for that sound bite.
Obviously Cheney and his buddy were shooting at the same beer can pyramid from opposite side of the field. Somebody was bound to catch some pellets - - happens all the time. No biggie.
I do understand Cheney hunting for quail in this part of Texas. There's NO better hunting place for quail than south Texas. My grand dad always went quail hunting in the Valley, and always got more than his limit. LOL
Please don't put your words in my mouth. You brought up "right" and "wrong."
That said, the Veep is a public figure and I believe I have a right to know what happened - including the reason for the delay in getting the story out.
In a related story, the AP has also learned that the vice president may be suffering from hemorrhoids, but that his office has made no attempt to keep the press or the public informed of his condition. "Sure, on occasion he moons us, but none of us are proctologists," one AP bureau reporter complained. "Just because we ARE a__holes doesn't mean we KNOW a__holes."
Let GMA whip themselves into a frenzy over a non-story. It keeps them from doing other, treasonous things for a while.
Because it's nobody's d*mn business?!
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