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See Dick. Run! (Hunting Accident and Incident Report)
The Smoking Gun ^ | 2/13/06 | na

Posted on 02/13/2006 5:31:35 PM PST by frankjr

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department today issued a report on Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting Saturday of a fellow quail hunter on a sprawling Texas ranch. The hunting accident report, a copy of which you can find below, briefly recounts how Cheney plugged Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Austin lawyer, with birdshot in the face, neck, and chest. According to the state report, Cheney was wearing a "blaze orange" cap and "coat/vest" and brown trousers and was toting an Italian-made Perazzi .28-caliber shotgun. In addition to the document's release, wildlife officials reported today that while Cheney had purchased a valid non-resident hunting license, he did not obtain a required "upland game bird stamp." As a result, a warning citation--which carries no fine or penalty--will be issued to Cheney, which state officials described as "routine." And as for whether Cheney would have needed to previously take a hunters education course, state wildlife officials noted that such classes are only required of hunters born on or after September 2, 1971. Cheney was born January 30, 1941. While yet to release its report on the shooting, the Kenedy County Sheriff's Office this afternoon issued a press release noting that an "investigation reveals that there was no alcohol, or misconduct involved in the incident." In an interview with deputies, Whittington "collaborated Vice President Cheney's statement," according to the release, which concluded, "This was no more than a hunting accident." (3 pages)


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KEYWORDS: accident; cheney; gunsafety; harrywhittington; smearcampaign; zogbyism
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To: Made in USA

That picture is just what came to my mind when I heard the Lib Whine Machine turn to how long it took for the VP to report the accident.


61 posted on 02/13/2006 6:36:50 PM PST by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American (Keep the adults in charge of Congress.)
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To: Peach
"Someone needs to slap Ron Reagan silly."

In Ronnie's case that would, obviously, be a BITCH slap.

62 posted on 02/13/2006 6:39:16 PM PST by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American (Keep the adults in charge of Congress.)
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To: Brilliant

But it is a start. lol


63 posted on 02/13/2006 6:39:58 PM PST by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: clawrence3

I used to enjoy hunting ducks, but it got so I couldnt keep up with the laws. Hunting licenses , federal stamps you have to sign the stamp, deer stamps ,duck stamps, turkey stamps,upland bird stamps, its all a joke, a way to rob hunters. Then they fly around in airplanes listen to hunters speaking to each other with sophisticated listening devices,binoculars, Then you can kill domestic geese and not wild ones part of the season and the other way around another part, sometime you can shoot males and not females. It was just too much hassle and expense. Who wants to buy a $26.00 license a $8.00 stamp, pay $100 dollars to rent a blind and be allowed to shoot one Goose? Its nuts.


64 posted on 02/13/2006 6:42:42 PM PST by sgtbono2002
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To: bpjam
"Maybe somebody ought to point that the Teddy Kennedy actually killed somebody and see if this still means that Cheney's incident is serious"

On a talking head show this fellow named Hennican began to defend Gore's blasting of American at the bin Laden hosted event in Saudi Arabia by saying, "at least he didn't shoot anyone".. The Republican was caught flat footed but should have responded, "at least he didn't rape someone" (referring to Clinton admin. which Gore was complicate with"
65 posted on 02/13/2006 6:48:00 PM PST by School of Rational Thought (Republican - The thinking people's party)
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To: frankjr
The song snippet that should strike fear into enemies of the U.S... Cheney Gotta Gun
66 posted on 02/13/2006 6:48:07 PM PST by MCH
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To: clawrence3
An average of 16 days per hunter? I also noticed from that story that the other hunter in Cheney's group was Pamela Willeford, the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland.

A remarkably low death rate. Thanks for the info on Ms. Willeford; I've been wondering who the 'other hunter' was. Guess she'll be staying neutral...

67 posted on 02/13/2006 6:48:16 PM PST by O Neill (Aye, Katie Scarlett, the ONLY thing that lasts is the land...)
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To: frankjr

Before the boogey man goes to bed he checks the closet for Dick Cheney.


68 posted on 02/13/2006 6:49:17 PM PST by Poser (Willing to fight for oil)
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To: Rte66
I wonder which of the deputies or writers caught Whittington "collaborating" with Mr Cheney on the story.

And, is there anyone who can corroborate the collaboration?

69 posted on 02/13/2006 6:52:37 PM PST by O Neill (Aye, Katie Scarlett, the ONLY thing that lasts is the land...)
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To: Graymatter

Q And then the further details, then, unfolded throughout the course of the early morning Sunday?

MR. McCLELLAN: That's correct, additional details, additional information was coming out.

Q On Sunday morning at 6:00 a.m., you were clear, personally, that the Vice President had, in fact, been the shooter?

MR. McCLELLAN: That's correct. That's correct.

Q Thank you.

Q Wait, wait, hold on. Human beings are not normally this inefficient. I mean, was the Vice President immediately clear that he had accidentally shot his friend, or not? Or did that information become available later? You make it seem like there's all this information that had to develop.

MR. McCLELLAN: I wouldn't suggest that at all. I'm sure that that was the case. I mean, Mrs. Armstrong was there and saw that --

Q I don't understand what information had to trickle in?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, David, again, what's important when it happened was to make sure the medical care was getting to --

Q Fair enough.

MR. McCLELLAN: -- Mr. Whittington.

Q Fair enough.

MR. McCLELLAN: That's where all the attention was focused, and making sure he was getting to the hospital --

Q That's been stipulated here. Everybody agrees that that's fine.

MR. McCLELLAN: That's correct.


70 posted on 02/13/2006 6:54:36 PM PST by petercooper (Win the war. Confirm the judges. Cut the taxes. Control the spending. Seal the borders.)
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To: Poser
Before the boogey man goes to bed he checks the closet for Dick Cheney.

Dick Cheney, Texas Ranger. Ole Chuck Norris better start lookin' in his rearview mirror. There's a new head honcho in town. And he don't take kindly to lawyers, or Hollywood types for that matter.

71 posted on 02/13/2006 7:00:04 PM PST by MCH
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To: Mike Darancette

Not to nit-pik but the .410 is a caliber.


72 posted on 02/13/2006 7:05:30 PM PST by Edison
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To: Herford Turley

LOL. I think we could sell lottery tickets for that event :-)


73 posted on 02/13/2006 7:05:42 PM PST by Peach (Hillary ran over a cop and didn't even stop.)
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To: BallyBill
Wasn't the gun that killed JFK Italian made too? Coincidence, I think NOT!

Yes, a Carcano...with a broken scope, twisted barrel & erratic pump action whatchamacallit for re-loading, purchased mail order & shipped Parcel Post to 'A. Hidell'. The coincidences mount. It now appears that Cheney DID bag the quail, whose corpse was illegally flown to Washington, away from Texas jurisdiction, and now the bird's brain has turned up missing...

74 posted on 02/13/2006 7:05:59 PM PST by O Neill (Aye, Katie Scarlett, the ONLY thing that lasts is the land...)
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To: Peach

:-)


75 posted on 02/13/2006 7:33:35 PM PST by Herford Turley (Conservatism will save America)
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To: ElkGroveDan

My BIL has one.


76 posted on 02/13/2006 7:36:27 PM PST by tiki
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To: Made in USA
Got any pictures of Fort Marcy Park too?

;-)

77 posted on 02/13/2006 8:08:40 PM PST by beyond the sea (Let's give them something to talk about............. howaboutlovelovelove?)
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To: Ukiapah Heep
Elect, and Rearm Cheney in 2008! ----

****

LOL.

78 posted on 02/13/2006 8:10:25 PM PST by beyond the sea (Let's give them something to talk about............. howaboutlovelovelove?)
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To: frankjr
28-caliber shotgun.

So what is the record for touchdowns by the Boston Red Sox?

79 posted on 02/13/2006 8:11:44 PM PST by groanup (Shred for Ian)
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To: BallyBill

Italian Mannlicher-Carcano M91/38 bolt-action rifle


80 posted on 02/13/2006 8:12:29 PM PST by beyond the sea (Let's give them something to talk about............. howaboutlovelovelove?)
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