RJ Eskow: Cheney's Chappaquiddick II: The Real Story Emerges [Huffington Post garbage]

YahoooNews ^ | 2/15/2004 | RJ Eskow

[Tulsa Ramjet]

"Ted Kennedy's turned his personal life around..."

No matter how much you shine a turd, it still stinks.

[weegee]

The Nation?

Better get a fact checker to look over the story before looking at anything in that rag...

Enron, Bush and the Houston Astros

Originally published on January 17, 2002, the article began,

When George W. Bush co-owned the Houston Astros and construction began on a new stadium, Kenneth Lay agreed to spend $100 million over thirty years for rights to name the park after Enron.

The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto pointed out that Bush was a part owner of the Texas Rangers, not the Houston Astros. Someone at The Nation dutifully modified the lead of Bivens article to read,

When George W. Bush co-owned the Texas Rangers and construction began on a new stadium, Kenneth Lay agreed to spend $100 million over thirty years for rights to name the park after Enron.

The only problem with this, of course, is that it is the Astros, not the Rangers, that play at Enron Field. The Rangers play at the Ballpark in Arlington. Taranto suggests that an accurate lead would have looked like this,

A year after George W. Bush sold his interest in the Texas Rangers, construction began on a new stadium for the Houston Astros, and Kenneth Lay agreed to spend $100 million over thirty years for rights to name the latter team's park after Enron.

[OldFriend]

Turning your life around seems to mean he hasn't left anyone to drown in his car lately?

[ex-Texan]

I did not hit breaking news when I posted the piece. I hit editorial.

[Howlin]

The MSNBC story, which appeared only briefly before the website was scrubbed for reasons not yet explained

Perhaps it wasn't true?

[GrandEagle]

come clean about Vince Foster.
Come on now. Surely you can't dispute that the guy shot himself twice in a park? (/sarcasm)

[Buffettfan]

Media Makes Scandal of Cheney "Shooting"

RUSH: So let me ask you a question, folks: What would you rather do? "Would you rather go hunting with Dick Cheney or riding in a car over a bridge with Ted Kennedy?" You go riding in a car over a bridge with Ted Kennedy, he's going to run off if an accident happens and you won't see him again, and it's too late. You go hunting with Dick Cheney and an accident happens and he'll take you to the hospital.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_021306/content/stop_the_tape.member.html

[Wil H]

He is an even bigger POS today than he was 40 years ago.

..And STILL a drunk and a womaniser..

[joylyn]

Since when is it inappropriate to go hunting with women other than your wives?

[Tulsa Ramjet]

At least Cheney's victim was looking at him, and not some kid in a loincloth being shot in the back running away through the bush in Nam.

[Howlin]

So true.

[Petronski]

Strangely. Dick Cheney has been ducking the press all day.

That's demonstrably untrue. He gave Brit Hume an interview to be aired today.

[Buffettfan]

Here's the real Chappaquiddick:

http://fatboy.cc/index.htm

[frankjr]

Here is another blurb about the beer I posted:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1579043/posts?page=202#202

It sounds like NBC realize it was a lame connection to make so they pulled it.

[roses of sharon]

LOL, there are many here, somewhat like the DNC media posers, its a guilty pleasure of mine, picking out the posers.

I keep track of them on every "Bush is Evil" thread for the last years.

The talking points are nearly word for word from the moonbats sites.

[Howlin]

But he does now need to start speaking to this precise issue and to all of the other questions that have been raised -- and, no, it is not enough for the vice president to take a few softballs on Fox News, the administration's house network, as the White House crisis management team arranged for him to do at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday.

Who didn't know that was coming?

[Howlin]

The left wing media are claiming the Secret Service would not allow local law enforcement to speak with Cheney after the incident happened.

That is an absolute lie.

The Secret Service called the local sheriff within ten minutes of the shooting and they agreed to meet the next morning.

Stop lying.

[hophead]

Wow! Imagine that! Going hunting WITHOUT your wife. What a hoot.

[oldironsides]

Cheney will never live theis down. No matter what he does, he will always be dogged by this hunting accident. Hllary thinks Cheney should be more open about the entire matter. We have been waiting for her to explain Vince Foster FBI files and the heavy hand she had on her husbands conquests . I am all for full disclosure and quick information to the media. How about it Mz Hill? More about high ranking Fosters death.

[Howlin]

Yep yep...........LOL.