Posted on 02/13/2006 5:16:58 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Agreed. However, I doubt the Administration wants the media to carry this any longer than necessary. That's why I doubt we'll see such a campaign.
As for 'buckshot', I sent an email to Friends@foxnews.com letting them know about this gaffe. I read, either on this or some other post, that it was actually a 28 guage with #8 shot.
Fox News doesn't have many camera faces that understand guns. I heard them refer a while back to a shotgun as a 'rifle'. Sheesh! I also cleared them up on that. Most MSM dufus' don't have a clue.
It's a Texas thing. Texans, particularly older Texans don't have a lot to say in an event like this. Having been peppered with bird shot many times in the past, I can assure you that most hunters down here put it behind them not considering it to be a personal affront by the shooter. IT JUST HAPPENDS! You go on with the hunt and dig the shot out with your Buck knife later. Not worth talking about. Us old Texans don't talk to the press unless we have to because we know they won't get the story right any way.
Andrea Mitchell is Barbra Streisand on peyote.
I watched the irresponsbile reporting of MSNBC this morning and they are headling this story and damned near treating it like an attempted murder.
Also, we all had hunting dogs that ran and retrieved the downed birds. Our wonderful springer spaniel, Bill, got his limit far faster than any other hunter because he always found birds downed by other hunters and dutifully brought them to Dad. I would never, but never, run to pick up a bird.
"AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Little Guys who take on the government rarely win, unless the Little Guy is a guy like Harry Whittington.
Whittington, an Austin lawyer, is very rich, very stubborn and very patient qualities that come in handy if, like him, you're waging a long legal battle against the city.
Six years ago, Austin condemned a downtown block Whittington's family owned to build a $10.5 million parking garage. Whittington's been fighting the city ever since. He racked up two legal victories last year, and on Friday racked up a third: The Texas Supreme Court denied the city's request to hear an appeal, which basically re-affirms a prior ruling in Whittington's favor.
The city law department, which has spent $387,000 on the case, doesn't plan to throw in the towel just yet. It can and will choose from two options, Austin's chief of litigation, Anne Morgan, said: Ask the state Supreme Court again to hear the case or argue the case in a county court trial, which Austin never had a chance to do.
Bring it on, says Whittington, who seems unfazed at having spent "hundreds of thousands of dollars" on his legal fees. He says his winning streak should give comfort to property owners unnerved by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of city condemnations.
"This," Whittington, 78, said of his lawsuit, "shows how the judicial system should work if you stay with it."
The MSM is reporting that the same greenhouse gases that cause global warming can also distort a person's vision and alter the intended path of a shotgun loads.
If the White House is so good at cover ups then why did the story get out in literally hours? Maybe because there was no cover up???
As far as the junior reporter "breaking" the story, I would call it dumb luck she happened to answer the phone when the ranch owner called in to report the story. It didn't require any investigation or talent to uncover anything since it was all laid out for her.
I used to shoot skeet with my old Rem 1148 in 28, it's difficult! Occasionally I would catch a clay with just one pellet, and it wouldn't even break.
I have noticed that it has a similar effect on Oldsmobiles.
"Having been peppered with bird shot many times in the past, I can assure you that most hunters down here put it behind them not considering it to be a personal affront by the shooter."
The horror!!! We must ban all shotguns NOW!!! /sarcasm
How many times did they reload while they were repeatedly shooting him? And when is the funeral?
LOL
Beautiful state, Montana. My mother moved there with her family in the 30's from North Dakota. She graduated from high school in Somers, not far from Kalispell. We visited there once when I was a kid around 1953 when my grandfather passed away. I'll always remember the beauty of the place.
Yep, like this was an earthshaking event in the scheme of world affairs today. They'll use anything to distractfrom the oncoming reports of Harry Reid's involvement with Abramhoff's lobbying. I suppose that Gore's treasonous words in SA made front page too. NOT
I saw Charlie Gibson this morning, he was pathetic, a real disgrace.
The difference between birdshot and buckshot. The birdshot is in the top row and the buckshot is on the bottom. One report says that the accidental shooting involved size 8 birdshot.
"I don't need to have a reason for wanting to know why it took so long to get the story out."
So YOU are charged with determining right and wrong. I shall check with you when the need arises!
Leni
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