Could Someone Please Explain . . .
Update: As reader Jo reminded me, Vice President Cheney wasn't even shooting with buckshot -- it was birdshot.
Why the press is in such a lather about the Vice President accidentally hitting a hunting companion with some buckshot?
Seems to me that liberal anti-gun hysteria is rearing its ugly head. It'll be interesting to see what the Democrats have to say . . . especially the ones who, every few years, claim to be such great proponents of hunting.
Let's hear it, gentlemen. The red state hunters are listening.
Why the press is in such a lather about the Vice President accidentally hitting a hunting companion with some buckshot?
Seems to me that liberal anti-gun hysteria is rearing its ugly head. It'll be interesting to see what the Democrats have to say . . . especially the ones who, every few years, claim to be such great proponents of hunting.
Let's hear it, gentlemen. The red state hunters are listening.
posted by LadybugUSA at 7:02 PM
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Carol - I'm reasonably pro-Cheney (and red-state) in general, but I have some problems with this episode.
Cardinal rule of hunting: When in doubt, d-o n-o-t s-h-o-o-t.
This was surely an accident, I agree. Nobody wanted anyone hurt. But charges of recklessness or arrogance or pseudo-certainty (aka being a moron) are not what the veep needs.
The whole administration needs to practice some humility. And I like them!
You rightly chastise the Dems as being out of touch. Um, stating that a veep pulling the trigger when in doubt is no big deal sounds a bit out of touch to me.
A couple of minor points - It wasn't Buckshot - it was Birdshot - Birdshot stings like heck, but is not harmfull - unless you are NOT wearing proctective glasses.
Also - The Shootee changed his position and approached the party WITHOUT announcing himself. That was a major mistakes.
I don't think that the Veep did anything wrong.
However now we have 2 VP's who have shot people while in office -- Chaney and Aaron Burr. (Burr's situation was quite different.
Flomblog writes, " I don't think that the Veep did anything wrong." With all due respect, Flomblog, have you ever been hunting?
According to the published accounts, Vice President Cheney spun around and fired without first determining there was a person in his path. The first thing you learn when hunting in a group is that you never, ever, ever "spin" around and shoot--you just don't do it--no sane and sober person one ever does it.
Here's the NRA version of my rule above...
"Know your target and what is beyond.
Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second."
Trying to blame the Vice President's blatant failure to follow the most basic of gun safety rules on his hunting companion is completely unacceptable.
Dems are quail hunting. In the past they were quayle hunting.
I think this IS a news-worthy story. The Vice-President shot a man for goodness sake! People want to know what happened.
I agree with Mr. Twister (eeeewwww!), the Vice President is the one at fault. Trying to make excuses is just plain silly.
As far as political impact or fallout, I predict zero.
yep, it's too bad this was handled badly. It gives the Dems willing accomplices in the press lots of ammo. And have you seen that ammo? Have they no shame? CBS reenacting the incident with broom sticks? It should have been reported with the straight seriousness of the incident, and yes Cheney should have immediately called Valerie Plame to explain what happened.
There are now more important issues of the day. Like obstructionist Democrats clogging our government and wasting tax payer money with each and every obstruction. Everytime a toilet in my house gets clogged...
Wow, just wow.
Check out how THIS liberal (in a podcast) has connected the dots on the hunting incident with the CIA "leak". And she truly believes it...that's some good Kool-Aid!
Ah, but how do you know I'm not Carol? Maybe I *am* Carol, disagreeing with myself for the sake of generating controversy and increasing site traffic.
Kidding. Totally kidding. But thanks for the kind words.
Someone else mentioned a "CBS News" -- sorry, should I know who or what that is? It sounds familiar . . .
Jesse Larner:
"...Cheney is an evil, evil man,. much worse than Bush, who is merely an ignorant, silly little narcissist..."
Good Grief! What have either of these men done to deserve these kinds of comments?
>>... stating that a veep pulling the trigger when in doubt is no big deal sounds a bit out of touch to me.>>
First, you assume that the veep was in doubt when he pulled the trigger...I've seen no such statement.
Second, the "big deal" isn't really about the hunting accident, it's because the press wasn't in the manner to which they have become accustomed. In other words, it's all about _them_.
Incidentally, notice that not only the anti-gun crowd is out and baying, but also the "don't kill the poor little birdies" group.
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