II. Cheney Bear Says
… couldn’t resist that one.
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February 15, 2006
WB: Hypocritical Oath +
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Nah! I think an Elmer Fudd photoshop would have been better.
Posted by: DM | Feb 15 2006 13:59 utc | 2
I have read several comments from hunters and others in the know, here and there on the blogs, detailing the very many peculiarities in the Cheney shoot situation as described by the msm: the time it took place, one guesses it was illegal – the various positions etc. described, the behavior of quail, the fact that one of the party was in a car, etc.
These experts pretty unanimously conclude: 1) the situation as described is not quite right, not entirely comprehensible – but probably more or less correctly details what went down. 2) It shows gross negligence and terrible incompetence on the part of Cheney – so bad and so surprising that there is speculation he must have been drunk. 3) The incident will hit hard on the perception of rural people, those in communities where hunting takes place, etc. It speaks to character and ‘rightness’, which is the numbah one criteria for judging pols. What he did is basically unforgiveable.
My own interpretation (crime scene enthusiasts, refer to your sektch!), which satisfies me, in that it tightens the loose ends I myself see hanging about is:
Cheney shot the lawyer wilfully, without realising who he was.
Cheney hit the man at close range (probably much closer range than reported), on the head, neck, shoulder, top of the chest (left or right, I think left, but who knows with these police reports). The direction and angle of that shot are very bizarre and don’t correspond to aiming at quail (again, insofar as I interpret.)
Cheney was shocked and surprised, and acted instinctively. He saw Mr. W. as a threat, suddenly arisen from nowhere, and not properly placed in his ‘mental map.’ So he did what people who hold guns do, as moreover they are out to shoot, primed to focus on targets – he shot.
One should not forget that Cheney must feel himself to be a potential target for attack or assassination, it is not unknown for US higher authorities. His minders (there must have been some?) would have been unworried – the rural scene, lack of unknown people or crowds, the closed and ‘safe’ setting, the fun atmosphere, a kind of time-out ambiance, would have brought their vigilance down to nil. They would not have imagined that the danger came
from Cheney himself
as their mandate is to protect Cheney, not innocent bystanders.
Well, my speculations — it is a free for all, right?
Nevertheless, this incident shows, in a sort of twisted way, that the higher reaches of Gvmt. in the US are like royalty in the Middle Ages.
Posted by: Noisette | Feb 15 2006 16:45 utc | 3
I don’t see Cheney as being panicky… we’ve been watching him for six years now, and I’ve yet to see him do something that gave me that impression.
Then again, Bush still has 30% or so of the country convinced he’s a well-meaning buffoon, too.
I honestly think that it was simply a stupid hunting accident, an act of gross negligence with a gun.
We put other people in jail for such things, by the way.
Subtlety is lost on these guys
Whittington – shotgun to the face
Daschle – your anthrax in in the mail
whether ’tis in Senate Chambers
or on the Field of Quail
the message is the same:
Thugs Rule
….
Posted by: hanshan | Feb 15 2006 17:30 utc | 5
He’ll do his little dance today:
“Fox News reports that Brit Hume will interview Dick Cheney today. They will be showing clips from the interview throughout the day, with the full interview to air around 2:00 pm ET on Faux News.”
Posted by: beq | Feb 15 2006 17:51 utc | 6
Speaking of anthrax, Hidden history of US germ testing
It’s very hard to try and put today’s ethics on standards 20, 30, 40 years ago
-Dr Michael Kilpatrick
ba da bing!
Posted by: Uncle $cam | Feb 15 2006 18:33 utc | 7
and he’ll dance to this?
But what’s confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me lucifer
’cause I’m in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I’ll lay your soul to waste, um yeah
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, um yeah
But what’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down
Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!
Tell me baby, what’s my name
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name
Tell me baby, what’s my name
In other words, blame the victim time…
Posted by: anna missed | Feb 15 2006 18:40 utc | 8
Keith you may be right…but then.. A VP of the most powerful country in the world not being either smart enough or protected enough to avoid such ugly consequences..leads to musings.
Posted by: Noisette | Feb 15 2006 19:28 utc | 9
Hey – it’s the Great State of Texas –
no penalty for hunting humans out of season
….
Posted by: hanshan | Feb 15 2006 20:29 utc | 11
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