No fine/court appearance necessary. It was a general "hey, you did a bad thing, now don't do it again" citation.

[Edited on February 13, 2006 at 8:51 PM. Reason : dos, putas]

2/13/2006 8:51:33 PM

do you get one for spraying a man in the face with shotgun pellets?

2/13/2006 8:52:26 PM

Not if it's an "accident." And especially not if you're the vice president.

2/13/2006 8:53:32 PM

Right, I forgot, laws dont apply.

2/13/2006 9:18:36 PM

Government of men, represent!

2/13/2006 9:22:34 PM

http://cheneyhax.ytmnd.com/
http://ogcheney.ytmnd.com/
http://dickchaneyshotanigga.ytmnd.com/



[Edited on February 13, 2006 at 9:40 PM. Reason : ]

2/13/2006 9:35:41 PM

I MEAN
HE SHOT A GUY IN THE FACE FOLKS
AND HE'S HOME LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED

2/13/2006 9:45:14 PM

If the (Vice) President does it, it's not illegal.

Anyone see Countdown? Olbermann's caption: Cheney's Got a Gun. I LOL'd.

[Edited on February 13, 2006 at 9:48 PM. Reason : ...]

2/13/2006 9:48:21 PM

spell potato wrong, you're branded for life

shoot a dude in the face, eh, no big deal

2/13/2006 10:11:53 PM

i love that the administration is blaming the victim

COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM STRIKES AGAIN!

2/13/2006 10:12:09 PM

^^^ missed that but sounds damn funny

[Edited on February 13, 2006 at 10:13 PM. Reason : ^^^^^U^%u67^^6]

2/13/2006 10:12:35 PM

So hunting is dangerous. Accidents can and do happen obviously.

So why is our vice-president hunting?

Some athletes are forced to sign contracts saying they won't drive wrecklessly or base jump or whatever. Shouldn't the vice-president also avoid dangerous hobbies for his time in office?

2/13/2006 10:54:56 PM

we'd all be praising the vice president hunting if the birds had been behind him

2/13/2006 10:58:29 PM

Quote :

"I MEAN HE SHOT A GUY IN THE FACE FOLKS AND HE'S HOME LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED"

I don't get it. Is it standard procedure to lock joe hunter up when joe hunter accidentally shoots someone and the victim doesn't press charges? If it is then yeah, there is an issue. If it isn't then people are blowing this way out of proportion .

BTW:

http://dickhunt.ytmnd.com/

[Edited on February 14, 2006 at 7:53 AM. Reason : -]

2/14/2006 7:41:12 AM

ahhh

dickhunt

2/14/2006 7:42:11 AM

http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2006/02/cheneys_got_a_g.html

2/14/2006 10:16:54 AM

Quote :

"After difficulty getting information from Cheney's staff, ABC News learned from sources mostly outside the White House that the vice president's Secret Service contingent had notified the local sheriff an hour after the vice president accidentally shot prominent Texas lawyer Harry Whittington with a pellet gun while hunting for quail."

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/007677.php

as atrios says (http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_02_12_atrios_archive.html#113993051199395409)

Pellet gun.


Pellet gun.





Pellet gun.

2/14/2006 10:50:39 AM

im amazed that this is even a news story, other than the celebrity factor

2/14/2006 10:52:26 AM

SHOW 'EM HOW WE DO IT AT THE RANCH, DICK

2/14/2006 10:54:08 AM

I'm still confused why the press is flipping out that they didn't immediately release news of this to the world.

Seems like the kind of thing you'd want to keep a lid on until you know the full scope of the situation and make sure there aren't any miscommunications (what if it was the vp that was shot and someone misunderstood it to be his friend that was shot -- that would look stupid then if they released the wrong info)

2/14/2006 11:04:19 AM

it's sort of a boy-who-cried-wolf situation. When you constantly lie and hold back information, then we find out about something you didn't tell us, we assume you were holding back information for the same reasons you always do - because you're doing something wrong

2/14/2006 11:05:43 AM

reaaaaaching

2/14/2006 11:08:08 AM

dems are just pissed this didnt happen when cheney was hunting with scalia

2/14/2006 11:12:35 AM

wouldn't wish death or pain on anyone - even scalia. not that i'd mind if he died, but I wouldn't WISH death on him

2/14/2006 11:16:53 AM

I shot my father in the face with a shotgun...and that was a 12 gauge.

2/14/2006 12:09:49 PM

First, it is so amusing that the republican talk-show folks are trying to minimize the shooting accident. I call it the "Brassky Defense"
"Hunters shoot each other all the time, what's the big deal?" "I've been shot before by fellow hunters, and I laughed it off" "Cheney and I shoot ech other all the time, like playing tag"

These politicians keep piling more and more taxes and fees upon us, and then try to get around paying them. Yes it's only a $7.00 bird-tax stamp. But their main weapon is taxation, it should be sacred to them. Nothing encourages tax rebellion more than witnessing the Taxers trying to evade the very taxes they impose.

2/14/2006 12:22:52 PM

not to stand up for homeboy or anything

but they paid enough money to cover it all initially, they just billed him for something he already had

ps
if dude was in ICU why are people acting like this is no big deal

i mean, ICU for 3 days is kinda big

2/14/2006 12:30:01 PM

Half a page of this thread was spent dicussing the birds instead of the guy who got SHOT IN THE FACE.

I'll admit it, I chuckled.

2/14/2006 12:37:53 PM

Quote :

"why are people acting like this is no big deal"

...do you really need an explanation?

2/14/2006 12:54:35 PM

^^it's well known that he is in stable condition.

[Edited on February 14, 2006 at 12:58 PM. Reason : []

2/14/2006 12:57:45 PM

Terry Schiavo spent years in stable condition.

2/14/2006 1:00:16 PM

^^^^ the guy's alive. the birds aren't, and they are hunted en masse for no explainable reason. it's not even sportsmanlike

[Edited on February 14, 2006 at 1:00 PM. Reason : m]

2/14/2006 1:00:21 PM

Oh, come on, hippie. No explainable reason? I'm sure you can come up with at least a few explanations.

2/14/2006 1:04:28 PM

Wouldn't it have been fun if they did a breathylzer test on the Veep. I'm pretty sure they would've found a few beers in him. In most states, drinking and hunting is a no-no..not sure about Texas.

I believe I read that they were "road-hunting" or shooting critters from their vehicles. I'm not a hunter, but I think that road-hunting canned animals is considered pretty whimpy in the hunting world. Cheney's party shot about 400 pen-raised captive pheasants, Perhaps some real hunters can comment on this.

Cheney's Xmas card sent out last year included this quote from Ben Franklin
"And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?"


Regarding the tax question, yes Cheney had a valid hunting permit but failed to have a Upland Game Bird Stamp on his hunting license. That is why he was fined.

2/14/2006 1:04:42 PM

TDS was all over this. so much comedy.

2/14/2006 1:05:08 PM

They were all over it like the shot from Vice President Dick Cheney's shotgun was all over A 78-YEAR OLD MAN'S FACE.

2/14/2006 1:17:18 PM

fox's morning show was playing clips of rob cordry

2/14/2006 1:17:56 PM

Quote :

"I'm pretty sure they would've found a few beers in him."

you're basing this assumption on what?

a man with cheney's heart condition is probably on any number of medicaitons, including most likely a form of blood thinner, which precludes him from drinking

...not to stick up for the guy

2/14/2006 1:19:43 PM

IT AINT OVER YET

the "peppering" has somehow resulted in a heart attack, some birdshot moved and lodged into the heart, causing a-fib.

please god let cheney have killed a man.


-press conf; fox news 1:22p

[Edited on February 14, 2006 at 1:22 PM. Reason : -]

2/14/2006 1:21:18 PM

Quote :

"The Parks and Wildlife Department also says Cheney and Whittington will each be issued a warning citation. While they both had hunting licenses, they didn't have the required additional stamp for hunting game birds in the area. The vice president's office says Cheney has sent a $7 check to the state to cover the cost of the stamp. "

The message here from observing the Taxers...pay your taxes-- if you get caught.

2/14/2006 1:24:18 PM

Drudge Report: MAN CHENEY SHOT 'SUFFERED HEART IRREGULARITY'

No link, just big, red text. He must've lost the police light.

2/14/2006 1:30:06 PM

According to CNN ticker now, birdshot lodged in his heart and he suffered a heart attack. Great.

2/14/2006 1:31:20 PM

Quote :

"I MEAN HE SHOT A GUY IN THE FACE FOLKS AND HE'S HOME LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED"

HE DIDN'T MEAN IT LITERALLY, EITHER.

2/14/2006 1:31:46 PM

...a pellet gun...

2/14/2006 1:33:09 PM

i was first on the heart attack, bitches

2/14/2006 1:34:06 PM

yeah...but you lose points for wanting the guy to die for purely political purposes

2/14/2006 1:35:22 PM

so what, im evil.

2/14/2006 1:37:53 PM

and you lose points for being evil. Deal.

2/14/2006 1:46:27 PM

i cant help that.

2/14/2006 1:58:11 PM

HOLLA ATCHA MANSLAUGHTER, CHENEY.

2/14/2006 2:02:59 PM