Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
A round up of the best quotes about Cheney's hunting accident.
John Cole: "And the man he shot was not named Scooter Libby, which would have been no surprise."
James Wolcott: "Time to take the shotgun away from grandpa, who's blasted perhaps hundreds of innocent birds into bloody feathers during his life, before he has another senior moment."
Kieran Healy: "In terms of required difficulty and skill, think of what these guys were doing as 'hunting' in the same sense that you might go hunting for a donut on the way to work tomorrow morning.[...]It's astonishing that the VP was able to hit something other than one of the hundreds of tame birds released for his shootin' pleasure."
John Rogers: "Hey, I'm not going to bust Cheney's chops on shooting that guy at all. I know it's an accident. Because the prey Cheney hunts to eat, he strangles to death with his bare hands. Mmmmm, orphan juice."
Dallas Dem: Top 10 Cheney Excuses for Shooting that Guy
Direland: Some serious questions about elements of the story that don't add up.
BitchPhD: "In case you hadn't heard, the Vice President celebrated Darwin's birthday on Sunday by shooting his hunting companion, a 78-year old lawyer. 'Fuck him,' Cheney snarled. 'The dumbass took his eye off me. Survival of the fittest, hombre.' "
I'll probably update this post throughout the day.
TrackBackSeen somewhere on the web (I can't remember where):
"I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than driving with Ted Kennedy."
Posted by: GaijinBiker at February 13, 2006 11:37 AMToo bad Scalia couldn't make it this year. (Note to FBI: just jokin')
Posted by: Charles Watkins at February 13, 2006 11:49 AMnim·rod (nĭm'rŏd') pronunciation
n.
1. A hunter.
2. Informal. A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.
I take as significant the first action by the Bush-Cheney administration that negatively impacted a rich white guy.
Posted by: Heath at February 13, 2006 02:30 PMHi Again. I just heard that the victim gave an interview and mentioned that this was not the first time that he had been shot by Cheney!
Posted by: Charles Watkins at February 13, 2006 04:59 PM"As you know, you have to shoot the gun with the target you have, not the target you want," Rumsfeld said.
Posted by: Dirty Davey at February 14, 2006 11:17 AMi'd rather go hunting with cheney than drive a car in front of pickled bush.
Posted by: gus at February 14, 2006 12:26 PMThanks, Dug.. that was awesome. Thanks, Dug.. that was awesome.
Posted by: Alena at February 14, 2006 09:58 PMApos mate
Jesus General has a more than interesting analysis of this debacle
Posted by: waldo at February 16, 2006 12:53 AMAn informal poll on a local radio station indicated that if the shit were to come down, all people concerned would rather have Dick Cheney and a gun to get your back than Jay-Z and a gun to get your back. "Dick Cheney has a way of making problems disappear," the DJ said. "Cos that's the way he rolls." They also announced the lesser-known fact that now Cheney has done his tribute, so he's a Blood now. Woot!
Posted by: KJ at February 16, 2006 01:20 AM