Bush got fast word of Cheney incident

[Mr_Spock]

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/02/14/bush_got_fast_word_of_cheney_incident/

By Michael Kranish and Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | February 14, 2006

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- President Bush was informed by 8 p.m. Saturday that Vice President Dick Cheney had accidentally shot a hunting partner earlier that day in Texas, but the information was not relayed to the White House spokesman until Sunday morning and was not confirmed to the public until around 1 p.m. Sunday, White House officials said yesterday.

The disclosure about when Bush was informed about Cheney's accidental shooting of Harry Whittington, a Texas lawyer, sparked renewed questions about why the White House let 20 hours elapse before alerting the public -- only after a local newspaper broke the story.

At an often-contentious briefing yesterday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said questions about the delay should be directed to Cheney, whose office did not return a phone call seeking comment.

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However, McClellan said, Bush was told a few hours after the accident by deputy chief of staff Karl Rove that Cheney was the shooter.

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''It is the responsibility of the person who is shooting to be sure that they have a safe target and that there is nothing in line with that target that they don't want to shoot, especially another hunter," said Les Smith, past president of the International Hunter Education Association.

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[geomon666]

1. So Dick was irresponsible? Yeah we knew that already.

Murderers often are.

[geiger]

2. Cowards cut and run

I think I read this morning somewhere, they would rather be perceived as inept than responsible.

[VaYallaDawg]

3. I guess you get your choice with Deadeye Dick.

He'll either tell you to go f*** yourself, or he'll shoot you.

[KansDem]

4. Here's a photo of Bush getting the word!

Mr. President, the Vice-President has shot someone...Mr. President?...Mr. President???

[SpiralHawk]

5. He is shocked that his reading of My Pet Goat got interrupted again

AWOL. As usual.

[Art_from_Ark]

6. And here's the "pResident's" response:

"Don't bother me now! Can't you see I'm in the middle of an exciting goat story?!"

[Kolesar]

8. "The Pet Quail" ... eom

[CottonBear]

10. Seeing that look on his face never fails to creep me out.

His eyes are blank and there is nothing but darkness in them. :scared:

[fshrink]

11. Yep. Truth is there. And that's scary.

[kurth]

7. The delay was no doubt ordered by Karl Rove

Karl Rove: "Okay, nobody say a word!"
President Bush: "Whatever you say, Turd Blossom."

[Mr_Spock]

12. Rove "He was drunk as a skunk"

"...better give him time to sober up..."

[mom cat]

9. Its always the cover up. Its always the coverup. Its always the coverup.

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[Lisa]

13. was his first thought "there's one terrible shot"?

After all, he claimed that his initial reaction, seeing the damage done to the WTC on 9/11, was "there's one terrible pilot".

[soulcore]

14. interesting that he said that about the FIRST plane

which there was no footage of until a day or two later.

[alarcojon]

15. Indeed

Let's not forget this LIE.

[HuffleClaw]

16. suuuuure, a complete contradiction from what was claimed yesterday

and the guy who got shot is in far worse shape than they claimed too.