Shot friend 'sorry' for Cheney

[ticapnews]

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18187859%255E1702,00.html

HARRY Whittington, the hunting companion accidentally shot by Vice President Dick Cheney, has expressed regret at the storm of publicity caused by the shooting.

The 78-year-old lawyer, who was to leave hospital overnight, said he was "deeply sorry for all Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through this week."

"Accidents do and will happen and that's what happened," he said. "We hope that he will continue to come to Texas and seek the relaxation that he deserves."

Cheney accidentally shot Whittington during a hunting trip last Saturday. The vice president has been drawn into a controversy because the accident was only announced one day later.

edit to add more from another story:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060217/cheney_victim_060217/20060217?hub=TopStories

"We all assume certain risks in whatever we do, whatever activity we pursue, and regardless of how experienced, careful and dedicated we are, accidents do and will happen, and that's what happened last Friday," Whittington said.

He also apologized for the media attention Cheney has received because of the incident.

"My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice-President Cheney and his family have had to go through this week. We send our respect to them as they deal with situations that are much more serious than what we've had to deal with this week."

[nomo]

1. Really sorry

I mean nevermind that I almost died from a heart attack, I feel so bad for poor Dick and his wife!

[orleans]

57. right. for that accident that happened LAST FRIDAY. wait....

i thought it happened saturday....

friday?

ah, harry--must be those painkillers talking! (maybe he meant last friday as much as he meant he was sorry for cheney.)

[medeak]

2. "seek the relaxation that he deserves"

hic!

[meti57b]

3. speaking of hopeless cases

[baldguy]

4. I'm sorry I got in the way of yer gun, Mr Cheney.

[neoblues]

5. Yeah, Cheney Deserves Something Alright...

But it's not Rest or Relaxation! Anyway, like Cheney's going to want to come back to Texas and go quail hunting again anytime soon.... heh,heh... I bet Whittington could make some $$$ off this (if he hasn't already been promised $$$ to keep quiet on the real details or to at least not make any waves).

[NoPasaran]

6. Imagine how bummed he'd be

If Cheney had killed him!

[Botany]

7. I guess Cheney has filled the "right" paperwork w/ the Whittington .....

.... family.



"My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice-President Cheney and his family have had to go through this week. ...."

Take one for the team award.

[kurth]

8. VICTIM APOLOGIZES

Black is white, up is down, good is bad - as usual in the Bush world.

[creeker]

43. your on the right track- read "1984" to see where the repugs are taking us

[Higans]

52. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/

[tanyev]

55. That is exactly what my local news titled the story.

And they weren't being ironic. There was a screen shot of Whittington starting to make his statements and the caption at the bottom said VICTIM APOLOGIZES TO CHENEY. Unbelievable.

[warrior1]

9. heh

[Strawman]

10. that just makes Cheney look even worse

makes the victim look more sympathetic. and it's just bizarre that a guy who just got shot would say he felt sorry for the man who shot him, which gives the story another angle and keeps it alive.

[Higans]

53. The pope forgave the guy that shot him...

[rocktivity]

11. I hereby apologize

for doubting that he really DOES need to be in an intensive care unit...

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

45. No, you were right.

He doesn't belong in ICU. He belongs in the psych ward.

[mitchum]

12. It's like "Alice In Wonderland" without the whimsy

[rsdsharp]

13. Last Friday?

I the words of Casy Stengle, "Can anyone here play this game?" This is the gang that just can't keep their facts straight. Harry thinks he was shot on Friday, while Dick says it was Saturday. Pardon me while I strap this tin foil onto my head.

[Arkansas Granny]

14. I thought I heard Friday, also. I went to the CNN website and

watched the video again, twice. It still sounds like Friday to me.

I hope you are using the heavy duty tin foil. Pass some this way.

:tinfoilhat:

[Maeve]

16. Seriously! And Cheney didn't talk to the cops til Sunday...

:tinfoilhat:

[wordpix]

28. Friday v Saturday, beer v. Dr. Pepper, shot in chest v. bullet migration,

select the spokeswoman v. she spoke on her own, mixed drink v. going to hospital to see Whittington: all the same in Darth's World of Lies.

[Orsino]

32. Randi was making major hay outta this...

...reading far too much, I believe, into his other words, which she saw as encouraging the press to keep digging.

Where is the White House correction? Did he mean Friday "metaphorically"?

[pitohui]

15. i suspect i would feel the same way in his place

esp. since i suspect that both men were drinking and this contributed to the accident, sure, if it happened to you and your friend, you'd feel pretty bad & you'd want to cover for ea. other

but since i'm not friends of mr. cheney or mr. whittington then i'm afraid i'm going to continue to enjoy the media circus

they would already have cheney in handcuffs if he'd been al gore

so i will feel free to continue to make merry at their expense

i know, i'm evil

[uppityperson]

Accidents happen. Sorry because of cheney's arrogance in not telling?

I imagine he does feel sorry for Cheney's shooting him and accidents do happen. However, what he should NOT feel sorry about or excuse is Cheney's arrogance in trying to hush it up.

[katty]

29. sorry folks, I tried to get Cheney first..I really did

[scarface2004]

17. i'm sorry i was ever born!

witlesston on hands and knees licking cheney's shoes cried today at the news conference following his release from icu.

[aquart]

18. Somewhere I read an astute comment

That Whittington would be in fear of his life until he left the Armstrong kingdom for the republic of Austin.

But this statement is so....appalling.

[brentspeak]

19. At age 78, doesn't Whittington feels it's long past time

to speak his own mind, honestly and forthrightly? Why is this guy kowtowing to the Powers That Be?

[Raine]

37. Why? Probably because

he wants to continue to be able to fly in private planes. :scared:

[displacedtexan]

20. Oh, and thanks for the crappy make up job, Dick.

[FlaGranny]

21. I empathize

with him on feeling sorry for Cheney. Last summer, while we were doing some work around the house, I stupidly cut my hand on a table saw, requiring a trip to the ER. My husband blamed himself for it because he had taken off the safety shield. He took my injury a lot worse than I did. I was the one who had to calm HIM down, so I can understand the injured party feeling sorry for the party who caused the injury. I'm sure it was an accident. I'm also sure they were drinking and therefore weren't as careful as they should have been. And all this is not an excuse for the way Cheney handled the situation AFTER the shooting.

[ChipsAhoy]

22. I agree with you.

The person causing the injury usually feels worse than the injured party.

As someone else pointed out, since they are buddies, they will cover for each other.

[zara]

23. This jerk got himself shot. Of course he apologizes.

By the way, keep your eye out for Halliburton retainers for the good counselor!!!!

[greenleaf]

39. But Dick said it wasn't Harry's fault. eom

[daleo]

24. He'll be walking behind Cheney, throwing flowers next. n/t

[darkism]

25. Welcome to bizarro-world. n/t

[azurnoir]

26. Stockholm Syndrome n/t

[MrBenchley]

27. So who says Republicans are craven asslickers, eh?

Next up, Harry reimburses Bwana Dick for the shotgun shell that was wasted on his face....

[greenisin]

30. After hearing him speak...

It's obvious he's trailer trash. Of course chances are that the type of people that get off on murdering animals usually are. Thanks for speaking and proving us right about what type of moron enjoys killing.

[Bmoboy]

31. Why is the right side of his face bruised?

Cheney turned to his right. If Whittington was coming up on Cheney from behind, why was he facing away from Cheney?

[rainbow4321]

35. Blood thinners..

cause people, especially the elderly, to have massive bruising when they get large doses. No doubt he got blasted with LOTS and LOTS of blood thinners in the hospital...he went into a irregular heartneat call 'afib" which can cause blood clots to be thrown. The bruising on his face and neck is just a small part of his bruising that can be seen, most likely he is covered from head to toe in blood thinner related bruises. Given the fallout of the man dying I imagine they blasted him with everything they could..I know one article said that he was also getting steroids to stop the heart muscle irritation..side effects from those can suck, also.
He may be discharged from the hospital but the guy is not "well" by any means. Probably on blood thinners, steroids, and preventative cardiac related meds for the rest of his life given that he still has pellets wandering around his body...

Chimp and his puppeteer boss will want this guy whisked away and all we will hear is "he's doing really well, back to work, blah, blah, blah".

[Bmoboy]

42. Right sided blood thinners?

Would only the right side be bruised by the use of systemic blood thinners? Are these some special right wing blood thinners? And there are the obvious pellet wounds on the right side of his face as well.

If Whittington was coming up behind Cheney, facing towards Cheney, the left side of his face would have been exposed as Cheney turned to his right.

If Whittington was behind Cheney, facing away from Cheney, that would mean Whittington was walking away from Cheney, not towards him.

[President Kerry]

33. I bet he wouldn't be that sorry if it hadn't Cheney but some

Joe Schmoe that shot him. He'd be suing the offender for all they're worth.

[JI7]

34. sounds pretty phony to me, like he was told to do it

bunch of disgusting corrupt assholes.

also, remember when Clinton got the blow job and republicans started with the "it''s about the lying" . we can do the same in this case.

of course in this case the actual shooting is an issue also and not comparable to the bj.

[Raine]

36. Maybe Cheney should sue

the victim for the emotional damage that he suffered due to shooting the victim in the face. :sarcasm:

[DemExpat]

46. LOL.....

:D

DemEx

[Rocknrule]

49. Don't give him any ideas!

[Cha]

38. If everything was soooooooooo

above board..why did they wait 18 hours or whatever to report it? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

[Judi Lynn]

40. Hey, I'm sorry, too. I'm so sorry I even read about the shooting!

I hope Cheney will forgive me.

[William Seger]

41. He SHOULD be sorry...

... due to Whittington's irresponsible obstructing of Cheney's shot, that evil, dangerous quail is still at large.

[Gin]

44. How does the pellet go from the right side. to the heart

on the left side? what did I miss?

[VegasWolf]

47. He must be the only person on the planet sorry for Cheesy! nt

[Rocknrule]

48. "Jews sorry for making Hitler kill 6 million of them"

Mass murder is HARD WORK!

[pinniped]

50. Repuke friends til the end.

The only thing he didn't say was that he grabbed dik's shotgun and shot himself in the face.

[BikeWriter]

51. I'm sorry cheney's stupid, too.

[HuffleClaw]

54. what a tool

poor fool, he could have singlehandedly destroyed cheney but noooooo. instead he apologizes to the guy, probably expects to be 'repaid' somehow.

[htuttle]

56. "Another man who had his head nailed to the floor was Stig O' Tracy"

Rogers: I've been told Dick Cheney nailed your head to the floor.
Stig: No. Never. He was a smashing bloke. He used to buy his mother
flowers and that. He was like a brother to me.
Rogers: But the police have film of Cheney actually nailing your head to
the floor.
Stig: (pause) Oh yeah, he did that.
Rogers: Why?
Stig: Well he had to, didn't he? I mean there was nothing else he could do,
be fair. I had transgressed the unwritten law.
Rogers: What had you done?
Stig: Er... well he didn't tell me that, but he gave me his word that it was
the case, and that's good enough for me with old Cheney. I mean, he
didn't *want* to nail my head to the floor. I had to insist. He
wanted to let me off. He'd do anything for you, Dick Cheney would.
Rogers: And you don't bear him a grudge?
Stig: A grudge! Old Cheney. He was a real darling.
Rogers: I understand he also nailed your wife's head to a coffee table.
Isn't that true Mrs O' Tracy?
Mrs O' Tracy: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Stig: Well he did do that, yeah. He was a hard man. Vicious but fair.



...Cheney!....

[nothometoday]

58. I can not

believe this many is saying HE is sorry....
Sounds like major payola here...

[lovuian]

59. This guy is definitely intimidated by Cheney its pretty

obvious... and getting shot is a good reminder... This guy has been through a traumatic experience give some time he may change his mind...