Katharine Armstrong ranch owner: "There may be a beer or two in there"

[PhilipShore]

MSNBC
Cheney's hunting host lobbied White House
Feb. 14, 2006

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11349649/

Armstrong also told NBC News that she does not believe alcohol was involved in the accident. She says she believes no one that day was drinking, although she says there may have been beer available during a picnic lunch that preceded the incident. "There may be a beer or two in there," she said...

[Beetwasher]

1. Maybe a Beer or Two, Or A Couple Of Tumblers Of Scotch, But

alcohol definitely wasn't involved.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

8. And the hip flasks full of Jim Beam . . .

these jerks don't even lie well . . .

[SammyWinstonJack]

95. Isn't that what drunks always claim?

"I only had a couple of beer, Officer, I swear."

[Stevendsmith]

99. Tumblers of Scotch! LOL! (n/t)

[hatrack]

2. So, there was beer available, but she doesn't "believe" drinking a factor?

:eyes:

[txindy]

3. They had SOMETHING to drink that day. It was bitterly cold out.

Heavy winds coming straight out of the north. Did they drink hot chocolate? I'm betting they didn't.

[LSparkle]

7. My money's on scotch or bourbon

[goodhue]

30. Old Gutshot

[caligirl]

40. LOL! Thats great. Goood laugh.

:beer: :rofl: :rofl:

[SammyWinstonJack]

96. ROFL!

:rofl: Hysterical! :rofl:

[slampoet]

35. Isn't beer the first thing YOU DRINK WHEN YOU're COLD?

We now have our opening. It's pretty obvious that this is also false.

[txindy]

88. Oh, absolutely. I always reach for a tall, frosted mug when I'm cold.

:sarcasm:

Yep, I'd call that an opening, all right.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. Interesting. Now she "doesn't believe" there was. I thought they

were pretty sure before, eh?

[oneighty]

CHA

She knows. She fears SS man or the victim giving away secrets. I bet.

She do not intend to give her freedom up by lieing to save Snear.

180

[habitual]

42. almost every damned quote by her

in the article leaves her plenty of wiggle room:

'Armstrong told NBC News in a telephone interview that she has never directly lobbied Cheney as far as she remembers.'

They really LOVE to play this 'as far as i remember' game don't they?

"Never!" she said. And she says she does not remember directly lobbying the president himself either.

'Armstrong also told NBC News that she does not believe alcohol was involved in the accident.'

'She says she believes no one that day was drinking, although she says there may have been beer available during a picnic lunch that preceded the incident.'

'She says she cannot remember which White House official the meeting was with.'

This is a joke right????? NOOOO i can't remember anything........ hjahahahhaahhahaha
YEAH RIGHT

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

46. Does it depend on what the definition of "is" is?

[Historic NY]

83. A wrongfull death suit would get her talking down the line....

especially if the victim dies, instant memory.

[livetohike]

5. Oh yeah, just an innocent Saturday spent with friends

at the ranch. Alcohol and women who are not their wives. Oh and then let's go hunting, right. :eyes:

[caligirl]

47. Where did they mention women in this debacle that is Cheney? Did

I miss a more juicy side of this?

[livetohike]

I will have to search for the DU thread, but there was the

Ambassador to Switzerland and the ranch owner Katharine Armstrong.

Here it is: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=406465&mesg_id=406465

Edit to add thread.

[caligirl]

54. I think I just missed the inference that most people would get. But here

is a photo of the US Ambassador to Switz. She looks a bit like Lynn Cheney

[livetohike]

56. Yes she does and I wonder what the "real" connection

is. Why was she there?

[karlrschneider]

And tee martoonies...

:eyes:

[thebigidea]

6. as close as they'll come to admitting they were fucking trashed

I don't think so - but uh, maybe there was.

Yeah, that sounds convincing.

[okieinpain]

20. should a serious heart patient be out in the cold drinking alcohol.

[DoYouEverWonder]

34. I get the feeling Cheney's heart stuff

is half bullshit. Just like they wanted us to believe that W is stupid, they wanted us to believe that Cheney is too sick to do much. It's all an illusion.

[knitter4democracy]

45. Nah, it's actually worse than they let on.

He doesn't have a pacemaker, as the press often calls it, but an internal defibrilator, a much stronger and nastier thing for sicker patients. He's pretty ill, but that doesn't mean he can't get around and all.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

48. Agreed.. no one gets an AICD unless their heart is pretty bad.

[DoYouEverWonder]

57. But many have a vision of a man who spends most of his time

in a hospital bed in a bunker at an undisclosed location, while this guy is always on the go, either hunting or screwing the world in some way.

[knitter4democracy]

130. Oh, no.

Most with that device still keep going, just more slowly. He hasn't slowed down but instead has accumulated a huge entourage of medical people to have on hand when that thing starts going off.

I get so upset when the media makes it sound like it's a pacemaker. Yeah, you can feel a pacemaker going off, but that thing will knock anyone to the ground. My hubby had a patient in med school with one who went out to get the mail and had his go off, knock him to the ground, and then go off another twenty times while he crawled back to the house to get to the phone to call for an ambulance. He said it hurt like hell.

You know, there's a ring they all wear to turn it off in case they want to die. I wonder if Cheney has one.

[Maru Kitteh]

135. A ring would probably be too obvious and besides

that evil sonovabitch is going to hand on till the very last glimmer, no matter what.

[JuniperLea]

80. Not to mention all the medications!

Now, combine all of that with alcohol... even a small amount could lead to trouble under those conditions.



Boy, this rat bastard is just too mean to die! Imagine a defibrillator kicking the shit out of your heart ever so often!


Here is something else to consider. Many people go through extreme personality changes after open heart surgery. I know there is a medical term for it, but it escapes me at the moment. I've personally witnessed this change in four people... my veterinarian, a great aunt, a neighbor and my grandfather. The Vet got mean as hell and told me to take my dog out into a field and club it in the head until it died... he said this in front of my small children too. I've known that man all my life and I've never heard him say such a thing. That is when I learned of this situation with open heart surgery and read about it some. Dimes to donuts this prick VP of ours suffers the same.

[knitter4democracy]

129. But he wasn't that nice to start with.

That really is a scary thought. Possible, too . . .

[Maru Kitteh]

134. I wish he would. Please. Drink Dick, DRINK!

In Northern Alaska, while polar bear diving in a speedo! PLEASE.

[Tace]

9. She's Hedging Now

This is one very bizarre story... getting stranger by the minute.

[Rex]

10. No one that day was drinking...except maybe a beer or two.

Get your fucking lies straight you Repuke dweebette!

[Cobalt Violet]

11. If a drunk says "a beer or two"....

Isn't more like a case or two? Most drunks I've meet are like that.

[sandnsea]

16. It's amazing, every drunk driver

only had 2 beers. :)

[IronLionZion]

27. "just a couple of beers, that's all officer"

that's what they always say after the wreck.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

33. more like "jussafew beers, thassall offfissser."

<insert confused face here>

[Tanuki]

25. Right you are, Cobalt Violet

It's like dog years...multiply the beers times seven for every one the drunk admits

[Junkdrawer]

28. Multiply by 6 is always a good rule of thumb....n/t

[Cobalt Violet]

87. So 3 beers = a suitcase

Or at least 1/2 a 30 pack.

[caligirl]

44. you are so right. They lie about how much the drink routinely.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

52. Recovering Alky here - Two beers my ass

That's what you say when they know you've had more than one.

[Last Lemming]

12. Nicest part of being an elected official?

Driver included--hence no DWIs.

[goodhue]

13. well now

[fooj]

14. A beer or two...

classic answer when you've had way too much! LOL!

Peace.

[Bluebear]

15. Fine. Charge her too under Dram Shop. nt

[indie_voter]

17. Shouldn't the hospital know the victim's blood alcohol level?

(when he was brought in)
Maybe that is why they are even admitting to a beer or two?

I bet they'll say the victim was drunk while Cheney was stone cold sober.

:eyes:

[caligirl]

49. would love to talk to the lab techs who ran his ETOH test

[Klukie]

61. My thoughts exactly!

I have posted before that these Bubbas don't drink alone.

[Hissyspit]

18. Two beers + psychotic neo-con with gun

Yeah, that would about do it.

[leftchick]

19. cheney is no beer guy

aged port or brandy perhaps but no fucking beer for him.

[Double T]

21. The fabricated 'story' is starting to fall apart..........

as anyone involved seeks to avoid getting caught up in the lies.

[VOX]

22. Plus, she said she never lobbied the White House "Never!" B effen' S!!!!!!

She's lying, as fast as she can make this stuff up. From same story on MSNBC linked by OP:

Armstrong told NBC News in a telephone interview that she has never directly lobbied Cheney as far as she remembers.

"Never!" she said. And she says she does not remember directly lobbying the president himself either.
<snip>
Armstrong was paid $160,000 in 2004 by the powerful legal firm Baker Botts to lobby the White House, according to records she filed with the U.S. Senate as required by lobbying disclosure rules. The records indicate she was paid the money after she "communicated with the White House on behalf of Baker Botts clients."

In a phone interview, she told NBC News that in return for the money in one case, she set up a meeting at the White House for a Baker Botts client, although she said she felt she could not release the client’s name.

"A meeting for doing something with one of their clients," she said, describing the event. "I’m not at liberty to say which." She says she cannot remember which White House official the meeting was with. She also said that during the inauguration proceedings, she got Karl Rove to speak at a Baker Botts function. "I got them Karl Rove," she said.
<snip>

[JeffR]

23. "The Vice Preznit's new Press Secretary" is apparently

already up to Snotty standards. Can't wait for Armstrong to square off with Helen Thomas at the White House!

[LiberalEsto]

24. Was anyone wearing one of those beer hats?

The nifty ones that hold 2 cans of beer and have bent straws coming down to the mouth.

Just picturing Duck! Cheney in one of those hats makes me :rofl:

[SoCalDem]

84. beer hat

[LiberalEsto]

94. Lovely!

Now picture Cheney wearing one.

[Canuckistanian]

26. They weren't as thought as she drunk they were

(hic)Can't fly on one wing! Hahhaha(hic)

[robbedvoter]

29. Sigh

[usregimechange]

31. He was drunk. If an addicts mouth is moving he is lying.

[ClayZ]

32. Just had couple shots? tweet tweet

[Nothing Without Hope]

36. Others here have pointed out that the delay in reporting to law officials

also accomplished a delay in potential breathalyzer testing - as if any of the locals would dare to suggest such a thing to Darth Cheney and his Imperial Storm Troopers.

[caligirl]

37. Calling David Gregory----she would have know way of knowing

how many Cheney wolfed down. Drinkers can down them fast.


Opens the door to asking snotty McClellan at tomorrows press conference. David Gregory, here you go guy. Ask away.

:spank: Spank Snotty good tomorrow David.

[Nothing Without Hope]

38. ***COMPILATION of threads on the Cheney shooting incident - LINK:

I will continue to update - I'd love it if you would too:

In General Discussion:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x411916
thread title (2-14-06 GD): Thread COMPILATION on Cheney shooting/Fuddgate - including VIDEOS:

In the Research Forum:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=358x3133
thread title (2-14-06 RESEARCH FORUM): Compilation of threads on 2/06 Cheney shooting incident, including videos

[Catherine Vincent]

39. I think they should ban drinking while hunting.

[erpowers]

128. It Is

I think drinking while hunting is banned in most states. The problem is that Cheney was hunting on a private ranch. Private ranches can do as they please. That may be why Cheney was hunting at a private ranch. So even if Cheney was drinking on the ranch it would not be completely illegal in that the ranch is private. The real problem for Cheney if he was drinking is his personal reputation.

[MadHound]

41. Boy oh boy, this is sure getting interesting

It has gone from absolutely, positively no alcohol whatsoever to " a beer or two" Slowly but surely, as the rats abandon the ship, we'll find out there were a number of shots involved, and that the reason for the delay was they wanted to clean up all the damn bottles.

Stay tuned, this is going to get real interesting.

[rodeodance]

50. So, what time was lunch?---incident was at about 5:30 or so.--several

hours lapse if lunch at high noon and would not be a concern.

[MadHound]

64. Sure, I agree if that is indeed the situationq

But somehow, I imagine that there were a few beers with lunch, and then like a number of hunting parties I've seen, shots throughout the rest of the afternoon. A flask here, a bottle there, not enough to make you puke or pass out, but certainly enough to impair one's judgement and dull the reflexes. Then BOOM, somebody was shot.

[bettyellen]

43. who'll be the first brave reporter to bring up Cheney's DUIs?

or even call him on blaming the victim?

[caligirl]

51. is it 5 DUI's at last count?

[bettyellen]

53. i saw 5, but also 2 and 3??? i think they are all on smoking gun.....

i know it's more than one though.

[Atman]

74. Even Smoking Gun downplays the DUI's

Unlike Bush's, Cheney's really were a LONG time ago, according to Smoking Gun. And there were just two.

[sadiesworld]

138. You're probably confusing the DUIs with the deferments...

-5 Vietnam deferments
-2 DUIs

(you need a scorecard with this crew :7)

[indie_voter]

59. They were hunting from a car, weren't they?

Some beer, a car and guns.

But no semen stain so nothing to see here!

[bettyellen]

62. and she was in the car, assumed the rutkus was about cheney's heart... yet

repeats the story of this guy coming out of nowhere into the line of fire... as if she had seen it.
i think that leaves the swiss ambassador as the only possible witness, aside from the shooter and vic.

[kanrok]

55. Probably only a couple of "shooters" IMHO

[ncteechur]

58. If you have had a beer or two or anything that shows up in a

blood alcohol test or breathalyzer, and you get in an accident you can be shown to be at fault.
That is the lecture I got from a highway patrolman. I didn't get in an accident and I blew a zero when pulled over but I admitted to having a couple of beers or glasses of wine. He said that admission would have been enough to charge me if I had of got into an accident or hurt someone.

Even one beer will diminish reaction time even slightly.

Their whole story is too fishy.

[GumboYaYa]

60. "A Beer or Two" translates to a six pack , a few beers means

six-twelve, and I was a little buzzed means knee-knocking shit-faced drunk.

From a guy who has been asked "how much HAVE you had to drink?" on more than one occassion.

[Dunvegan]

63. Whittington's Blood Test's Will Probably Show Alcohol Positive...

...and therefore we have the "ephemeral beers" that were "around".

Since Cheney stalled the local cops for over the time it would take to sober up, he's going to stick to a lie he was not drunk at the time of the accident.

But they drew Whittington's blood within a few hours of the accident. There's your "smoking globulin."

If it get's out from the lab report that Whittington was legally drunk, then the question is, what about the rest of the hunting party?

See where the "ephemeral floating beers" that were "here" "there" and "around" come in as an excersize in vaguery?

(Edited to say: Since a lab test for blood alcohol cannot distinguish between spirits and lager, they're going for the lesser damning intoxicant (beer) in the vague statements.

Doesn't fly...like those poor, fattened, 6 oz. tame quail: Rich old guys hunt squabettes with $25+ K guns and drink scotch nearly as old as they are to warm their cold, cold hearts.

Try imaging Cheney and Whittington ripping a couple of tall-boys off the 6-pack and see if you buy that one.)

[stickdog]

71. Arrest Whittington for GSITFUI!

Getting shot in the face under the influence!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

107. Unfortunately the patient-doctor privilege would keep the records secret

unless Whittington willingly releases his medical records to the public or a lab technician risks his job and a lawsuit and sells the records to the media. Or unless the shooting results in a law suit where medical records become public as part of a court file.

I would bet, however, that you are right about the presence of alcohol in Whittington's blood.

[OnyxCollie]

65. Two drinks for someone his weight

would likely put him above .08 blood alcohol level. Also, a friend who had gotten a DUI told me that if someone is involved in a car accident and tests positive for intoxication, that person is at fault even if the accident was not their fault.

[Maine-ah]

66. I didn't see that particular quote you have posted

in the article. Do you have a wrong link?

[ClintonTyree]

67. I know people who've taken part in these "hunts" in Florida......

where sometimes the animals are even tethered so the "great white hunters" don't have to expend too much energy during their safari. :eyes: Each one, to a man, shared stories of alcohol fueled blood-lust orgies, the great hunters proving to each other how they can hold their liquor and shoot tame animals. :puke: They start with Irish coffee in the morning, just a little "pick-me-up" :eyes: and the spirits flow throughout the day.
There's not a doubt in my mind that alcohol was involved. It's the ONLY reason that it was not reported until the following day. Cheney's a drunk, just like his boss. Between them, they could keep a DWI Lawyer employed for years.

[JohnnyCougar]

68. Hey...I don't see the text you quoted in the article...

Is it the wrong link? Or did MSNBC scrub it from their site?

[Purveyor]

70. Appears to have been "scrubbed"....

This google link still shows part of the quote...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&filter=0&q=%22Armstrong+also+told+NBC+News+that+she+does+not+believe+alcohol+%22

[JohnnyCougar]

73. yes, i see that

how do you take a screen shot?

[Maine-ah]

75. not there either.

it says it is, but it's not in the article.

[PhilipShore]

79. This is the second time breaking news -- from the wires -- was scrubbed

The breaking news story was at 5:14 p.m , then MSN scrubbed it during a editorial update at 5:47 p.m. and 6:07 p.m.

Intel pros say Bush is lying about foiling 2002 terror attack
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Feb 11, 2006
... Bush to discuss security issues for Los Angeles and was turned down both times. ... now the nation’s largest federal bureaucracy, was “worthless intel that was ...

http://www.e-thepeople.org/article/51075/view

[qw3rty]

106. Cache

Do you, or does anyone still have the original version in their browsers cache? A screen shot of the original article would be much better than a screenshot of the google search.

[txindy]

140. Ask and ye shall receive! Here's the screen grab before scrubbing:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x424050

[wordpix]

137. I wonder how much $$$ M$M execs get paid to scrub news quotes

damaging to BushCo---probably a good bundle from the cabal

[JohnnyCougar]

86. I have a diary about this on my blog.

http://robola.wordpress.com/

And I put one up at Kos, too. Someone should take a screen shot of that google search page!

[helderheid]

90. I have that

[JohnnyCougar]

91. I sent you my e-mail

The link is not coming through.

[helderheid]

93. try now - I think I have it working

[hankthecrank]

69. I can't see Cheney having a picnic lunch

Some things stinks and its not a tuna fish sandwich

Not as close as they are about words they use

Same as before when she said Whitt was fine. She said his eyes were open. You don't say that if he is fine.

[lavenderdiva]

72. Looks like the MSNBC article has been 'scrubbed' of the quote

you posted. Did anyone do a screen-capture of the article before it was scrubbed??

[RamboLiberal]

76. I was just about to report the same thing

Definitely it has been scrubbed - hope someone captured it. Lawrence O' Donnell is suggesting Cheney was drunk.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20060214/cm_huffpost/015646

Lawrence O'Donnell: Was Cheney Drunk? Lawrence O'Donnell
Tue Feb 14, 12:53 PM ET

The L.A. Times is edging closer to the most likely reason for the 18 hour delay in reporting that the Vice President of the United States shot someone:

"This was a hunting accident," said Gilbert San Miguel, chief deputy of the Kenedy County Sheriff's Office. "There was no alcohol or misconduct."

How do we know there was no alcohol? Cheney refused to talk to local authorities until the next day. No point in giving him a breathalyzer then. Every lawyer I've talked to assumes Cheney was too drunk to talk to the cops after the shooting. The next question for the White House should be: Was Cheney drunk?

I have never gone hunting with ultra-rich Republicans on a Saturday afternoon, but I have seen them tailgating at Ivy League football games, so it's hard for me to believe that any of their Saturday lunches are alcohol free.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

77. You're Imagining Things.....

It was never really there. You just thought it was. The person who posted this thread just thought they saw it, and the posts since then just thought they were reading a legitimate story.

But clearly, it's not there now, so it never really was there to begin with. Do you actually think a media outlet like NBC would suddenly change a story to protect the innocent? They certainly would not. They have a reputation.......errrrrr.......to uphold.

<sarcasm off>

[JuniperLea]

81. Believe what they say, not your lying eyes!

n/t

[katty]

78. she just left the barn door open for an investigation

[catmother]

82. i heard today that she and her husband own a lobbying firm.

[mom cat]

85. Did someone capture this? It is scrubbed now!

[usregimechange]

89. It is no where now. Typically you can find it some where. ????

[SPKrazy]

97. Here's a link

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=There%20may%20be%20a%20beer%20or%20two%20in%20there%20cheney&sa=N&tab=in

[Warren Stupidity]

92. Can all the DU folks who trashed the booze and broads speculation

sign in here with their apologies?


What?



Speak up.



Every freaking time.

[SPKrazy]

98. But Now That It's Scrubbed

did it ever exist?

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=There%20may%20be%20a%20beer%20or%20two%20in%20there%20cheney&sa=N&tab=in

This will probably be gone too soon

[blogslut]

100. Katharine is not the owner

Her mother Anne is the owner. And oh boy, old Anne's got connections that put Katharine to shame. On the board of GM, AMEX, former board of Halliburton, first female amabassador to the UK, first chair of the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board...

I totally blogged about Anne, if you want to know more:

http://blogslut.com/annea.html

[usregimechange]

101. more screen captures?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

102. My guess?

Pepper vodka.




:rofl:

[many a good man]

103. Expensive guns, expensive hooch

These guys know how to party high class! A weekend bender with Jack Daniels and shotguns is one of the greatest joys one can ever experience. I can't imagine the rush of partyin' with Macallan and Perazzis!




Note to guys: if you ever want to pull a fast one over the old lady, let her see the harmless beers but keep the hard stuff out of sight.

[usregimechange]

104. kick

[rodeodance]

105. everyone should send to Keith Olberman--he missed this on his show.

[e-mail]

[usregimechange]

108. Get this out there guys.

[Mark5]

110. doh!

it was non alcoholic beer...

[im10ashus]

141. How do you know that? n/t

[HsiKang]

109. Screenshot

I still have this page up from earlier today, here's a screenshot that I saved:

XXXXXX


Fixed, maybe: http://imageshack.us>

[Junkdrawer]

111. Welcome to DU...

Great First Post!

[PhilipShore]

112. Yes, that is the original

Welcome to DU HsiKang

[Scout1071]

113. HsiKang! Can I ask a favor?

Can I post this at Daily Kos? And if so, what is the correct link?

Best first post EVER!

Welcome to DU.

[HsiKang]

116. No Problem

Sure, I tried to post at DailyKos, but I just registered today and first day people can't post. Please do.

[Scout1071]

117. Can you give me the link to the image?

The one i see on your post only loads the first 1/3rd of the page and I guess I'm not savvy enough to grab a copy of the one you provided.

Help!

[HsiKang]

119. Here ya go

XXXXXX


There's one that ImageShack says is for message boards.


Copy n Paste between the XXXs.

[Scout1071]

122. Thank you so much HsiKang!

Here's a link to my somewhat succesful posting of the screenshot at DKos:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/2/14/182312/002#207

Welcome to DU and DailyKos!

[bettyellen]

125. let me see if it comes up or still has the bandwidth issue....

[stop the bleeding]

114. What a way to make an entrance - Welcome to DU!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x423888

[bettyellen]

115. wow, you know how to make an entrance.

welcome to DU!

[HsiKang]

118. Thanks!

Thanks for the welcomes! I have the page saved in .zip format if anyone wants it to email it to Media Matters, Keith O, Raw Story, etc. I don't have their email addys. I did send it to John Amato at Crooks and Liars.

[stop the bleeding]

120. I sent it to Rawstory, but more emails can not hurt for a story like this

here is a page with all news sites on one with ways to contact within each one, the only site that is missing is truthout.org

http://www.solarbus.org/election/realnews.shtml

Oh yeah could you give me the link so that I can email the actual screen shot - this is HUGH!!! and no that is not a misspelling - long story but you will see it alot on DU.

[HsiKang]

121. HUGH?

Not sure what HUGH is, but here's the screenshot that I got to work for message boards:

XXXXXX

[Scout1071]

123. Inside DU joke.

It's Freeper spelling for Huge. They tend to struggle with spelling.

[bettyellen]

124. it should say HUGH!!111!!111!!!

and dumb people are MORANS. :shrug:

[Junkdrawer]

132. I have it here (for now). MIRRORS NEEDED...

HsiKang's image has hit the bandwidth limit and my mirror may follow shortly...



In IE6, if you right-click on the image, you can copy it. Then go to Paint (or any graphics program) paste it and then save it to a file. After that, go to http://www.photobucket.com and open an account...

[w8liftinglady]

133. Johnny Cougar's blog has it,too

http://robola.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/breaking-msnbc-scrubbing-cheney-alcohol-connection

and I think many have saved it to the hard drive,as well.

[stop the bleeding]

136. I posted another GD thread with your screen shot here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php

[PhilipShore]

126. Raw Story: 'Beer quote' pulled from MSNBC Cheney hunting party article

Raw Story
'Beer quote' pulled from MSNBC Cheney hunting party article
February 15, 2006

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Beer_quote_pulled_from_MSNBC_Cheney_0215.html

An article at MSNBC's Website was edited to remove references to alcohol, that may have been available at a picnic, which preceded the accidental shooting of a 78-year-old lawyer by Vice President Cheney last Saturday, RAW STORY has learned.

The change to the article was quickly noticed by a number of liberal bloggers, and their readers, many of whom have been following this much discussed story very closely for the last few days.

In the article, credited to Aram Roston and the NBC Investigative Unit, Katherine Armstrong, a member of the family who own the ranch, revealed new details about her lobbying for the Bush Administration, and about circumstances surrounding the incident itself, which wasn't reported to the media until the following morning. Armstrong was the one who reported the news to a local news reporter, and she said that Cheney agreed with the decision.

The following paragraph was removed for unexplained reasons from the article sometime after it first was published on the Internet:

[Zookeeper]

127. OK...So, he was drunk or he's senile....

Which is it?

(His buddy Alan Simpson said he is a very "sensitive" hunter.)

[mikeytherat]

131. Uh, Kathy, there's not s'posed to be ANY alcohol on your ranch

How do I know? YOUR OWN SIGN AT THE RANCH:



mikey_the_rat

[Norquist Nemesis]

139. Leave it to a Lobbyist to spread the word. n/t

[cascadiance]

142. "Maybe a beer or two" sounds like rationalization he was using 28 guage...

... shotgun, when it sounds like the damage was far greater than a 28 guage gun would produce, and most hunters don't just use a 28 guage gun either.