why is whittington apologizing?

[fryguy]

he's the one who was SHOT afterall....what leverage does Cheney have against him that made him say "My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through this week"??!?!?! sorry that he imitated a quail so successfully that a the VP shot him?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Maybe he's afraid he'll get shot again

Seriously, I think there is a group of individuals in this country that have the "serf" mentality. Whatever the leader does is fine; if there's a screwup, it's the serf's fault, for wasn't the leader divinely chosen to lead?

[fryguy]

5. "thank you sir may I have another"

visions of Whittington, as Kevin Bacon, bending forward while Cheney, as Neidermier paddles him....

[reality based]

2. He's sucking on a kool-aid pop

[uppityperson]

3. He is NOT apologizing for Cheney's behavior. NOT an apology.

He is expressing regret that Cheney had to go through all the crap he has due to his (cheney's) arrogance. Expressing regret is not an apology.

[kenny blankenship]

4. He failed to stop all of Cheney's birdshot

He has a lot to apologize for.

[Generator]

6. That's what you do with the mafia

They are NEVER in the wrong. You are.

[DBoon]

15. you apologize for making the don look bad

otherwise you end up in the bottom of the harbor.

[Generator]

16. Bada bing!

[Hobarticus]

7. You don't get into Cheney's inner circle for free...

This guy has had to pay through the nose in cash and/or goods & services for the privilege of walking though a field with a gun with the Prince of Darkness. He's only hoping for a rematch, and he knows the only way to do that is to fall on this grenade himself.

[WhiteTara]

13. funeralgate was his price of admission n/t

[Hobarticus]

18. Wonder who'll be tossing his remains into the woods in a decade? n/t

[Pirate Smile]

8. Here is your explanation:

Mission Accomplished: Operation Switch the Victim Deemed Raging Success

by SusanG
Fri Feb 17, 2006 at 11:53:14 AM PDT

Harry Whittington apologized today for the deep distress he caused the vice president by getting ... you know ... shot by him, according to the Associated Press:

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- The lawyer shot by Vice President Dick Cheney during a hunting trip was being discharged from a hospital on Friday and told reporters he was sorry for all the trouble Cheney had faced over the past week.
...
Whittington thanked the hospital staff. He also said he was sorry for all the difficulty the vice president and his family had faced. He said the past weekend encompassed ''a cloud of misfortune and sadness.''

''My family and I are are deeply sorry for everything that Vice President cheney and his family had to go through this week,'' Whittington said, appearing emotional in front of television cameras.

Next up: A private, invitation-only fundraiser will be held at the Armstrong Ranch to provide money for Mr. Cheney's onerous therapy bills. (Only squirt guns and beer allowed on premises.)

In other news, Nancy Kerrigan offered an apology to Tonya Harding for ice-skating in her vicinity and asbestos victims offered Halliburton a heart-felt mea culpa for breathing while on the job.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/2/17/135314/700

[TahitiNut]

12. Families of 9th ward dead apologize for polluting the waters ...

... with the decaying bodies of their kin. :puke:

[Webster Green]

9. Timely wire tran$fers?

A spot at Carlisle?

[okieinpain]

10. some of you guy's act like you're suprised by the apology

I'm not it's exactly what I expected. hell if cheney had raped and murdered his daughter the dude would have said it was his fault for not raising her right. these people are no different then the taliban.

[katty]

11. apologizing because the Veep has a gun to his head

[sandnsea]

14. Mercedes Baker Whittington

Whittington's wife, and apparently, James Baker's sister.

Katherine Armstrong, Baker Botts lobbyist. Baker Botts, attorney for Michael Scanlon. Michael Scanlon, partner of Jack Abramoff.

[slaveplanet]

17. He's apologizing for

doin dick's wife and not reciprocating...Cheney shot him because he didn't share

[Turn CO Blue]

19. Why is he apologizing? Stockholm Syndrome

Whittington: I profusely apologize, my Dark Lord Cheney for ruining your wonderfully executed shot by putting my chest, neck and face in the way. It will never happen again, my liege. Please forgive this stupid, but humble servant.

edit: typos