Gretchen hasn't seen this yet, but I'll note that, yes, she gets P.O.'d at Bill O'Reilly when he wanders off into the deep end of the pool too.
Not having been on the ground at the site of the accident, I'll say that the right things -- in general -- seem to have been done. The first concern was to get the victim emergency treatment and it appears that he'll be fine. (Or, at least, as fine as anyone his age is.)
Based on the fragmentary reports that I've seen (and I'm sure I could see plenty of reports from various sources trying to spin this one way or the other should I want to go Google them, so I don't really need an index), it looks like the Secret Service and the local cops got into a turf war, which doesn't surprise me either.
Why didn't they issue a press release immediately? Damfino. Probably wasn't the first thing on their minds at the time. All things considered, I'm happy they got the guy into the ambulance instead of stopping to file a press release first. :)
she gets P.O.'d at Bill O'Reilly when he wanders off into the deep end of the pool too.
I figured that was the case, but I don't know Gretchen well.
From the reports I have read (and they are on the leftist side, and some of them are certainly bothering me) the Secret Service kept the local cops away from Cheney for hours. That worries me. Why?
Whittington has had a heart attack now. I hope he makes it, and yes it bothers me that there are probably folks on my side of the fence who hopes that he dosnt, just so they can say that Cheney killed him.
This morning I talked to a couple friends who are hunters, they agree that it was probably Whittington's fault in this. They also said it was a good thing it was a 28 gauge and not a 12 gauge.
The CBS radio news report suggests that Whittington is ok. (Which I'm happy to hear.)
The Chicago Tribune hunting columnist surveyed a number of local hunters who said that Cheney should have made sure that there was no one in the field of fire before shooting. This is also correct, even if it was in some sense Whittington's fault for being where he wasn't expected to be. (I'm not suggesting that question to be settled, just to be clear.) At least one of the hunters commented that everyone gets peppered by some birdshot if they're hunting long enough, which is probably also true, and was one of Gretchen's observations last night.
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Date: 2006-02-14 06:42 pm (UTC)Not having been on the ground at the site of the accident, I'll say that the right things -- in general -- seem to have been done. The first concern was to get the victim emergency treatment and it appears that he'll be fine. (Or, at least, as fine as anyone his age is.)
Based on the fragmentary reports that I've seen (and I'm sure I could see plenty of reports from various sources trying to spin this one way or the other should I want to go Google them, so I don't really need an index), it looks like the Secret Service and the local cops got into a turf war, which doesn't surprise me either.
Why didn't they issue a press release immediately? Damfino. Probably wasn't the first thing on their minds at the time. All things considered, I'm happy they got the guy into the ambulance instead of stopping to file a press release first. :)
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Date: 2006-02-14 07:00 pm (UTC)I figured that was the case, but I don't know Gretchen well.
From the reports I have read (and they are on the leftist side, and some of them are certainly bothering me) the Secret Service kept the local cops away from Cheney for hours. That worries me. Why?
Whittington has had a heart attack now. I hope he makes it, and yes it bothers me that there are probably folks on my side of the fence who hopes that he dosnt, just so they can say that Cheney killed him.
This morning I talked to a couple friends who are hunters, they agree that it was probably Whittington's fault in this. They also said it was a good thing it was a 28 gauge and not a 12 gauge.
But I ramble ... yeah ... big surprise.
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Date: 2006-02-14 08:12 pm (UTC)The Chicago Tribune hunting columnist surveyed a number of local hunters who said that Cheney should have made sure that there was no one in the field of fire before shooting. This is also correct, even if it was in some sense Whittington's fault for being where he wasn't expected to be. (I'm not suggesting that question to be settled, just to be clear.) At least one of the hunters commented that everyone gets peppered by some birdshot if they're hunting long enough, which is probably also true, and was one of Gretchen's observations last night.