Sunday, February 11, 2007

Be vewwy, vewwy careful in the woods today.


If you hear word that the Vice President of the United States is in your neighbourhood, it may be wise to don the article on the left here.

It was one year ago today that Mr. Cheney and his hunting companion headed out into the Texas bush for a Texas tradition of a little afternoon quail hunting.

By then end of the day's session, it was not such a good day for Mr. Cheney and an even worse one for 78-year-old Harry Whittington, who was at the business end of Cheney's 28 gauge shotgun, peppered with birdshot as they say.

Whittington was a long time Republican contributor and in 1999 had been named ironically to the Texas State Funeral Commission, talk about taking your research to extreme lengths.

Of course, as history will note Whittington recovered, though we haven't heard much about him since the incident. We wonder if he is still a dedicated fundraiser and contributor to the party though.

The shooting incident took on a life of its own, providing hours of entertainment from the likes of Jay, David, and Bill to name a few. As well as a near encyclopedia’s worth of Cheney jokes to share, not to mention a treasure trove of You Tube contributions to research.

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