Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter

[caudio51]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/12/cheney.ap/index.html

Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter

Texas lawyer 'alert and doing fine' in Corpus Christi hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.
Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong.
Armstrong said Cheney turned to shoot a bird and accidentally hit Whittington. She said Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance.
Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president was with Whittington, a lawyer from Austin, Texas, and his wife at the hospital on Sunday afternoon.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

 

[Wasch_24]

I just saw this on TV...some people are not meant to be hunters.
Kind of reminds me of "Wedding Crashers" :hysterica

 

[Greg]

It's too bad he wasn't hunting with....

 

[MichiganM]

OMG. I love the lawyer already peaking his head in on that one. Big time lawsuit there.

 

[cvm4]

Damn...First heart problems and now he shoots someone. Atleast it was only bird shot cartridges and not buck shot.

 

[caudio51]

I just saw this on TV...some people are not meant to be hunters.
Kind of reminds me of "Wedding Crashers" :hysterica

You're leaving me in the trenches John! :laugh:

 

[Wasch_24]

What can he sue him for? :scratchhe

Stupidity?

 

[caudio51]

Negligence of some kind I'm sure.

 

[cvm4]

Negligence? Loss time of work? Pain and suffering? I'm sure a lawyer could make up more.

 

[AZsteelman]

What can he sue him for? :scratchhe

Stupidity?

:stretchgr :rofl: :rofl:

 

[Wasch_24]

Eh, I guess.

It was an accident and I'm sure the guy knows Cheney somehow...I doubt any lawsuits will be filed, but you never know in this country.

 

[Greg]

What can he sue him for? :scratchhe

Stupidity?

Yep, that's perfect.

 

[MichiganM]

Oh I'm quite positive that the guy will be well compensated for this incident. A lawyer wasn't in that waiting room for no reason.

 

[tobby4]

thats crazy...

 

[tobby4]

Oh I'm quite positive that the guy will be well compensated for this incident. A lawyer wasn't in that waiting room for no reason.

He shot the lawyer...

 

[Wasch_24]

Oh I'm quite positive that the guy will be well compensated for this incident. A lawyer wasn't in that waiting room for no reason.

The dude that got shot is the lawyer. :crosseyed

 

[MichiganM]

Haha I didn't read that the first time around. Now that I know the guy IS a lawyer then I'm more than willing to bet he knows how to approach this one lol. At least the guy's alright though. It's all over CNN, can't believe I didn't notice the guy was a lawyer.

 

[Greg]

needs to oganinize some hunting trips ASAP.

 

[The Prince]

Cheney will never live this down.

 

[texas_stang]

i guess some people just don't like lawyers. .... note to self don't go hunting in corpus