Harry Whittington, the hunter
shot by our Vice President over the weekend, has had
a minor, asymptomatic heart attack. Mr. Whittington should be ok, but will need to remain in the hospital for a week or so.
It’s fairly obvious by now that
despite the White House’s attempted spin on this, both men were to blame for the accident. Both are
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There are a lot of reasons to hate the guy, but this lies solely on Whittington.
I disagree. I have hunted before, and one of the first rules I was taught was, "Know what you are shooting at." Apparently, the Vice President was taught a different rule than I.
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This was an accident, yes, but Cheney obviously missed one or both of those steps. Even if Whittington didn't appear in his arc until he was turning and firing, Cheney should have known his location before the birds were flushed. If there was any question, he should have checked.
Both men have been hunting for decades and yes, accidents happen. But I do believe this could have been avoided with a little more caution on both their parts.
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Yes, but I tend not to think it was anything nefarious in this case. It would have been nice if the White House Press Corps had shown a tenth of this outrage during the Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib or wire tapping scandals, though.
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