The boys of 'Scoop,' hot on the hunt

The Washington Times ^ | 2-14-06 | Wes Pruden

[JZelle]

Alas, a scandal the city slickers in the White House press room, who know everything, can't understand. Dick Cheney peppers a man with birdshot on a quail hunt in Texas. Guns, bad. Quail hunting, bad. So far, so good. There must be a capital crime in here somewhere. But what happened next could have been out of a rewrite of "Scoop," Evelyn Waugh's classic press novel about the empty vanities of posturing journalists trying to cover their ignorance with bluster and bullying. The man who took a face full of birdshot -- tiny pellets the size of BBs -- was quickly relegated to a bit part. He wasn't seriously hurt, he's recovering, and he isn't mad at the vice president. But in Washington, where making a set of matched luggage out of a sow's ear is a thriving industry, the politics are far more important than what happened to Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Austin lawyer who was a member of the hunting party. The shooting was an accident; no one suggests otherwise (yet). Mr. Whittington violated the protocol of the hunt by not announcing that he was walking across the line of fire when a covey of quail suddenly took flight, and Mr. Cheney fired.

[JZelle]

Lighten up Francis

[MNJohnnie]

Kick these losers to the curb. HEY JUNK JOURNALISTS, NO one is under ANY obligation to talk to you. You are NOTHING but a private business selling a product. You have NO standing in our system of Govt. and NO right to access. What complete loser scum the Junk Journalists are.

[frogjerk]

MSM to White House: "Why didn't you tell us first so that we could spin the story to our liking, ahem, tell the story to the great unwashed..."

[Billthedrill]

Ah, yes, another Capitol crime (heh heh) - one does not laugh at the sainted Members Of The Press. One may not laugh. They're the (snicker) guardians of the country. No, really.

[SmithL]

And Mary Jo Kopechne is still unavailable for comment.

[Enterprise]

For the sake of the record I'll post what everyone knows anyway. If it were Clinton or Gore who accidentally shot someone with birdshot, the press would be all over themselves telling us how remorseful and caring they were about the incident. The press would endlessly emote. However, if it were Bush or Cheney, they automatically go into attack mode.

[geezerwheezer]

I would like to take David Gregory's face and push it into some cookie dough and make some a$$cookies! This guy is such a schmuck it isn't funny. I would lift his White House credentials immediately, and tell him to go pound sand!

[Waco]

Look for one/some/many of these press idiots to inform us that a 28 Ga. is more than TWICE as big as a 12 ga.!!!!

[Fintan]

 

Don't ask how he got his job...

 

[JZelle]

You mean it isn't??

[johnny7]

[Fintan]

 

You win.