Posted on 02/13/2006 5:23:57 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Edited on 02/13/2006 5:38:51 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
by Mark Finkelstein
February 13, 2006 - 20:02
Let the record show that it took the MSM less than a day to float the possibility that Dick Cheney intentionally shot Harry Whittington.
And who better to surmise that the Vice-President might have been trying to bump off his buddy than Ron Reagan, that primetime speaker at the Kerry convention who moonlights as an MSNBC "political analyst"?
Reagan appeared on tonight's Hardball with Chris Matthews, and in decrying the fact that the Secret Service apparently denied local law enforcement immediate access to Cheney, said the following:
"Law enforcement is entitled to investigate this case, to find out what happened, to find out if he had anything against Mr. Whittington, and to find out - again I don't mean to suggest anything - to find out if anyone had been drinking . . ."
Matthews, seemingly shocked but unable to contain a wide smile, broke in:
"You just did [suggest something]. Are you crazy? You just threw that out there. There's no reason to believe this is anything but an accident and you know it."
After suggesting it might have been anything but an accident, Reagan contradicted himself while trying to change the subject:
"I'm not suggesting it wasn't an accident but I'm saying one of the first questions the police would ask anybody is if there had been any drinking going on."
Matthews' other guest, notorious Bush antagonist Patrick Buchanan, was only too happy to pour inflammable liquid on the fire:
"Why didn't Cheney invite the sheriff in so the sheriff could find out what happened?"
So there it is. Approximately 13 hours after the story broke on national news, a paid MSM analyst has suggested that the Vice-President of the United States might have intentionally shot an innocent man.
Hardball/NewsBusters ping to the Today show ping list.
Lets just call Ron "Rectal thermometer "
OMG.
Maybe it has something to do with Miller being a MAN.
Or maybe it has something to do with Ron Jr. possessing NONE of the qualities that made his father great?
Oh my God, I got showered by bird shot... how weak.
Ron "One Hot Rod" Reagan?
BWHAHAHAHAHA!!!
I have seen Hissy's program get pretty hysterical, but this one clearly takes the cake. He spent at least 45 minutes on this non-story, but I must say that the segment with Alan Simpson was refreshing. Hissy had to state for the record that he was not crazy.
I wonder if twinkle toes was adopted.
"Law enforcement is entitled to investigate this case, to find out what happened..."
Wonder what this wayward son thinks about Vince Foster's "suicide"?
Naw, but if Cheney ever offers to go hunting with Howie Dean or the Leakey Leahey, ....
It's not as if Cheney offered to drive Whittington home from a party or anything.
I'll bet L'il Ronnie's had something against lots of men....
Earlier today, Ron Reagan was on with Chris Matthews and asked, at least twice, whether Cheney might have been drinking and that's why the Secret Service wouldn't let local law enforcement question him.
This is precisely why these blabber shows are a waste of time. They feel they need to sensationalize and spin every story and yell at each other, instead of honest debate. I hope, one day, these types of shows and reality shows fall into the dustbin of shame TV
Bitter, little twit... what won't he say for attention?
The pouting amd selfrighteous outrage over the timing of the announcement to the all important press is hysterical...
I knew someone would ask the question..and where better to ask it?
"Why didn't Cheney invite the sheriff in so the sheriff could find out what happened?"
Pat is officially senile.
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