The Vice President of the United States was involved in a shooting, there should have been an announcement made within an hour of the accident.
Something along the line of "The Vice President was involved in a hunting accident, the guy he shot is in good condition condition, and that the Cheney family was praying for a full and speedy recovery."
And all this is avoided.
What we have now is not a story about Dick Cheney being involved in a shooting, which would have died a quiet death. Now we have a story about the story, with a life of its own because it lends itself to endless speculation, and the opportunity to paint Cheney, and by extent the Bush White House, as arrogant, secretive, and aloof.
I guess I should have read the stories closer yesterday.
No. This would never have been avoided. The press is trying to ramp this up and they would have regardless.
There has not been one word said that wouldn't have been said if Cheney had called Gregory before he called the Secret Service.
Sure they could have done that
But the fact they didn't doesn't excuse the childish reaction from many in the DC Press Corp
They were waaaaaaaaay out of line and VERY unprofessional
Calling Scott McClelland a jerk is not professional .. nor very mature
Now we have a story about the story, with a life of its own because it lends itself to endless speculation
The media would have still done that if the news was release right away .. actually, it would probably have been a lot worse because the complete facts and status were not know at the time
And if you think I'm wrong .. try watching Chris Matthews show
Well it's late and I'm off to bed
Sweet Dreams