[areafiftyone]

CLICK ON THE LINK TO THE SMOKING GUN SITE TO READ THE REPORT.

[clawrence3]

Now the COPS are part of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy too?!

/sarc

[billorites]

So long as he wasn't muttering anything about Jodie Foster...

[Coop]

What are you doing?!?

Did you get approval from THE White House press corps before posting this?? Well??!?!?

[dangus]

>> Kenedy County Sheriff's Department report <<

Irnoic, huh?

The press is all over Cheney for not having held a press conference while his friend was still being evaluated. I suppose they'd rather he be left beelding for a day or so...

[ladtx]

Cheney said that he downed one beer at lunch Saturday afternoon.

What's the problem. SOP for a Texas quail hunt.

[bwteim]

"investigators have formally classified as an accident"


Things you'll never hear:
"An accident??? Oh, never mind then."--David Gregory

[elc]

I can't keep up with all the claims now, but didn't the NYT claim the police said they were turned away when they arrived at the ranch? I could have sworn I read this somewhere.

Par. 2 of the report proves that claim wrong.

[dangus]

>> who learned of a "possible hunting accident" from Captain Charles Kirk around 5:30 PM Saturday. <<

What idiot doesn't know his name is JAMES? Hehehe.

[domenad]

Can we put this stupid incident to bed now please? He's taken responsibility, the guy that got shot is okay, the police have determined no wrongdoing. Can we get back to looking for Natlee Holloway or something?

[dangus]

Captain Kirk, of the Kenedy County Sherrif's Office, received a report that the Vice President of the United States shot a lawyer, and the press didn't run with the story? 10:1 the Washington Post got wind of it immediately, and thought it was a joke.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

*Tinfoil Hat ON* FIVE DAYS! We had to wait FIVE DAYS to read this report? Why wasn't it released before it was even finished?!? I DEMAND an investigation into this! *Tinfoil Hat OFF*

[Polybius]

Cheney was interviewed Sunday morning, more than 14 hours after the Saturday afternoon incident.

MSNBC: CHRONOLOGY... What happened in the Cheney shooting (All times ET)...........6:30 p.m.: Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter Harry Whittington while aiming for a bird............7:50 p.m.: The head of the Secret Service office in McAllen, Texas, calls the Kenedy County sheriff to report the accident. The sheriff asks to speak to Cheney, and they schedule an interview for 9 a.m. Sunday.

[skeptical_con]

It's nice to know that the next time I accidentally shoot someone in the face, I don't have to report it to the police until the next day!

To tell you the truth I wasn't aware that the police generally cut people that kind of slack - well, now I know otherwise.

[girlscout]

[Jonah Hex]

Well, no wonder! The victim was a lawyer, wearing a red shirt, and Captain Kirk's jurisdiction!

[Tammy8]

Did someone make sure the AP got this first, before anyone else saw it? If not then we will hear about it for a week or so.

It must be some new rule that the AP has to be notified of everything before anyone else.

Does the AP first rule give anyone besides me any onery ideas? How does one contact the AP with a story? I may have some things to report to them.

[balch3]

Why was this released. Mr Cheney has a right of privacy just like anybody else. The fact that it was ruled an accident should be the only information necessary. This smoking gun site shouldn't be allowed to print this.