Paul Begala on CNN announced he wanted Wittington's blood. Maybe Harry is going to give a blood transfusion live on tv today?
Count Begala
02/16 06:32 PM
Count Begala
In a classic case of liberal overreach, Paul Begala took criticism of Dick Cheney to a ghoulish level today, calling on President Bush to encourage the hospitals where Harry Whittington was treated to release his blood alcohol level:
BEGALA: The vice president's performance yesterday leaves a whole lot of questions unanswered. First and most importantly, why was he drinking, how much was he drinking and did that affect his ability — his cognitive ability — while he was hunting?
Answers given by Cheney yesterday:
A. To wash down the barbecue.
B. One beer.
C. No.
Given that Begala somehow seems to have missed these answers, one wonders about his cognitive ability sober.
Then Begala goes from dumb to downright creepy, repeatedly calling for Whittington's blood:
BEGALA: Will the president encourage his friend Harry Whittington and the hospitals in Texas that treated him to release the blood alcohol content of Mr. Whittington? That wouldn't be dispositive as to whether Cheney was drunk, but it would certainly be suggestive. [...]
BLITZER: To be fair, to be fair, the vice president, in the interview yesterday, he said that he had a beer over lunch, which was several hours before the incident, which occurred at 5:30 local time, central time in Texas.
BEGALA: That's what he admits to. What I wanna know is, did Mr. Whittington — who presumably did have a blood test taken when he went to the hospital — did he have an elevated alcohol content? We've been told before there was no alcohol whatsoever.
BLITZER: In the police report that came out today, when they questioned Mr. Whittington at first, when they asked him about alcohol, he said there was no alcohol.
BEGALA: A lot of people say that. I'm interested in the blood alcohol content.
Bloooooooood, Harry. The liberals want your blooooooooood!
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