Dick Cheney shot someone!

[rachelmanija]

I immediately pictured him going berserk with a semiautomatic in the Oval Office when I read the headline, but sadly, the actual story is less dramatic:

"Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/12/cheney.ap/index.html

Still, how many countries in the last fifty years have ever had one of their presidents/vice presidents/prime ministers shoot someone while serving in office? Truly America is the most gun-crazy second-most sure-fire producer of excellent headlines, after Japan greatest country in the world!

Comments

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

Hee!

I am *terribly* impressed. But how can Harry be in the line of fire and Cheney not see him?

My first question actually was if the lawyer had changed his politics lately?

[larryhammer]

By a) Harry not announcing his presence as he returned to the group and b) Dick turning to follow fleeing quail with his gun.

---L.

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

I still don't get it - if you are following the quail with your gun, surely you can see a human between the gun and the quail?

[larryhammer]

By focusing on the moving target. It really is a typical stupid hunting accident.

---L.

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

Ok. I don't know anything about hunting so I'll take your word for it. :)