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The latest from Rawstory.com:

Outed CIA Officer was working on Iran WMD's

Meanwhile, Dick Cheney finally gets some combat action. Shoots some poor SOB, then refuses to allow the local sheriff to interview him.
Texas Sheriff Barred from Interviewing Cheney

But it gets better. Seems that in Texas, you are required to take a safety course prior to getting a hunting license, but if you pay them $10, you get a year's waiver on the safety course. Me thinks that Dickie didn't have the license and didn't take the course. Not that it would have done him any good anyway. He's never been much for rules and regulations.

According to US law, he was barred from running for VP, because he was a resident of Texas and US law forbids both President and Vice President on the same ticket from being from the same state.

Running Mates and Carpet Baggers

Remember that "Rule of Law" that we heard so much about during the Clinton years? Just how do you spell Banana Republican?
 
Hi, Richard-

I started a thread about this topic in Hangout since it seemed a more "general interest" than a "political" topic. One news report said that Dick Cheney just had a "stamp" missing from his hunting license and that he has since put a $7.00 check in the mail to rectify that.
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That reminds me of a one-liner my (banker) husband used to repeat. Chase Manhattan Bank used to have the slogan, "I''m your friendly banker".

My husband said the three great lies are:

The check is in the mail.
I''ll still respect you in the morning.
and
I''m your friendly banker.

Here is a link to the other thread on Dick Cheney''s hunting experience!

Dick Cheney''s Hunting Accident

Deb
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Date: 2/13/2006 11:44:58 PM
Author:Richard Hughes
The latest from Rawstory.com:

Outed CIA Officer was working on Iran WMD''s

Meanwhile, Dick Cheney finally gets some combat action. Shoots some poor SOB, then refuses to allow the local sheriff to interview him.
Texas Sheriff Barred from Interviewing Cheney

But it gets better. Seems that in Texas, you are required to take a safety course prior to getting a hunting license, but if you pay them $10, you get a year''s waiver on the safety course. Me thinks that Dickie didn''t have the license and didn''t take the course. Not that it would have done him any good anyway. He''s never been much for rules and regulations.

According to US law, he was barred from running for VP, because he was a resident of Texas and US law forbids both President and Vice President on the same ticket from being from the same state.

Running Mates and Carpet Baggers

Remember that ''Rule of Law'' that we heard so much about during the Clinton years? Just how do you spell Banana Republican?
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He REFUSES?????? I didn''t think that was an option! Is he above reproach?
 
Cheney thinks he is above the law.
 
Date: 2/14/2006 1:18:39 PM
Author: colormyworld
Cheney thinks he is above the law.
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You mean, unlike Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy?
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I don''t think you can compare the shots clinton took to the one cheney did.
 
Date: 2/14/2006 7:49:57 PM
Author: colormyworld
I don't think you can compare the shots clinton took to the one cheney did.
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Why because you say so? Cheney was hunting. The guy he hit did a no no when hunting quail. You always announce yourself as the person firing does not stand and point his weapon straight ahead since birds do not sit in one place. Talk to anyone who's been hunting quail or other game bird, they will tell you plenty of people have been hit. Not to mention that on private land, many people don't have permits. That said, it was an accident.

The media is just making a big deal because they didn't get told first.
 
Bill Clinton did not need a license for what he was hunting and I think his prey was a little more willing.
 
Date: 2/14/2006 8:14:38 PM
Author: colormyworld
Bill Clinton did not need a license for what he was hunting and I think his prey was a little more willing.
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Vince Foster?
naw that was Hillary''s kill......
 
It was an unfortunate hunting accident in which the victim was partially to blame. It happens all the time. It''s too bad that you anti-Bush people gather like vultures to nit-pick this to death.

I''m far more concerned with Iran''s uranium enrichment program, the draining of our resources in a quagmire in Iraq, and the victory of Hamas in the palestinian elections.

There''s precious little serious discussion and creative thought here. Just a lot of jokes and links to sites with which you agree.
 
I guess people a little "left" of center are the only ones with poison key boards because we don't agree with what the president, congress, are doing with OUR country!
I make no bones about it. I do not like the direction we are headed! Does that mean we should just shut up and go along for the ride? I think not!
Why are we in Iraq wasting our rescorces?

Why do we not have a sustainable energy policy?

Why is there incomptence and bungling at every level with the dept of homeland & security.

Why is this country so deep in red ink when we have leadership that is for fiscal responsibility?

Why is our government growing so much when we have leadership that is for smaller government?

Why do we have leadership that is supposed to be by the people and for the people, so out of touch with reality ,and down right disdainful of at least half the people they govern? How many times has bush sought input from anyone on the other side of the fence?
Just a few of many reasons why.
I have asked quite a few questions here but I have just one more. Where were you twelve years ago when this insainty started. Let me see if I can guess.
 
What happened twelve years ago?

I was 34. Now that I am 46, I have CRS disease.
 
What makes you think it would be any better with the dems in charge?
They sure dont have a good record running the big cities right into the ground.
 
It''s interesting, you can go on Cnn.com and click on a PDF version of the accident report. Unlike Momoftwo''s (and many republicans)
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they didn''t blame the victim. Under factors the only one that was X''d was under "Hunter''s judgement factors."
Other interesting things was a description of what the hunters were wearing (both were wearing orange hats and vests) and that they were cited for some game law violation.
 
Date: 2/15/2006 12:25:16 PM
Author: part gypsy
It''s interesting, you can go on Cnn.com and click on a PDF version of the accident report. Unlike Momoftwo''s (and many republicans)
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they didn''t blame the victim. Under factors the only one that was X''d was under ''Hunter''s judgement factors.''

Other interesting things was a description of what the hunters were wearing (both were wearing orange hats and vests) and that they were cited for some game law violation.
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ultimatly its the fault of the one that pulled the trigger.
In this case like most there is a lot of blame to go around.
but in the end its still an accident but a preventable one.
If someone can learn what not to do then all the better.
Why the spotter didnt yell seize fire is my biggest question that is what they are there for.
If they didnt have one then its even more preventable.
There should always be 3-4 people min. for this type of hunting.
And at all times one of them should not be hunting and acting as a spotter, if one walks away for whatever reason then another unloads his gun and acts as a spotter.

Iv discussed it in more detail in this thread.
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/cheney-accidentally-shoots-fellow-hunter.40172/
 
i grew up in a family that hunted deer, quail, doves, duck, etc. and i agree with storm.
additionally, my aunt in texas says a doctor that treated the victim was quoted as saying the gun shot wounds were typical of a much closer shooting than is being reported by the national papers.

where i come from, this type of ''hunting'' is laughed at: there''s not much involved in shooting tame birds released into the wild. a real hunter tracks and kills no more than what will be eaten.

movie zombie
 
Date: 2/15/2006 5:24:48 PM
Author: movie zombie
i grew up in a family that hunted deer, quail, doves, duck, etc. and i agree with storm.
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My maternal grandfather was a deer hunter...and so was one of my boyfriends. One I dearly loved. I still don''t "get" hunting, though. I do not want to kill or watch animals be killed. I cannot understand the pleasure it brings to anyone. I''m not saying it is immoral to kill and eat what you kill...but I have moved more and more towards vegetarianism because of how I feel about anyone killing animals for me, so I don''t understand the pleasure others get in the kill.

As a child I used to fish a lot. Then I realized that the fish were suffering. Once that penetrated I no longer loved it :-(.




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deb, i grew up around it and understand it. i don''t practice it....and i don''t respect any hunter that uses a scope, doesn''t track, hunts tame game, kills more than s/he can eat, and endangers other hunters. that''s not hunting: its merely killing for pleasure or to inflate low self-esteem, imo.

i don''t eat much meat anymore....or fish, for that matter. when i do, i want to know where it came from, how it was raised, how it was killed, etc. i''ve developed some local sources that are verified organic and ethical. its not cheap but its worth it on so may levels, including actual taste.

i''m convinced that if more people had to kill what they eat, there would be more vegetarians.

movie zombie
 
Date: 2/23/2006 3:55:58 PM
Author: monarch64
Another senseless death, not that anyone cares, since Cheney didn't pull the trigger on this one:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-quail23.html
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OMG That is so sad.
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I can't imagine the horror this man must feel. And the poor family. So much is said about 'gun control' why can't we talk more about 'controling your gun'?
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As for the saying 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people'. The way I see it is 'People with guns kill people'. I believe we should have the freedom to have a gun IF we are willing to go through gun safety and background checks. And how about a Phyciatric report or an Eye exam?
 
I totally agree, MoonRiver. ''Cept it''s hard to get people to go in for those psych evaluations, lol!
 
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