NBC - Cheney likely to speak about shooting

[IDemo]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11361657/

NBC, MSNBC and news services
Updated: 8:19 a.m. ET Feb. 15, 2006

Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to make his first public statement about the accidental shooting of a hunting partner, sources told NBC News on Wednesday.

Cheney will “certainly” speak to the issue, the sources said, but they also cautioned that “we're at Wednesday” and suggested that progress made by Harry Whittington, the 78-year-old lawyer shot by Cheney, will play a big role in how any public comment is handled.

The vice president, who had breakfast with President Bush and lawmakers Wednesday morning, has no public events scheduled until Friday, when he is to travel to Wyoming to speak to state lawmakers.

Journalists have been scrambling to piece together the full story behind the accident last Saturday at a Texas ranch. Meanwhile, Republican party pressure on Cheney to address the issue has been growing.

[annabanana]

1. quick someone... Cheney as the groundhog cartoon..

Dragged out of his 'undisclosed location' to make a pronouncement!!

[Kelvin Mace]

31. And if he sees his shadow

that will mean six more shooting victims before Spring arrives.

[janx]

2. It has already been four days since he shot the guy.

He handled this very badly.

[BlueManDude]

22. Needs to sober up first n/t

[shanti]

43. not much different than *ush and katrina

they "waited" too.

[grace0418]

44. He couldn't be bothered to stop what he was doing when

thousands of people were drowning in New Orleans. That's pretty much his m.o.

[hatrack]

3. Will they disclose the location?

:eyes:

[IDemo]

4. “we're at Wednesday” , the news cycle is over, back to sleep!

[gratuitous]

17. Yeah, what does that mean? We're at Wednesday?

"You media didn't get on the story right when it happened, so nanny, nanny, boo-boo, we don't have to talk to you!"

Or is the likelihood of Cheney commenting contingent on whether Whittington pulls through another day? After all, any public statements by Cheney could be detrimental to his defense of a manslaughter charge.

[WePurrsevere]

5. "Speak about" = Spin/BS to CYA n/t

[BlueManDude]

25. Exactly - emphasize how manly and salt of the earth he is

throw around a few hunting phrases, throw a few shots at the liberal effete media ets.

[kurth]

40. People who live in undisclosed locations are either cowards or terrorists

Or a cowardly terrorist in the case of Dickhead.

[livetohike]

6. This administration is late on everything.

They are cold and uncaring human beings with no sense of the decent or right thing to do. It's sickening.

[kayice]

12. They will only do the right thing after public outrage or after

waiting to see if someone else will step up and clean up their mess. Pres, Jr. is very good at this; since he has had someone to mop up his messes his entire life.

[livetohike]

13. You are right and they are very good at blaming others

Bush's polls have to sink to the lowest depth now. This is inexcusable. When he (Bush) did speak about the incident, he made a joke! Idiot.

[rodeodance]

14. yes.

[truth2power]

33. They're human beings?? n/t

[hlthe2b]

7. What, a private interview with B. Humes at Faux news?

Betting that's all we get, if anything...:mad:

[0007]

38. ......and a never told before story of how contrite Richard Cheney

is indeed is, by Tony Snow of FAUX News.

[hlthe2b]

42. Ahh the irony.. Seems I was just proved right...

Cheney will do a 2pm interview with Hume on Faux news today.... :eyes:

[smoogatz]

45. Interview at 2:00, "excerpts" aired at 6:00

So it's not even going to be live. Q&A scripted by Cheney's staff; scowls, tics and sneers edited out. They're going to apply lipstick to this pig with a trowel.

[Lasher]

8. I heard on the news this morning...

that despite pressure from others, including Dubya, Elmer Cheney has let it be known he will speak on the issue when he is good and ready.

[htuttle]

9. "Even if I knew then what I know now..."

"...I'd still make the decision to shoot Harry. If American appears to lose it's resolve, the terrorists win," said Dick.

[sattahipdeep]

10. Full story....

The vice president, who had breakfast with President Bush and lawmakers Wednesday morning, has no
public events scheduled until Friday, when he is to travel to Wyoming to speak to state lawmakers.

[peekaloo]

11. I'm sure, just like his Katrina excuse, he's been "glued to the TV" the

past few days.

:sarcasm:

[rodeodance]

15. cnn talking of this issue now.

[rodeodance]

16. viewed now as 'trigger happy AND incompetant"--I like that.

[rodeodance]

18. also saying now people are asking: What else is not talking about!???

[rodeodance]

20. guest:--Cheney needed a grownup there to say-this is not Haliburtan and

the you need to put a memo telling the people what is going on.

[marions ghost]

19. This is the usual stonewall

approach--just hunker down and wait it out and it'll all blow over. Don't deign to explain.

If Darth makes a statement he'll be cold and perfunctory. He may not be able to hide his hostility, angry that his "privacy" has been invaded. He believes that he has done nothing wrong and that all the reaction to the incident is just persecution. This gives him the emotional framework to manage the stress with his natural aggression.

This is a man who answers to no one. Master of the Universe.

[rodeodance]

23. talking of poor Scotty--he is the 'punching bag' now when he is just deal-

ing with the fallout.

Well,..... i guess in some ways he is.

[rodeodance]

24. Nothing said about Cheney making an annoucment today.

[rodeodance]

26. odd, this was msnbc and nothing said in this segment. (Mills O'Brien)

[marions ghost]

34. yep Scotty's the designated punching bag...

like the clown that pops back up every time it gets punched in the face.

I don't know if a cyborg like Scotty was programmed with human emotions, but if he has them, I would think he'd be pissed off being thrown to the wolves right now. I'm reminded of that old movie Stalag 17, where they throw the Nazi stooge out of the POW barracks and he gets blown away by his own people.

[cannabis_flower]

35. What privacy?

He is the fricking vice-president of the United States. He should have known that when he became VP he was no longer a private citizen. He put himself in the public eye and now he wants his privacy. He wants to "have his cake and eat it too".

[marions ghost]

39. that was the line

some RW mouthpiece tried to promote on Hardball last night--that this is a "private matter." Tweety let him repeat that a few times, then dismissed him.

This is the key to everything Cheney is about...ie. the agreed-upon rules do not apply to him, the public has no right to know about anything, he does not have to apologize or take responsibility. Everything that he does is Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Meanwhile the public shall have no rights of Privacy.

This is the arrogance of someone who believes he is The Annointed.

[mitchum]

41. Yes, shooting someone in the face is much more of a private matter...

than a blow job between two consenting adults.
Why can't we accept that?

[Jacobin]

21. "It was his fault that he got shot and he's interfering with my work."

(grumble grumble, scowl, gurgle) Darth Cheney speaketh.

[Solly Mack]

27. he should have his story straight after all this time

time enough to come up with a better lie

[sinkingfeeling]

28. Standard operating procedure for this administration...days late

and totally worthless response anyway.

[warrens]

29. Replace the word "accidental" with "negligent"

I was a skeet shooter for several years. What he did violates every rule in gun safety. It's your job to make sure there isn't anyone in front of your gun when you pull the trigger. Your finger should never be on the trigger until you've sighted your target. Etc. Dickiebird did EVERYTHING wrong, and for an experienced hunter, that's just pure negligence.

[kayice]

30. I hope the press shouts 'irresponsible' at Cheney since it is

one of the asswipe's favorite words....start throwing his own words back at the weasel. I hope they yell what he was doing on that ranch with those women and if he was drunk.

[MissMillie]

32. Sure he will...

to an audience that has been cherry-picked by the administration and has signed loyalty pledges.

[Akoto]

36. Most likely a FOX interview. My prediction ...

Brit Hume: "Wouldn't you say that the quail hunting industry is a boon to our economy?"

Cheney: "Why yes. (penguin quack) I'm sure you can understand how anyone who'd stand in my line of fire would be ... well, pretty suspect. Terrorist, you might even say."

Brit Hume: "So, by shooting that man, you were actually defending us from both economic collapse and terrorist attack. You're God's gift to the United States, sir."

[boise1]

37. I tell ya, Brit (quack), he was carrying a weapon of mallard destruction!

[uppityperson]

46. You win. FOX interview

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/APWires/headlines/D8FPMS4O5.html
Cheney to break silence in Fox interview

By LYNN BREZOSKY

Vice President Dick Cheney walks on the third floor of the Senate side of Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. On Monday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a report that found the main factor contributing to Cheney's hunting accident was a "hunter's judgment factor." (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Vice President Dick Cheney planned to break his silence Wednesday in his first televised interview about the Texas hunting accident in which he shot a 78-year-old lawyer.

Cheney was to appear on Fox News Channel at 6 p.m. EST, the network and the White House announced. He hasn't spoken publicly about the accident Saturday that hospitalized Harry Whittington of Austin.

[smb]

47. LOL

Cheney was to appear on Fox News Channel

This will be a lovefest between Cheney and the Fox shill that makes Brokeback Mountain look like Kill Bill.