Upset by all the Cheney hunting threads?

[Jackpine Radical]

I understand your point, but on the other hand things have just been so weird lately that a lot of folks seem to have a need to blow off steam with a bit of a jokefest. Sure, there are some importrant things going on, but I see real value in letting the light stuff run for a while. As my wife would say, my inner 9-year-old is enjoying the hell out of it.

[Fridays Child]

1. Mine, too.

:hi:

[Beetwasher]

2. This Deserves All The Attention It Gets, It Just TOO BIZARRE!!!

n/t

[ShortnFiery]

Yes, what is Whittington's PRESENT CONDITION?

Remember this man is still in ICU.

Newflash, he's not out of danger yet, and could die.

We need to keep the pressure on the Media to do their damn job.

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. yes you are so right

[ET Awful]

3. Maybe we should start a new forum . . .

GD: Shotgun Cheney

:P

[Beetwasher]

7. LOL! Should Be "GD: Deadeye Dick" Though

n/t

[TahitiNut]

44. Nope. "General Discussion: Fuddgate"

:rofl:

[seabeyond]

4. both my boys that have gone huntin with dad, were too

and i didnt have to play nice.

CHENEY SHOT SOMEONE

my 10 yr old said

yup i say

i didnt have to say, be nice or anything. tis a fact. cheney shot someone. huntin. hm....... even my ten yr old knows better

[Ganja Ninja]

5. All the scandals are moving so slow that there's plenty of time ...

for having a little fun at Dick's expense.

[ShortnFiery]

10. This IS a MAJOR Scandal ... this is the Manna from Heaven that

the Democratic Party's been waiting for ... for this is "gut level" = Our Vice President Shot someone so bad that he's still in the Intensive Care Unit.

We need updates on this EVERY damn hour!

[havocmom]

15. It helps make the case to those who think the junta boss is just

a regular guy like they are and wouldn't hurt anyone. Pretty graphic way to get the point across that Cheney does what he wants regardless of who gets in his way! ;)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Stephanie Miller keeps running an audio tape

of a Winchester going off, and it is just silly-and I mean that in a good way.

[burythehatchet]

8. the only problem is that lots of thoughtful threads get lost

but I guess its only temporary

[EstimatedProphet]

40. Unfortunately, that's the story of DU

If it weren't this subject it would be another one.

[Solly Mack]

9. How can you not find humor in Cheney shooting his own supporter?

In shooting his cronie - in shooting a Bush/Cheney donor

It's fecking hilarious!

Besides, I can laugh at Cheney and do other things at the same time.

[ShortnFiery]

13. The last thing we should do is get Elitist - Intellectual -

This is a Major Scandal.

THE Scandal that can win us back The House and/or The Senate.

We need to come down from our "intellectualism" and realize that the Average American can relate to this issue better than the rest of the brewing scandals combined.

This is The Scandal that will play with The American People.

We MUST obsess on this like there's no tomorrow.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

24. I would put...

shredding the Constitution, Jack Abramoff, NSA spying, and $8+ billion down the rabbit hole in IRAq as a little bigger scandals than this. :eyes:

And your mocking of DUers is not nice.

[ShortnFiery]

25. I'm including myself in merely "a suggestion"

Of course I care about the other issues MORE because it effects MORE Americans.

No, I'm not disrespecting anyone - I include myself in the desire to discuss something else. However politics plays to SENSATIONALISM in the era of Info-tainment.

We have to compete in this jungle - I don't like it either but I WANT TO WIN back both the House and The Senate beyond knowing other issues need more attention - they can be properly cared for once Democrats are in the Majority.

[Solly Mack]

28. Dude, get a grip

it's a funny story - nothing more.

Save me from a world and it's people (especially the people) that don't have a sense of humor.

Save me from those who are unable to walk and chew gum at the same time - for they become zealots who insist others must suffer from the same affliction they do.

Lighten up and learn to laugh.

[ShortnFiery]

34. A man in Intensive Care is NOT just a funny story ...

This is a brewing scandal. I wrote a parody about this, so yes I can appreciate dark humor.

But after we YAK it up, there's still a man GRAVELY Ill in the Intensive Care Unit of the Corpus Christi Hospital.

Ask Whittington's immediate family if this story is funny - nothing more. I don't think they would concur albeit they are republicans.

This is a MAJOR Scandal. At least as long as Whittington remains in Intensive Care.

[Solly Mack]

36. If Cheney wanted to shoot all his supporters, I wouldn't care

but I would laugh. I'm not working up any sympathy over a Bush cronie getting shot by Cheney.

If it turns out that booze was involved - or that mysterious third hunter actually did the shooting - or even if the mysterious third hunter turns out to be Alito or Scalia - GREAT!!!! Wonderful!!!! and I'll still be laughing and I still won't care that a Bushbot got shot by Cheney.

I understand what you're saying about the things that people pay attention to - and well, if there's a scandal there, I want it exposed. But I really can't get outraged that Cheney shot his own supporter.

[Ilsa]

11. Excellent post!

I think that it is precisely: we need to blow off steam, especially since Cheney et al pretend to be "the adults in charge" and it turns out they are not any more than inebriated faux cowboys out partying in the brush.

PS. I will not remain anon. I sent you a heart. :pals:

[Jackpine Radical]

18. Thank you for the heart. I'm truly touched.

I donated a little while ago but haven't figured out how to give hearts. I used PayPal so maybe it's not an option if you donate that way?...

:loveya:

[submerged99]

Remember the "Dean Scream"?

This is the first big news day and people need to keep talking about this if for no other reason than to hammer home the point that Cheney is reckless and dangerous.

I know it seems insignificant to some but so was the "Dean Scream". Remember how the right wing used Howard Dean's yell, playing it over and over for weeks until they made him an object of ridicule. That was just a yell from a presidentail candidate and here you have the VP actually shooting someone.

I think we need to keep it up.

[Jackpine Radical]

19. Remember Bush I puking at the Japanese state dinner?

My gut tells me there's something here, that this could be a turning point.

[havocmom]

12. Hey, even some Republicans I know are yucking it up on this story.

Some of them need a cover for converting publically and this will do it for them.
Sometimes the greatest tool to teach is laughter mixed with truth.

And don't forget your button! This is a hoot.
http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby.47525437

[ShortnFiery]

14. This is Serious Business also - Whittington is still in ICU!

He could die, he's STILL gravely ill.

[cali]

16. There are plenty of occasions

when people are in ICU and are not critically ill or injured. He's 78 years old. That's probably the reason he's in ICU. I've read nothing to indicate his life is imperiled. What's more anyone who thinks that this is a major scandal is deluded. Finally, I'm not upset by the endless threads here, just bored by them. (And this is the first time I've commented on the incident)

[ShortnFiery]

26. I've worked in ICU - With true respect, you're wrong about that

You don't score a slot in ICU unless you're "in danger" of dying at any moment lest you be monitored 24/7. Once discharged a patient can recover quickly. HOWEVER, every patient in ICU is GRAVE while they are in THAT unit. That's a fact!

were woried about his heart, they'd put him into CCU (Cardiac Care Unit).

Nope, ICU is for people who are at risk for dying at any given moment - thus the assignment of one nurse and mutiple monitors 24/7.

[Matariki]

17. even less than the "we shouldn't be talking about this" threads?

- just teasing - :evilsmile:

[mtnsnake]

20. Heck no. I'm surprised there aren't more!

I don't think there's a single DU'er who would be poking fun at this if it was being reported that the lawyer's life was anything close to being in jeopardy.

How often does a high-profile crooked Republican "accidentally" shoot another Republican in the chest and face and the victim isn't seriously injured, thank goodness.

[ShortnFiery]

27. How do you KNOW he's not seriously injured?

Did anyone other than Administration Cronies (Both Hospital and Executive Branch) report on Whittington's condition.

Why do you take THEIR WORD and not insist on a statement from his Attending Physician?

[mtnsnake]

29. Methinks you're a little too worried about Cheney's honorable reputation

To answer your question, all I can go on is what they're reporting in the media:
"Man shot by Cheney listed as ‘very stable’"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11312757/

[ShortnFiery]

30. OK - that must equate to he's in a Double Plus Good medical condition /eom

[Jackpine Radical]

31. I guess that blows one excuse for Cheney---

"Of COURSE I shot him. I had to. He was obviously unstable!"

[RaleighNCDUer]

33. OTOH, a person in a coma can be 'very stable' too.

We aren't getting the facts, here.

[Jackpine Radical]

37. For that matter, dead people are pretty stable

once you get them embalmed.

[Ilsa]

41. My dad said he was watching coverage from Corpus Christi and

that the man's face will probably remained fairly scarred up. I would tend to think so given his age. It's harder for skin in the elderly to recover from an assault like that.

[aquart]

21. Cheney violated gun safety and didn't own up to it.

There is nothing 'light' about that.

[Sugar Smack]

22. "blow off" steam! LOL!

:rofl:

[LiberalEsto]

23. Imagine if Clinton had done that. Or Al Gore.

The rethugs would be screaming bloody murder, conspiracy and impeachment from the rooftops.

[mtnester]

32. An observation - of course if this would have happened to a DEMOCRAT

the sun could have imploded/the Yucatan could have sunk suddenly into the ocean/every plane on radar disappeared off the screens/George Clooney announcing he was turning Republican/....and we would never have known about it as all the MSM would have talked about was the shooting. The only things that could have a chance to distract was if Brittney "mother of the year" Spears walked naked down the street; Michael Moore found dead, or Jesus was seen floating over the WH (and I am not sure about that one myself having a chance)

So, am I sick of the threads? No way

[ShortnFiery]

35. Cheney's Handlers must be "sweating bullets" and praying that

old Whittington is discharged from intensive care soon. :P

Again, if you REMAIN in ICU, you're "in danger" of organ failure and/or death. That's why you're monitored closely 24/7.

[mtnester]

38. Exactly, if this was not serious, he would have been removed from ICU last

night

Shoot, they discharge folks from the hospital with flesh wounds from bullets the next day ALL the time (and sometimes the same day). And this man supposedly only looks like he has the chickenpox.

[NNN0LHI]

42. Cheney hunting threads? What Cheney hunting threads are you talking about?

:eyes:

[Katherine Brengle]

43. lol. :) n/t