WH "Strategery" is TO JOKE ABOUT THE SHOOTING!!! (Seriously!!)

[Beetwasher]

"The White House has decided that the best way to deal with Vice President Dick Cheney's shooting accident is to joke about it.
President Bush's spokesman quipped Tuesday that the burnt orange school colors of the University of Texas championship football team that was visiting the White House shouldn't be confused for hunter's safety wear.

"The orange that they're wearing is not because they're concerned that the vice president may be there," joked White House press secretary Scott McClellan, following the lead of late-night television comedians. "That's why I'm wearing it."

The president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, took a similar jab after slapping an orange sticker on his chest from the Florida Farm Bureau that read, "No Farmers, No Food."

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/

and

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney_hunting_accident_53

[Rick Myers]

1. These people are not just EVIL, they are insane!!!

:wtf:

[BattyDem]

2. Just when you think they've gone as low as they possibly can ...

they start digging! :grr:

[FreedomAngel82]

3. I can't stand it

[Mark5]

6. thats dumb, someone got hurt its no laughing matter

and on top of that if obstruction of justice can be "proven" beyond the early reports of a sherrif being delayed by federal SS agants then this is gonna blow up in their laughing faces...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. Un effing believable. Are Karl and Karen gonna wear their hunting togs,

like when they were making fun of Kerry?

[Jacobin]

5. I have (bad) news for you

The basest of their base......they think its funny. (I live with loads of these creeps).

Don't think it will appeal to many others, but probably 10-15 percent of the die hard, vote for SmirkCo regardless of anything group...they think its 'cute'

[aquart]

14. Just look at them and say: "Funny as a heart attack."

I'm not a nice person.

[Lavender Brown]

7. They smirk at everything, don't they?

Even the shooting of an elderly man, their friend. I'm not surprised anymore. :shrug:

[Pirate Smile]

8. Here is the photo

[El Supremo]

9. I've been waiting for this.

* will soon crawl under tables looking for the quail and say "No, no birds here."

[KamaAina]

10. So Rumsfeld is giving the pResident his daily briefing...

...over lunch, when the Vice President comes in.

Rumsfeld yells, "DUCK!"

Bush** says, "I thought it was chicken?"

[aquart]

11. Orange didn't help. Cheney shot the guy anyway.

Damn, even their jokes are based on misinformation.

[NYCGirl]

12. Now that Mr. Whittington's suffered a heart attack and is back in the ICU,

it won't seem quite as funny to everyone. Even Wonkette has called a "joke moratorium" on the issue.

[BOSSHOG]

13. Like bush's search for wmd in the oval office

Funny as a fucking crutch. But the continued sadness is that his base accepts the spin. Fucking morons.

[louis-t]

15. And Scotty 'joked' about it knowing the guy had a heart attack.

[Garbo 2004]

16. They're trying to fluff this off as no biggie and this is after they

knew the guy was back in ICU with heart problem resulting from the "peppering."

I suspect it will fall somewhat flat when juxtaposed with news network coverage about Whittington's condition which makes clear he wasn't just "peppered" but shot with potential life threatening consequences.

[Bob3]

17. And then we (giggle) blew up another wedding party

darn they seem to get hitched a lot over there (snort) maybe they should just elope - fewer people look less like a band of terrorists then or (giggle) quail.

[Double T]

18. Joking about Whittington's shooting.........

no conscience, no remorse, truly insane!!

[EstimatedProphet]

19. That'll really fly

Cheny almost killed somebody! He was in ICU for 2 days! Isn't that a knee-slapper?! HAHAHAHAHA!