Still, a little more Cheney
The NYTimes has a graphic that includes a diagram filled out by Texas Parks and wildlife that shows the distribution of the shot on poor Mr. Whittington. I would argue this clearly shows, when compared with the sample shot by the local CC paper referenced yesterday, that the shot was from far closer than the 30 yards Ms. Armstrong stated and has been reapeated by the administration.
Also, can we abandon the hospital's "more than one hand, less than 200" description of what hit Mr. Whittington. It's quite obviously not 6 and reporting that is pretty deceptive as two were lodged in his larynx, one in his liver and one near his heart.
And just a theory.... The reason Cheney has not made a statement is that the official story is a lie in some way. He is waiting to see if some element of the story unravels before making a statement so that he is not caught in a bald faced lie. That's also, possibly, why Ms. Armstrong made the first statement. The recriminations of her lying are far less severe than if the VP was caught in a lie.
Also, Crooks and Liars has a screenshot of the scrubbed MSNBC story before this line was removed, "that preceded the incident. "There may be a beer or two in there," she said, "but remember not everyone in the party was shooting.". ... " (And it's a little less damning in context, but it's still the first mention of alcohol. And, it is still totally not okay for MSNBC to have scrubbed this out of the story.)
And, I'm sorry I can't let this go. Maybe I should be able to grow up and let it pass, but the Vice President shot a man in circumstances which, to me, appear to be clearly different than the story being provided. This isn't about "gotcha," although there are certainly elements of that; it goes to the core credibility of an administration that has done so many controversial things. Its resonant with me because it echoes so many other incidents in which this administration has outright lied for political expediency about things that greatly affect people's lives.
Also, can we abandon the hospital's "more than one hand, less than 200" description of what hit Mr. Whittington. It's quite obviously not 6 and reporting that is pretty deceptive as two were lodged in his larynx, one in his liver and one near his heart.
And just a theory.... The reason Cheney has not made a statement is that the official story is a lie in some way. He is waiting to see if some element of the story unravels before making a statement so that he is not caught in a bald faced lie. That's also, possibly, why Ms. Armstrong made the first statement. The recriminations of her lying are far less severe than if the VP was caught in a lie.
Also, Crooks and Liars has a screenshot of the scrubbed MSNBC story before this line was removed, "that preceded the incident. "There may be a beer or two in there," she said, "but remember not everyone in the party was shooting.". ... " (And it's a little less damning in context, but it's still the first mention of alcohol. And, it is still totally not okay for MSNBC to have scrubbed this out of the story.)
And, I'm sorry I can't let this go. Maybe I should be able to grow up and let it pass, but the Vice President shot a man in circumstances which, to me, appear to be clearly different than the story being provided. This isn't about "gotcha," although there are certainly elements of that; it goes to the core credibility of an administration that has done so many controversial things. Its resonant with me because it echoes so many other incidents in which this administration has outright lied for political expediency about things that greatly affect people's lives.
posted by mikevotes at
7:59 AM
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I think that's one of the reasons this story has the legs it does. I think it reflects some deeper truth many people recognize about Cheney.
It captures a complete disregard for other human beings that is so often joked about in Cheney. I mean, he shot a 78 year old man in the face, and has shown no public contrition. Is it surprising that this comes from the main proponent of torture?
If Bush had done this for instance, the jokes and tone would've portrayed him as dumb and out of touch with what's really going on.
I think you're completely right, and it's Cheney's complete lack of Humanity that makes this story relevant.
Mike
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