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CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warning

By Jeralyn, Section Dick Cheney
Posted on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 04:46:45 PM EST
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CNN just reported Dick Cheney was in violation of Texas statutes by not having a $7.00 stamp on his license. He has been given a warning. This is small potatoes in the grand scheme of the story.

Much bigger issues: Why did Cheney not give an interview to the Game wardens until Sunday morning? Why did he let Katharine Armstrong notify the press? Why the 24 hour delay? And why did Cheney not speak to the President until today --are they on the outs, as has been reported?

Tonight: Letterman will feature Cheney jokes throughout the show. "We've finally found weapons of mass destruction. They are Dick Cheney." And a top ten list of Dick Cheney excuses.

Leno: Cheney shot a lawyer, his popularity goes up to 92%.

Update: The New York Times has these details from a White House press release:

"Chief of Staff Andy Card called the president around 7:30 p.m. to inform him that there was a hunting accident," a statement released today by the White House said. "He did not know the vice president was involved at that time. Subsequent to the call, Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove spoke with Mrs. Armstrong. He then called the president shortly before 8 p.m. to update him and let him know the vice president had accidentally shot Mr. Whittington."

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    CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warning | 19 comments (19 topical)
    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#1)
    by Darryl Pearce on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 05:09:36 PM EST
    ...Cheney shows a disturbing pattern of outlaw activities.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#2)
    by Johnny on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 05:30:25 PM EST
    In SD, hunting without a license you get spanked a lot harder than just a friggen 7 dollar fine. 7 dollars! texas...

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#3)
    by Johnny on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 05:31:27 PM EST
    I mean, you get spanked a lot harder than just a warning! Wow!

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#4)
    by jimakaPPJ on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 05:41:05 PM EST
    Johnny - First, he had a license, just not a quail stamp. Secondly what does a SD hunter's cost, and what is the fine for hunting without one?

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#5)
    by jimakaPPJ on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 05:41:49 PM EST
    that's ... "hunter's license..."

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 05:45:43 PM EST
    I think it's all pretty comical in a Police Academy sort of way. Just typical really of this whole fouled up administration. I've been an avid hunter and gun enthusiast for decades and I never shot anybody accidentally or otherwise. And to add fuel to that fire the fact of the matter is any story I have ever encountered of an accidental shooting always included either the consumption of beer or just a boneheaded move that makes you shake your head and sigh. That's our VIP. Setting the bar inches high. The only way to paint this picture any more humorous would be to have Dubya driving by on a bicyle munching a pretzel and inexplicably just fall over his handlebars onto his head. And of course, why couldn't the buffoon have shot himself.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 06:01:23 PM EST
    I thought that the left couldn't get further out into the weeds, but thinking that there's a conspiracy in a hunting accident? Good gosh, do you have any idea how silly that is? Meanwhile, I note complete radio silence on the left with regards to Gore's speech in Saudi Arabia. Interesting, that.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#8)
    by squeaky on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 06:03:45 PM EST
    Not only was it Harry Whittington's fault that he got shot according to Cheney's spokesman Armstrong, but according to Cheney's office it was the:
    Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [fault] that Cheney didn't follow the law.
    think progress

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#9)
    by aahpat on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 06:07:41 PM EST
    The hunting license issue is trivia compared to the potential for an impeachable offense if its found that the apparent obstruction of justice that the Secret Service engaged in was ordered by Cheney's office. SEE: Dick Cheney and obstruction of justice

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#10)
    by Sailor on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 06:21:29 PM EST
    IOW, the guy goes out hunting quail without a license. And then shoots another guy. And doesn't report it until newspapers ask about it after someone leaked it to them. And even then, he didn't report it, his lady companion did. Yep, no story there ... my a$$. If your city councilman had done that he'd be news. If Brad Pitt did it, he'd be news. When the veep does it, it's news. BTW, isn't it a felony not to report a gunshot wound? I mean, if you're the perp, they might go easy on you;-)

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#11)
    by jimcee on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 06:49:35 PM EST
    Sailor, A few years back a local politician was arrested for didling with a sixteen year old girl and well he went to jail and lost his seat. That said this all seems to be a bit much considering the media feeding frenzy that happened this morning. A lot of wasted questions and posturing on the part of the press (see NBC's Gregory). The feigned indignanation and the faux outrage over the shooting of a Republican lawyer! I would of thought that there would have been a celebratory tone to the questioning. "So why did he only wing him? Is the Vice President a Bad shot?" The Left has been dining on a rather thin political gruel for the last few years and it seems to be sapping its strength. Can the Left afford to expend anymore energy on meaningless nonsense (Cheney's drive by, Plame, Domestic spying) before it has to deal with a mid-term and presidential election in the next three years. The more they appear hysterical or down right nuts (see Al Gore of Saudi Arabia), the more the crucial center moves away from them. Sen. Clinton's recent approval ratings would seem to prove the point quite well. But hey if it makes you happy go ahead and be goofy just do not expect people to take you too seriously.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#12)
    by Johnny on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 06:49:57 PM EST
    Johnny - First, he had a license, just not a quail stamp.
    Same difference. The man broke the law, and went a-poaching, then blew the face off of one of his partners. Doesn't demonstrate his capacity to be a responsible hunter very well. It would cost dickie approximately 45 dollars to come to SD and shoot upland birds (not counting the $1,000.00/day fee for the preserve he hunts on). If caught poaching, he would face loss of hunting privelages for one year, confiscation of firearm used during the infraction, and a 100 dollar fine. At the minimum. In many cases, the GF&P will assess a "per bird" fine as well. Not a "warning". Not like Texas.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#13)
    by aahpat on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 06:52:14 PM EST
    We trust Dick Cheney having his twichy finger on the nuclear trigger.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#14)
    by Edger on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 07:05:14 PM EST
    Speculation can be fun, and as Peggey Noonan once said, it is "irresponsible not to" speculate, but it can also be as deadly serious as the possibilities speculated upon. Steve Clemons at TWN plays today with an idea that just might not be so far removed from the truth as it may appear at first reading. His theory is that:
    this entire fiasco is part of a new 'politics of distraction'. This shooting accident has gotten our minds off of Cheney's role in instructing Scooter Libby to leak classify information; off the role the Vice President has played in manipulating the national security bureacracy to support his war; and many other vital matters.
    Was Cheney's shotgun a "weapon of mass distraction", as one of TWN's commenters quipped? It certainly wouldn't be the first time in history that people in power have murdered others for political gain. The power game is about nothing but power after all; acquiring it, and once having acquired it immediately finding themselves having to use it merely to keep it, as those who wield immense power are in the most insecure position of all; surrounded on all sides by enemies ready to take it from them at the first opportunity. After the Iraq debacle and the thousands of US soldiers lost, not to mention perhaps hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed in a war of aggression and profit, Steve's speculations may not be very far removed from reality.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#15)
    by Darryl Pearce on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 07:26:44 PM EST
    Good gosh, do you have any idea how silly that is?
    Boy, did you have as much skepticism during the 1990's...?

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#16)
    by Repack Rider on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 07:49:23 PM EST
    Can the Left afford to expend anymore energy on meaningless nonsense (Cheney's drive by, Plame, Domestic spying) If you say these things are unimportant and not worthy of investigation, it must mean that they are important and you're terrified that they might be investigated. Thanks for the heads up on what frightens you.

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#17)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Feb 13, 2006 at 10:59:48 PM EST
    The Left has been dining on a rather thin political gruel for the last few years and it seems to be sapping its strength. Can the Left afford to expend anymore energy on meaningless nonsense?
    I have to wonder whether there remains any conceivable word to be uttered or deed to be committed by a member of the Bush administration -- no matter how obviously outrageous, lying, illegal, inhumane, or vile it might be -- that when criticized by those who do not approve would not immediately generate a firestorm of right-wing responses mocking "the left" for wasting their energy and frittering away their political capital on such meaningless partisan politics. Unbelievable -- that is if it were not so utterly predictable. Are these people completely blind, or do they harbor selfish delusions that this administration is somehow going to help them "win" the battle of life by dying with the most toys?

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#19)
    by scarshapedstar on Tue Feb 14, 2006 at 08:26:14 AM EST
    Rule of law! Rule of law! Rule of law?

    Re: CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warni (none / 0) (#20)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 15, 2006 at 04:09:30 PM EST
    I believe that he did not notify the police right away because he needed time to get the alcohol out of his system...I hate to start rumors, but when the details (that we are aware of) are so sketchy, I can't help but be suspicious. If this happened to any of us "regular folk" we would be in trouble with the law. Also, I am not a hunter, and this may sound naive, but why was he killing quails? Do people actually eat quails, or is it just for "fun"? Well, now his buddy knows what the quails feel like!

    CNN: Cheney's License in Violation, Gets Warning | 19 comments (19 topical)