February 14, 2006
Top Ten Dick Cheney Excuses
Top Ten Dick Cheney Excuses for February 13, 2006
10. "Heart palpitation caused trigger finger to spasm"
9. "Wanted to get the Iraq mess off the front page"
8. "Not enough Jim Beam"
7. "Trying to stop the spread of bird flu"
6. "I love to shoot people"
5. "Guy was making cracks about my lesbian daughter"
4. "I thought the guy was trying to go 'gay cowboy' on me" ***my favorite
3. "Excuse? I hit him, didn't I?"
2. "Until Democrats approve medicare reform, we have to make some
tough choices for the elderly"
1. "Made a bet with Gretzky's wife"
Here is what the other late night comedians had to say:
NBC's Jay Leno said: "When the ambulance got there, out of force of habit they put Cheney on the stretcher. No, the other guy!"
"When people found out he shot a lawyer his popularity is now at 92%"
"After he shot the guy, he screamed, 'Anyone else want to call domestic wire tapping illegal?' "
Jon Stewart tackled the Cheney topic on his Comedy Central show, saying Cheney's shooting made Whittington the first person shot by a sitting vice president since Alexander Hamilton. "Hamilton, of course, shot in a duel with Aaron Burr over issues of honor, integrity and political maneuvering. Whittington? Mistaken for a bird."
Posted by Parag at February 14, 2006 08:44 AM
Cheney Alert System planned
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11329983/site/newsweek
Posted by: mahesh at February 14, 2006 09:57 AMI have been curious about the coverage of this whole episode in US media. Nobody talked about the fact that hunting for recreation (especially by people in high posts) is a despicable activity and should be condemned. Is it so 'commonly accepted' in USA? Where are the PETAs of the world?
I think this is where USA gets its war-mongering psyche. When the leaders are tired of killing innocent people in Iraq, they relax their nerves by killing innocent quails.
Posted by: vinayak at February 14, 2006 11:51 PMthe guy he shot did have a heartattack later - is he even still alive?
Posted by: Aditya at February 16, 2006 09:04 AM
