News from our own Washington post story about disclosure and what is normal for reporting an incident. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/02/14/BL2006021401067.html?referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email It is a Democratic newspaper with a slant, right Denys? So we are to assume that this news is made up as well. Your Friend Joe -------------- Original message from Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]>: -------------- > Joe wrote: > "What was the real story behind the shooting "wisky bottle shooting" > after a good day of drinking? > > Does the VP take part in the bottle? > > Why else would you leave a gap in reporting a shooting or not let the > police investigate until12 to 18 hrs later. Sort of like when Kennedy > drove his car off a bridge and went home so he could sober up." > > To which I write: > > People seem to be forgetting the fact the VP is surrounded by a bunch > of people wherever he goes. His own medical team is the one that took > care of the victim at the scene and then transported him to the > hospital. > > Joe, you're a smart man; do you honestly think the Secret Service > detail accompanying the VP would have let him or anyone else around > him drink alcohol and then fire guns? Get real. > > And what's with the gap in reporting a shooting and the Kennedy > incident? Kennedy crashed his car, and then left the scene of the > accident with a woman drowning in the back seat. He went home and > sobbered up as she died. > > In this case, it was a silly accident but the first concern was for > the victim and there were a lot of people around, including law > enforcement, ie the Secret Service. > > I do not remember that it was necessary to immediately inform the > newspapers of an accident. That's a new one on me. > > It is clear that Cheney is at fault here, but stuff happens. > > What is sad is that because of this stupid accident, the president and > the VP will probably not be able to go hunting anymore. Whether you > approve of humting or not is not the issue, it's just another thing in > which the occupant of the White House and the VP will be forbidden to > partake in the future. > > It reminds me of the incident in the late 1970s when the newly-elected > prime minister of Quebec was driving himself with his lady friend at > 3:00AM and he hit a man on the street. When the police showed up, > they gave a blood test to... the dead guy on the ground. But from > that point forward, the PM was not allowed to drive by himself or even > be alone. > > So go ahead and look for a sinister side to this hunting accident, as > for me, I just feel sadness for the victim and for the VP who must be > beside himself with grief. > > Denys. > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *