Franken Says Cheney Shot Whittington ???Just to Watch Him Die???

[LanDroid]

Here's another one you'll prolly luv. Reminds me of the stoopit right wing shockwave doo-hickies that cover every conceivable event.

http://dickcheneyquailhunt.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

[travelinman]

Franken Says Cheney Shot Whittington ?Just to Watch Him Die?

Remember back in October when Al Franken joked with David Letterman about Karl Rove and I. Lewis Libby being executed for treason? Well, Franken is at it again with a blog entry Sunday evening at the Huffington Post. This time, the target of his tasteless satire is Vice President Dick Cheney who accidentally shot his hunting partner on Saturday:

?Over the weekend, Vice President Dick Cheney shot a man in Texas. Asked why he shot the man, the Vice President said, ?Just to watch him die.?"

Much like other members of the media, Franken saw a bizarre connection to a previously documented hunting trip that the vice president went on: ?You know who's doing a ?there but for the grace of God go I?; Scalia.?

Then, Franken painted a sophomoric picture of what would happen if Bush and Cheney went hunting:

?Now, I imagine that Cheney and the President have hunted together. What would have happened if Cheney had shot the President? I think if he shot Bush this way, Bush isn't 78 and he's in pretty good shape, and he's kinda macho. I think he would've gotten up and shot Cheney back. And I think they would've started blasting each other like in a Tarrantino [sic] movie.?

That?s some funny stuff, Al. Don?t quit your day job. Speaking of which, things must not be going well over at Hot Air America, as Franken has taken to spamming blogs to attract listeners:

?Anyway, be sure to listen to the Al Franken Show tomorrow - noon to three EST. And Vice President Cheney will be our special guest. And guess what? He's bringing his shotgun!?

Makes you wonder if they?re going to start paying kids to hang ads on doorknobs to get listeners much the way Dominos sells pizza. Of course, unlike Franken's comedic attempts, Dominos delivers.

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No wonder the liberals can't even buy a vote.

[Piña]

Did you write that or did you get it from someone else (no citation).

I actually found it pretty amusing. Way beyond most of your usual tacky and tasteless crap.

[Dulcinea]

This whole Cheney shooting incident was like manna for humorist bloggers.

Today the AP reported: WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets.

Vice President Cheney explained the shooting this way: ?I was tracking a covey of quail with my gun barrel. Suddenly Whittington just popped up from the grass, directly in the way, so I shot him. I know my critics on the left will point out that Whittington is not a bird, but he was between the quail and my gun. My feeling is that when you harbor a quail, it?s the same as being one.?

A medical team quickly tended to the wounded man, much to Cheney?s disappointment, as the Vice President had already told friends he planned to mount Whittington's head over the toilet in his upstairs powder room.

A spokesman for the Whitehouse pointed out that Whittington was a known quail sympathizer. ?Our intelligence told us he had WMD in his Elmer Fudd hat. A lot of people were fooled, not just us.?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">-Scott Adams

[reason]

Top Ten Dick Cheney Excuses


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"

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"