"i read the story off aol news, and it all just seemed so fabricated"

Oh, AOL, that *does* explain a lot


"cheney happened to run across a whole shitload of these damn birds, and he targeted one single one out to follow with this shotgun, in which at the exact point in time this bird crossed in the path of which the pellets would travel inbetween cheney and his hunting partner he decided to fire, and in almost any given situation youc an think of... before this bird would of even gotten close to this point (given the distance cheney was fromt he bird) you would of seen that orange vest long before..."

Ummmm NO, that's not what happened. The bird was inbetween Cheney and Whittington and he was hidden from sight by tall grass. When Cheney fired at the bird(s) the pellets kept going, through the grass, into Harry. Cheney never saw him because of the tall grass, that's why Harry was supposed to announce himself when rejoining the group.

Here's a picture...
(c q T w)
c = Cheney
q = Quail
T = Tall grass
w = Whittington

So...c can see the q and the T but w is hidden by the T and nobody knew where w was because w didn't announce himself while approaching from behind the T. Better?
iamapatient Reviewed by iamapatient on . Cheney accidentally shoots hunting partner WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a 78-year-old man while the two of them were hunting on a ranch in South Texas, Cheney's office said. Cheney spokeswoman Lea Anne McBride confirmed a news account that Cheney had turned to shoot quail that had just been flushed but instead peppered Harry Whittington with shotgun pellets, striking one side of his body. The incident occurred around 5:30 pm (2330 GMT) on Saturday at the Armstrong Ranch, Rating: 5