Can anybody help me out. What was up with the eye-patch on Ann Coulter on media matters moment tonight? I don't have an Olby decoder ring yet.

Keith's show writes itself. Predictably he ran with Cheney and the WH press conference. I had predicted puppet theater would be used for the dramatization of the shooting, however.

I enjoyed Keith's segment with Mickey Mantle's kids. As Olby ran his personal film clip of the Yankees, I realized it is a good thing Keith managed to capture the elusive 1968 Yankees on 8mm film at the tender age of 9, or we would have no record of that time in baseball! Really, what self-indulgent crap that he interjects himself in the story and makes a big stink out of showing his home movies. He's done this "me me me" crap before, specifically when he told us about his reaction to John Lennon's death, including where he was, what he was doing blah blah blah.

Perhaps Keith's constant need to attack is related to his need for attention. Narcissism at its most horrible. I wish Keith's parents had paid more attention to him as a child.

I will give Keith this: he looks fabulous for 47 years old. Perhaps his lack of maturity translates into a decreased rate of ageing?

Cheney, your leader, must have had one too many and shot the old geezer who probably said something like "how's Lynn's new lesbian book comin' along?" Short fuse, Dicky has. Oh well, but it might not look so good if the locals found out that Dickie was three sheets to the wind in his car when he shot the quails and the old guy. He probably was upset that his record of 70 birds in one days could not be bested -- big party of people ready to eat-- salt and pepper and plenty of Jack Daniels on hand. I mean, come on, Dick is the leader of the free world, and if he gets pissed and takes a shot at someone, what difference does it make? The old guys not gonna complain -- hell, he's beholden to the Bushies. 50,000 acres of hunting on the Armstrong Ranch -- the Secret Service knows their place -- bottles are buried along with photos of Jack Abramoff and Bushie and emails re Katrina, and anything else Pres Cheney decrees.

"We should just be thankful it wasn't more puppet theater."

Hee haw!

I was tempted to watch Olbermann tonight to see how he'd handle the Cheney episode. I'm not surprised that he dragged it out for more than one segment - this story is like Christmas (Fitzmas) to the libs.

The only guy who should even be discussing this story is Jay Leno.

Jill,

Are you writing from a mental ward or a public library?

Oh, c'mon, lighten up. The victim is going to be ok and the jokes are practically writing themselves. Have you seen the odds on who Cheney will shoot next?!

You guys give me nothing to work with.

Jill "wrote":

[QUOTE]Cheney, your leader, must have had one too many and shot the old geezer who probably said something like "how's Lynn's new lesbian book comin' along?"[ENDQUOTE]

Why is it that race and sexual orientation always come up in the crazed posts of leftists? KMFDMSNBC (a white unemployed chronic self-gratifier) throws out "Uncle Tom," crazy Jill brings up the Vice President's daughter's sexuality etc. This obsession with people's race and sexuality betrays your prejudice.

Jill, you really are nuts, you know. I am not joking.

Look Folks, everybody on the left has a headache tonight from banging their heads on the wall saying over and over. "WHY DIDN'T THIS HAPPEN IN RONNIE EARL'S DISTRICT!"

I love the story!

But I'd picture Cheney having a few shots of Wild Turkey from a flask in the pocket of the hunting jacket he's worn since the late sixties.

His old friend is a veteran of hunting trips and has had plenty of the usual accidents--fallen out of deer stands, etc. He's sitting up in bed right now, joking about getting a facial from the VP, and another old friend is sneaking him a shot of bourbon in a hospital dixie cup.

Everyone who isn't liberal and who doesn't live in flyover country is speculating on the type of bird shot Cheney uses and about the shotgun.

Those other folks...are busy tying themselves into knots trying to think of ways to get some traction on a drinking and hunting angle. When that fails, they'll resort to trying to garner outrage over the killing of birds... When alone they spend a lot of time wondering to themselves why they are so different from the rest of the country...

Cecilia:

You mean the 'rest of the country' thinks drinking and hunting is a good idea?

Just checking.

Szin,

I doubt it. They merely think there are worse ones.

r u people kidding? will u defend anything? for the 2nd time in the history of the country a VP has shot someone. hunting accidents occur at a rate of 2.7 out of every 100,000 in texas. the secret service would not allow law enforcement to interview cheney. bush is not told about the incident for hours. neither the white house or cheney's office show any intent to release info and only do so when questioned directly about it by a reporter a day later. at this, the mere handling of the incident has been so bad that it already is a story.

and how can anyone so easily dismiss this a funny hunting accident. no one knows the details. so, perhaps it is all of u showing your partisanship and not olbermann that are the problem. in the future, it might help to wait for the story before declaring there is no story.

sorry for being a dissenting voice. and i don't even watch olbermann. but come on. a look in the mirror once in a while could do you some good.

Common sense,

I never implied the story was a nonstory....but it certainly makes more sense...to assume that it is what the participants say it is...until it's established to be othewise.

Funny KO didn't find it "news worthy" that Al Gore slams the United States at an event sponsored in part by the Bin-Laden family in Saudi Arabia. I believe most people find that story more interesting than 45 minutes of Cheneys mishap

I agree that Cheney should have more forthcoming with the accident, but I see why he was hesitant. When you have a media that is waiting, mouths drooling, for any morsel to come falling their way so they can slam you,it doesn't give you much incentive to be open. Read the Op-Ed page of the major newspapers and you would think that they country is on the verge of collapse. But despite, 9-11, an ongoing three year conflict in Iraq,a rise in oil prices, and global anti-American sentiment we still have best economy in world by far. It's almost like the media wants our country to fail, and when I say almost it's because I'm being nice.

An ex-vice president accuses the US of mistreating Arabs in speech where the majority of the 9-11 highjackers wre from? Keith, focus on issues that PEOPLE CARE ABOUT and you might have more viewers the 3am infomercials for easy to grip pencils sharpeners. What a concept.

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2dg.htm

[QUOTE]NBCNEWS chief White House correspondent David Gregory warned President Bush's spokesman on Monday not to be a "jerk!"

The heated exchange came during a press gathering at the White House.

Gregory asked White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan about the Cheney hunting accident.

'David, hold on, the cameras aren't on right now,' McClellan replied. 'You can do this later.'

'Don't accuse me of trying to pose to the cameras,' Gregory said, voice rising. 'Don't be a jerk to me personally when I'm asking you a serious question.'[ENDQUOTE]

Gee, i wonder why the White House tries not to deal with the liberal old media? What a bunch of crazy a-holes!

JD et al,

Apparently Dana Milbank dressed up for the story last night, but it sounds like it did not go over big at all. Check out Michelle Malkin's take:

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004550.htm

AN OLDY BUT A GOODIE! Except I don't remember the contentious White House Press Corps screaming or the New York Times investigating this:

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WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Aug. 27) -- The same day Hillary Clinton was scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention, newly released documents suggest she was behind the 30-hour delay in releasing late White House counsel Vincent Foster's suicide note to authorities.

How the White House handled Foster's 1993 death, and the possibility that administration officials improperly removed documents from his office or impeded an official search of it, has been the subject of intense scrutiny by congressional Republicans and the media.

The newly released memo, written by White House lawyer Miriam Nemetz, quotes then-White House chief of staff Mack McLarty as saying Mrs. Clinton "was very upset and believed the matter required further thought and the president should not yet be told" about Foster's note.

According to the document, Mrs. Clinton "said they should have a coherent position and should have decided what to do before they told the president."

That contradicts sworn testimony to the Senate Whitewater Committee from Clinton staffers that the first lady had no role whatsoever in the handling of Foster's note.
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Oh well! I guess Cheney's hunting accident was a bigger, more important story.

I think the squawking of the media over not being "informed" is part of the hilarity of the whole incident.

Here's David Letterman's 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"

Malkin needs to lighten up a bit. Dana Milbank's bit was choice!

There's no comparision between Milbank's stunt and her analogy about the bumper sticker. She's reasoning here like a lefty.

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Obi-Gasm Alert!!!!
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http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/UndertheDome/021406.html

George Lucas has quite a Valentine’s Day treat for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). . . the bearded sage of the “Star Wars” universe will make a rare Hill appearance today alongside Pelosi and House Democrats.
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Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy! Obi-Wan, could this be true? Could George Lucas be a barking Moonbat like you! Oooooogaaaaah!

Speaking of terrorist-enablers, what's up with Al Gore these days? Pandering to the perfidios princes of Riyadh ( that means he was kissing their ass for you on the looney side.) in their own country. Oh yeah, like were gona find out on MELTDOWN!

Here's a piece from the WP's ombudsman, Deborah Howell, about the email she's received over Dana Milbank poking fun at Cheney by donning dayglo orange gear on Countdown.

I thought the joke was funny (this was before Whittington took a turn for the worse), but she thinks it was inappropriate since the WP considers Milbank to be a reporter and not a pundit. Milbank begs to differ...

The funniest bit in the piece is Howell calling Countdown a "comedy show". Milbank labels it '"half news, half shtick"'.

Howell ends with a quote from one of the emails she received, '"If you are going to keep using his [Milbank's] work, how about labeling it as opinion and not news?"'

Would that MSNBC would do the same with Countdown. Do they not have an ombudsman to review such complaints?

BTW, Dana, the show is all shtick.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801098_pf.html