Harry Whittington Apologizes To Vice President Dick Cheney
Robert Paul Reyes
February 19, 2006
If you live long enough -- you will eventually see everything. Nothing in life or politics surprises me any more, it helps that I'm blessed with an appreciation of the absurd.
Harry Whittington, the 78-year old Texas lawyer, who was peppered with birdshot by "Dead-Eye" Dick Cheney, apologized for the stress the accident had caused the vice president over the past few days.
"My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through this past week," Whittington told reporters outside Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. "We send our love and respect to them as they deal with situations that are much more serious than what we have had this week."
"We hope that he (Dick Cheney) will continue to come to Texas and seek the relaxation that he deserves."
Only three days after suffering a heart attack caused by a birdshot pellet lodged near his heart, Whittington was discharged from the hospital and appeared to be in good health.
What's next? Will the Road Runner apologize to Wile E. Coyote for the stress caused by his many failures to capture and eat him for dinner? Will Evander Holyfield apologize to Mike Tyson for getting his ear stuck in his teeth? Will Tweety apologize to Sylvester for getting stuck in his throat?
Gosh, maybe there's more to the story than we know. Maybe Whittington apologized because he was mercilessly tormenting Cheney, before Dick let him have it.
"Scooter Libby is going to rat you out, you bald neo-con loser. I've had four more beers than you, and I'm still a better shot. Ha ha, you make all the important decisions, and that smirking idiot gets all the credit."
What makes this episode even more remarkable is that Whittington is a lawyer, the word "apologize" is not in an attorney's lexicon. A barrister will sue you at the drop of a hat, step on his toes ( literally or figuratively) , and get ready for a lawsuit.
Dick Cheney did not disclose the shooting to the American public until 18 hours after it occurred. Cheney finally accepted full blame for the shooting, in an interview with a Fox News reporter, a few days after the unfortunate incident.
A lawyer who apologizes for getting shot? A vice president who doesn't feel a need to immediately explain shooting a man in the face? Why not, we are cursed with an administration that mistook a milk truck in Iraq for a weapon of mass destruction.
Harry Whittington, the 78-year old Texas lawyer, who was peppered with birdshot by "Dead-Eye" Dick Cheney, apologized for the stress the accident had caused the vice president over the past few days.
"My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through this past week," Whittington told reporters outside Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. "We send our love and respect to them as they deal with situations that are much more serious than what we have had this week."
"We hope that he (Dick Cheney) will continue to come to Texas and seek the relaxation that he deserves."
Only three days after suffering a heart attack caused by a birdshot pellet lodged near his heart, Whittington was discharged from the hospital and appeared to be in good health.
What's next? Will the Road Runner apologize to Wile E. Coyote for the stress caused by his many failures to capture and eat him for dinner? Will Evander Holyfield apologize to Mike Tyson for getting his ear stuck in his teeth? Will Tweety apologize to Sylvester for getting stuck in his throat?
Gosh, maybe there's more to the story than we know. Maybe Whittington apologized because he was mercilessly tormenting Cheney, before Dick let him have it.
"Scooter Libby is going to rat you out, you bald neo-con loser. I've had four more beers than you, and I'm still a better shot. Ha ha, you make all the important decisions, and that smirking idiot gets all the credit."
What makes this episode even more remarkable is that Whittington is a lawyer, the word "apologize" is not in an attorney's lexicon. A barrister will sue you at the drop of a hat, step on his toes ( literally or figuratively) , and get ready for a lawsuit.
Dick Cheney did not disclose the shooting to the American public until 18 hours after it occurred. Cheney finally accepted full blame for the shooting, in an interview with a Fox News reporter, a few days after the unfortunate incident.
A lawyer who apologizes for getting shot? A vice president who doesn't feel a need to immediately explain shooting a man in the face? Why not, we are cursed with an administration that mistook a milk truck in Iraq for a weapon of mass destruction.