Quails one, America zero

Edit: Here is a link to where you can download or watch the Daily Show where this is from. Courtesy of likethebeer. http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/02/13.html#a7149

Jon Stewart: "I'm joined now by our own vice-presidential firearms mishap analyst, Rob Corddry. Rob, obviously a very unfortunate situation. How is the vice president handling it?

Rob Corddry: "Jon, tonight the vice president is standing by his decision to shoot Harry Wittington. According to the best intelligence available, there were quail hidden in the brush. Everyone believed at the time there were quail in the brush.

"And while the quail turned out to be a 78-year-old man, even knowing that today, Mr. Cheney insists he still would have shot Mr. Whittington in the face. He believes the world is a better place for his spreading buckshot throughout the entire region of Mr. Whittington's face."

Jon Stewart: "But why, Rob? If he had known Mr. Whittington was not a bird, why would he still have shot him?"

Rob Corddry: "Jon, in a post-9-11 world, the American people expect their leaders to be decisive. To not have shot his friend in the face would have sent a message to the quail that America is weak."

Jon Stewart: "That's horrible."

Rob Corddry: "Look, the mere fact that we're even talking about how the vice president drives up with his rich friends in cars to shoot farm-raised wingless quail-tards is letting the quail know 'how' we're hunting them. I'm sure right now those birds are laughing at us in that little 'covey' of theirs.

Jon Stewart: "I'm not sure birds can laugh, Rob."

Rob Corddry: "Well, whatever it is they do … coo .. they're cooing at us right now, Jon, because here we are talking openly about our plans to hunt them. Jig is up. Quails one, America zero.

Jon Stewart: "Okay, well, on a purely human level, is the vice president at least sorry?"

Rob Corddry: "Jon, what difference does it make? The bullets are already in this man's face. Let's move forward across party lines as a people … to get him some sort of mask."

I hate the news

CNN had the following lines in their story about the Cheney shooting: "Cheney called Whittington on Tuesday afternoon to offer his "thoughts and prayers," the vice president's office said." The link on their main page said, Cheney prays for hunt victim.

Give me a fucking break.

Besides the fact that Cheney doesn't seem like they praying type, that's not what he said.

And this whole thing is the top story everywhere. Yeah, I think it's something to take note of, but come on!

Am I upset because Cheney got off with a warning, for not having his bird stamp? No. If it was me, I would have written him a warning. On the other hand, if I worked for the DNR, I would have written a lot of warnings, unlike the actual game wardens here in Wisconsin.

Cheney has made no public comment about the incident. I think Cheney's handlers wisely refrained from releasing his statement, "I already apologized to him. If he thinks I did it on purpose, he can go to hell!"