Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 The lawyer shot by US Vice-President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident has suffered a minor heart attack, a Texas hospital spokesman has said. He said Harry Whittington, 78, suffered a heartbeat irregularity caused by a pellet lodged in his heart. Mr Whittington was moved back into intensive care on Tuesday and will be treated for at least another week. Dick Cheney accidentally injured his hunting companion while shooting quail on a ranch in Texas on Saturday. Despite the heart problem, doctors said there were no immediate fears for Mr Whittington's life. Katharine Armstrong, the owner of the private ranch where the accident occurred, said Mr Cheney had turned round to shoot at a bird, unaware Mr Whittington was behind him, and sprayed him with shotgun pellets. The lawyer was hit in the cheek, neck and chest. He is being treated at the Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. Doctors say he will probably have the pellets in his body for the rest of his life. Mr Cheney has not publicly commented on the incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Cheney Cited For Hunting Violation in Shooting Incident The Bush administration is on the defensive over Vice President Dick Cheney’s accidental shooting of hunting companion and Republican fundraiser Harry Whittington at a Texas ranch Saturday. Whittington is reported to be in stable condition. It took the White House at least 19 hours to inform the public – and only after a local Texas newspaper broke the story. Cheney is also coming under criticism for violating Texas game law. On Monday, state officials said Cheney had not purchased a stamp required for bird hunting. >heartwerk <jo.heartwork >Feb 14, 2006 1:02 PM > > Man Shot by Cheney Suffers Heart Attack > >The lawyer shot by US Vice-President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident >has suffered a minor heart attack, a Texas hospital spokesman has said. > >He said Harry Whittington, 78, suffered a heartbeat irregularity >caused by a pellet lodged in his heart. > >Mr Whittington was moved back into intensive care on Tuesday and will >be treated for at least another week. > >Dick Cheney accidentally injured his hunting companion while shooting >quail on a ranch in Texas on Saturday. > >Despite the heart problem, doctors said there were no immediate fears >for Mr Whittington's life. > >Katharine Armstrong, the owner of the private ranch where the accident >occurred, said Mr Cheney had turned round to shoot at a bird, unaware >Mr Whittington was behind him, and sprayed him with shotgun pellets. > >The lawyer was hit in the cheek, neck and chest. > >He is being treated at the Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, >Texas. > >Doctors say he will probably have the pellets in his body for the rest >of his life. > >Mr Cheney has not publicly commented on the incident. > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Forgive me if all of you heard this and it is old news by now. Feel free to erase; I don't mind. Jay Leno on the Tonight Show said: (Not a direct quote) Everyone was so mad when they couldn't find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Little did we know it was Dick Cheney.... Cynthia On Behalf Of fraggle Tuesday, February 14, 2006 4:42 PM Re: Man Shot by Cheney Suffers Heart Attack Cheney Cited For Hunting Violation in Shooting Incident The Bush administration is on the defensive over Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of hunting companion and Republican fundraiser Harry Whittington at a Texas ranch Saturday. Whittington is reported to be in stable condition. It took the White House at least 19 hours to inform the public - and only after a local Texas newspaper broke the story. Cheney is also coming under criticism for violating Texas game law. On Monday, state officials said Cheney had not purchased a stamp required for bird hunting. >heartwerk <jo.heartwork >Feb 14, 2006 1:02 PM > > Man Shot by Cheney Suffers Heart Attack > >The lawyer shot by US Vice-President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident >has suffered a minor heart attack, a Texas hospital spokesman has said. > >He said Harry Whittington, 78, suffered a heartbeat irregularity >caused by a pellet lodged in his heart. > >Mr Whittington was moved back into intensive care on Tuesday and will >be treated for at least another week. > >Dick Cheney accidentally injured his hunting companion while shooting >quail on a ranch in Texas on Saturday. > >Despite the heart problem, doctors said there were no immediate fears >for Mr Whittington's life. > >Katharine Armstrong, the owner of the private ranch where the accident >occurred, said Mr Cheney had turned round to shoot at a bird, unaware >Mr Whittington was behind him, and sprayed him with shotgun pellets. > >The lawyer was hit in the cheek, neck and chest. > >He is being treated at the Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, >Texas. > >Doctors say he will probably have the pellets in his body for the rest >of his life. > >Mr Cheney has not publicly commented on the incident. > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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