Secret Service agents say Cheney was drunk when he shot lawyer

[obnoxiousdrunk]

A written report from Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago says Cheney was "clearly inebriated" at the time of the shooting.
Agents observed several members of the hunting party, including the Vice President, consuming alcohol before and during the hunting expedition, the report notes, and Cheney exhibited "visible signs" of impairment, including slurred speech and erratic actions, the report said.

According to those who have read the report and talked with others present at the outing, Cheney was drunk when he gunned down his friend and the day-and-a-half delay in allowing Texas law enforcement officials on the ranch where the shooting occurred gave all members of the hunting party time to sober up.

We talked with a number of administration officials who are privy to inside information on the Vice President's shooting "accident" and all admit Secret Service agents and others saw Cheney consume far more than the "one beer' he claimed he drank at lunch earlier that day.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_8184.shtml

[Sammy Pepys]

1. CHB

I believe everything they post...they have an impecable reputation with regards to sources.

[Poll_Blind]

2. Hrm....CHB...they get some hits and some misses...I wonder...

...which this will be.

PB

[Media_Lies_Daily]

15. When has CHB "missed", and how often has that happened?....

If you're referring to the commentary CHB published about Clinton's alleged rapes, etc., that was qiote some time ago. Quite a few people were taken in by those stories, Democrats included.

Since the NeoCons took over, when has CHB posted information that was proven to be incorrect?

[rinsd]

37. So they lied about Clinton (about rape) but are truthful about Bush...

That just doesn't make sense.

A long time ago? 6 years is a long time ago?

[yodermon]

39. Well

the caveat is that none of their stuff has ever been confirmed by another source. It's just Them & Their sources. Basic journalistic principles demand that stories be "confirmed" by another source before being reported as Fact.

Who has confirmed CHB's stories?

Having said that, I immensely enjoy reading their columns for the sheer entertainment value. Just recognize them for what they are.

[daleo]

40. To be fair, the corporate media takes this attitude now, too

NYT, Newsweek, WP etc. all think nothing of printing stories full of unattributed and unconfirmed quotes these days.

[ooglymoogly]

46. that plus the 18 hr wait

makes this pretty credible in my book. if there had not been the unexplainable wait this point would be moot.

[Canuckistanian]

3. Damn! Almost had me until I saw the link

Not saying it didn't happen that way, but you know the story about CHB....

I need another source.

[oldtime dfl_er]

17. I question the source but

personally I think the guy was in his cups. Unfortunately I don't believe the SS would reveal this info to anybody.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/936290

[Media_Lies_Daily]

23. Unless the Secret Service is fed up with having to deal with him.

[Canuckistanian]

26. That's a possibility

And CHB DOES offer complete anonymity.

[Canuckistanian]

25. Oh, so do I

But we'll never hear it from a named, official source.

What do you think the Cheney team was doing for almost a whole day? It wasn't looking after Whittington.

First, you threaten the eyewitnesses...

[Hokie]

4. CHB is a least as credible as NewsMax

Of course, that would mean zero credibility as a minimum.

[Richard Steele]

5. I knew it was CHB as soon as I saw the headline.

Always sensational, never corroborated, that's the CHB way...

When are folks gonna realize that Doug Thompson is just making this stuff up?

It is FICTION.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. It's called a "Personal Commentary" for a reason...

There is no way this guy has seen a secret service report written just a few days ago. It's a story, a lovely story, but just a story.

[BR_Parkway]

7. Like a career SS agent would commit job suicide by actually putting that

into a written report? He/she might state it to a supervisor in a back room, but no one would go public with that sort of statement. They work in the WH, they know everything has a political implication and decisions on how to handle spin are made many grades about their pay level.

[Virginian]

30. I would think it would have to go into any written report.

If he shot one of them in the future, they would want a paper trail to back up the report on that day.

[wryter2000]

47. CHB's main talent

Their main talent is in picking exactly what we all suspect is true but can't substantiate. I've never heard any of their sensational stories corroborated by even one other sympathetic source. Until I read it somewhere else, I'm not going to believe it.

[RubyDuby in GA]

8. Damnit! I was getting so excited...

and then I saw the link.

Oh well. A girl can hope its true.

[Kota]

9. I believe it, regardless of the source. Why else would they wait

to report it. He admitted he downed a beer at lunch. I sometimes down a beer after work and then drink several more.

[MemphisTiger]

12. He had to drink a little drano to get the rest out of his system

before the media got a hold of the story and asked for a blood alcohol test.

[hvn_nbr_2]

32. Darth drinks Drano for sustenance. nt

[mattclearing]

10. LOL n/t

[FormerDittoHead]

CHB makes stuff up in hope it will become true so they can claim "scoop"

Hey, Drudge managed to make ONE FUCKING STORY a career, right?

My best advice is to stop wasting your time with CHB, however, and spare us these (false) headlines here.

We're not going to get anywhere listening to CHB and their endless string of "inside sources" that not ONCE has panned out A SINGLE TIME.

In FACT, we should BOYCOTT CHB! If this story were TRUE, for example, CHB, with its record of fiction, would be cited as "proof" that the (corroborating) stories were false.

[swimboy]

11. I'm getting good at this. I knew before I looked--CHB! n/t

[90-percent]

14. Well, then

I think Whittington should hold a press conference and apologize to Cheney for making him sober up a day and a half early.

:sarcasm:

-85%

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

18. Me too! n/t

[seabeyond]

20. me three lol n/t

[Lugnut]

38. Add me to the growing list. n/t

[Nederland]

13. CHB -- Yawn

It's a wonder Doug Thompson doesn't get sued with all the shit he makes up.

[NYCGirl]

19. One can't get sued

for writing fiction.

CHB is sort of "political fan fiction".

[Jacobin]

16. Its the Faux News of the left

[bunkerbuster1]

21. More like the left's Drudge

Only we don't actually take it one tenth as seriously as the Freeptards do Drudge, of course.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

24. Interesting considering that fact that the owner is very conservative.

[Lexingtonian]

44. No, it's wicked parody/satire

They like regurgitating the latest rumors running around the conspiracy crowd among Democrats as if they were true and plausible.

And a lot of folks on DU fall for it almost every time.

[merbex]

22. The only reason why this story from CHB even interests me is that

Cheney has a police record of DUI -twice

Plus he either was asked to leave Yale because of drinking or flunked out because drinking was a HUGE issue for him

He has never done a "Betty Ford" as far as I know but shouldn't he be asked?

Shouldn't he be asked why he would consume even 1 beer considering his medical and personal history with alcohol?

And while I take CHB with a large grain of salt this passes the smell test to me

[Media_Lies_Daily]

27. The key factor is the delay between the shooting and....

...the reporting of the shooting. Lots of time available to sober Cheney up and get everyone on the same page of the story that has been given to the media.

[kineneb]

42. let us set our story

so we all tell the same lies...sounds so much like an Agatha Christe mystery..."Murder on the Orient Express" anyone?

Retitled: "Shooting on the Armstrong Ranch"

[Stephanie]

45. while you'r at it, ask him why he had venison lunch & roast beef dinner

And the dinner was after the shot the guy in the face. Why am I paying for his outrageous medical care when he won't even eat sensibly?

[JI7]

61. CHB is kind of like those tv shows and movies based on real life events

but still fictional.

[Canuckistanian]

28. K&R for the discussion...

[progressoid]

29. Is there a button to ignore all CHB posts?

[Ganja Ninja]

31. In the face of cover up after cover up ...

"truthiness" in reporting will have to do. I'll accept this until a credible, neutral and untainted witness comes along and proves otherwise.

[oneold1-4u]

33. Just wished ----

I had been one of the SS on that excursion! They likely all got a quick promotion and bonus!
Money is the root of evil and this administration is is wallowing in it and corrupting all!

[Poll_Blind]

34. Second to last paragraph....

Hrm...

Secret Service officials also took possession of all tests on Whittington's blood at the hospitals where he was treated for his wounds. When asked if a blood alcohol test had been performed on Whittington, the doctors who treated him at Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial in Corpus Christi or the hospital in Kingsville refused to answer. One admits privately he was ordered by the Secret Service to "never discuss the case with the press."

Hrm...

Can't someoen subpoena the results of the tests? Wouldn't this be legally related to the legal battle that Limp Balls was fighitng when he was convicted of doctor-shopping? Someone got shot- you'd figure that there would be more legal angles on getting this info...

PB

[wryter2000]

48. There's no crime here

If Cheney were arrested for a crime, all the specimens could be subpenaed. Barring that, Whittington would have to authorize the release of his test results.

[fishnfla]

35. SS agent Ranger to SS agent Hophead:

"he's bombed again, over"
"yeah< him and the gun are both loaded, over"
"what about the other guy? is he drunk too? over"
"thats a roger, nearly falling over. over"
" what about his umm, other companion?"
" she put her clothes back on, thank god"
" well its all good, just keep your distance, I dont want you guys to get hurt, out"

[Twist_U_Up]

36. Wheres the written report he is talking about ?

this whole article is
this source says this,adminstration officials say that,according to those........

How bout some names ??? shady reporting

[bvar22]

41. Pass it on:

Some sources in the Media are claiming today that they have received information from Secret Service Agents that Cheney had consumed much more than the admitted "one beer", and that he was showing clear signs of inebriation.

[951-Riverside]

43. CHB links should be removed by Skinner

All of their stories are BS although its great to see BS leaning to the left I havent seen that since... wow I can't even remember when.

[Rosco T.]

49. Oh.. you favor censorship??? n/m

[Nye Bevan]

50. Yes

Like TomFlocco.com, some good liberal fantasy. I know TomFlocco is not allowed as a source, not sure why CHB is.

I wouldn't have even bothered clicking on the link if I knew this was a CHB story.

[Ciggies and coffee]

59. You need a drink and a smile n/t

[jim3775]

51. It's nice to see that Doug took that "Bill clinton sex assault" story link

off of the front page.

More CHB BS down the memory hole.

[The Backlash Cometh]

52. HE LIED! HE LIED! HE LIED!

AGAIN!

[951-Riverside]

53. Actually the storry is bullshit

Its not the first time CHB put out bullshit stories.

[AzDar]

54. KIck...'cause I WANT to believe, Dorothy. n/t

[EFerrari]

55. Their excellent sourcing has to quiet all doubts.

They also reported, Laura was pregnant when she had the twins.

:)

[arikara]

56. My opinion...

He's spreading disinformation and doing it very well. Look at all the responses here, if CHB says something happened then its a joke. He's making the story of Cheney's drinking seem ridiculous so that everyone will pooh-pooh it even though its probably in essence very much the truth.

:popcorn:

[JohnLocke]

57. Capitol Hill Blue has no credibility (nt).

[lovuian]

58. The Secret Service guys were probably scared to death

they know it could of been them shot!!!

[Swamp Rat]

60. Another example of the truth tainted by the bad reputation of CHB

[Texacrat]

62. CHB is a tabloid

I seriously doubt any SS agent would leak this type of information, much less put it in a written report.

[SoCalDem]

63. Too bad it's CHB and not WaPo

I have a hard time thinking that ANY secret service agent would have "loose lips".. Sounds like something I would love to believe, but considering the gossipy source, I must wait..