However as much as I loathe Dick Cheney, as much as I am certain beyond a shadow of a doubt the great evil he is capable of, where his loyalties lie, and his total, blatant, unapologetic, single-visioned, at-any-cost, screw all-ya'll approach to his and his administration's agenda, I have to admit I had yet to be convinced there was anything about the shooting of Mr. Whittington by the VP that would warrant a big cover-up conspiracy scandal. Not because there might not BE a scandal, because he is so used to being untouchable, to being able to tap phones and sanction torture and take away human and civil rights, to syphon billions into private corporations who line his pockets--all without explanation or any accountability. I figured, therefore, why would he bother to organize a cover-up. Why wouldn't he behave in his private life the way he runs the government: Do whatever the fuck he wants whenever his wants with whomever he wants, and really, it's none of your goddamn business. I mean, why would he go to the press to explain the details of a weekend hunting mishap when he doesn't feel the need to explain the details of THE WAR? Actually, I was surprised the accident wasn't immediately labeled "a matter of national security" so he could continue his stellar record of never having to be held accountable for anything at all.
No, I wasn't convinced of a conspiracy until I read this headline: Cheney to break silence in Fox interview.
Four days of every major news organization in the world clamoring for the teeniest little account of what happened--Fox. Gets the exclusive.
You need more proof?
Posted by Antigeist at February 15, 2006 02:57 PMWow, I need to stop watching 24 because I'm think all types of things about our beloved gvmt.... especially when as you say and I agree, there was no need for a him to go to the press unless there was something to cover up..
The Mad Dater,
"Because there's a Bastard in all of us"