The Furious Spinner

Today I actually wish I had TV so I could see if the press is going after the White House about Cheney shooting someone. In today's Oregonian they had the story on page 2. Page 2!!!! I called and asked what they were thinking. The person answering the phone said that quite a few people around the newsroom disagreed with the decision to put it on page 2. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SHOT SOMEONE AND DIDN'T RELEASE THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. EVER. Someone else told a day later. If Al Gore had shot someone, even by accident, EVEN NOW, it would be all over the news. And Cheney is such a Gucci hunter, isn't he? They DROVE up to the covey of quails (in a limo no doubt), got out, and shot at the birds. Uh-huh. Why not just roll down the window and shoot? (Around these here parts, that's illegal, but why would that stop Darth Vadar?) When I was a kid I didn't like hunting season. Every year some boy or man got shot and killed. Nasty, nasty business. I still don't like hunting season. When I walk in the woods at this time of year, all I can do is hope some idiot doesn't take me out.

Mario is sitting across from me reading the paper. He just looked up and said, "Oh, he's a lawyer." The guy Cheney shot.

"Yes," I said.

"Well, I don't think lawyers are in season right now."

I laughed. "Did you make that up?"

"Yes," he said.

I'm sure that will be going around the comedy circuit soon. 1 comments

1 Comments:

Not surprising; my editor didn't even have the story... period. I decided to um... sneak it in. Shhh don't tell ;)

By  GT, at 9:23 AM  

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