In any other instance where one hunter shot another, the authorities would have undoubtedly tested the shooter’s blood alcohol. However, the Imperial Veep put a hold on speaking with investigators overnight, and then submitted to an interview by a sheriff.
What else was he could he be hiding:
The more than 18-hour delay in news emerging that the Vice President of the United States had shot a man, sending him to an intensive care unit with his wounds, grew even more curious late Sunday. E&P has learned that the official confirmation of the shooting came about only after a local reporter in Corpus Christi, Texas, received a tip from the owner of the property where the shooting occurred and called Vice President Cheney’s office for confirmation.
The confirmation was made but it is not known for certain that Cheney’s office, the White House, or anyone else intended to announce the shooting if the reporter, Jaime Powell of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, had not received word from the ranch owner…
The Cheney spokesman with whom Powell spoke, Lea Anne McBride, would not comment on whether the Cheney office or the White House would have ever released the information had the Caller-Times not contacted them.
Domesticated quail — but Wild Turkey — perhaps? :-)
What do we know about the shooting?
How do we know it was not the female who was Chaney’s companion who shot the man?
Did the victim announce his presence ? Were the other shooters wearing ear muffs to dull the sound?
The reporter of the accident was in a jeep at the time.
Did she see and hear what happened or did Chaney report it to her? Why did Chaney have a witness report the accident rather than his press officer? Was the lady with chaney questioned by the police? How many witnesses were questioned?
So many unanswered questions.
Why was the pattern so tight if he was 30 feet from his victim?