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Hunting incident
Main article: Dick Cheney hunting incident
On February 11, 2006, Cheney accidentally[84] shot Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Texas attorney, in the face, neck, and upper torso with birdshot pellets when he turned to shoot a quail while hunting on a southern Texas ranch.[85]

Whittington suffered a mild heart attack, and atrial fibrillation due to a pellet that embedded in the outer layers of his heart. The Kenedy County Sheriff's office cleared Cheney of any criminal wrongdoing in the matter, and in an interview with Fox News, Cheney accepted full responsibility for the incident.[86] Whittington was discharged from the hospital on February 17, 2006. Later, Whittington apologized to the vice-president for the trouble the event had caused him and his family. Cheney reiterated that it was an honest accident.
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Main article: Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident refers to the circumstances surrounding the 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a former staff member in Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign. Edward Kennedy was driving a car with Kopechne as his passenger when the Senator drove off Dike Bridge into Poucha Pond between Chappaquiddick Island and Cape Poge barrier beach. The Senator swam to safety, but Kopechne died in the car. Kennedy left the scene and did not call authorities until after Kopechne's body was discovered the following day. He pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was sentenced to two months in jail, suspended.

In January 1970, an inquest into Kopechne's death took place in Edgartown. At the request of Kennedy's lawyers, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordered the inquest be conducted in secret.[20][21] Judge James A. Boyle presided over the inquest. His conclusions were as follows:

"Kopechne and Kennedy did not intend to return to Edgartown" at the time they left the party.
"Kennedy did not intend to drive to the ferry slip".
"[Kennedy]'s turn onto Dike Road was intentional".
Judge Boyle also said that "negligent driving appears to have contributed to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne".[21]

Under Massachusetts law, Boyle could have ordered Kennedy's arrest, but he chose not to do so.[21] District Attorney Dinis chose not to pursue Kennedy for manslaughter.
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So would you go hunting with Dick or go driving with Ted???
 
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Yeah, that would have been funny as hell to see him get his ass handed to him by the public with his 15% approval. :laugh:
 
If the 9% approval Dems can get more seats in Congress, they might have voted Cheney King
 
The Dems don't have a 9% approval. Congress had a low approval.

Reps and Dems make up congress. Judging by how many more Dems just got added seems it was the Reps that were the problem.
 
spike said:
The Dems don't have a 9% approval. Congress had a low approval.

Reps and Dems make up congress. Judging by how many more Dems just got added seems it was the Reps that were the problem.
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They don't refer to the the dems as the "congressional majority leader" for nothing. :shrug:
 
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