Man shot by Cheney: 'I was lucky' to escape death

Man shot by Cheney: 'I was lucky' to escape death
Wounded lawyer goes quiet when asked if former VP ever apologized

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39666953/ns/us_news-life/

The lawyer shot five years ago by then-Vice President Dick Cheney told The Washington Post Thursday that his injuries from the hunting accident were more extensive than revealed at the time.

Harry Whittington, 82 and still working as a lawyer in Austin, has kept the blood-stained orange safety vest he was wearing when Cheney opened fire, peppering him with lead shot, the Post reported.

He suffered a collapsed lung during the incident and had what doctors believe was a mild heart attack.

Whittington still has about 30 pieces of shot inside his body and speaks with what he describes as "a warble" caused by one that pierced his larynx. Another is near his heart, too deep to remove safely.

Cheney has not apologized in public for the shooting, and when asked by the Post if Cheney had done so in private, Whittington paused, then said sharply: "I'm not going to go into that."

The Post said Whittington was "too gracious" to say Cheney had not said sorry but also did not dispute he had not received an apology.

Despite this, he told the paper that he regarded Cheney as "a very capable and honorable man."

"He's said some very kind things to me," Whittington said.

After the shooting, Whittington issued a statement saying he and his family were "deeply sorry" for "all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through."


But he told the Post he had not meant his apology to be taken as an admission that he was responsible for what happened.

"It really wasn't that. I didn't intend it that way. It was more of a sense of disappointment that it happened at all," Whittington said, according to the paper. "I'm sure it must have been difficult for Mr. Cheney and his family. I still feel the same way."

In the interview, Whittington said he was not bothered that the White House had initially blamed him for the incident, with a Bush administration spokesman at the time saying Whittington had failed to follow the correct protocol during a quail hunting trip in Texas in February 2006.

"Naturally, people want to make it appear that it's someone's fault," he told the Post. "I didn't care. Plain and simple, it was an accident. It could happen to anyone."

Whittington said he had gone hunting since, but added that "some of my enthusiasm is gone."

"I was lucky. I just feel like every day is a gift. Sometimes I wonder why I got these extra years," he told the Post.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2...

Views: 42

Comment

You need to be a member of 12160 Social Network to add comments!

Join 12160 Social Network

"Destroying the New World Order"

TOP CONTENT THIS WEEK

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE SITE!

mobile page

12160.info/m

12160 Administrators

 

Latest Activity

Doc Vega commented on Doc Vega's blog post Something Watches From Out there in the Wilderness
"cheeki kea That's very interesting history. So many things about history that go ignored or…"
38 minutes ago
Burbia commented on Burbia's video
46 minutes ago
Burbia posted a video

Programmed To Kill/Satanic Cover-Up Part 433 (The Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Show)

https://www.programmedtokill.net/projects---- DISCLAIMER! ----Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair u...
49 minutes ago
cheeki kea commented on cheeki kea's photo
Thumbnail

American werewolf- 2018

"Yip I've looked again and this is what the creature looks like, even has stripes just like…"
2 hours ago
cheeki kea commented on cheeki kea's photo
Thumbnail

American werewolf- 2018

"The mystery continues I guess. ( reminds me of something out of the under world )"
3 hours ago
cheeki kea posted a photo
3 hours ago
cheeki kea commented on Doc Vega's blog post Something Watches From Out there in the Wilderness
"Another fine story Doc V. I think it's Dogman the werewolf out there roaming around in high…"
4 hours ago
Doc Vega posted blog posts
10 hours ago
Doc Vega commented on Doc Vega's blog post What Four UFO Whistle Blowers All Suffered in Common?
"Less Prone Thanks for you comment Buddy! Dabbling in government kept secrets can cost you dearly. I…"
10 hours ago
Burbia posted a blog post

Sebastion Piñera and 5G

 Sebastion Piñera “The start of the bidding process for the 5G network. Let’s listen to the threats…See More
10 hours ago
tjdavis posted a photo
yesterday
Doc Vega posted a blog post
yesterday
Less Prone left a comment for Tammy
"Welcome"
Thursday
tjdavis posted a video

Mike Benz: DARPA & USAID are Weaponizing Music to Control Human Behavior

Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjonesMike Benz is a former State Department official and current Executive Dire...
Thursday
Tammy is now a member of 12160 Social Network
Tuesday
Less Prone commented on cheeki kea's photo
Thumbnail

The Cartel

"In his 1995 book; Bloodlines of the illuminati, Frits Sringmaier listed the following 13…"
Tuesday
tjdavis posted a photo
Tuesday
tjdavis posted a blog post
Tuesday
Less Prone commented on Doc Vega's blog post What Four UFO Whistle Blowers All Suffered in Common?
"This falls in the category of political assassination, a very shameful policy of eliminating people…"
Tuesday
Doc Vega posted blog posts
Tuesday

© 2025   Created by truth.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

content and site copyright 12160.info 2007-2019 - all rights reserved. unless otherwise noted