Dick Cheney Jokes
Of course (as stated below) there really isn't anything funny about someone getting accidentally shot.
But if they happen to be shot while hunting with the now-you-see-him-now-you-don't VP of the USA...that's worth a one-liner or two.
Most of the talk show jokes (even Letterman) were throughly disappointing. But Jon Stewart and his fine staff at The Daily Show win my prize for the best Cheney joke so far:
-"Vice-President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a man during a quail hunt . . . making 78-year-old Harry Whittington the first person shot by a sitting veep since Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, of course, (was) shot in a duel with Aaron Burr over issues of honour, integrity and political manoeuvring. Whittington? Mistaken for a bird."
-"Now, this story certainly has its humorous aspects. . . . But it also raises a serious issue, one which I feel very strongly about. . . . moms, dads, if you're watching right now, I can't emphasize this enough: Do not let your kids go on hunting trips with the vice-president. I don't care what kind of lucrative contracts they're trying to land, or energy regulations they're trying to get lifted - it's just not worth it."
But if they happen to be shot while hunting with the now-you-see-him-now-you-don't VP of the USA...that's worth a one-liner or two.
Most of the talk show jokes (even Letterman) were throughly disappointing. But Jon Stewart and his fine staff at The Daily Show win my prize for the best Cheney joke so far:
-"Vice-President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a man during a quail hunt . . . making 78-year-old Harry Whittington the first person shot by a sitting veep since Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, of course, (was) shot in a duel with Aaron Burr over issues of honour, integrity and political manoeuvring. Whittington? Mistaken for a bird."
-"Now, this story certainly has its humorous aspects. . . . But it also raises a serious issue, one which I feel very strongly about. . . . moms, dads, if you're watching right now, I can't emphasize this enough: Do not let your kids go on hunting trips with the vice-president. I don't care what kind of lucrative contracts they're trying to land, or energy regulations they're trying to get lifted - it's just not worth it."
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