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The Cheney Incident
Let me get this straight. The Vice-President of the United States’ extraordinary, social and personal outings must be reported immediately to the press to prove his worthiness for that office. Since when did the news media become so powerful that it can dictate to our country’s highest officials?
This was a tragic accident but such a trivial matter in world and national concerns. I do not care, like most thinking Americans, when the hunting accident where Cheney accidentally shot a friend and fellow Republican was announced to the public. A timetable is important only to the national news media who wanted the first scoop.
Is there no sympathy for Cheney? Think of the sorrow and grief he is facing. How would the average American feel about shooting a friend, even though it was an accident? He has not denied blame, as accused, for the shooting, although the entire blame may not be his; yet he has been crucified by ridicule and criticism.
It is difficult to imagine that a news media vendetta over such trivia could cause the current outrageous political outburst. The news media has become “too big for its britches.”