Spin, Satire or Plausible Speculation?
What if.....
"In a suprising move, Vice President Dick Cheney took the law into his own hands this weekend and defended the state of Texas' right to enforce rules of emminent domain.
Six years ago, the city of Austin condemned a block of property owned by the family of prominent Texas attorney Harry Whittington. Whittington fought back and after a lengthy legal battle, recently scored a victory from the Texas Supreme Court, which upheld an earlier ruling in Whittington's favor. While the case is not yet completely decided, for now Whittington and his family have prevailed and are well on the way to resecuring their property. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, Whittington reveled in his semi-success, and is quoted as saying, "This shows how the judicial system should work if you stay with it."
That is when Vice President Dick Cheney decided to get involved and show Whittington that the Texas law is a little different. This past weekend, Cheney and Whittington went on a hunting trip together to "bag a little Quayle." While deep in the brush, Cheney shot Whittington in the face, neck and chest. Reports from people completely unrelated to the incident indicate that after the shooting Cheney was heard to let out a loud whoop of glee and shout, "Don't mess with Texas." After the incident, Vice President Cheney blamed Whittington for the shooting and refused comment further.
Totally unsubstantiated evidence suggests that the Vice President "Shot that boy to teach him a lesson." It is unclear how badly injured Whittington is or whether he will pursue his legal case in the state of Austion when and if he makes a full recovery."
(note: This is satire. All of this is satire. Well, not quite all of it ... some if it is true: Harry Whittington really is involved with a battle over emminent domain in the state of Texas, he did just recently score a victory from the Texas Supreme Court and the Vice President of the United States really did shoot him during a hunting trip. The rest is satire, or as the author believes, plausible speculation.) File under: Freedom of Speech
"In a suprising move, Vice President Dick Cheney took the law into his own hands this weekend and defended the state of Texas' right to enforce rules of emminent domain.
Six years ago, the city of Austin condemned a block of property owned by the family of prominent Texas attorney Harry Whittington. Whittington fought back and after a lengthy legal battle, recently scored a victory from the Texas Supreme Court, which upheld an earlier ruling in Whittington's favor. While the case is not yet completely decided, for now Whittington and his family have prevailed and are well on the way to resecuring their property. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, Whittington reveled in his semi-success, and is quoted as saying, "This shows how the judicial system should work if you stay with it."
That is when Vice President Dick Cheney decided to get involved and show Whittington that the Texas law is a little different. This past weekend, Cheney and Whittington went on a hunting trip together to "bag a little Quayle." While deep in the brush, Cheney shot Whittington in the face, neck and chest. Reports from people completely unrelated to the incident indicate that after the shooting Cheney was heard to let out a loud whoop of glee and shout, "Don't mess with Texas." After the incident, Vice President Cheney blamed Whittington for the shooting and refused comment further.
Totally unsubstantiated evidence suggests that the Vice President "Shot that boy to teach him a lesson." It is unclear how badly injured Whittington is or whether he will pursue his legal case in the state of Austion when and if he makes a full recovery."
(note: This is satire. All of this is satire. Well, not quite all of it ... some if it is true: Harry Whittington really is involved with a battle over emminent domain in the state of Texas, he did just recently score a victory from the Texas Supreme Court and the Vice President of the United States really did shoot him during a hunting trip. The rest is satire, or as the author believes, plausible speculation.) File under: Freedom of Speech
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