By: E&P Staff Another White House plan to deal with tragedy went awry Tuesday. Just as it had apparently settled on joining latenight comics in joking about Vice President Cheney's shooting accident, the victim, Harry Whittington suffered a heart attack when birdshot fired by Cheney migrated to his heart.
Just this morning, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan had quipped that the burnt orange school colors of the University of Texas championship football team that was visiting the White House shouldn't be confused for hunter's safety wear.
"The orange that they're wearing is not because they're concerned that the vice president may be there," joked McClellan. "That's why I'm wearing it," he said, pointing to his tie.
The president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, took a similar jab after slapping an orange sticker on his chest from the Florida Farm Bureau that read, "No Farmers, No Food."
"I'm a little concerned that Dick Cheney is going to walk in," the governor cracked during an appearance in Tampa Monday.
On a more serious, CBS's Bill Plante asked McClellan if Cheney's office would be providing a fuller account of what transpired over the weekend. "I think we pretty much covered it all yesterday," McClellan said.
Comments
No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here