Connecting the dots: Cheney & Whittington & Texas Funeral Home Service...Did Bush lie under oath?
Miss Julie and I were dumbstruck when we heard the news on the radio yesterday that Cheney shot Whittington.
Like most people, my first thought was, "Cheney has finally jumped the shark!" We were literally speechless. Then we simply couldn't stop laughing.
But when I heard that Whittington had been appointed by Bush to a seat on the Texas Funeral Service Commission, I remembered a story from 1999, during Bush's first campaign for President.
Did Bush lie under oath in funeral home case?IIRC, Bush was never asked to testify and the rest is history.An SCI attorney says the Texas governor talked to him about a state agency investigation, contradicting Bush's affidavit in the case.
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By Robert Bryce and Anthony York
Aug. 9, 1999 | A sworn affidavit by Texas Gov. George W. Bush insisting he had no discussions about a state investigation into a political contributor's funeral home business has been contradicted by the company's own lawyer....
A hearing has been set for Aug. 30 in the Travis County Courthouse in Austin to decide if Bush must testify in the case.
Whittington has been a private practice attorney in Austin since 1950 and has long been active in Texas Republican politics. He's been appointed to several state boards, including when then-Gov. George W. Bush named him to the Texas Funeral Service Commission.Perhaps someone should see if there are some dots to be connected here. Maybe it's nothing, but it sure feels like an episode of Columbo to me.
I'm just saying.
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Dead bodies and lies, anyone with a still functional intellect has connected all the dots one needs.
But, if you're suggesting some ill-intent in Cheney's accident, I'm not sure that even this White House is that stupid. A 28-gauge with bird-shot would not be my choice for permanently silencing a witness. Warning maybe…;-)
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February 13, 2006 01:23 PM
Like I said: an episode of Columbo.
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February 13, 2006 01:44 PM
Funniest headline I've seen about this is from Wolcott -- Vice President Elmer Fudd
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February 13, 2006 02:17 PM
Turns out Cheney was gunning for anyone who's name began with the letter "W". "It's Whittington season, heh, heh, heh, heh..."
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February 13, 2006 03:27 PM