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[chromodynamics]

As if the fact that Cheney shot somebody wasn't hilarious enough, here is the Daily Show's commentary on it:

Dick Cheney still hasn't appeared in public to discuss his accidental shooting of a 78-year-old man, but there are plenty of people willing to speak on the veep's behalf -- among them, Comedy Central's Rob Corddry. Playing the role of a "vice president firearms mishap analyst," Corddry explained it all Monday night for Daily Show host Jon Stewart:

Stewart: Rob, obviously a very unfortunate situation. How is the vice president handling it?

Corddry: Jon, tonight the vice president is standing by his decision to shoot Harry Whittington. According to the best intelligence available, there were quail hidden in the brush. Everyone believed at the time there were quail in the brush. And while the quail turned out to be a 78-year-old man, even knowing that today, Mr. Cheney insists he still would have shot Mr. Whittington in the face. He believes the world is a better place for his spreading buckshot throughout the entire region of Mr. Whittington's face.

Stewart: But why, Rob? If he had known Mr. Whittington was not a bird, why would he still have shot him?

Corddry: Jon, in a post-9-11 world, the American people expect their leaders to be decisive. To not have shot his friend in the face would have sent a message to the quail that America is weak.

Stewart: That's horrible.

Corddry: Look, the mere fact that we're even talking about how the vice president drives up with his rich friends in cars to shoot farm-raised wingless quail-tards is letting the quail know 'how' we're hunting them. I'm sure right now those birds are laughing at us in that little 'covey' of theirs.

Stewart: I'm not sure birds can laugh, Rob.

Corddry: Well, whatever it is they do -- coo -- they're cooing at us right now, Jon, because here we are talking openly about our plans to hunt them. Jig is up. Quails one, America zero.


(This was copied from the War Room by Tim Grieve on salon.com.)

Update: Even more! Late night TV comics target Cheney

Comments

[ali-wildgoose.livejournal.com]

HA! XD

Thanks for sharing this -- I never seem to have time for Daily Showing anymore ^_^

[chromodynamics.livejournal.com]

My pleasure. This seems like it should be a story that the Daily News made up! I mean, this story is serious news, and yet in many way should be like that final piece that they show on the local news ("And now, a duck that sings opera..."). Last night we saw someone that had a clip of Bob Scheefer (sp) from the CBS Evening News introducing the story, and he snickered before he brought it under control and continued in his news anchor demeanor. And this morning I saw a clip of Brian Williams from last night NBC news, and he said something like, "This is the first time the vice president has shot someone since Aaron Burr." :))

[locumtenens.livejournal.com]

This is awesome. Thanks for posting - gives me a chance to use my icon! :))

[chromodynamics.livejournal.com]

Excellent icon, and I'm glad you enjoyed the skit. I'm sure the comics are going to be having fun with this story for many days to come.