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Originally Posted by IamAlejo
That has less to do with the shot and more to do with the fact he's an old man and that increased the likelihood of that happening 1000x times over.
I've gotten shot by a pellet gun my friend. Hurts like hell, and actually was sore and slightly swollen for maybe 4 days, but that was it. I understand the humor value, since I laughed when I first saw it, but that's really all it is. This has no effect on the man's ability or lack of ability to do his job.
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It shows his ability (or lack there of) to make decisions based upon the danger of a situation. It shows his ability (or lack there of) to act responsibly with the abundant information at his disposal. It doesn't effect his ability to do his job, it indicates it. I'm not saying that Cheney shooting a guy
makes him an idiot, rather that it
further shows him to be an idiot.
You've been shot by a pellet gun, he was shot by a shotgun loaded with pellets. You're young, he's old. The stakes are slightly different. I don't care what "happens when you're hunting", a man in a position of such power should be the sort of person able to correctly assess the situation. Cheney failed to do so, which reflects upon how he acts within the confines of his political status.