Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor

No doubt everyone has heard by now about the Cheney incident last weekend where he accidentally shot someone while hunting.

But wait, now they are saying that the shooting was the fault of the 78-year-old victim because he didn’t “notify anyone he was there”, thereby breaking hunting protocol.

????? That is so lame.

To top things off, the victim is reported to have had a mild heart attack. Cheney is “standing by, ready to assist” if needed.

The word is out now that Cheney was hunting illegally and may be charged with violating Texas game laws. Cheney had not paid the required fee to engage in hunting activities. He attempted to cover this up by paying the fee after the fact, but that may not cut it.

Common Dreams has several pieces about this incident:
Cheney Shoots A Texas Liberal
Why Put Silencer on Story?
Cheney’s Law: Shoot First, Ask Questions Later

I don’t follow sports. In earlier years I would somewhat follow the Olympics but I can’t stomach it because it has become so corporate and commercial.

But I wanted to highlight what I consider a “hit” in today’s Olympics news.

Gold Medalist American speedskater Joey Cheek is donating his $25,000 gold medal bonus to an organization that provides aid to refugee children living in camps in Chad who have fled what is being called a genocide in the neighboring Darfur region of Sudan.

Cheek believes in the mission of the Right to Play organization which is based in Toronto and uses sports as a venue to teach children basic health, hygiene and HIV-AIDS prevention. It provides vaccinations and also conducts sport-related activities for physical and emotional development.