Cheney: 'I'm a real party animal'

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Cheney: 'I'm a real party animal'

WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney scored points as a stand-up comedian, telling a radio and television correspondents' gathering: "I'm a real party animal."

Filling in for President George Bush, who was en route to a summit in Mexico, Cheney poked fun at himself and others at the 62nd annual Radio & Television Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington Wednesday night.

Referring to the accidental shooting of a lawyer while quail hunting in Texas earlier this year, Cheney squinted into the bright lights.

"The lighting could be better but I can still see the whites of your eyes," he said.