Posts tagged as Dick Cheney
Unconfirmed Remarks About Dick Cheney Have Ring Of Truth
"Cheney was a dick in several ways. He was always late, 15 min at least. He never saluted except in one occasion when there was mass publicity. He was always grouchy and left a mess in the helicopter. Also, part of our job was making sure the back of the plane was stocked with snacks and whatnot and he would take every packet of peanuts he could find! I even tested it one time and I put 12 packs, 12!, in the back...all gone." [Via]
Dick Cheney's Memoir Publication Pushed to Fall
This morning the New York Times hinted that Dick Cheney was still working on his memoir, even while he decides whether to get a heart transplant. Well, that makes sense: because while it was originally slated for this spring, we've learned that Dick Cheney's memoir will now not arrive until August 30th of this year. Cheney will find himself in good company. Other books from the Simon and Schuster imprint, Threshold Editions, to be released this year include, in July, Pamela Geller's The Post-American Presidency, which "critically examines the Obama administration’s ominous and revealing moves against our basic freedoms, particularly as he seizes control of the three engines of the American economy." Also Laura Ingraham's The Obama Diaries, and Jack Cashill's Deconstructing Obama, which asks: "What if Barack Obama's life story is more myth than fact?" Yes, what if?
Dick Cheney Reflects
Former Vice President Dick Cheney told a caller on a radio show that his telling Pat Leahy (D-VT) to "fuck yourself" on the floor of the United States Senate was "sort of the best thing I ever did." A quick perusal of Cheney's other credits indicates that this is a remarkably accurate assessment.
Dick Cheney's Central Chest Muscle Was Upset
Apparently former Vice President Dick Cheney had "a mild heart attack," which would seem to indicate that he actually has a heart. Not buying it!
Good News For Barack Obama
Um, silver lining, I guess? "President Barack Obama would beat Republican Dick Cheney by a sizable margin in a hypothetical presidential match-up-but 35% of likely voters said they would choose the former Vice President over the current President (49%) and another 14% said they would pick someone else, a new Zogby Interactive poll shows." They should also poll Obama against the character Mo'Nique plays in Precious. I bet he would destroy her.
Dick Cheney, Transcribed
Now, I'm no professional journalist or anything. I didn't go to J-school, I don't spell "lead" the right way, and I hate talking to people on the phone, but even with all those qualifications I've got to think this would be the time where you, I dunno, asked a follow-up? "Cheney was asked if he thinks the Bush administration bears any responsibility for the disintegration of Afghanistan because of the attention and resources that were diverted to Iraq. 'I basically don't,' he replied without elaborating."
Cheney, Party of Evil? Now Seating Cheney, Party of Evil.
In D.C., there's always room for one more. So the news that Mary Cheney wants to go into business with her family at a new firm is unsurprising, because, well why not go face-down into the trough, you pigs? Said a coworker of Mary Cheney's: "It's going to be a firm like Kissinger Associates." (Oh yes, the firm at which Tim Geithner spent the mid-late 80s!) This is amusing, because one has many reasons-eight long years of reasons, including the discovery that Dick Cheney was still a private industry operator even while he was residing in the Naval Observatory-to suspect that the Cheneys, in their marvelous, brash way, most definitely lack the fingerspitzengefuhl of Kissinger.
Dick Cheney Outraged By Partisan Politics
I will say this for Dick Cheney: His ability to deride Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate torture as "an act of politics" with a straight face is rather impressive. Cheney does not accept that Holder is acting independently, which makes sense since it is probably inconceivable to Cheney that any Attorney General might act independently.
Cheney Reminds You That Obama Wants You Blown Up
"The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. ... President Obama's decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration's ability to be responsible for our nation's security." READ MORE
Anger In Church And State
Everybody's angry today! Former Vice President Dick Cheney is angry with George W. Bush for turning into a pussy during the end of his second term. The Catholic Church is angry with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for his arrogant and mortifying behavior with hookers and underage girls. Matt Drudge is PISSED about faltering retail sales. And Karl Rove is angry with Barack Obama for "exaggerations, misdirection and efforts to divide Americans", or, as Karl likes to refer to it, "stealing my bit." People, people... where is the love?
