What's Up With Dick Cheney

[lizbud]

For a guy who always hated the press & valued his privacy about all,
to change to a chatty cathy since leaving office. He is all over the TV
shows talking to who ever will listen to him.:rolleyes: Maybe he thinks
he needs to explain/defend his actions of the last 8 yrs.

Whatever the reason, I wish he would just crawl back into his
undisclosed location & shut the heck up.:mad:

[blue]

He is a private citizen again, he can do WTF he wants. If the MSM think he will bring ratings they will put him on.

[Lady's Human]

Let me see if I have this right.....


President Clinton hammers the policies of President Bush (which I disagreed with at the time...but you IIRC defended it to the hilt)

Good.

Vice President Cheney hammers the policies of President Obama (which I disagree with as well, as a matter of decorum).....

Bad.

A little inconsistency there, liz?

[lizbud]

Let me see if I have this right.....


President Clinton hammers the policies of President Bush (which I disagreed with at the time...but you IIRC defended it to the hilt)

Good.

Vice President Cheney hammers the policies of President Obama (which I disagree with as well, as a matter of decorum).....

Bad.

A little inconsistency there, liz?



Huh:confused:

[lvpets2002]

:) Thank You & yes where is his silence when we so want it..
For a guy who always hated the press & valued his privacy about all,
to change to a chatty cathy since leaving office. He is all over the TV
shows talking to who ever will listen to him.:rolleyes: Maybe he thinks
he needs to explain/defend his actions of the last 8 yrs.

Whatever the reason, I wish he would just crawl back into his
undisclosed location & shut the heck up.:mad:

[Puckstop31]

Don't worry ladies... That stupid 1st Amendment will only apply to a certain people soon enough... And you will regret that day.

[Edwina's Secretary]

One of Obama's jokes last night....

Dick Cheney is busy writing his book..."How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People!"

:D:D:D

[lvpets2002]

:p Yup I heard that & had to chuckle a bit..
One of Obama's jokes last night....

Dick Cheney is busy writing his book..."How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People!"

:D:D:D

[Twisterdog]

Oh no, I don't want him back here! :eek:

[K9karen]

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

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That's me changing the TV channel. Whether it's a politican, "movie star", sitcom etc...I just shut off what annoys me.

[blue]

Whats next, the First Amendment only applies to those the majority wants to hear from?

Wait a minute, the MSM allready does that.

[lizbud]

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

*click* *click* *enter*

That's me changing the TV channel. Whether it's a politican, "movie star", sitcom etc...I just shut off what annoys me.


I mute the old grouchy codger every time he shows up on TV. Go away
Dick.;)

[RICHARD]

I like him because we both have the same first name.

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At first I thought he was irritated about BO and JB going out to lunch together - but who wants to spend their break with the boss?

What a SA!

[Alysser]

I like him because we both have the same first name.

LOL I will admit I got a laugh out of that, a really long and hard one :D

[Grace]

I think the entire situation is funny. Cheney is most certainly entitled to his opinion, and to express it to anyone who cares to listen. But when he states he would rather have Rush Limbaugh in the Republican party than Colin Powell http://bestsmileys.com/lol/1.gif

Cheney, with 5 deferments, would choose Limbaugh, with a medical deferment for a knee injury or pilonidal cyst – take your pick. On the other hand he could have chosen Powell, 2 tours in Vietnam, 35 years of service to this country.

[Bella_Sadie_Hailey]

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

*click* *click* *enter*

That's me changing the TV channel. Whether it's a politican, "movie star", sitcom etc...I just shut off what annoys me. .
Haha I agree

[blue]

Is Powell still a rebublican?

[RICHARD]

LOL I will admit I got a laugh out of that, a really long and hard one :D

LOL, back at ya!

[lizbud]

Is Powell still a rebublican?



It really doesn't matter to me what political party he belongs to,
but the man has more "class" in his little finger than Dick Cheney has
in his whole body.

It took Dick 6 years to complete his 4 yr degree. (He asked for 6 deferments
to avoid service in Vietnam)

[Lady's Human]

It took Dick 6 years to complete his 4 yr degree.

This has what to do with anything?

I have several very intelligent friends who took longer than the officially sanctioned 4 years to complete their degree.

I have even more friends who I'd count as higly educated who have no degree whatsoever.

I'd request that people use proper forms of address for current and present leaders, but we all know where that went the last time..........:rolleyes:

[Grace]

For a guy who always hated the press & valued his privacy about all,
to change to a chatty cathy since leaving office. He is all over the TV
shows talking to who ever will listen to him.:rolleyes: Maybe he thinks
he needs to explain/defend his actions of the last 8 yrs.

Whatever the reason, I wish he would just crawl back into his
undisclosed location & shut the heck up.:mad:

Looking back at the beginning of this topic. I say let him speak wherever and whenever he pleases - and invite Rush to tag along. If these two become the face of the present day Republican Party . . . . :D

[lizbud]

Looking back at the beginning of this topic. I say let him speak wherever and whenever he pleases - and invite Rush to tag along. If these two become the face of the present day Republican Party . . . . :D


I've come to believe the same.:) Let the big mouth blather on & on.
I don't think his poll numbers can get much lower.:) I think Cheney is
trying real hard to make his case for his past actions.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I even mentioned to one of my Republican friends how impressed I was that Bush II was not bashing Obama.

How silly I was.

Nothing has changed. Cheney is still doing the heavy lifting while Bush sits back and tries to look "presidential."

I do not think it will make a difference to how history judges either of them.

[Puckstop31]

Looking back at the beginning of this topic. I say let him speak wherever and whenever he pleases - and invite Rush to tag along. If these two become the face of the present day Republican Party . . . . :D


Totally... Lets give the Dems/Repubs all the rope they need to hang themselves. They are off to a grand start. There is little, if any, difference between them. I've yet to see anybody try to defend the current administrations (and the formers, for that matter) economic policy. I challenge anybody to make the case for Keynesian economics. How can it, especially given how it is being done now, lead to anything but extreme taxes and/or HYPER inflation. How does it provide LONG term opportunity and incentive for business to produce? Whats the point if it will just end up being taxed? Whats the point if the government, mostly made up of people who have never been in business, will tell you how to run your business? Are you all really that blind? Have you never read a history book?

There will be a little bump in 2010... And the press (and you) will say "see, we told you so." But then, all the roads will be built.... Bridges fixed.... Worthless windmills made... Then all the new money, fresh off the press, will begin chasing the same amount of goods and services. This translates into inflation. Ya think food and gas is expensive now????

It's also funny how we NEEDED to pass these stimulus bills NOW, else we would all go hungry. Yet, most of the money is not being spent until 2010.... An election year.... Huh....

Now sure, you all will defend it by saying that he is being prudent and all that... But did President Obama promise to NOT lead by fear? Hmmmm....

But don't worry... I'll keep working so I can pay for your Social Security.... Money that I will NEVER take and Hannah won't even have a chance to see.

We shall reap what we sow.

[Edwina's Secretary]

This has what to do with anything?



It means something to those of us who were around during the Vietnam Conflict.

It was one way to dodge the draft - student deferment - that along with the Guard - my bil at the time used the Guard. It was not easy to get in the Guard - there was a waiting list and you had to know someone (my late ex-bil was the son of a state trooper and had relatives in the state government.)

There were lots of guys on the six year plan back in those days! Especially if they had a low draft number...

It's a generation thing. Maybe you had to be there to understand it.:D

[Edwina's Secretary]

I'd request that people use proper forms of address for current and present leaders, but we all know where that went the last time..........:rolleyes:

There is another thread here in the Dog House where the current president is referred to as "BO" and "Hussein Obama"...

When I see your objection to casual reference to current leaders in that thread I will believe in your sincerity.

[blue]

There is another thread here in the Dog House where the current president is referred to as "BO" and "Hussien Obama"...

When I see your objection to casual reference to current leaders in that thread I will believe in your sincerity.

Dont forget Barry.

[Lady's Human]

Sara,

I'm well aware of the deferment process during the Vietnam Era Draft. However, separating what would be a legit 6 year tour through college and what was an intentional 6 year course of study would be damned near impossible.

As far as referring to politicians and other leaders by their proper titles, I don't scan every thread in the dog house, and I'm damned sure not going to jump up and run through every thread in here because some twit said I have to.

Can it.

And yes, Sara, that WAS an insult.

[blue]

*Golf clap.*

[Edwina's Secretary]

Sara,


As far as referring to politicians and other leaders by their proper titles, I don't scan every thread in the dog house, and I'm damned sure not going to jump up and run through every thread in here because some twit said I have to.

Can it.

And yes, Sara, that WAS an insult.

From a twit to a sanctimonious phony..."no."

[lizbud]

Sara,

I'm well aware of the deferment process during the Vietnam Era Draft. However, separating what would be a legit 6 year tour through college and what was an intentional 6 year course of study would be damned near impossible.




That's a real stretch and you know it.:rolleyes: Let's just say that
Cheney was not the brightest bulb in the pack. Plus he had his fear
of actually breaking a sweat in his duty to the country, he just kept asking for a deferment.

[lizbud]

There is another thread here in the Dog House where the current president is referred to as "BO" and "Hussein Obama"...

When I see your objection to casual reference to current leaders in that thread I will believe in your sincerity.


Amen.:)


I try to see the humor in all of this, it is better for my blood pressure.:)

Sara, did you catch Eugene Robinson"s column on Cheney? Loved it. :)

Eugene Robinson
Cheney unchained
By Eugene Robinson / Washington Post

Posted: May 12, 2009 Can't we send Dick Cheney back to Wyoming? Shouldn't we chip in and buy him a home where the buffalo roam and there's always room for one more crazy old coot down at the general store?

For the final act of his too-long public career, Cheney seems to have decided to become an Old Faithful of self-serving nonsense. His latest in a series of eruptions came Sunday on "Face the Nation," when he continued to press his revisionist case for torture -- and, for good measure, counseled his Republican Party to marginalize itself even further from public opinion and common sense.



"It's good to go back on the show," Cheney told host Bob Schieffer at the beginning of the interview. "It's nice to know that you're still loved and are invited out in public sometimes."

I don't know about the love, but I do know why Cheney gets asked to appear on talk shows so regularly. Unrestrained by protocol or objective reality, he's pretty much guaranteed to say outrageous things. As far as he's concerned, issues have just one side -- his -- and anyone who disagrees must secretly wish to deliver our nation to al-Qaida.

So when Schieffer asked if Cheney "literally" meant to say that the Obama administration has "made this country more vulnerable" to terrorist attacks by repealing Bush-era policies on torture and detention, the former vice president didn't pause for a nanosecond. "That's my belief," Cheney said, "based upon the fact, Bob, that we put in place those policies after 9/11. . . . It was a time of great concern, and we put in place some very good policies, and they worked, for eight years."

The fallacy lies in the fact that it is impossible for Cheney to prove that anti-terrorism methods within the bounds of U.S. law and tradition would have failed to prevent new attacks. Nor, for that matter, can Cheney demonstrate that torture and other abuses were particularly effective.

Other high-ranking officials from the previous administration, including George W. Bush himself, have had the manners and good sense to follow long-established custom and refrain from attacking the new president and his policies. Cheney, however, is not only accusing President Obama of knowingly putting American lives at risk -- an outrageous charge -- but also diving headlong into partisan politics.



Schieffer asked him about Rush Limbaugh's assertion that the Republican Party would be better off if Colin Powell left and became a Democrat. One would think that Cheney would have at least a measure of respect for a longtime colleague with whom he had served in two administrations. But one would be wrong.

"Well, if I had to choose in terms of being a Republican, I'd go with Rush Limbaugh, I think," Cheney said. "I think my take on it was Colin had already left the party. I didn't know he was still a Republican."



Let's see: Given a choice between a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state who has given to his nation a lifetime of exemplary public service or an entertainer who brags about how much money he makes from bombast and bluster, Cheney would go with the gasbag. This is advice that's supposed to help the Republican Party?

I really think Cheney would be happier if he were home on the range. I'm sure the deer and the antelope would enjoy listening to what he has to say.

[RICHARD]

Le buscas tres patas al gato.....

People with no sense of humor aren't very much fun.

But, their politics are hilarious. :)

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I'll get on some respect for the BO when his followers chill. They be wanting respect for da man when the show no respect for everyone else.

Can't we all laugh about the Pelosi instead?

[Edwina's Secretary]

That's a real stretch and you know it.:rolleyes: Let's just say that
Cheney was not the brightest bulb in the pack. Plus he had his fear
of actually breaking a sweat in his duty to the country, he just kept asking for a deferment.

If it walks like a duck and quakes like a duck....I'm thinking it is probably a duck. His draft dodging wasn't anything different than a whole lot of other guys then...and as he has said he had better things to do than serve his country at the time! :rolleyes:

I mind his patronizing, arrogant, hypocrisy. Fine for him to send you or me to fight - he has other things to do!

I like the article Liz....he should "can it" and go back home on the range!

[blue]

Can't we all laugh about the Pelosi instead?

http://petoftheday.com/talk/attachment.php?attachmentid=42519&stc=1&d=1242535585

[RICHARD]

http://petoftheday.com/talk/attachment.php?attachmentid=42519&stc=1&d=1242535585

Part of me laughed hysterically, the other part makes me want to report you to the Mayor for scaring the Dems and small children who will see that pic!;)