Cheney Goes on CNN and Acts Like a Dick

[DealMonkey]

Here's the video of the two exchanges:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fFm8FkbOUCg

First Problem: Cheney claims "Enormous success achieved in Iraq" ... uh, really? Is that statement like the "last throes" crap we had to endure last year?

Second Problem: Wolf then asks Cheney about his lesbian daughter ... actually, in fact he reads a statement from "Focus on the Family" a socially-conservative activist group. The group's statement is critical of gay couples having children and that triggers a total melt-down from Cheney.

Compounded with Lynn Cheney's ridiculous behavior on the same show in October, it's pretty clear that the Cheney family is just downright hostile unless they're being tossed softballs on FNC.

You know, after watching Lynn and Dick act like juvenile retards twice in a row, it's no wonder America constantly ranks Dick Cheney's performance at such dismal approval numbers.

 

[DealMonkey]

BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

 

[0]

Since you love Cheney so much, did it occur to you that the mainstream media went ape sheit when Cheney got mad at Blitzer, and took it in stride when Clinton had the long winded tantrum against Chris Wallace last year? :roll:

 

[Czar]

First one, one thing interesting. His use of "this president", makes it seem like every decision is made by Bush but not by his team of policy makers and advisers.

I agree with him, with the second question, that question was out of line. Has nothing to do with anything but his personal life.

 

[daveshel]

Dick says he rejects the premise of the question. If I am reading this correctly, Wolf's premise is that there were blunders in Iraq. So, Dick is so blinded bu Halliburton's profits that he sees enormous success and no blunders? Remarkable!

On the other point, when someone runs for office, they are voluntarily placing themselves in the public eye, and therefore have a decreased expectation of privacy (this from the legal analysis for defamation and privacy issues). In other words, "Dick - you chose to live in a glass house, so the question is not out of line!"

 

[SViscusi]

Originally posted by: 0
Since you love Cheney so much, did it occur to you that the mainstream media went ape sheit when Cheney got mad at Blitzer, and took it in stride when Clinton had the long winded tantrum against Chris Wallace last year? :roll:

Who's going apeshit over Cheney? And who took it in stride with Clinton? Clinton's inteview was all over the news for a week.

 

[steppinthrax]

I guess I do or don't understand why did he have that long ass pause after he asked him about his grand daughter. He must of hit the sweet spot right there. LOL. Cheney looked like he wanted to jump across the table and strangle him. WTF do you expect. When around 90% of the world hates you and your administration don't expect happy interviews.....

LOL

 

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CNN Page - with transcript

I wonder if Cheney actually believes what he's saying, either way it's pretty obvious that thing aren't going well and the public is starting to point at the administration.

 

[compuwiz1]

Oh, Dickey, Dickey, Dickey. So deluded. :roll:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday dismissed as "hogwash" the suggestion that blunders may have hurt the administration's credibility on Iraq.

In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, conducted a day after Bush delivered his State of the Union address, Cheney was asked to respond to some Republicans in Congress who "are now seriously questioning your credibility, because of the blunders and the failures."

 

[DealMonkey]

The one thing I can't figure out is why Cheney thinks that Wolf is the one asking about his daughter, whereas (back here in, ahem, reality) the statement is merely one which Wolf read verbatim from Focus on the Family and then asked Cheney if he wanted to address it. Perhaps Dick's become accustomed to the "So Mr. Cheney, how many schools have we painted in Iraq?" soft-balls he regularly gets on FNC? :brokenheart:

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

 

[feralkid]

Note the hands.

C. Montgomery Burns.

Excellent!

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

 

[techs]

Interesting that on Jon Stewart last nigh former press secretary Ron McCellan said of Cheney, "he has his own unique views on whats happening"
Cheney must be the only person on the planet who doesn't think blunders were made in Iraq.
Oh, and you, GenX87

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: techs
Interesting that on Jon Stewart last nigh former press secretary Ron McCellan said of Cheney, "he has his own unique views on whats happening"
Cheney must be the only person on the planet who doesn't think blunders were made in Iraq.
Oh, and you, GenX87

That is quite a revelation. Tell us, how do you come to view on what is happening in the world?

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

So you are saying there's nothing more to approval than popularity? (Your post was the first in this thread to use the word 'popularity.')

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

So you are saying there's nothing more to approval than popularity? (Your post was the first in this thread to use the word 'popularity.')

I'd say for the purposes of this argument, yes.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

Do you actually believe that Cheney has served America well, especially over the last 4 years?

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

Do you actually believe that Cheney has served America well, especially over the last 4 years?

Why are you confused? Is that what I said? In fact what point does your response have at all to do with the topic at hand?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

Do you actually believe that Cheney has served America well, especially over the last 4 years?

Why are you confused? Is that what I said? In fact what point does your response have at all to do with the topic at hand?

Well you're jumping to his defence, I was wondering if you were doing so because you thought highly of him and the job he has done. I guess from your response you don't.

 

[Lemon law]

This Mary Cheney is a Lesbian thing is very cynically used by the Cheneys--they can bring up the fact
that she is a Lesbian and the Cheneys use it for political gain--but let anyone bring it up and they are invading their privacy for political gain--and worse yet---Blitzer brought it up in the form of an article so Cheney can't directly attack Blitzer---once mousetrapped like that-- Cheney knee jerk goes ballistic just to keep in practice.

But never say no one loves Cheney because political cartoonists have a field day. A bod that is a cross between Frankenstien, Elmer Fudd, and the Grinch---and a plethora of trademark facial expressions make him a priceless bit of Americana---just expressly made for export to the Hague.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

Do you actually believe that Cheney has served America well, especially over the last 4 years?

Why are you confused? Is that what I said? In fact what point does your response have at all to do with the topic at hand?

Well you're jumping to his defence, I was wondering if you were doing so because you thought highly of him and the job he has done. I guess from your response you don't.

Pointing out that a popularity poll for a politician who isnt going to be around in under 2 years is pointless is now "jumping" to his defense?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

Do you actually believe that Cheney has served America well, especially over the last 4 years?

Why are you confused? Is that what I said? In fact what point does your response have at all to do with the topic at hand?

Well you're jumping to his defense, I was wondering if you were doing so because you thought highly of him and the job he has done. I guess from your response you don't.

Pointing out that a popularity poll for a politician who isnt going to be around in under 2 years is pointless is now "jumping" to his defense?

Why even bother then?

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: daveshel

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
BTW, Cheney's approval numbers are around 19%.

Oh ok thanks for the update. Ill let his re-election comittee know.

Yes, of course. His credibility is only worthy of consideration in the context of re-election.

He said popularity and it is a pointless considering he is done with public office in under 2 years. He could have 0% popularity and he isnt going anywhere.

Do you actually believe that Cheney has served America well, especially over the last 4 years?

Why are you confused? Is that what I said? In fact what point does your response have at all to do with the topic at hand?

Well you're jumping to his defense, I was wondering if you were doing so because you thought highly of him and the job he has done. I guess from your response you don't.

Pointing out that a popularity poll for a politician who isnt going to be around in under 2 years is pointless is now "jumping" to his defense?

Why even bother then?

Because it is annoying.