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Changing the tone
Changing the tone
CHANGING THE TONE.... It was one of those moments that defined the Bush/Cheney era. Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), the leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, had been critical of Dick Cheney's ongoing ties to Halliburton, but when he saw...
Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in 'FOX News Sunday' Interview - FOXNews.com Transition ...
foxnews.com — Vice President Cheney mocked Vice President-elect Joe Biden's grasp of the Constitution, defended former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and said President Bush "doesn't have to check with anybody" before launching a nuclear attack. In a blunt, ... (more) Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in 'FOX News ...
Cheney says top congressional Democrats complicit in spying - Glenn Greenwald
Cheney says top congressional Democrats complicit in spying - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com — (updated below) Dick Cheney's interview yesterday with Fox's Chris Wallace was filled with significant claims, but certainly among the most significant was his detailed narration of how the administration, and Cheney personally, told numerous ... (more) Cheney says top congressional Democrats complicit in ...
Op-Ed Columnist: Popularity Isn’t Everything
Op-Ed Columnist: Popularity Isn’t Everything
nytimes.com — In admiration of straight talkers, let’s give credit to the nation’s most unpopular Republican, Dick Cheney, and the nation’s most unpopular Democrat, Rod Blagojevich. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Popularity Isn’t Everything
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Cheney’s Highest Moment in the Last 8 Years? 9/11.
Comments from Left Field — ... 59%. So, no Dick, you only “wear out your welcome” when you totally wreck the country. But don’t you also love the way Dick equates low popularity with good governance, as though, in a democratically-elected republic, having a majority of the electorate think you’re doing a good job is somehow bad. In other words, 70% of the American people are idiots. Hey, Dick? Go fuck yourself. More on vice-presidential conduct: Let’s remember, ...

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Cheney: I told Leahy to ‘f*ck’ himself because ‘I thought he merited it.’
thinkprogress.org 12/21/2008 — This morning on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Vice President Cheney about his now infamous June 2004 exchange with Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), when he told Leahy to “ f*ck yourself .” Cheney confirmed that he used the obscenity, ...
Dick Cheney Embraces “Go F*ck Yourself”, Historically Low Approval Numbers
firedoglake.com 12/21/2008 — Dick is undoubtedly physically incapable of regret, which, in case you didn't know, is actually rather common among the Undead. WALLACE: Did you tell Senator Leahy, “bleep yourself”? CHENEY: I did. WALLACE: Any qualms, second thoughts, ...
Cheney On Leahy FU: He Deserved It!
riehlworldview.com 12/21/2008 — LMAO! Good stuff . Cheney also was unapologetic about using an expletive in 2004 to tell Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy what to do to himself. The incident occurred after Cheney heard that Leahy had suggested the vice president ...
Cheney: I Told Leahy to "F--- Himself," "I Thought He Merited It." (Video)
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/22/2008 — No regrets. Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday asked Dick Cheney about the time he told Senator Leahy to go "f*** himself" after Leahy publicly questioned his integrity, and then wanted to be friendly when he saw him in person. Did he apologize? ...
TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: VP ShowdownTalking Points Memo
It was Cheney v. Biden on the Sunday shows as the departing and incoming vice presidents exchanged blows over executive power. And did Dick Cheney really tell Senator Pat Leahy to "bleep himself"? Full-size video at TPMtv.com .