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Cheney Defends Torture: It ‘Would Have Been Unethical Or Immoral’ For Us Not To Torture
thinkprogress.org - 12/18/2008
Cheney Defends Torture: It ‘Would Have Been Unethical Or Immoral’ For Us Not To Torture
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In an interview earlier this week, Vice President Cheney admitted to personally approving the torture of high-profile detainees. In a new interview with the Washington Times, Cheney stridently defended the Bush administration’s torture policies, saying, “ I feel very good about what ...
foxnews.com - 12/21/2008
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 ...

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Cheney: I told Leahy to ‘f*ck’ himself because ‘I thought he merited it.’
thinkprogress.org - 12/21/2008
Cheney: I told Leahy to ‘f*ck’ himself because ‘I thought he merited it.’
— thinkprogress.org — 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, ... (more) Cheney: I told Leahy to ‘f*ck’ himself because ‘I ...

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Exclusive: Cheney Says He's Changed
abcnews.go.com - 12/16/2008
Exclusive: Cheney Says He's Changed
— abcnews.go.com — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, a reflective Vice President Dick Cheney praised President-elect Barack Obama's national security team and admitted he's changed during his time in office. In his first exit interview and first television ... (more) Exclusive: Cheney Says He's Changed

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Upper Left:  In which I agree with Dick Cheney…

The Reaction:  The legacy tour continues

Corrente:  LIAR

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In which I agree with Dick Cheney…
Upper Left — …sort of. I mean, he's not entirely wrong here... “In my mind, the foremost obligation we had from a moral or an ethical standpoint was to the oath of office we took when we were sworn in, on January 20 of 2001, to protect and defend against all enemies foreign and domestic. And that’s what we’ve done,” he said.Upholding the oath of office is no doubt the foremost obligation of an elected official. It's hard to do, though, when you don't know what's in it. Again, the oracle... Article II, ...

The legacy tour continues
The Reaction — By Creature As if hearing from George, Dick, Condi, and Laura weren't enough, here's Alberto Gonzales playing the victim as he tries to shit-shine his forever tarnished image: "What is it that I did that is so fundamentally wrong, that deserves this kind of response to my service? ... "[F]or some reason, I am portrayed as the one who is evil in formulating policies that people disagree with. I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the ...

LIAR
Corrente — Dick Cheney says torture works. Dick Cheney says torture saved American lives. Dick Cheney says torture was only used on hardened terrorists. Dick Cheney is a LIAR. Investigate. Indict. Prosecute. Convict. Imprison. Read more…

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