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Dick Cheney Embraces “Go F*ck Yourself”, Historically Low Approval Numbers
Firedoglake —
... Dick is undoubtedly physically incapable of regret, which, in case you didn't know, is actually rather common among the Undead. ...
Cheney: I Told Leahy to "F--- Himself," "I Thought He Merited It." (Video)
Gateway Pundit —
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? No. Here's the video: Via Think Progress. Transcript from FOX News: WALLACE: Did you tell Senator Leahy, “bleep yourself”? CHENEY: ...
Poor Dick’s Almanac
N/A —
Dick goes on tour on FOX and Cheney replays his greatest hits: war power, Pat Leahy, Biden. Understatement? “We didn’t set out to achieve the highest level of polls that we could during this administration,” Cheney said.
Dark Powers Undiminished
Jules Crittenden —
... that contains the nuclear codes that he would use and be authorized to use in the event of a nuclear attack on the United States,” Cheney said. “He could launch the kind of devastating attack the world has never seen.“He doesn’t have to check with anybody. He doesn’t have to call the Congress. He doesn’t have to check with the courts. He has that authority because of the nature of the world we live in.” Think Progress, meanwhile, with Our Dark Lord Cheney on telling Patrick Leahy to eff himself . The comments are pretty good. Lame duck veep? His ability to enrage is ...
Changing the tone
Political Animal —
... ." Asked about the incident, Cheney later said he was pleased with himself for how he handled the situation, and said he saw no reason to apologize. Fox News' Chris Wallace asked Cheney if, looking back, he has any "qualms, second thoughts, or embarrassment" about what transpired on the floor of the Senate. Cheney responded, with a smirk, " No, I thought he merited it at the time ." He added that he and Leahy, four years later, are now "civil" towards one another. What a relief. Soon after, Bill Kristol noted how impressed he is with Cheney's lack of regret, saying the vice ...
Cheney’s Highest Moment in the Last 8 Years? 9/11.
Comments from Left Field —
... a 66% approval rating, Reagan, 63% and Eisenhower, 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 ...
Once a Dick, Always a Dick
The Democratic Daily —
... Cheney: I told Leahy to ‘f*ck’ himself because ‘I thought he merited it.’ — 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.” ...
Charming to the Last
Shakesville —
Vice President Dick Cheney was interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News on Sunday: WALLACE: Did you tell Senator Leahy, “bleep yourself”? CHENEY: I did. WALLACE: Any qualms, second thoughts, or embarrassment? CHENEY: No, I thought he merited it at the time and we’ve since patched over that wound.He also told Mr. Wallace that basically the president has the right to do anything he wants to when he thinks he is "protecting the country." This is his version of Richard Nixon's statement that "when the president does it, it means it is ...
Cheney: yeah, I said ‘f*ck yourself’, so what?
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... Counting down to January 20, god, it can’t get here soon enough. It’s time to sweep all of the low-class clowns out. (Think Progress): ...
Joe Biden Swears Like a Vice President
Politics Daily —
Apparently, there is a grand tradition amongst Vice Presidents of publicly swearing at Senators. Dick Cheney did his swearing in remorseless hate, of course. Joe Biden is more congenial. When a former Senate colleague of his (the jury is out on who it was) greeted him as "Mr. Vice President" at an event today promoting increased Amtrak funding, he replied with a friendly "Give me a f---ing break!" You can hear the audio here. This of course isn't really news, but it's better than writing a story with a name like " ...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find Out What It Means to Cheney.
Comments from Left Field —
... protested the “sarcastic” tone towards the ex-VP, he apparently forgot that as vice president Dick Cheney told a sitting United States Senator to “go f**k yourself” on the floor of the Senate. And completely absent from the discussion was the almost unprecedented spectacle of a former vice president attacking the successor administration within days of its assumption of power. ...
Top Ten Barack Obama/Joe Biden Gaffes
Politics Daily —
... who really wanted to use up his "Best Buy Rewards." If I was Obama, I would point out that it could have been worse. #2: Joe Biden Swears Like a Vice President By Dylan and Ethan Ris Mar 13th 2009 10:55PM Apparently, there is a grand tradition amongst Vice Presidents of publicly swearing at Senators. Dick Cheney did his swearing in remorseless hate, of course. Joe Biden is more congenial. When a former ...
