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Cheney Responds to Panetta
Dick Cheney released a statement responded to CIA Director Leon Panetta's suggestion that the former vice president's criticism of Obama administration policies means Cheney is wishing for another attack. "I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted. The important this is whether the Obama ...
CIA: Panetta doesn't believe Cheney rooting for terrorist attack
CIA: Panetta doesn't believe Cheney rooting for terrorist attack
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — A CIA spokesman said Panetta does not believe Cheney is hoping for a terrorist attack. (CNN) – A CIA spokesman is sharply downplaying Director Leon Panetta 's recent comments that appear to question whether former Vice President Dick Cheney ... (more) CIA: Panetta doesn't believe Cheney rooting for ...
CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants US attacked
reuters.com — WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the ... (more) CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants US attacked
Cheney: I Hope Panetta Was 'Misquoted' in Claiming My Wish for Attack - Political News
foxnews.com — Dick Cheney says he wants to know if he heard Leon Panetta correctly. After the CIA director apparently told The New Yorker that he thinks the former vice president is crossing his fingers for another attack on America, Cheney said Monday he hopes his ... (more) Cheney: I Hope Panetta Was 'Misquoted' in Claiming My ...
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CIA Director Panetta: That Cheney Guy Seems To Be Jonesing For Americans To Die Or Something. McCain Defends...Cheney
Ace of Spades HQ — ... country would be attacked again, in order to make his point." Mr. Cheney has said in several interviews that he thinks Mr. Obama is making the United States less safe, remarks Mr. Panetta called "dangerous politics." Remember when questioning someone's patriotism was bad and dissent was what all the cool kids were doing? Now it's fine to claim someone wants to see Americans killed in an attack simply because they had the temerity to criticism Obama. Cheney for his part doesn't take the bait . For all the vitriol hurled at Bush and his administration, I don't remember ...

Truth Commission: It's All About Obama
Riehl World View — ... Some interesting behind the scenes details of the whole tortuous Truth Commission, which apparently Panetta supported early on. Also, Cheney has responded to Panetta saying he hopes he was misquoted and that Obama continues the policies that have kept America safe. ...

Cheney responds to Panetta: ‘I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted.’
Think Progress — ... .” Earlier today, Cheney released a statement in response to Paneta. “I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted. The important thing is whether the Obama administration will continue the policies that have kept us safe for the last eight years,” the statement read. Cheney’s reference to Panetta as his “ ...

Obama Should Fire Panetta For Cheney Smear -- But Supports Him Instead
Rhymes With Right — ... did it cross my mind that Dick Cheney would ever want an attack on the United States of America," the former Republican presidential candidate said during an appearance on Fox News. "It's unfair, and I think that Mr. Panetta should retract, and retract immediately." * * * McCain said the remarks crossed a line, and said Panetta "knows better" than to level such a charge against Cheney. Unfortunately, it appears that the Obama regime intends to stay on the low road, as indicated by the response of the White House press secretary to a question on the issue. At his press ...

Remainders: AMA
Ben Smith's Blog — How Obama charmed the Times. AMA a tough audience for Obama. Human Rights Campaign broke ground in slamming Obama for slighting gays. Obama's half-brother lands a book deal. Ax recalls his ink-stained days. Durbin dumped $40,000 in stock after September meeting with Bernanke, Paulson. Cheney hits Panetta for suggesting Cheney wants another attack. Pelosi wants to chance secret briefings. McCain buys a hybrid. The New Yorker explains the complex ...

CIA Director Leon Panetta Smears Dick Cheney
Wizbang — ... keep the country safe -- and he's won those public debates. So here's the commonsense question: Why would someone who did not care about his public popularity standings when it would have been in his personal interests to pay more attention to that stuff, and who did not care precisely because he thought it was more important to protect the country, NOW decide that he wanted Americans to die so he could prove a policy point? Obviously, he wouldn't. Today, former Vice President Cheney responded : I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted. The important thing is whether the Obama ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... David Letterman admitted pangs of regret over jokes he made last week about Sarah Palin's daughter. He may be regretting them a little more now. A Web site called FireDavidLetterman.com is organizing a rally outside Letterman's show at the Ed Sullivan theater on Tuesday June 16 at 4:30 p.m. And while Letterman has repeatedly reminded viewers his comments were jokes, the campaign's organizers seem dead serious about getting the late-night stalwart canned. Dick Cheney Responds to Leon Panetta Dick Cheney released a statement responded to CIA ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the "harsh ...
CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants U.S. attackedReuters: Politics 6/15/2009
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Panetta is quoted as saying Cheney “smells some blood in the water on the national-security issue.”
Cafferty: CIA Director: Cheney almost wishing for terror attackCNN Political Ticker 6/15/2009
Join the conversation on Jack's blog. CIA Director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney is wishing for another terror attack on the U.S. in order to make his point. Panetta tells The New Yorker that Cheney ...