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by Joe DePaolo | Dec 3rd, 2018, 7:27 pm
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Capping off a rare day of interviews with an appearance on CNN, the former vice president told host Wolf Blitzer that hes not sure whether the good will present in D.C. this week, as the nations leaders mourn the passing of former President Bush, will endure.
I dont know, Wolf, Cheney said. I hope so.
The former vice president added that his interactions with former friends and foes have been quaint in advance of Wednesdays funeral service for ex-President Bush. And he bemoaned the fact that, overall, the political climate is different today.
Its a warmer, friendlier were reminiscing, and so forth, Cheney said. Of course, were not in charge now, were not in control of anything. But it was a different era.
Full article + video
https://www.mediaite.com/online/dick-cheney-bemoans-partisan-rancor-it-was-a-different-era-when-we-were-in-charge/
Girard442
(6,082 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)How the fuck is he still alive?
mitch96
(13,924 posts)That old fuck should eat shit and die....
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bdamomma
(63,917 posts)his fake heart would give out. What about the other neo cons like Rumsfeld???
ProfessorGAC
(65,136 posts)On the Senate floor.
And this tool thinks it was warmer and friendlier? How could it be the least bit warm or friendly if this piece of work was involved?
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)What a joke. Valarie Plame might disagree shithead.
ZeroSomeBrains
(638 posts)And all the soldiers with PTSD limbs missing and lives shattered due to him and W starting a war of choice.
HAB911
(8,911 posts)these guys commit crimes and not even held responsible. sickening.
spanone
(135,858 posts)The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)What a pantload. I guess he thinks America collectively just fell off the turnip truck. Republicans have been openly hostile for decades at this point, drumming up racism and other atrocious tricks.
Siwsan
(26,288 posts)Aristus
(66,438 posts)ever again!
My one consolation is that she's probably dead now...
ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)That picture pisses me off so hard. The purple heart band aid made me want to punch her in the kisser, how dare she? Staggering disrespect for veterans indeed.
delisen
(6,044 posts)needlessly of heart attacks and that he sent others to die in unnecessary wars he lied us into while he used 5 "get out of war free cards" for himself.
peekaloo
(22,977 posts)and create that "warmer, friendlier" environment.
For fuck's sake, this is another reason why I'm avoiding tee vee until Thursday.
pass the Anthrax motherfucker.
Paladin
(28,271 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)Go fuck yourself.
OnDoutside
(19,965 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)Although, I guess when you're opponents are forced into the Capital basement for their meetings, instead of being allowed to add their voices to proceedings, I'm sure it did seem much quieter and friendlier.
irisblue
(33,018 posts)Anyone else want to drink iced tea with me on a road trip?
ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)What memories! I'll join you on that road trip!
tanyev
(42,598 posts)"He does attend the GOP senators' weekly luncheons to discuss party strategy. But only Republicans attend, and Cheney usually breezes into the building, goes to the meeting, then leaves without hobnobbing with Democrats."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11612-2004Oct6.html
Fuzzpope
(602 posts)Partisan rancor went full toxic under this wastrel if I recall correctly, he hit the fucking nuclear button on scorched earth politics.
"Go fuck yourself" is the Republican mantra religiously xeroxed by your brethren every day since you spat the words forth.
Oh, that we aren't returning your hideous royal corpulence to the earth instead this week, the holidays would indeed be rendered a joyous affair for all Men and Women the world over.
Revolting, flaccid meat goblin, return to your Pit.
Javaman
(62,532 posts)kskiska
(27,045 posts)"People like you are still living in what we call the reality-based community. You believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality. That's not the way the world really works anymore. We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you are studying that realityjudiciously, as you willwe'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors, and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do."
sagesnow
(2,824 posts)I remember several protests in DC against Bush and Cheyney's wars.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)This creature betrayed Valerie Plame. He is a greedy oily man who is a stain on our democracy. He lied about Iraq and encouraged his sycophants to lie as well, "yellow cake", fake news and the prospect of profit from war.
ellie
(6,929 posts)underpants
(182,866 posts)Yes it was less partisan but they he didn't have a group of poo flingers actually elected BY HIS PARTY likebthey do now.
More over they were convinced Reagan had saved the country for old white men and were just sure the Laffer Curve was right. Dick was supposedly present when a Laffer first drew it.
During W's time? BULL FUCKING SHIT. Their own abject failure created the single largest National security failure in the history of organized government. Ashcroft was more concerned about pot and porn than terrorism. Dick and Karl etc set off to use the fear, almost panic, of the country to get everything they wanted. To this day I'm convinced they were blackmailing or at least spying on many Democrats.
maxrandb
(15,347 posts)Coventina
(27,160 posts)I distinctly remember telling a senator to go fuck himself on the SENATE FLOOR!
You will burn in hell, hypocrite!!
I cannot wait to dance on the grave of that man.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)2naSalit
(86,761 posts)why don't you just fuck off and die already? You're still costing us $millions$ that could be put to far better use than taking care of your old criminal ass! We should have repossessed that defibrillator you absconded with.