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spanone

(135,795 posts)
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 09:52 AM Jan 2019

Liz Cheney Fires Back at Christian Bale for Calling Dad 'Satan' by Bringing Up Assault Allegation

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Liz Cheney did not take kindly to the words Christian Bale used to describe her father during his Best Actor acceptance speech for playing Dick Cheney in Vice at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night.

In addition to calling the former vice president a “charisma-free asshole,” Bale also thanked “Satan” for providing the inspiration to channel Cheney in director Adam McKay’s divisive biopic.




Satan probably inspired him to do this, too. Christian Bale arrested for 'assault on mother and sister'| The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christian-bale-arrested-for-assault-on-mother-and-sister-874851.html

“Satan probably inspired him to do this, too,” the Republican congresswoman from Wyoming tweeted shortly after Bale collected his award. She included a link to an article about the actor’s 2008 arrest for allegedly “assaulting” his mother and sister. Left out of Cheney’s tweet, however, was some important context.

Bale, who was arrested just hours after The Dark Knight’s European premiere, denied the allegation against him at the time. The “assault” apparently consisted of shouting obscenities at his mother after she insulted his wife and not any type of physical attack, as Cheney seemed to insinuate. British authorities ultimately decided to dismiss the charges due to “insufficient evidence.”


https://www.thedailybeast.com/liz-cheney-fires-back-at-christian-bale-for-calling-dad-satan-by-bringing-up-assault-allegation?ref=home
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Liz Cheney Fires Back at Christian Bale for Calling Dad 'Satan' by Bringing Up Assault Allegation (Original Post) spanone Jan 2019 OP
Doesn't change what a monster her father is nini Jan 2019 #1
Actually she is exactly like her father lunatica Jan 2019 #3
In defense of Liz, yelling at your relatives is at least as bad as... Major Nikon Jan 2019 #2
And equal to shooting a guy in the face. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #4
I am not up totally on Satan. Blue_true Jan 2019 #9
You mean when they were estranged and basically ambushed him obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #5
Christian Bale yelled at his mother PatSeg Jan 2019 #6
Her father KILLED hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis malaise Jan 2019 #7
She's as despicable as her dad. spanone Jan 2019 #8
Daughter of Satan speaks... gohuskies Jan 2019 #10
so says liz: the wanna-be dick. nt Javaman Jan 2019 #11
When your Dad is a horrible human being and so are you, so you have to deflect from the fact Johonny Jan 2019 #12

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
3. Actually she is exactly like her father
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 10:34 AM
Jan 2019

She inherited his mean streak as well as her mother’s. Her mother is Lynn Cheney who used to be a regular pundit and commentator on TV. She was every bit as loathsome as Ann Coulter. She used to advocate for history books in schools to only talk about the “positive” things about our country and ignore anything “negative”. She actually wrote some herself and is probably still writing them.

She’s also a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In my opinion she’s in the business of dumbing down the very people who support Trump. Only she’s quite active in her efforts to do it to the rest of us too by insinuating right wing teachings in schools.

They are a nasty family to say the least.

Major Nikon

(36,818 posts)
2. In defense of Liz, yelling at your relatives is at least as bad as...
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 10:18 AM
Jan 2019

starting a war of aggression with a sovereign nation for no good reason.

Not to mention I don't know how Bale gets a pass for saying this kind of shit. Satan only killed 10 and that was on a bet with god. Dick killed in the six figures.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
9. I am not up totally on Satan.
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 12:33 PM
Jan 2019

What was the bet with God and who were killed?

Christianity got it's roots from ancient Mesopotamian society and rituals, everything, including the concept of a single God, a savior, a virgin birth, a crucifixion, a Resurrection, the works. What happened is that storytelling was modified over time to conform to the needs of the culture that told the stories. The stuff is fascinating to read about. But I never spend anytime on Satan or demons because of my firm belief that evil develops and grows as a function of people's minds. A child is born pure, if the baby of the most vile racist couple was isolated from the racist indoctrination and allowed to grow up with a baby from another race, the two would most likely act like siblings.

obamanut2012

(26,047 posts)
5. You mean when they were estranged and basically ambushed him
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 10:58 AM
Jan 2019

To grift money from him, and he yelled at them, and they ran off to teh cops and press? That time, Liz, when it was thrown out because there was zero evidence because they lied? And, he decided not to press charges against them for slander and libel, that time?

He acted like a dick once on a movie set and apologized and made up for what he did, and that is a time when you can say Christian Bale acted like a dick. The thing with his sister and mom? There is a reason he was estranged from them BEFORE this happened.

PatSeg

(47,284 posts)
6. Christian Bale yelled at his mother
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 11:11 AM
Jan 2019

and hundreds of thousands of people died as the Middle East devolved into total chaos and torture became acceptable? Oh that's right, Bale was only guilty of a family dispute that didn't have worldwide implications and I'm quite sure no one died because of it either.

malaise

(268,724 posts)
7. Her father KILLED hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 11:40 AM
Jan 2019

in an illegal war and occupation. Go Cheney yourself Cheney spawn.

gohuskies

(1,155 posts)
10. Daughter of Satan speaks...
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 01:00 PM
Jan 2019

Daughter of Satan Cheney is just another rotten apple off the branch of ‘Dick’ Cheney family tree. Not worth it to give her the time of day.

Johonny

(20,820 posts)
12. When your Dad is a horrible human being and so are you, so you have to deflect from the fact
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 01:47 PM
Jan 2019

Notice she couldn't point to a good thing her dad did because he never did a positive thing.

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