Leahy: It was Republican Senators who told the press about the Cheney F-Bomb Incident

sabra

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Thu Jul-26-07 11:04 AM
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Leahy: It was Republican Senators who told the press about the Cheney F-Bomb Incident

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/hayes-cheney-leahy/

In his biography of the Vice President, Stephen Hayes recounts Dick Cheney version of why he dropped the f-bomb on Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor in 2004. Cheney asserts he told Leahy to �go f� yourself� because he was close to kissing him.

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Last night on MSNBC�s Countdown, Leahy � speaking publicly about the incident for the first time � explained that traditionally all Vice Presidents have reached out to both sides of the aisle when they come onto the Senate floor, but �Dick Cheney never does. He always stands on the Republican side.� Leahy continued:

So I walked over and thought maybe he was being shy. I said, Dick, come on over and talk to the Democrats too. We won�t bite you. He reacted as he has described he reacted.

The irony is that the Republican Senators who were there were the ones who told the press about it. I didn�t say anything to anyone about it. In fact, I think this is the first time I�ve publicly stated what happened.

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sharp_stick

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Thu Jul-26-07 11:11 AM
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1. Cheney is a sociopath

I really belive that too, it's not just a reaction. He's fucking nuts and should be declared a danger to others.

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Old and In the Way

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Thu Jul-26-07 11:16 AM
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2. I believe Leahy's version.

Of course Cheney is paranoid...people with huge crimes hanging in the closet usually are.

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rodeodance

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Thu Jul-26-07 11:17 AM
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3. no doubt the Repug though it was macho thing to do (and repeat). Leahy is a

gentleman!

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