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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:50 PM
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msnbc: cheney had atrial fibrillation a couple of weeks ago
and is in the hospital due to progressive retention of fluids. Reporting from a source close to cheney.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:51 PM
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1. What does that mean?
Is he swelling up?
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angrycarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:52 PM
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2. Congestive Heart Failure
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:53 PM
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6. Agreed.
Multiple heart attacks are not good for the heart.

He must have pretty advanced heart failure to be that symptomatic with the level of care he receives.
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:08 PM
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11. I don't want this man to go quietly in his sleep
I want it to be long and slow and painful. I want him to get a good long look at the dark face of death coming for him.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:14 PM
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12. Last time he was hospitalized and I voiced sentiments almost
identidal to yours, I was reassured that congestive heart failure is a horrible way to die. :thumbsup:
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 10:14 PM
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26. Thanks for the reminder. My mom has it.
:thumbsup: :sarcasm:
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alterfurz Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 10:29 AM
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34. yes, congestive heart failure is not a pleasant way to die
--not that there are that many good ways...it's how my dad died, trapped in a vicious circle of weakening circulation-->worsening pulmonary edema-->greater strain on an already weak heart...in the end, gasping for breath, the victim essentially drowns in his own fluids. Ironically/karmically enough for Dick, not unlike waterboarding?
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:34 PM
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19. 37 years is long and painful
and that fucking coward is terrified of death. He's getting a long hard look.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 08:46 AM
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32. I was just wondering how many more of us he would take down with him,
if he had the chance.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:52 PM
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3. choking on the sewage of his own evil
got a pin? We could take some pressure off him :evilgrin:
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:53 PM
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4. Doesn't sound good to me...O karma, my Karma...
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:53 PM
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5. CHF
hehehe...I'm better than Frist...I don't even need video.
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:54 PM
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7. He's fine. Just a typical Saturday.
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:01 PM
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8. According to our local news (I'm in the DC area)
He is feeling better today after medication and fluids and they may discharge him tomorrow.
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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:06 PM
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9. Discharge him?
He is discharge.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:06 PM
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10. Just in time to go
on some Fox talk show and do some more Obama trashing.
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petersjo02 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:29 PM
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16. Retaining too much fluids
They're giving him more fluids. That should help.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 06:56 AM
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30. Getting another Deferment from death
Old Cheney is Mr. Deferment if ever there was one.

Has anyone ever equaled or surpassed his republicon chickehawkery world's record of 5 military deferments?

No wonder the republicons luvs him so, for his model of dodging responsibility, while racking up the Massive War Profits. He is an embodiment of their perverse 'Family Values.'
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:26 PM
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13. If we're lucky he'll throw a clot and we will be rid of that disgusting POS.
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Dream Girl Donating Member (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:27 PM
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14. Surprised he hasn't had a heart transplant.
Harvested a nice healthy heart from some 19 year old somewhere...
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:32 PM
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18. Are you sure he hasn't?
I'm not.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:28 PM
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15. Afib is not that bad, they need to reset his heart nt
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:57 PM
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22. Eh.
I had a-fib last week. Cardioverted just fine.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 08:08 PM
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23. That's a good thing
A relative had it last week and it seemed to be a piece of cake.

Glad to hear you are re-synched!
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:31 PM
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17. To feel better about yourself, try hating the man's actions without hating the man.
Try wishing him true happiness.

If he were truly happy he wouldn't be such an asshole and we'd all be better off.

So wishing him deep and lasting happiness is actually doing a public service in the long run.

Besides, don't we already have enough hate in the world without us heaping on more of the same?

Be nice, people. It's supposed to be what liberals are good at. (But maybe I'm wishing for too much.)
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:36 PM
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21. we try, but we are way past turning our cheeks
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 09:06 PM
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24. Try this: You'd have better luck with US than wishing good FROM THEM!1 n/t
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 07:35 PM
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20. Any moment now he'll be gushing
toxic fluids.
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GreatCaesarsGhost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 10:11 PM
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25. i wish he had a trial.
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 05:50 AM
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27. Apparently the devil is done with him. He sold his soul for money and power. nm
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 06:40 AM
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28. He's already got a pacemaker that's supposed to stop ventricular fib.
Looks like the old ticker is on its last legs.
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 06:48 AM
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29. I dread . . . absolutely dread . . . this monster's passing.
Edited on Sun Jun-27-10 06:48 AM by Vinca
The media will go into 24/7 mourning and we'll be subjected to all the "great" things he did in his life.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:04 AM
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31. OR we could simply ignore it. Turn of the TV and radio and watch DVDs
of old Roadrunner cartoons or something...maybe the 3 Stooges...
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shanti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 12:50 PM
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36. i'm not so sure about that
yeah, he'll get the recognition due as a former vp, but he is/was not well-liked. i.e., he's no raygun.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 08:48 AM
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33. congestive heart failure..
his super-dooper pacemaker can't keep up with the fluid retention..
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 11:57 AM
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35. Yeah, I'm sure they gave him Lasix
He spent the weekend pissing
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