FLASHBACK: Cheney ‘Has The Same Sense Of Humor’ As Imus
FLASHBACK: Cheney ‘Has The Same Sense Of Humor’ As Imus
In the debate over Don Imus’ offensive comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, many bloggers and pundits have focused on the fact that despite Imus’ history of inflammatory remarks, politicians and media celebrities have continued to appear on his show over the years.
One big time politician, who has said that he likes to “listen to Don Imus in the morning,” has thus far escaped scrutiny for his relationship to fallen shock jock: Vice President Dick Cheney.
In January 2005, on the day of Bush’s second inaugaration, Cheney and his wife, Lynne, granted Imus a lengthy, exclusive interview, in which Mrs. Cheney affectionately referred to Imus as “the I-man.”
Asked to explain why Cheney chose Imus’ show for the big inaugaration day interview, long-time Cheney adviser Mary Matalin, who negotiated the appearance for the vice president, told the New York Times:
The vice president, she said, “has a wry sense of humor.”
“He has the same sense of humor that Imus has. He thinks Imus is funny. He gets good guests on. And he asks good questions. It’s not really strategic or complicated. Not everything we do has to work on 50 different levels.”
Vice President Cheney has not yet been asked to comment on the Imus controversy, but given his past relationship with Imus, it might be worth some reporter asking if he still shares Imus’ sense of humor.
Transcript of a portion of the interview:
IMUS: I know you both have to go. My final question would be, I know voted for the other guy, you know, but that could all change if we could–and I’m willing to do this for full transparency, if we could make some sort of Armstrong Williams deal.
(LAUGHTER)
L. CHENEY: Oh, well, we’ve got one.
R. CHENEY: We do. We brought the bribe before you.
(LAUGHTER)
L. CHENEY: We’ve got it right here.
IMUS: Oh, you do?
L. CHENEY: Yes, we didn’t come empty handed.
R. CHENEY: This is very (INAUDIBLE) gifts, some pork chops for Pork Chop Boy.
(APPLAUSE)
IMUS: The vice president of the United States and Mrs. Cheney, thank you both very much.
R. CHENEY: No, there’s one more.
IMUS: Oh, one more?
L. CHENEY: We brought tofu, because we know Jerger (ph) doesn’t let you eat pork chops.
(LAUGHTER)
IMUS: Thank you both very much.
R. CHENEY: Thank you, sir. We enjoy the show.
IMUS: Good luck, and congratulations.
(APPLAUSE)
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Well..there you go.
Cheney must resign.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:38 pmWhich proves that Republicans don’t have a sense of humor. Imus isn’t funny at all…when you could even understand what the hell he said, that is.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:39 pmThis is dumb! Who the hell cares if cheney was on his show or shared a sense of humor with him.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:39 pmTotally a non-story. Moving on…..
April 13th, 2007 at 1:40 pmI have the same sense of humor as Jon Stewart — are you going to call for his firing now too?
April 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pmAny DEMON (Cheney)…
…who voted against sanctions on apartheid South Africa…
…and objected to the release of Nelson Mandela…
…is a NO GOOD, RACIST son-of -pig-copulating vermin…
…COPULATE L’il Dick Cheney, his closeted wife, ENTIRE bloodline, and political/ideological supporters…
April 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pmAnd then there are the progressive vulgarians who think Howard Stern is a r-i-o-t!!! And it’s amazing how much alike in the humour department Senator Byrd and Imus are!! (Matt – this is the best you could do to smear Repubs???)
April 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pmI’m not sure how long his opinion has lasted, but I’m pretty sure for at least a year Imus has referred to Cheney as a “war criminal” who should be thrown in jail or worse.
I’m not sure that was happening then.
And now you’ve made me sort of defend Imus and Cheney.
Bad Think Progress, Bad!
April 13th, 2007 at 1:48 pmThe vice president, she said, “has a wry sense of humor.â€
I think that’s spelled R-Y-E, Mary. Harry Wittington learned all about Cheney’s humorous streak; he once got both barrels.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:48 pmI don’t like Howard Stern (the radio guy).
Quit generalizing VenaCava.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:50 pmI think it’s ridiculous for the progressive community to take a stand
April 13th, 2007 at 1:50 pmon this. Imus has been around for years. I’m not sure he believes what he says. He’s more of a character actor. He’ always looking for the next odd phrase or discription. I think he’s lost himself over the years. Maybe it was all the drugs. There was a time when the progressives of the day loved his show. If progressives want to go down this road then they are losing their hold on reality. We need common sense and grounded approach to issues. If you want discuss this crap go get a job with Star magazine.
I wonder if asking a question to him like that would instigate another “that’s out of line” comment.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:51 pmAnd then there are the progressive vulgarians who think Howard Stern is a r-i-o-t!!!
And since his listenership eclipses all others, that must mean the country has a liberal majority. Thanks for pointing that out, MA.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:51 pm“Not everything we do has to work on 50 different levels”
What they do rarely works on any level…except to their own ends.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:52 pmThis is a non story. Who cares if Cheney was on Imus.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:52 pmCheney is a criminal, war profitier, and Traitor to America.
Comment by dbschell
Thank you for your concern.
Now, piss off.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:53 pmAmen Big Papa
April 13th, 2007 at 1:53 pmThere are many other reasons to despise and shun this two-bit shineboy for than having a “wry sense of humor”.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:54 pmGo fuck yourself Mr. Cheney!
http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Cheney_090805.wmv
April 13th, 2007 at 1:55 pmcheney has a sense of ambition, a sense of power, and a sense of bloodlust, but he sure as hell has nothing like a sense of humor, as we ordinary humans understand it.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:55 pmDear Thinkprogress,
Who cares?
April 13th, 2007 at 1:56 pmGo phuck yourself mr cheney!
http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Cheney_090805.wmv
April 13th, 2007 at 1:57 pm“Vice President Cheney has yet been asked to comment on the Imus controversy”
Can anyone actually locate him in order to ask? Isn’t he pretty much kept in an undisclosed secure location 24-7?
April 13th, 2007 at 2:00 pmI’ve only heard Imus call him “Pork Chop Boy” and a war criminal over recent years. Just because Cheney likes those titles is no reflection on Imus.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:00 pmHey, where’s the anti-war movements protest going to be this weekend?
April 13th, 2007 at 2:02 pmDear Thinkprogress,
Who cares?
Not me. Next…
April 13th, 2007 at 2:02 pmJake sez:
Not on your best day, Shakey.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:02 pmFed the Fcuk Up!,
At a shaved ice stand in Dallas
April 13th, 2007 at 2:04 pmThis is a non story as who cares cares cares what Cheney thinks He belongs in prison. along with old Bushies and Admins.
IMPEACH NOW NOW NOW!!!!!!!
April 13th, 2007 at 2:07 pmComment by Fed the Fcuk Up! #24
…check out Democrats.com…
April 13th, 2007 at 2:09 pm#27,
April 13th, 2007 at 2:09 pmBummer, I’m not allowed to go into Texas. They won’t let anyone who has an IQ above double-digits to cross their borders.
I have the same sense of humor as Jon Stewart — are you going to call for his firing now too?
Comment by Jake — April 13, 2007 @ 1:45 pm
No you don’t.
You might appreciate his sense of humor – but you aren’t capable of creating the same yourself.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:11 pmthen he should share Imus’ fate! lol
April 13th, 2007 at 2:15 pmCheney and Imus are a lot alike. They both mumble all the time, so you don’t know what they’re saying. And, when you can understand them, neither one is funny. F**k Cheney and Imus.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:16 pm#29,
April 13th, 2007 at 2:16 pmJust went to the “Events” section of the site and asked it to search the entire country for “Iraq War Protests”. Would you like to know what list it returned?
Here we go again, assuming Cheney is human – he’s a machine, dammit. He’s got no more of a sense of humor than a ‘58 Dodge.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:20 pm#30 I guess I got in before the moratorium.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:24 pmSo the robot thinks its funny to call women “nappy-headed hos”? Then he can come to Rutgers and say that himself. Bastard.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:26 pmi’m guessing that Cheney hasn’t been asked his view because nobody gives a sh*t what this ancient warmonger thinks.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:27 pmActually, that was very gracious of the Cheneys to grant Don Imus that interview considering Imus supported the Democrat, John Kerry, in the 2004 election. It should also be noted that Media Matters reported that Imus’ guest list since January 2004 has liberals outnumbering conservatives by a margin of nearly 2-1. Imus has been very critical of the Bush Administration and I would hardly call him a conservative.
What’s most interesting is that Imus has actually gone easy on frequent guest Chris Dodd, even letting Dodd redirect a conversation that was leading into his infamous waitress sandwich with Ted Kennedy in 1985. http://www.newsmax.com/cgi-bin/showinside.pl?a=2002/2/5/135214 (something bound to come up if Dodd were to actually win the nomination or a place in a Democratic cabinet).
So to my friends at TP, takes Dodd advice when trying to smear Cheney over Imus – “don’t go there”.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:29 pmDick Cheney is a nappy headed ho.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:33 pmHe may be a conservative and that’s the reason he dislikes Bush so much. I actually don’t know much about Imus’s political leanings because I never really paid attention to him. (Who does/did?) “Real” conservatives hate Bush just as much as liberals do.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:35 pmYou have the same sense of humor as John STewart just like you are an independent.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:39 pm#34
I’m guessing not too many results, hence my reply of a shaved ice stand. As Lee Iacocca asked, where is the outrage?
April 13th, 2007 at 2:40 pmAs a real conservative, I do not hate Bush. AND I used to listen to Imus, but grew very tiresome of hearing him call Bush and Cheney war criminals. Imus is the type of guy who is going to go after whoever resides in the White House. He was very hard on the Clintons and turned sharply against Bush these past few years.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:40 pm#43,
Here is the complete list:
April 13th, 2007 at 2:42 pmComment by Fed the Fcuk Up! #34
…Take a deep breath…
…TRY “thinking†outside the “instant gratification†BOX…
…say to yourself…
…there’s more than ONE WAY to find out what I need to know…
…and if ONE doesn’t yeild the info that I’m lloking for…
…perhaps it can lead me to another that CAN…
…that’s IF you’re sincere…
April 13th, 2007 at 2:47 pmEnough with the Imus already.
April 13th, 2007 at 3:21 pmjake claiming he has the same sense of humor as jon stewart is the funniest thing jake has ever said.
and yet another bit of proof that jake is not 75. jake also watches south park and uses IM shorthand. and he has the exact same bio as a Mr Johnson (a real korean war vet).
imus may be saying bad things about bush now, but during the 2000 and 2004 election he publicly supported him. he also was a HUGE supporter of the Iraq invasion and fawned over his cod piece.
oh yeah, jake is lying scum don’t waste your time on him.
April 13th, 2007 at 3:59 pmFor the record, I do believe I have a sense of humor like Mr. Stewart — I also enjoyed Milton Berle and Bob Hope back when they were broadcasting live — Chris Rock, not so much. I am 75 years old, but I’m not dead or a lying scum. YMMV (I looked that one up for the kiddies out there).
April 13th, 2007 at 4:06 pmFor the record, I do believe I have a sense of humor like Mr. Stewart — I also enjoyed Milton Berle and Bob Hope back when they were broadcasting live — Chris Rock, not so much. I am 75 years old, but I’m not dead or a lying scum. YMMV (I looked that one up for the kiddies out there). Comment by Jake — April 13, 2007 @ 4:06 pm
Your humor is as out of touch as you are…
Berle and Hope are alright, although Hope’s humor fell flat when he talked about politics. That normally sharp wit of his just shut down, and the partisan st*pid hack in him came out. Much like the *only* mode you have.
April 13th, 2007 at 4:14 pminsert “lack of”, please.
April 13th, 2007 at 4:29 pmI just don’t understand you americans… It seems that it is more important to use the correct ‘words’ rather that what you do as a person.
Imus has done more for kids in the past 10 years then most will do in a lifetime…
The other thing is there is more ‘reporting’ and dialog then the War in Iraq or Afghanistan. Least you forget New Orleans.
Oh well. Good luck with everything.
FR
April 13th, 2007 at 5:16 pmThis is the most press the I-man has had in years. It’s minor news that makes it easy to hide real coverage of the issues. He’ll prolly end up on satelite radio.
April 13th, 2007 at 5:24 pmComment by I.B.Leary
that’s the first thing that came to my mind as well. What do you want to bet that there will soon be an Imus/Stern double feature within 6 months?
April 13th, 2007 at 5:47 pmComment to Barfly.
April 13th, 2007 at 6:15 pmThe name you chose for yourself is all we need to know about you.
“…I couldn’t imagine him laughing at anything except maybe a paraplegic who wanted to vote democratic but couldn’t quite reach the voting lever…” My apologies if I got the quote wrong, but Hunter Thompson’s description of Nixon’s sense of humor is pretty much what I imagine for Cheney.
April 13th, 2007 at 6:54 pm#54 i agree, just more scrips for Sirius
April 13th, 2007 at 7:00 pm“Comment to Barfly.
The name you chose for yourself is all we need to know about you.”
Comment by dbschell
….and the funniest thing – it’s proud of her moniker….
April 13th, 2007 at 7:04 pm….and the funniest thing – it’s proud of her moniker….
Comment by vermin venus
No, the funniest thing on TP is you, with your ego thinking we’re interested in what music you listen to and what you like to eat, your dead child jokes, your inability to spell legal terms while claiming to be an attorneyette, etc.
April 13th, 2007 at 7:30 pmYou are always a great source of chuckles.
Any DEMON (Cheney)…
…who voted against sanctions on apartheid South Africa…
…and objected to the release of Nelson Mandela…
comment by big papa
bigpapa,
April 13th, 2007 at 7:37 pmAnd let’s not forget that Cheney called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist.” That shows how much our “esteemed” VP knows about terrorism and terrorists.
For the record, Mr. Mandella was imprisoned for his terrorist acts.
April 13th, 2007 at 7:48 pm….and the funniest thing – it’s proud of her moniker….
Comment by valiant venus — April 13, 2007 @ 7:04 pm
No, the funniest thing is the pretend goddess 23 year old Anorexic (mental illness) pretending to be a lawyer, and lecturing others on their mental state and the law! You’re a lunatic that’s proud of your dead baby jokes, pretend world, and fantasy ideas of blowing up the middle east. That’s the funniest thing – st*pid c*nt.
April 13th, 2007 at 7:49 pmAnd that means no humor at all. Purely crap to engage the AM traffic hour.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:04 pmPoor st*pid Aphrodite think teenagers never get sick, or are in accidents. Wow, such blind beliefs – she must be religious! BAHAHA, idiot.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:10 pmFor the record, Mr. Mandella(SIC) was imprisoned for his terrorist acts.
Comment by Jake
For the record, Mandela was condemmed as a “terrorist” by the racist, apartheid former rogue government of South Africa–not exactly the best judge of who is a terrorist.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:19 pmFor the record, Mr. Mandella was imprisoned for his terrorist acts.
Comment by Jake — April 13, 2007 @ 7:48 pm
Yeah, and the US captured thousands of people in Iraq and Afghanistan and labeled them as terrorists before they were released years later. Isn’t it convenient that they didn’t have to *prove* those people were guilty, otherwise they might have allowed thousands of innocent people to live their lives unnecessarily, just like Mandela.
The bigger irony is that a *real* terrorist like you, and your ruby ridge buddies walk free, while you imprison innocent people for years that have never threatened anyone. You do realize that for a while we were picking up any relatives of *suspects* and imprisoning them without any actions or evidence against them?
You’re a lunatic Jake, and a terrorist. You’re a threat to our democracy, as are your rightwingnut militia buddies.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:26 pmMy mistake, I was thinking about a different Nelson Mandela, the co-founder of ANC’s armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as Spear of the Nation, also abbreviated as MK), which co-ordinated a sabotage campaign against military and government targets, and made plans for a possible guerrilla war if sabotage failed to end apartheid. After THAT Mandella’s arrest, MK did indeed wage a guerrilla war against the regime, especially during the 1980s, in which many civilians were killed. Sorry for any confusion to any of the lurkers out there.
April 13th, 2007 at 9:09 pmMy mistake, I was thinking about a different Nelson Mandela, the co-founder of ANC’s armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as Spear of the Nation, also abbreviated as MK), which co-ordinated a sabotage campaign against military and government targets, and made plans for a possible guerrilla war if sabotage failed to end apartheid. After THAT Mandella’s arrest, MK did indeed wage a guerrilla war against the regime, especially during the 1980s, in which many civilians were killed. Sorry for any confusion to any of the lurkers out there. Comment by Jake — April 13, 2007 @ 9:09 pm
Yeah, fighting back against a bunch of Neo Nazis running nation wide concentration camps. Good thing FDR didn’t have your opinion about the European resistance. Otherwise we would have helped Hitler put down his Jewish terrorism problem.
You’re a disgrace to the human race, and to those *lurkers*, your fate and their opinion of you was sealed.
You heard it here folks. Jake supported the Fascist South African and German governments against the armed resistance of those forced into concentration camps.
Jake, you’re a *fine* example of what kind person NOT to grow up to be. Who raised you, the Goebbels?
April 13th, 2007 at 9:31 pmI just don’t understand you americans… It seems that it is more important to use the correct ‘words’ rather that what you do as a person.
Imus has done more for kids in the past 10 years then most will do in a lifetime…
The other thing is there is more ‘reporting’ and dialog then the War in Iraq or Afghanistan. Least you forget New Orleans.
Oh well. Good luck with everything.
FR
Comment by fried ricer — April 13, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
They can’t hear you right now Fried.
They’re too busy foaming at the mouth and shouting racist.
April 13th, 2007 at 9:33 pmComment by ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus #68
I HEART VVGFU…
…way to shut that dumb a*s Nazi aC Jake’s pie hole…
April 13th, 2007 at 9:42 pmI get it now. Jake, you think fighting to topple apartheid was a bad thing. Do you also think that Lincoln made a big mistake in starting the Civil War?
April 13th, 2007 at 9:49 pmAnd guess who thinks the I-Man’s racist mysogynistic, triple-addicted sports announcer Sid Rosenberg is just da bomb?–George Sr and Beautiful Mind Barbara Bush!
Rosenberg on road to recovery at WAXY
April 13th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
It was never going to be the I-man’s destiny to go out quiet. That is for sure. As far as the language, what the hell does it mean ? Let me ask all the readers out here right now; Did you have to explain twice to your wife, husband or mother or whomever the supposed definition of “Nappy headed hos” ? Sure you did. Its ghetto talk and white folk love to think they can talk ghetto talk to be cool, just like AA folks love to make fun of white folk’s straight attitudes. It hilarious. On the other hand, every other word out of a 10 year old AA child I heard in the subway last week was the N word. There is a pandemic of the word’s usage, but when it very rarely slips out of a white person.. then its reason for a mob to mobilize. Screw that attitude. There is a black cable station which I tuned into back when Colin Powell was SOS. Here it was Sunday morning and a few AA journalists were discussing how “Do we have a N in the White House or is he the White House N ?” I could not freakin believe it. But aha ! .. on the wrong day, at the wrong time, if you are a white folk and get caught using terminology (in this case Nappy Headed you know whats) that black folk use all the time to one another, well you could fall in “the big crevice” and they’ll get you.
That’s what happened to the I-Man. Too bad. He was one of the very few people in entertainment who raised and donated many many multiples of what he ever made – include in that category Jerry Lewis, Paul Newman. And every dollar of it went to color blind good use. In this case kids mostly. So, I hope he resurfaces in another form.
Oh yea Iman, thanks again for creating the feeding frenzy on the Walter Reed scandal over a month ago. I bet there are some GIs who have been getting better treatment because of it.
Also, to link to Republicans is stupid. Come on now. I despise Dick Cheney, but if he liked Imus that is at least one redeeming quality of the man. Imus was on the radio for 30 years because he made 99.99% of the people that tuned him in laugh. Period.
Oh, and satisfied now, Al ? There you go, now back to the graft.
April 13th, 2007 at 11:32 pm#73 Bullsh!t. Nappy headed has been used for generations as a derogatory term for blacks and hos? you need that explained to you? K.
April 13th, 2007 at 11:39 pmAn RPG needs to be pointed at Cheney’s taxpayer funded limo so he be sent to hell to meet his fellow American child killers who were gratefully vanquished in Irag
April 15th, 2007 at 7:44 amPreteen Preteen Lolitas Innocent Preteens
I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view
March 17th, 2008 at 4:23 pm