Cheney Says He Is A ‘Unique Creature,’ Refuses To Say He Is Part Of Executive Branch
Cheney Says He Is A ‘Unique Creature,’ Refuses To Say He Is Part Of Executive Branch
In June, House investigators revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney had exempted his office from an executive order order designed to safeguard classified national security information by claiming that the Office of the Vice President is not an “entity within the executive branch.”
After Congressional Democrats called his bluff by threatening to withhold funding from his office, the White House was forced to roll back their rhetoric, claiming “that the rationale had been the view of the vice president’s lawyers, not Cheney himself.”
But in an interview with CBS News’ Mark Knoller today, Cheney refused to say he was a member of the executive branch:
Mark Knoller: Are you part of the executive branch, sir?
Vice President Cheney: Well, the job of Vice President is an interesting one, because you have a foot in both the executive and the legislative branch. Obviously, I have an office in the West Wing of the White House, I am an adviser to the president, I sit as a member of the National Security Council. At the same time, under the constitution, I have legislative responsibilities. I’m actually paid by the Senate, not by the executive. […]
KNOLLER: But you are principally a part of the executive branch, are you not?
CHENEY: Well, I suppose you could argue it either way. The fact is I do work in both branches.
CLICK HERE TO LISTENCheney conceded that he was part of the executive branch during the two hours and five minutes he served as acting President two weeks ago while Bush was in surgery. Throughout the entire interview, however, he refused to say whether or not the Office of the Vice President itself was classified as part of the executive branch.
Cheney has been happy to treat the Office of the Vice President as part of the executive branch when it suits his political purposes:
- In 2001, the White House argued that a probe into Cheney’s energy task force “would unconstitutionally interfere with the functioning of the executive branch.”
- Cheney himself said that the probe concerned “meetings in the Executive Branch between the Vice President and other individuals.”
- On April 9, 2003, Cheney lauded a recent court ruling, stating, “I think it restored some of the legitimate authority of the executive branch, the president and the vice president, to be able to conduct their business.”
Now that the political tempest over Cheney’s exemption of his office has subsided a bit, the Vice President is back to claiming he is a branch of government all to himself — or as he says it, “a unique creature” in constitutional government.
The full interview can be heard here.
Transcript:
MARK KNOLLER: Another issue, why did your office stop filing reports about your handling of classified material with the National Archives?DICK CHENEY: Well, there’s an executive order that covers that was issued in 2003 that makes it clear that the vice president’s to be treated the same as the president. And neither one of them is to file those reports with the national archives.
KNOLLER: There’s no cover up?
CHENEY: Nothing to cover up.
KNOLLER: There was an aide in your office who said one of the reasons you weren’t abiding by that executive order is that you’re really not part of the executive branch. Are you part of the executive branch, sir?
CHENEY: Well, the job of Vice President is an interesting one, because you have a goot in both the executive and the legislative branch. Obviously, I have an office in the West Wing of the White House, I am an adviser to the president, I sit as a member of the National Security Council. At the same time, under the constitution, I have legislative responsibilities. I’m actually paid by the Senate, not by the executive. I sit as the President of the Senate, the presiding officer of the Senate. I cast tie breaking votes in the Senate. So the vice president is kind of a unique creature, if you will, in that you’ve got a foot in both branches.
KNOLLER: But you are principally a part of the executive branch, are you not?
CHENEY: Well, I suppose you could argue it either way. The fact is I do work in both branches. Under the Constitution, I’m assigned responsibilities in the legislative branch. Then the president obviously gives me responsibilities in the executive branch. And I perform both those functions, although I think it’d be fair to say I spent more time on executive matters than legislative matters.
KNOLLER: But two Saturdays ago, for two hours and five minutes, you were technically acting President of the United States when Mr. Bush invoked the 25th amendment. So that certainly made you a part of the executive branch.
CHENEY: Correct.
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Pee, you can listen to the entire interview!
Get out the peanut butter!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:03 pmCheney will go down in history as the most sinister of all the VPs in US!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:04 pmMaster of obfuscation.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:04 pmCheney, the Unique Creature.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:05 pmOh, he is a unique creature allright.
Sometimes I am not even sure he belongs to the human branch of the family tree.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:05 pmnot unique enough
July 30th, 2007 at 9:05 pmYeah, I used to have two jobs, too. When I was at the convenience store, I did what the manager said, and when I worked in the warehouse, I did what the boss there said.
This is one of those things that’s only complicated to people who are really, really motivated.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:06 pmHeh. Commander Guy and his faithful sidekick, Unique Creature.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:07 pmDemocrats did not call Dicky’s bluff, because they failed to pass the measure to cut off his funding. Dems needs to stop the spin and not mimic GOPers in being dishonest about things.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:08 pmlike Mark Knoller was gonna kick Cheney’s ass……….pfffft.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:08 pmMachiavelli was a unique creature too.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:15 pm“well, mark, yes i do have a foot in both the executive and legislative branches and my doctors gave me an extra foot to tattoo that little prick if he thinks he can disrupt my plans.”
July 30th, 2007 at 9:15 pmDick Cheney — fresh puppies tremble at the sight of his gaping maw….
July 30th, 2007 at 9:15 pmIs that unique or eunuch?
July 30th, 2007 at 9:16 pmThank God he’s unique, one is more than enough.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:17 pmKnoller: “I have one more question…”
Darth, Executive Dick: “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee. *** BLAM ***”
July 30th, 2007 at 9:18 pmCheney lies. We have the Constitution and it says he is clearly in the executive branch.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:18 pmHe is not unique. There are a lot of Dicks out there.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:19 pmOf course it does Fools. Cheney is just throwing feces (like his very close relatives) to see what the media will buy…and they will buy a lot.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:20 pmWhat a fu(king loser!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:21 pmHe is not unique. There are a lot of Dicks out there.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 9:19 pm
Some in the Executive Branch, some in the Legislative Branch.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:21 pmNosferatu in a red tie
July 30th, 2007 at 9:21 pm“I think they’re in the last throes, if you will.”
July 30th, 2007 at 9:21 pmOk, something weird is going on here. I have tried twice to post a comment on this thread and neither has shown up. The first had a variation on the f word in it, but then I changed it and the second time I tried to post it, there were no swear words at all. But, it still doesn’t post. I’m getting paranoid after my experience at redstate.com where they banned me from posting by making it so that I can’t even get to their site. When I go to http://www.redstate.com I get a blank page.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:22 pmHeh, Eggy, you are right about that!!! He just might have an argument!!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:23 pmI am going to try again.
I think that if the Democrats do nothing, they need to at least impeach Chaney. Then when he is convicted, Bush will need to get their confirmation of the next Vice President. The Democrats can have some fun with that!
I also think that if the Democrats don’t impeach someone in the Bush Crime Family we can kiss our democracy, the constitution and the rule of law goodby.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:24 pm“Ok, something weird is going on here. “
That’s not weird - that’s TP Normal.
I eliminated about 90% of it by changing my name. Go figure.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:25 pmOk, I give up. I tried a shortened version of the other post and it didn’t take either. TP is censoring something and I can’t figure out what it is.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:26 pmbilbo, I think TP may be experiencing some technical problems. Several of us have experienced difficulties posting today.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:26 pm“a unique creatureâ€
The key word being “creature”.
Sorry, JPark, but Tom Glavine’s gonna have to get his 300th against your guys. But I fully expect him to have his work cut out for him. Good luck in the series! That’s the last I’ll speak of the Mets tonight. That you for your brief indulgence. And now back to,
“Dickless, The Man Without A Branch”
July 30th, 2007 at 9:26 pmDick Cheney, the omnipotent Fourth Branch of Government.
The power behind the throne. The guy you don’t want to go hunting with. The guy whose enemies are always in their last throes.
All hail the mighty Dick!!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:27 pmI’m getting paranoid after my experience at redstate.com where they banned me from posting by making it so that I can’t even get to their site. When I go to http://www.redstate.com I get a blank page.
Comment by bilbobaggins — July 30, 2007 @ 9:22 pm
Try deleting the cookies on your PC, hobbit man — the redstaters haven’t quite figured that part of The Internets out yet.
This advice is provided, of course, on the understanding that you promise only to post harassing posts on redstate’s site (if you can’t promise that, then forget I mentioned the cookie thing…).
July 30th, 2007 at 9:28 pmI don’t care if you talk about the Mets. I won’t read it, but I don’t care.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:29 pmCheney Says He Is A ‘Unique Creature’.
Okay, this is an opening. He admits he is NOT human.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:29 pmHe admits he is NOT human.
Comment by Tom3 — July 30, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
Not human. A member of two branches of the government.
Why doesn’t the Constitution address this issue? Couldn’t the Founding Fathers have foreseen that this might happen?
July 30th, 2007 at 9:30 pmEggy/Wayne — my Nationals split with the Mets this past weekend; no doubt another sign of the coming apocalypse of course…
July 30th, 2007 at 9:31 pm“But Cheney’s such a phony, he ought to change his name to Dildo.”
Nope, m12.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:31 pmWayne, you are hitting the Crew at the right time. Spirits are a bit low, right now.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:32 pmUm… is there a real statesman out there that will inform Dick that he doesn’t make the rules?
July 30th, 2007 at 9:32 pmDogfather, the Nats have been playing better as of late. I still think my Crew is going to own the NL for the next 4 years…just not this year :(
July 30th, 2007 at 9:34 pmpain, the last one that told him that was Leahy.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:34 pmNope, m12.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 9:31 pm
That’s a keeper!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:34 pmSeriously…is there any Constitutional remedy when it becomes glaringly obvious that the Vice President is INSANE? If nothing else, “delusions of grandeur” and “out of touch with reality” immediately comes to mind.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:35 pmEgreggious sez:
I don’t think so…Cheney’s level of batshit insane megalomania probably didn’t exist in Colonial America…
July 30th, 2007 at 9:35 pm“I think that if the Democrats do nothing, they need to at least impeach Chaney. Then when he is convicted, Bush will need to get their confirmation of the next Vice President. The Democrats can have some fun with that!”
You have to more than impeach. You need to impeach, convict, and remove from office. The votes aren’t there. However, it would be fun to see because at least the action would keep the cheneys* busy until the next election.
*cheneys - Noun - any of a large population of corrupt, evil, and/ or incompetent politicians following a self-serving agenda centered on corporate greed and the willful disregard of truth, decency, humanity, accountability, democracy, and the rule of law.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:36 pmMark Knoller: Are you part of the executive branch, sir?
Yes…………………………………………………………………….. and no.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:36 pmWell, now we know Dick Cheney is some kind of evil mutant.
The Constitution doesn’t address the issue of evil mutants, as far as I know.
This calls for impeachment.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:37 pmCHENEY 2008!!!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:37 pmCHENEY 2008!!!
Comment by Mr. NeoCON — July 30, 2007 @ 9:37 pm
“Now, where’d I put that tube sock?”
July 30th, 2007 at 9:38 pm*cheneys - Noun - any of a large population of corrupt, evil, and/ or incompetent politicians following a self-serving agenda centered on corporate greed and the willful disregard of truth, decency, humanity, accountability, democracy, and the rule of law.
Comment by gorn by any other name — July 30, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
Sounds like a new Wikipedia entry has been born, gorn…
July 30th, 2007 at 9:38 pmKiki, the 25th Amendment allows for the removal of the President if he goes bonkers.
The problem is that the Vice President is the one who does it.
Anything that gets rid of Chimpy but leaves us with Cheney is no damn good.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:39 pm“CHENEY 2008!!!” - Comment by Mr. NeoCON
What’s that, his inmate number?
July 30th, 2007 at 9:40 pmSounds like a new Wikipedia entry has been born, gorn…
Comment by The Dogfather — July 30, 2007 @ 9:38 pm
Also see: Unique Creatures
July 30th, 2007 at 9:40 pmSorry, JPark, but Tom Glavine’s gonna have to get his 300th against your guys. But I fully expect him to have his work cut out for him. Good luck in the series! That’s the last I’ll speak of the Mets tonight.
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
Soooo, afraid to talk baseball are you?
July 30th, 2007 at 9:40 pm#
CHENEY 2008!!!
Comment by Mr. NeoCON — July 30, 2007 @ 9:37 pm
Yes — please, PLEASE put Deadeye Dick at the top of the republic ticket in 2008 — that way we can run a small marine mollusk against him (or is it “it” since Cheney’s not human?) and win in a landslide…
MOLLUSK 2008!!!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:41 pmThis is an argument for idiots, meant to waste our time.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:41 pmHe’s a creature alright. Right out of a horror movie. He must be impeached.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:42 pmCockles/Mussels 2008!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:42 pmTo understand his creepyness, read “VICE” by Lou DuBose. I can’t imagine how he has gotten away with most of what he has done.
I think it is hilarious the CIA and staffers have a nickname for him of “Edgar”.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/ content/ article/ 2006/ 06/ 19/ AR2006061901211_pf.html
I want to know what gives him (Cheney) the right or the authority to set up his own shadow NSC (aside from the President’s)…
July 30th, 2007 at 9:42 pm“CHENEY 2008!!!” - Comment by Mr. NeoCON
I’ve got his campaign slogan:
CHENEY 2008
July 30th, 2007 at 9:43 pmFour more years of dick.
Soooo, afraid to talk baseball are you?
Comment by gummitch — July 30, 2007 @ 9:40 pm
I’ll talk baseball, gum — any chance we could put Barry Bonds and Dick Cheney in a field with shotguns together, like tomorrow, to cure two problems at once???
July 30th, 2007 at 9:44 pmSTEWART/COLBERT 2008
July 30th, 2007 at 9:44 pmIt just takes a single vote majority in the House to impeach Cheney or Bush, but it takes 2/3 or 67 Senators to vote to remove them. Once an impeachment starts, then it can last as long as evidence is presented, so even if they are not removed by the Senate it still exposes their crimes to the press and American citizenry. Plus every Senator that would vote against impeachment could be punished in 2008 election or following ones.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:44 pmCreature , yeah yes he’s hit upon an apt description of himself .Hey did they ever find his heart ,or is he built like a squid ?
July 30th, 2007 at 9:45 pm#
Cockles/Mussels 2008!
Comment by Egreggious — July 30, 2007 @ 9:42 pm
Alive, live-o, alive, live-o…
July 30th, 2007 at 9:45 pmWell, I am not sure but I believe Cheney must be unique in his capacity for arrogance and self-delusion.
The White House’s own web site lists the Vice-President as a rank member of the President’s Cabinet; you know, as in “the VP is part of the Executive branch”.
If VP Cheney is allowed to argue he is not part of the Executive branch, it is conceivable that any other member of the president’s cabinet could also claim the same exclusion with equally absurd, preposterous reasons.
But I bet the Bush loyalists are ok with that too, as long as it is a Republican administration because it is always ok if you are a Republican.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:47 pmAlive, live-o, alive, live-o…
Comment by The Dogfather — July 30, 2007 @ 9:45 pm
There’s something the Cheney campaign couldn’t claim.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:47 pm“It just takes a single vote majority in the House to impeach Cheney or Bush, but it takes 2/3 or 67 Senators to vote to remove them. Once an impeachment starts, then it can last as long as evidence is presented, so even if they are not removed by the Senate it still exposes their crimes to the press and American citizenry. Plus every Senator that would vote against impeachment could be punished in 2008 election or following ones.” - Jay Randal
Thank you, Jay. Any way we can print a million copies of that and send it to “Off the Table” Pelosi?
Let’s expose the cheneys to the light of day until their skin sublimates.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:47 pm…until their skin sublimates.
Comment by gorn by any other name — July 30, 2007 @ 9:47 pm
I don’t know what that means.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:49 pmsublimate:
To transform directly from the solid to a gaseous state.
You know, like the skin of any self-respecting vampire or other undead creature.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:50 pmgorn > I have tried repeatedly to inform members of Congress to do this, if for no other reason than to expose their crimes to the light of day. There is always a chance that if enough dirt was exposed on Bush & Cheney, then GOPers in the Senate might be forced to impeach them.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:52 pm“bilbo, I think TP may be experiencing some technical problems. Several of us have experienced difficulties posting today.
Comment by Egreggious”
I don’t think that is it. I went from trying to post on this thread to another and my post showed up instantly. I do see that my shortened version showed up. There was something in the wording of the longer version that TP didn’t like. I can see them censoring swear words or hate language, but I am very disappointed in TP for censoring opinions they don’t like for some reason.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:52 pmImpeach !
July 30th, 2007 at 9:52 pmI don’t know what that means.
Comment by Egreggious — July 30, 2007 @ 9:49 pm
Sublimation is the act of proceeding from a solid directly to a gas, without first going through the liquid state. Sort of like what happens when dry ice “melts” — it goes directly from solid to gaseous carbon dioxide.
Same thing with the unique cheney creatures — like Count Dracula, when exposed to the sun their skin goes directly from a solid phase to gas — in their case, directly to methane or sulfur dioxide (or some equally hideously smelling gas)…
July 30th, 2007 at 9:53 pmTo transform directly from the solid to a gaseous state.
Comment by gorn by any other name — July 30, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
Oh yes. I was just doing that with some navy beans.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:53 pmI don’t care if you talk about the Mets. I won’t read it, but I don’t care.
Comment by Egreggious — July 30, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
Me neither. Talk away….
*eyes glazing over*
July 30th, 2007 at 9:55 pmDo we shoot Cheney full of HGH to make it fair? Nah, Bonds for president if he takes down that evil f^ck.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 9:53 pm
Cheney or Bonds — now there’s a real Hobson’s choice, JPark. Why do we have to choose — it’s SO unfair!!!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:55 pmPresident Nixon resigned because he was informed by Republican Senators that they would vote with Democrats to impeach him. If this was done to Bush, then he might resign too.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:55 pmDogfather, Bonds and a bunch of other guys ruined an era of baseball. That is horrible. Cheney eats babies. I don’t think there is a question about who we root for :)
July 30th, 2007 at 9:57 pm#
STEWART/COLBERT 2008
Comment by Tom3
Dang. I almost wrote this very thing just this morning.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:58 pmTP may be trying to avoid the bad press that the daily cos has been enduring at the hands of fascism’s propagandists ,the MSM and the talking heads whose rarefied air nauseates people of even modest intelligence.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:59 pmCheney’s power grab must be stopped.
The Democrats have a duty to do this.
And so do the Repukes.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:00 pmgorn > send my post 66 to Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Harry Reid. If they received this info. daily, then perhaps they can be forced to allow impeachment process to begin. The trial could last for the rest of this year and the press would have to cover it daily.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:00 pmPresident Nixon resigned because he was informed by Republican Senators that they would vote with Democrats to impeach him. If this was done to Bush, then he might resign too.
Comment by Jay Randal — July 30, 2007 @ 9:55 pm
I think how the Senators would choose to vote would have a lot to do with what was revealed during the impeachment process in the House. If the House could build a strong enough case, a conviction in the Senate might occur.
But I’ve never seen a more partisan group than the current bunch of Repugs.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:00 pmTP is acting strange tonight.
Some of my posts didn’t stick.
Rotating nicks seems to work
July 30th, 2007 at 10:01 pmI don’t think there is a question about who we root for :)
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
Right, J — GO BREW CREW!!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:02 pmCheney is just getting started.
He could use the 25th Amendment to get rid of Chimpy.
Or just take him hunting.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:03 pm“Try deleting the cookies on your PC, hobbit man — the redstaters haven’t quite figured that part of The Internets out yet.”
No dice, didn’t work. It did lose all my autofills, though. I have an alternative plan. I am going to go there from my work IP address and give them what for. They are nothing but a bunch of chickenshi! babies. They are so afraid of differing views they ban them entirely. That is typical of the entire right blog sites. I don’t know of one that allows people to post a differing opinion.
That’s why I love liberal websites. Being inclusive and honoring free speech may be painful at times and rather messy, but I’ll take it over sticking my head in the sand any time.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:03 pmMmmmm…. Cookies.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:05 pmActually the campaigning for President was not supposed to begin till January of next year, so all of that nonsense of debates should cease, and impeachment to take over till January.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:05 pm“You have to more than impeach. You need to impeach, convict, and remove from office. The votes aren’t there. However, it would be fun to see because at least the action would keep the cheneys* busy until the next election.”
I don’t know about that. After all the evidence is in, those 20 Republican senators who are up for re-election will be hard pressed to not convict. I think if they voted to acquit Chaney they will be kissing their re-election chances goodby.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:05 pmLOL, Dogfather, I have never seen another Brewer fan online. That is just weird!!! :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:05 pmMmmmm…. Cookies.
Comment by Egreggious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
Homer — is that you???
July 30th, 2007 at 10:06 pmIt’s nice when TP provides audio clips of Cheney.
You don’t hear from the trolls for hours at a time.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:06 pm“CHENEY 2008!!!†- Comment by Mr. NeoCON
Go ahead, make our day!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:06 pmMmmmm…. Cookies.
Comment by Egreggious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
Chocolate covered graham crackers. Wish I had some. :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:07 pmThe only remedy is simultaneous impeachment of Chimpy and Cheney.
Then its President Pelosi.
So why did she take it off the table?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:08 pmComment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
Sorry to break it to you, J, but I’m only a Brew Crew fan for the next few days — being a Nats fan, I’m a fan of whoever’s playing the Mets at the time, you know (sorry Wayne…).
July 30th, 2007 at 10:08 pmEgreg > yes the current crop of GOPer Senators are the worst ever, but if during impeachment it meant their necks or Bush-Cheney’s then they would vote to remove both of them.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:08 pmThat’s why I can’t watch This Week.
Every time I see Cookie Roberts, I get a craving.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:09 pmGo Indians!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:09 pmHe’s actually paid by Joe Lieberman’s (I-Israel) cronies.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:10 pmHmmmmm….seems TP likes to hand out free cookies too.
Chimpy and Cheney must go. Impeach or go home.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:10 pmMistress Z - makin Smores tonight on the outdoor firepit!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:10 pmEvery time I see Cookie Roberts, I get a craving.
Comment by Egreggious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:09 pm
Wierd, eggy — cuz every time W sees Cokie Roberts, he gets a craving…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:11 pmUncle Ho, concur here, a gargantuan lump of evil chit.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pm“Every time I see Cookie Roberts, I get a craving.”
You get a craving for nasty old pussy?
She’s not a MILF. She’s a GMILF.
Urk.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pmMistress Z - makin Smores tonight on the outdoor firepit!
Comment by RUCerious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
Meany! You could have just let it go…. :P
July 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pmJay, the only way I see that happening is if national support for Bush among Repubs drops below 50%. Maybe then Sens will allow impeachment.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:13 pmWell Egg, Dogfather and Tom3 said pretty much what I had in mind…. :D
July 30th, 2007 at 10:13 pm“Sorry to break it to you, J, but I’m only a Brew Crew fan for the next few days”
Doh, and I knew that. Still searching for a Brewers fan. At least we are not Red Sock fans or Yankee fans. We grow our a-holes on the inside.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:14 pmMistress Z - makin Smores tonight on the outdoor firepit!
Comment by RUCerious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
I hope you brought enough for the rest of the class, RUC…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:14 pmCan’t … post ….
July 30th, 2007 at 10:14 pmThursday evening of this week the entire Congress packs up and leaves on vacation for the rest of August. Bush has a whole month in which he could bomb Iran or cause other mischief.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:15 pmWilco, I like the Indians. They played here a few times as the home team :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:15 pmJPark,
Are the Brewers in Minnesota, like the Vikings? I think my bro-in-law is a big fan. You wouldn’t like him. :D
July 30th, 2007 at 10:15 pmEww, Cokie flip-flop? She is pretty nasty.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:16 pmWe’re 1/2 game behind Detroit!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:16 pmDon’t call it a comeback!
Can’t … post ….
Comment by Egreggious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:14 pm
Change….your name….
July 30th, 2007 at 10:16 pmhope you brought enough for the rest of the class, RUC…
Comment by The Dogfather — July 30, 2007 @ 10:14 pm
If you can make it to Mill Creek WA by 9:30 PST you’re in!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:17 pmHeh, Zoo, the Brewers are in Wisconsin and we hate the Vikings!!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:17 pmThat Kiran Chetry is the purdiest lady on cable news, former Fox flunkie or no.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:17 pmJPark, I saw the Madison Mallards a couple years ago up there and it was one of the best games I’ve seen! Terrific team, great energy, great crowd appreciation.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:18 pmI would like to sincerely apologize to all GMILFS for my previous comment comparing them to Cokie Roberts.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:18 pmSTEWART/COLBERT 2008
Comment by Tom3 — July 30, 2007 @ 9:44 pm
I believe Jon Stewart says he finds that both funny and sad.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:19 pmCheney … attacking … can’t … post …
July 30th, 2007 at 10:19 pmBush has a whole month in which he could bomb Iran or cause other mischief.
Comment by Jay Randal — July 30, 2007 @ 10:15 pm
Left to his own (Cheney’s) devices, all he can do in a month is suspend the Constitution, appoint a couple hundred flunkie cronies to key judicial and administrative posts, launch a false flag attack, you know, just the kind of shit that he does so well…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:19 pmIf you can make it to Mill Creek WA by 9:30 PST you’re in!
Comment by RUCerious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
Ummm…considering that I’m in Northern VA, that might require some Cheney-esque shape-shifting and teleportation on my part…but thanks for the offer!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:19 pmHeh, Zoo, the Brewers are in Wisconsin and we hate the Vikings!!
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
You’d hate my bro-in-law anyway. I can barely stand him myself. :)
I can never keep teams straight. What’s the baseball team in Minnesota?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:20 pmI think Bush is just looking forward to a couple nice naps during the break.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:21 pmHiya Zooey! Computer problems.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:21 pmOf COURSE he’s part of the EXECUTIVE branch.
That’s the way the Constitution was WRITTEN…
Any other interpretation by Cheney is just another VIOLATION of the
U.S. Constitution…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmCan’t … breathe …
July 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmThat Kiran Chetry is the purdiest lady on cable news, former Fox flunkie or no.
Comment by Wilco — July 30, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
She looks like a young Daryn Kagan.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmMallards games are great. The team is unaffiliated so you know they are giving their all every game to get the eye of a big league team. I went “backstage” years ago when Madison had the Muskies (an Athletics minor league team). Ozzie signed my ball. Jose C. didn’t.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmWhat’s the baseball team in Minnesota?
Comment by Zooey — July 30, 2007 @ 10:20 pm
All together now — “there IS no baseball team in Minnesota”. I mean, unless you call what the Twins play “baseball”, that is…
OK, Twins fans, go ahead — the Nats fan here is now fair game… LOL
July 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmZooey, it has to do with two children born on the same day…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmWhy … do … I … care … ?
They’re … just … talking … baseball … anyway …
July 30th, 2007 at 10:23 pmHe’ll work on a new pillow fort. Finally finish Horton Hears A Hoo.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:23 pmRegular presidential stuff.
JPark, the steroids made his fingers so inflexible, he could barely pick his nose. You know, finger muscle bound…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:23 pmZoo, the baseball team in the twin-cities is the Twins. I personally have nothing against them (they do things the right way) but they still have the DH…an abomination.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:23 pmIs Chimpy on vacation yet?
The month he spends in Crawford is probably the safest month of the year. He’s least likely to blow up the world when he’s out cutting brush.
Chimpy taking lots of vacation is actually a good thing.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:23 pmWilco, don’t forget the Shakespears or two.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:24 pmThe Congress could impeach Gonzales, before they leave on vacation, but they would rather party for the whole month of August. That is also when hurricanes start hitting the US coastlines, so no wonder New Orleans got shafted.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:24 pmZooey, it has to do with two children born on the same day…
Comment by RUCerious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:22 pm
Heh. Now I know it’s the Twins. :D
But my first thought was “My ex and his brother?”
July 30th, 2007 at 10:24 pmSame day, two years apart. :P
Oh, come on, Dogfather, just because they are a smaller market than DC and always do better than them doesn’t mean you have to be jealous :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:24 pmJPark, the DH is like the long snapper in football, nobody wants to do it, but they make us…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmShe looks like a young Daryn Kagan.
Comment by Zooey
Having no idea who that is, I’ll still agree. As my father would say, “She can eat crackers in my bed.”
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmWhy she would want to, I have no idea.
Ozzie signed my ball. Jose C. didn’t.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:22 pm
And that explains, JPark, why Ozzie is in the HOF and Jose never will be. Hope you got to watch the induction ceremony yesterday — Ripken and Gwynn restored some of my faith in baseball that’s been damaged by the steroid junkies like Bonds…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmMistress Z - makin Smores tonight on the outdoor firepit!
Comment by RUCerious
Down the road in Toke ‘em Lake.
Where’s the SMORES???
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmIs Chimpy on vacation yet?
Comment by Tom3 — July 30, 2007 @ 10:23 pm
I heard the Iraqi Parliament went on vacation today.
And I thought I heard they wouldn’t be back until November! Is this possible?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmComment by Good Thing — July 30, 2007 @ 10:23 pm
We could try to change the subject. :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmLOL, RU, maybe that is it. Thought he was a jerk at the time.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmDick Cheney…Would You Go Hunting With This Man??
July 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmComment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:24 pm
Jealous? Of the Twins???
Only jealous of their winning record this year. But considering that we’ll have a brand new ballpark in DC next year and they’ll still be trying to keep the roof inflated on the Humphrey Dome, I think we’ll stop being jealous very very soon…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:27 pmThe Iraqi Parliament went on vacation, and they DIDN’T pass the oil giveaway bill, afaik.
They should stay on vacation and never pass that bill.
If it passes, US troops will be in Iraq for 30 years to guard the oil.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:27 pmHaving no idea who that is, I’ll still agree. As my father would say, “She can eat crackers in my bed.â€
Why she would want to, I have no idea.
Comment by Wilco — July 30, 2007 @ 10:25 pm
Daryn Kagan used to be on CNN in the mornings, and used to date Limbaugh.
I never understood the crackers in bed thing either. I wouldn’t allow Viggo Mortensen to eat crackers in my bed — but then, I wouldn’t give him time….
July 30th, 2007 at 10:28 pmWe could try to change the subject. :)
Comment by Zooey — July 30, 2007 @ 10:25 pm
I tried. But we’re the only ones who want to talk about cookies.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:28 pmNo, dogfather, Ozzie Canseco did but Jose didn’t. which is the classier brother? I would have been ecstatic to get the Wizard’s scribble. Even as a Brewers fan, that guy was the best.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:28 pmRU, I understand, my team used to be in the AL. I was so happy when they went to the senior circuit. No Ortiz’s going to all-star games as 1st basemen.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:30 pmComment by Good Thing — July 30, 2007 @ 10:28 pm
Hey — we’ll be HAPPY to talk about cookies!
Anybody know which baseball park has the best cookies? ;-P
July 30th, 2007 at 10:30 pmMaybe there’s another thread somewhere …
July 30th, 2007 at 10:30 pmDogfather, I am a bit jealous of the Twins. They are one of the smallest markets and always do pretty well.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:31 pmDogfather, Miller Park has great cookies!!!! Full of beer!!!!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:31 pmThen find it, Good Thing. There are only about 80 other ones.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:32 pmI would kick anybody out of bed that did it with Junkie Rush.
I don’t want a disease.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:32 pmGood Thing, not November, September. probably a good thing the new oil law is not through yet…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:32 pmThey’re worse than trolls. :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:33 pmOr is there more to say about Cheney being an animal? I am always happy to see a good Cheney shot.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:33 pmZooey, I think my father maybe has cracker fetish? I don’t know. I don’t really want to know.
I saw her picture on Wikipedia. Chetry is better looking.
As for the Iraqis, I heard they’ll be back in Sept, not Nov. I hope I’m not wrong.
As for cookies?
Oatmeal raisin, and I’m hurt that Giant Eagle only makes the with pecans.
And that’s it for me. Time to walk the dog and go to bed.
Good night, everyone
July 30th, 2007 at 10:33 pmTomIII, I would vomit if someone I slept with had had carnal knowledge of Rush. I would probably have syphilus, too.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pmThey’re worse than trolls. :)
Comment by Good Thing — July 30, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
Ouch — now THAT hurt…and after all the Cheney-bashing we’ve done tonight, THIS is how you thank us???
July 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pmGood Thing, not November, September. probably a good thing the new oil law is not through yet…
Comment by sevis — July 30, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
I thought November seemed outrageous. Not that September isn’t. How many dead Soldiers does that work out to anyway?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pmThey’re worse than trolls. :)
Comment by Good Thing — July 30, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
Yeah, cookie monsters.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pmGood thing, what is worse? Baseball fans? People talking about what they like?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pmRoger, Wilco, and out!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pmGod I’ve been waiting for ages to do that!
Goodnight, Wilco.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pmWilco, night!!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:36 pmGoodnight, Wilco!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:36 pmI am always happy to see a good Cheney shot.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
I bet that’s what Dick’s hunting partner said last year in Texas, too — sad thing for him, though, is that there’s no such thing as a good Cheney shot…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:36 pmJPark, how about the idiot fan that fell on the dude and broke his neck???
July 30th, 2007 at 10:36 pmI am always happy to see a good Cheney shot.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
Double entendre?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:37 pmThat was awful, RU. At least he didn’t die. Wasn’t that Yankee Stadium?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:37 pmRoger, Wilco, and out!
God I’ve been waiting for ages to do that!
Comment by RUCerious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
You have the patience of St Bubble & Squeak.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:37 pmHEY!
Where is the troll?!?!?!
Who’s on duty tonight!?!?
That does it, I’m calling KKKarl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:37 pmActually, Good Thing, I think that might actually have been a triple entendre…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:38 pmHey man, nice shot!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:38 pmDouble entendre?
Comment by Good Thing — July 30, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
Heh.
Cheney = Money shot.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:38 pmGood thing. I don’t like seeing double entendre and Cheney in the same sentence…ewwwww.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:39 pmJPark,
I hope you didn’t think I was serious about my troll comment.
And boy I am I having fun getting comments through tonight!
Egreggious
July 30th, 2007 at 10:40 pmZooey, that was so wrong. You just ruined the term “Money shot” for me. I can NEVER use it again.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:40 pmEggy, I did think you were serious and I apologize!!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:41 pmWell, Good Thing, at least you succeeded in getting the subject changed — I guess that’s what happens when you lump us in with the trolls… :o(
July 30th, 2007 at 10:42 pmYou just ruined the term “Money shot†for me. I can NEVER use it again.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
Were you planning on using it again?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:42 pmCheney goes golfing with a 12 iron.
It’s the one with the modified choke and the walnut stock.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:42 pmZooey, that was so wrong. You just ruined the term “Money shot†for me. I can NEVER use it again.
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
Good! It’s disgusting! :D
July 30th, 2007 at 10:42 pmDogfather, it is eggy, he wasn’t serious. Brewers are going to the Series!!! Or…maybe not unless they play a lot better :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:43 pmZooey, Money Shot is the best term in the world!!! I guarantee I can give you 7 more disgusting terms for it :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:44 pmWere you planning on using it again?
Comment by Good Thing — July 30, 2007 @ 10:42 pm
Good question, Mr Thing. How does one use “money shot” in polite conversation?
July 30th, 2007 at 10:44 pmZooey, Money Shot is the best term in the world!!! I guarantee I can give you 7 more disgusting terms for it :)
Comment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:44 pm
I trust you completely when you say that, JPark. So much so that you don’t have to share them with me.
I already have “money shot” running around my brain…. :P
July 30th, 2007 at 10:45 pmMoney … shot …
[Here we go again.]
July 30th, 2007 at 10:46 pmI am glad Zooey, because I had it going through my head. Pudding came to mind a lot. I don’t know why.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:47 pmAnd now the TP snafu has hit me — multiple posts not being posted…
Clearly I’ve overstayed my welcome this evening…so good night to all. Join us again tomorrow as we try to make the world safe from trolls and Bushniks and Darth Cheneys and all sorts of other evil unique creatures…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:49 pmTrolls,
This just in from KKKarl:
Mossad, Oil, Bush, Neoconservatives,
July 30th, 2007 at 10:49 pmFascism, and warrantless wire-taps.
M E T A - P R O G R E S S I V E ™ M E G A P H O N E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Try … previous … thread …
July 30th, 2007 at 10:49 pmDogfather, I will give you a hint. Don’t bother with old posts.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:50 pmComment by JPark — July 30, 2007 @ 10:47 pm
Lalalalalalalalalalaaaaa…..can’t hear you…!
Not looking either….
July 30th, 2007 at 10:51 pmLOL, Zoo, I know it. I get that a lot.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:51 pmGoodnight, Dogfather!
Previous thread….? ok
July 30th, 2007 at 10:52 pmJPark, yuupp. They can really get drunk, or have to get really drunk to watch those miserable overpaid pinstripe punks.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:53 pmHaving read just part of this thread, I have to say, I’m glad I missed most of it. “Cheney shot”… I really DON’T want to know.
Other than that, as far as the actual subject matter goes, it’s nice to see Deadeye is back to this delusional nonsense. It went over so well last time he chimed in w/ it. Hopefully he will stay NICE and LOUD right up to the 2008 elections. Please run, Dick, PLEASE!!!
You can even get a campaign photo of you fondling your… shotgun…
July 30th, 2007 at 10:53 pmRU, you have to be really drunk, stoned or stupid to be a pinstripe fan (or live in NY, that is understandable, I guess).
July 30th, 2007 at 10:54 pmHmm, I always thought money shot was something in billiards,… what the hell am I missing!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:54 pmNight dogdad, Arfff!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:55 pmG’night, Dog.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:56 pmLOL, the money shot is more ivory than ebony :)
July 30th, 2007 at 10:56 pmHmm, I always thought money shot was something in billiards,… what the hell am I missing!
Comment by RUCerious — July 30, 2007 @ 10:54 pm
JPark knows ALL about it, RUC. :D
July 30th, 2007 at 10:57 pmThe subject came up at my catering job the other night.