Cheney speech met with ‘polite’ applause.
By on Mar 10th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Cheney speech met with ‘polite’ applause.
On Friday, Vice President Cheney gave a graduation speech at the Great Lakes Naval Training base in Illinois. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Cheney “got some enthusiastic and some just-polite applause,” especially from those whom have had to serve multiple tours in Iraq over the last five years. Naval Training officer Marcus Perkins — who has served five tours in Iraq — was not impressed:
“It took him eight years to get here … at the end of his tenure,” Perkins said of Cheney. “This was more like a pep rally. He could have sent an e-mail for that.“
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A better reception would have been to march him in irons to the end of Navy Pier.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:43 pmDid he shoot any graduates in the face?
-GSD
March 10th, 2008 at 5:45 pmWhat, no rotten vegetables thrown?
March 10th, 2008 at 5:46 pmDoes he, like KKKarl, “expect to be indicted by the end of the year?”
March 10th, 2008 at 5:47 pmNancy? Nancy? Need a table?
Perkins said of Cheney. “This was more like a pep rally. He could have sent an e-mail for that.“
Cheney at a ‘pep’ rally? I could see Shooter going to a slumber party, but not one which would require conscienceness – it’s just not his style…ZZZzzzzzzzzz…
March 10th, 2008 at 5:48 pmThere’s something ironically appropriate about Cheney talking at a land locked Navy base…
March 10th, 2008 at 5:48 pmHe should have gotten the same treatment Rove got in Iowa.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:54 pmCheney told the recruits that his father came through this base during World War II and he was proud of his father’s service.
———-
Chutzpah – he has plenty of that – to appear before sailors who have done multiple tours in Iraq.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:55 pmThat stainless steel heart of his is matched with brass balls.
No earthly punishment is enough for him, but I’d like to see them all attempted anyway.
Sorry, he lost that email. So go Cheney yourself.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:56 pm“This was more like a pep rally. He could have sent an e-mail for that.“
Darth Cheney had to deliver his speech in person. Apparently, he’s been having bad luck with e-mails lately.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:56 pmMemo:
From: Darth Cheney
To: All troops
Subject: Cannon Fodder
You are.
Sincerely,
Darth Cheney
P.S. Up Yours.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:57 pmApparently, he’s been having bad luck with e-mails lately.
Comment by tom — March 10, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
Did he make sure he walked around the block and covered his mouth w/ his hand while talking?
March 10th, 2008 at 5:57 pmAnd now the commander is off to saudi arabia to put his hand up the princes dress yet again….Hummmm…Blessings
March 10th, 2008 at 6:05 pmBush Sending Cheney to Mideast
Voice of America – 50 minutes ago
By Paula Wolfson President Bush is sending Vice President Dick Cheney to the Middle East, following on last week’s trip to the region by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Bush: Cheney to Press for Mideast Peace The Associated Press
Bush: Mideast peace talks solid By Jon Ward Washington Times
ah hahaha! aaah… peace, eh?
March 10th, 2008 at 6:07 pmthey should have waterboarded him, after all, its just like a swimming lesson.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:07 pmWhat? They were not impressed with “Five Deferments Dick”, the shame of it all.
Buck Hussein Fush
March 10th, 2008 at 6:12 pm“Polite applause”…?
I would have thrown a brick.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:15 pmBush: Cheney to Press for Mideast Peace
Thats like sending a pyromaniac to solve an arson case.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:20 pmThere’s something ironically appropriate about Cheney talking at a land locked Navy base…
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — March 10, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
Yeah, this traitorous leech on the American taxpayers only speaks to captive audiences that are obligated to obey their superiors.
He will never give a speech to the American public.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:23 pmBush: Cheney to Press for Mideast Peace
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace.†— GWB
Well, THAT certainly explains it…
March 10th, 2008 at 6:23 pmGreat lakes Naval training center is not landlocked. It is on a Great Lake.
Iraq is not landlocked either. It has a skinny bit of coastline on the Persian Gulf at Basra. Nevertheless, a great many Naval personel have lost their lives in Iraq. Tragically, the Military is so stretched for troops, that has deployed Sailors in the desert.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:29 pmGreat lakes Naval training center is not landlocked. It is on a Great Lake.
Comment by Badger — March 10, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
Yer right. Got it confused w/ the ones in Nev & Tenn.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:37 pmHe should have been met with a “polite” arrest warrant for war crimes ……………
March 10th, 2008 at 6:55 pmThe problem is when the Navy told him to go Cheney himself evil Dick took it as a compliment.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:55 pmtros – i had to look it up… i would not have guessed NV and TN…
found the answers (and plenty of snark) here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070927171029AAxxXVu&show=7
but, really, you had to make a snark about “the Great Lakes Naval Training base” ???
ha!
my daughter’s friends would plan trips to chicago for fleet week…
March 10th, 2008 at 7:08 pmnot bad… not bad at all…
not bad at all…
Comment by katy HUSSEIN katy — March 10, 2008 @ 7:08 pm
Ya know, katy… I had distant memories of a high school teacher mentioning that base once and saying something about land locked, and I did start to Google it, and got “SOMETHING” about land locked…
Shudda looked closer… I mean, how often do I do that? Really?
BTW, you used the magic word… “SNARK”!
March 10th, 2008 at 7:22 pmtwice! … what happens now? … i felt nothing new…
March 10th, 2008 at 7:30 pm:-(
Believe it or not, I had a good friend who, during World War II, was an elevator officer on a paddle-wheeled aircraft carrier at that base.
Their record was immaculate–not a single Zero tried to strafe Chicago.
I forgot to ask him, with the paddle wheel and all, did they have their own Dixieland jazz band?
Chuck Feney.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:41 pm:-(
Comment by katy HUSSEIN katy — March 10, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
Sometimes it doesn’t take the first few times… keep tryin’.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:48 pmI’d be interested in the Dicks audience. Was it Officers, NonComs, boots, who?
March 10th, 2008 at 7:53 pmTheir record was immaculate–not a single Zero tried to strafe Chicago.
Comment by bogtrotters — March 10, 2008 @ 7:41 pm
To be fair…Great Lakes Naval Training Center is A TRAINING center. It is where recruits receive their BASIC TRAINING.
That’s why it is located in the heartland…and does not see Naval combat apart from training exercises.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:53 pmI wonder if the Navy had to pay Cheney to make an appearance as in Rove and Gonzalez and Rumsfeld speeches at different schools.
March 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pmI wonder if the Navy had to pay Cheney to make an appearance as in Rove and Gonzalez and Rumsfeld speeches at different schools.
Comment by celtic cynic — March 10, 2008 @ 9:18 pm
Seeing Cheney is a Govt employee **cough**…
March 10th, 2008 at 9:57 pmWhat was the carbon footprint on that little junket? Dick flies in a 757 to O’Hare or Milwaukee, he helicopters to his destination. More than one helicopter. One’s a decoy. A fleet of black Suburbans.
March 10th, 2008 at 10:47 pmShoulda sent an email.
I am sure the answer from Darth Cheney’s lair would be:
March 10th, 2008 at 11:08 pm“The Vice Precedent’s office does not give detail on his travel arrangements, and we can do whatever the FU(K we want, got it? Good. Fu(k you and your carbon footprint. Bend over, I will show you a footprint.”