Comments on: White House Tries To Push Unqualified ‘Cheney Clone’ Into Lucrative Telecomm Job http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:51:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Namtillaku http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081826 Namtillaku Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:43:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081826 Should be a shoe-in. How much did the traitors in Washington save the telcos? Should be a shoe-in. How much did the traitors in Washington save the telcos?

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081740 RUCerious Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:02:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081740 Hey, there's only six more months left before these assclowns are history. We can do without another crony for that long. Shitcan his nomination. On second thought, shitcan him as well. Hey, there’s only six more months left before these assclowns are history.
We can do without another crony for that long.

Shitcan his nomination. On second thought, shitcan him as well.

]]> By: Buckie Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081694 Buckie Boy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:43:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081694 He has soft lips, and that is all the qualifications you need in Bush's Administration. Pucker up, to kiss the Kings' butt. He has soft lips, and that is all the qualifications you need in Bush’s Administration.

Pucker up, to kiss the Kings’ butt.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081686 katy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:38:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081686 <em>the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a division of the Commerce Department that <strong>shapes telecomm policy</strong>.</em> !!! "very little telecomm experience" makes him PERFECT in bushco-bizzarro-world... keep up that block! the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a division of the Commerce Department that shapes telecomm policy.

!!!

“very little telecomm experience” makes him PERFECT in bushco-bizzarro-world…

keep up that block!

]]> By: misshusseinmolly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081622 misshusseinmolly Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:54:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081622 Well, of course Bushco needs a crony in this position, since they need telecoms as accomplices. Well, of course Bushco needs a crony in this position, since they need telecoms as accomplices.

]]> By: A Patriot Acting http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081610 A Patriot Acting Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:51:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081610 Not with my effin' tax dollars! Not with my effin’ tax dollars!

]]> By: misshusseinmolly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081598 misshusseinmolly Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:44:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081598 I see that "heckuva job, Brownie!" has taught these guys nothing... Maybe Bush just wants to best Harding's record for cronyism. I see that “heckuva job, Brownie!” has taught these guys nothing…

Maybe Bush just wants to best Harding’s record for cronyism.

]]> By: Paul W http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081592 Paul W Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:42:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081592 <em> One of the White House’s persistent gripes against the Senate is that it refuses to push through President Bush’s controversial nominees,</em> For crying out loud, the Senate gives Bush almost everything he wants. Trash the fourth amendment? Sure, no problem, anything else we can do? How about appointing an Attorney General who has no regard for the rule of law? You betcha, we'll get right on it! Will this nightmare never end? http://progressiveworldreview.com One of the White House’s persistent gripes against the Senate is that it refuses to push through President Bush’s controversial nominees,

For crying out loud, the Senate gives Bush almost everything he wants. Trash the fourth amendment? Sure, no problem, anything else we can do? How about appointing an Attorney General who has no regard for the rule of law? You betcha, we’ll get right on it!

Will this nightmare never end?

http://progressiveworldreview.com

]]> By: Bob http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081588 Bob Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:38:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081588 How is this different from any other bush appointee? Unqualified political hacks are the only way to prove the bureauacracy doesn't work. Hasn't that been the plan from the beginning of this nightmare? The only 'qualification' is the amount of the donation. How is this different from any other bush appointee? Unqualified political hacks are the only way to prove the bureauacracy doesn’t work. Hasn’t that been the plan from the beginning of this nightmare? The only ‘qualification’ is the amount of the donation.

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081560 shoeless Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:30:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081560 Cheney has a clone? So, that's what he keeps in his man-sized safe? Cheney has a clone? So, that’s what he keeps in his man-sized safe?

]]> By: paleolib http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081538 paleolib Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:22:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081538 While yesterday's twin debacle of the FISA vote and Mukasey's collosal F.U. appearance on the Hill leads me to think anything is possible, I can't imagine anyone who worked as The Dick's mini-me has much chance of confirmation for anything that doesn't involve deployment to Iraq without a flak jacket. While yesterday’s twin debacle of the FISA vote and Mukasey’s collosal F.U. appearance on the Hill leads me to think anything is possible, I can’t imagine anyone who worked as The Dick’s mini-me has much chance of confirmation for anything that doesn’t involve deployment to Iraq without a flak jacket.

]]> By: 5th Estate http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081532 5th Estate Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:21:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081532 FCC = Freakin' Cheney Clone? FCC = Freakin’ Cheney Clone?

]]> By: Badmoodman http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081528 Badmoodman Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:20:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081528 O.T.: Btw, ya think the Revolutionary Guard Photoshop'd those pics of the Iranian missle launch, or did Cheney's office do it to stoke the fire? At least we know Iran can Photoshop Israel off all the maps. O.T.:
Btw, ya think the Revolutionary Guard Photoshop’d those pics of the Iranian missle launch, or did Cheney’s office do it to stoke the fire?

At least we know Iran can Photoshop Israel off all the maps.

]]> By: trollsbwild http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081520 trollsbwild Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:18:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081520 Democracy for sale! Democracy for sale! C'mon cronies, everything's available to steal, rape, kill, etc., etc. Democracy for sale! Democracy for sale! C’mon cronies, everything’s available to steal, rape, kill, etc., etc.

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081518 Leftside Annie Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:17:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081518 But...how much does he know about Arabian horses...??? But…how much does he know about Arabian horses…???

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081514 Uncle Ho Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:16:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081514 Patel has very little telecom experience-but is a loyal Bushie. A perfect candidate for the job, by WH standards. The Senate will cave-in for his confirmation in 4....3....2...1.. Patel has very little telecom experience-but is a loyal Bushie. A perfect candidate for the job, by WH standards.

The Senate will cave-in for his confirmation in 4….3….2…1..

]]> By: Who Misspoke Today? http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081512 Who Misspoke Today? Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:16:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081512 Patel has no broadcast experience, though he slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night. There, fixed it for you. Patel has no broadcast experience, though he slept at a
Holiday Inn Express last night.

There, fixed it for you.

]]> By: 5th Estate http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081504 5th Estate Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081504 See? This is why we should ban cloning! See? This is why we should ban cloning!

]]> By: StratRat http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/comment-page-1/#comment-5081502 StratRat Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:13:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/cheney-patel/#comment-5081502 If your a loser, Bush has a job for you in our government. If your a loser, Bush has a job for you in our government.

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