What does Cheney think of Palin?
By on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am
What does Cheney think of Palin?
It’s been five days since Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. In that time, Vice President Cheney has not released a statement supporting her candidacy. ThinkProgress contacted Cheney’s office today to confirm that no statement has been released, and when asked if a statement would be forthcoming, the press spokesman said he was not sure, since Cheney is currently on his way to the Georgia war zone. Cheney has no plans to speak at the Republican National Convention.
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The RNC convention is merely a distraction…it’s not ‘the ball’.
Keep you eye on Cheney. He’s trying to stir up trouble with Russia & get it done before year’s end.
When Cheny’s NOT in the news; it’s news.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 amHuh???
The Georgia war zone?
Is the Confederacy reforming?
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:30 amCheney: I think Palin is #&$()%*@&*&^$)!
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:31 amI hate to say this, but with everyone’s rightful disdain for Cheney – I’d rather he come out and say how wonderful he thinks Palin is…the result would be another issue of credibiilty for her.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 amWhat would Barry Goldwater think of Sarah Palin and the Religious Right
Goldwater’s warning to the American people.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:33 am
Interesting little gem from Time:
Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn’t be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving “full support” to the mayor.
So we can add “book banning” to Palin’s agenda.
PEACE
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:37 amand when he returns from the Georgia war zone, the first thing he’s gonna do is have that Levi Johnston punk for dinner.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:39 amFrankly, Barry Goldwater has to be spinning in his grave right now.
During his era, people could move with some ease from one party to the other because wedge issues weren’t abused the way they are today. There was more recognition of shared values and mutual goals. Today that is all gone.
Are you aware that the Goldwater brothers were both democrats at the time they were building their department store business? Barry’s brother suggested that it would be better for business if one of them was a democrat and the other was a republican. Barry agreed. They flipped a coin. Barry lost.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 amCheney is just Darth Vader… he leaves a dark shadow over the country. Lord God, it will be so good when Darth and the Shrub are done! They have made an incredible mess. I wish Cheney did like Gov. Palin, it would make the American people vote against her and Bushlite.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 amI support Palin’s efforts to secede from the USA, as long as she takes McCain, LIEberman, Rove & Cheney with her.
If you didn’t catch the Daily Show last night, tune in tonight for the repeat. I particularly liked the roving reporter trying to catch up with Rove, who’s ‘handler’ nearly had to pick him up & run to outpace the questions.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:43 amCheney: “I think Palin is a great hunter, makes great moose burgers and was a favorite among the PTA Moms — she’ll make a great vice- er, she won’t be fully part of the McCain administration in order to exempt it from a presidential order regulating federal agencies’ handling of classified national security information”
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:43 amCheney: “I think Palin is a great hunter
Sure. But could she hit a lawyer friend at 30 feet with a shotgun while drunk?
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 amLividLib Says:
and when he returns from the Georgia war zone, the first thing he’s gonna do is have that Levi Johnston punk for dinner.
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Um… is that “over for dinner”, or just “for dinner”????
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 amtom Says:
Sure. But could she hit a lawyer friend at 30 feet with a shotgun while drunk?
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And in the face ta boot! Don’t forget the “in the face” part, Tom…
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 amZimzone Says:
If you didn’t catch the Daily Show last night, tune in tonight for the repeat. I particularly liked the roving reporter trying to catch up with Rove, who’s ‘handler’ nearly had to pick him up & run to outpace the questions.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:43 am
The segment about the RNC refugees abandoned in the Xcel Center was one of the most brilliant pieces they’ve produced ever. You can watch online if you don’e want to wait.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:48 amCheney is currently on his way to the Georgia war zone.
I imagine VP Face of Evil getting on the jet in William Wallace face paint, snarling, “I’m goin’ to pick a fight!”
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 amHe’s trying to stir up trouble with Russia & get it done before year’s end.
War in the Caucasus, the vital transportation corridor between the energy-rich and hotly contested regions bordering the Caspian Sea…
What a NICE,unexpected “October surprise.”
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:00 amCan’t imagine why The Dick wouldn’t approve of Palin. She loves guns, wants to drill everywhere and thinks Iraq is a mission from God.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:00 amhussein toasterhead Says:
The segment about the RNC refugees abandoned in the Xcel Center was one of the most brilliant pieces they’ve produced ever. You can watch online if you don’t want to wait.
Thanks for adding that. Folks, as Hussein Toasterhead says, this was a brilliant piece, using Rove’s ‘DARVO’ methods. You just can’t sum it up in words, so follow his link to view.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:01 amToo bad events in Georgia were so pressing that Cheney couldn’t have put off his trip to the “war zone” until after the convention! Because then he could have taken Sarah on a little tutorial on the VP’s role in stirring up wars all over the globe!
A little defense contractor revenue-generating and a little pipeline securing for their oil buddies mixed in with a little go-cheney-yourself to Putin, you know, all a day’s work in the life of an American VP.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 amCheney’s out scouting for the next Oil War, to hand off to McIIIrd “There will be more wars”, remember>?
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:10 amAs i have said before, Cheney, the most powerful VP we’ve ever had, must be feeling pretty insulted. He can be replaced in the repugnican party by a hockey mom.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 amCheney has drifted into irrelevance…Who gives a rat’s ass what that sick bastard thinks.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:20 amAmericans no longer fear terrorism so of course the Bushites have to manufacture a new scary threat so hey why not restart the cold war, it worked for 20+ years in the past.
Besides it is very obvious that starting up the cold war again would be an advantage for John McCain’s campaign and Bush has been quoted as saying that he would due anything within his power as the president to help McCain. Using a new cold war threat to help McCain become president is no different than using 9/11 to help the republicans get the majority in both houses of congress in 2002.
But don’t forget Insane McCain says he will put country first. Yeah sure Johnny, you would sell your daughters soul to Cheney if you thought it would help get you elected. McCain should start using his straight talk and come up with the new and honest campaign slogan of: “Corporations & The Wealthy First”
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 amdue =do
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 amNever mind what Cheney thinks. Let’s look at what Palin thinks of her own “executive experience”:
And, as it turns out, not even Sarah Palin thinks all that much of her executive experience. Here’s McGann, digging through the archives at the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman:
I’m reading an article from October, 1996, in which a reporter named Laura Mitchell Harris asks Palin about her intentions for a shake up. How would she effectively run a city without experienced leaders? “It’s not rocket science,” Palin said, “It’s $6 million and 53 employees.”
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 amBetting on a Palin withdrawal
An online prediction market weighs in on whether VP candidate Sarah Palin will be dropped from the Republican ticket.
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NEW YORK (Fortune) — Now the Democrats aren’t the only ones who can try to capitalize on the negative buzz growing around Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the prospective Republican VP candidate.
Intrade, an online prediction market based in Dublin, created a contract Tuesday morning on the likelihood that John McCain will drop Palin as his running mate. After opening at a probability of just 3%, the odds on Palin being cut from the ticket climbed to 18% around 9 a.m. and have since settled at around 12%.
Intrade is a place for betting enthusiasts to turn a small profit on everything from the latest auction of works by controversial British artist Damien Hirst to Britney Spears’ chances of landing in rehab. Contracts on a possible future event are bought and sold by users of the site, like a stock on the NYSE.
Chad Rigetti, Intrade’s VP of Business Development, says traders on the site asked Intrade to create the newest market after stories about Palin, including her teenage daughter’s pregnancy and her involvement in a group that did corporate fundraising for controversial Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, flooded the news. The pool has been open for less than twelve hours, but has already attracted more than 950 trades. Intrade estimates that about $2300 has been traded on the Palin withdrawal contract.
Placing a Palin withdrawal at even 12% seems bullish; no presidential candidate has withdrawn his VP selection since Thomas Eagleton left Democratic candidate George McGovern’s ticket in 1972.
Intrade has demonstrated some success in predicting political choices (forecasting the selection of Biden), but also volatility: Palin’s chances of landing the nomination vacillated wildly in the hours before McCain announced the pick.
Rigetti points out that while some traders are putting Palin on the chopping block, they’re still giving her 97% odds in a separate market for the VP nomination. He thinks that many traders are playing both markets, which means they believe a withdrawal won’t come until later in the election season.
Intrade monitors its traders’ demographics, but it’s too early to tell who’s betting on a Palin pullout. Some of the naysayers could be Republicans: Rigetti says that, unlike polls, the election markets don’t always represent political beliefs. “People have a real money incentive,” he says. “They’re betting with their head and not their heart.”
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:32 am“They’re betting with their head and not their heart.”
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:41 am~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well it seems that John McCain used his other head when he decided to pick Sarah Palin. Did anyone else noticed how McCain was playing with his wedding band as Palin gave her speech on Monday? St. Johnny of Hanoi better be careful, not only could he blow his last chance at being president but Cindy might dumb if he f**ks around on her like he has with his previous wife, then poor St. Johnny of Hanoi would lose all the millions that come with being married to a beer heiress.
A Cheney spokesman told CNN
“The Vice President is much too busy removing the gimp suits, shackles, and other assorted hobby items from his hidden bunker, to comment on the eskimo pie chosen as his possible replacement”
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:47 am“What does Cheney think of Sarah Palin?”
Not so much. On the other hand he does think that her baby looks delicious!
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:51 amExit Stage Left Says:
Cheney has drifted into irrelevance…Who gives a rat’s ass what that sick bastard thinks.
As Cheney meddles into sensitive foreign territory, I give my rat’s ass what he is doing. I understand your sentiment, but this guy is capable of doing more damage in a short time.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:52 amDarths not even trying to hide his intentions in the Caucasus region. Hey trolls…this ones about oil too. (Meanwhile…back at the ranch…Shrubs doing what?…cuttin brush?…riding his bike?…playin with his toy soldiers on his world domination board?…???)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/wl_nm/georgia_ossetia_dc_9;_ylt=AmgEd7npc.Gd19Oaa4Z2hJJbbBAF
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:14 pmDick is thinking about Dick. Oil, money, and profits are Cheney’s soulmate. If Palin’s maiden name was Halliburon, maybe you will get an immediate answer from Cheney about Palin. Dick is too busy in Georgia working on his portfolio of assets.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:38 pmAarrgh!! That picture is scary. Just about as scary as the man.
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:42 pmHey, that’s his smile. You know: “Smile and the whole world smiles with you.” I think it’s a classic.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm