Rohrabacher defends Cheney: ‘Wait a minute, this person did some very good things.’
Rohrabacher defends Cheney: ‘Wait a minute, this person did some very good things.’
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) appeared on Fox New’s Your World with Neil Cavuto to discuss his exchange earlier today with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in which Clinton took a shot at Dick Cheney’s credibility. Cavuto lauded Rohrabacher as being a “pretty gutsy guy” for defending Cheney “in a packed room that everyone made a laughing stock of the [former] Vice President.” Cavuto then asked Rohrabacher why other Republicans aren’t sticking up for Cheney:
CAVUTO: [S]ome Republicans have been oddly silent in defending him or not. You took the fight on. Do you think that the vice president has been misrepresented here?
ROHRABACHER: I think that there’s a lot of people in this town that don’t have any courage, when someone is being belittled and they’re under attack, to stand up and say, ‘wait a minute, this person did some very good things.’
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ROHRABACHER:’wait a minute, this person did some very good things.’
Yeah, he did something tremendous. He almost single handedly got the Republican out of power!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 pmLooks like they are running scared.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 pmWhat the heck is this the Cheney a$$ kissing committee?!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:02 pmRohabacher just needs to STFU because Clinton gave him the smack down. What an idiot.
The only good thing cheney did was fill up his bank accounts on war profits.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:03 pmRepublicans silent? The only thing the MSM has covered is Republican claptrap.
A silent Republican is a dead Republican, preferably one dead for over thirty years.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:04 pm‘wait a minute, this person did some very good things.’
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:04 pmname one…
Like?
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:05 pmDana, please name one “pretty good thing” Cheney did. And please…not the old saw about “we haven’t been attacked in almost 8 years.” As I recall, there were 8 years between the first attack on the Twin Towers in 1993 and the second attack in 2001. And I don’t recall the NSA being turned loose to spy on the American people, or torture being done IN OUR NAME, in order to keep us safe during those 8 years.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:06 pmSuch as???? True he and Bush successfully show the country what the Rethugs are really all about, but as for intentionally good deeds name one! Someone please! There must be one troll that can help me out here!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:06 pmHell, he did an Amazing thing. He shot somebody in the face, then actually had the shoot-ee apoligize. Now That’s Amazing!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pmWhat good things did Cheney do? He is no longer part of Government and has no rights to ask for documents to be released which by the way he has never formally requested. You should have included the part when Clinton said she wouldn’t answer his question. I don’t expect other than this kind of crap on Fox.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pmthis person did some very good things
Some people said the same thing about Hitler too.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pmI’m a little disappointed that more journalists don’t follow up their questions here. If Sen. Rohrabacher feels that VP Cheney did some “very good things”, I’d like Cavuto (or any journalist, for that matter) to ask him what those “very good things” are.
For that matter, it’s easy to rag on Cheney, yes, but all snarkiness aside, what good things has Cheney done for the U.S.? Serious question here, and I hope there are serious answers. What “good things” will he be known for?
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:08 pmThe only thing Chainee does well is scowl.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:08 pmBeing belittled? Clinton merely said she didn’t view him as a credible source. Sure, maybe that’s insulting to a former Veep, kind of. But it’s not like a bunch of people were sitting around telling Dan Quayle style jokes.
Only half a day later and Rorhabacker has already re-imagined the entire exchange so that he’s the hero, defending poor helpless little Dick Cheney from Hillary and her gang of liberal thugs calling him names and making him cry…
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:10 pmWell, let’s see ……… he brought a whole new meaning to the term ‘man-sized safe’, he was the first one on his block to have his residence removed from Google Earth, he added a new word to the vocabulary, “go ‘Cheney’ yourself”.
Those are pretty special, aren’t they?
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:11 pmSorry but if Cheney did some good things he hid them very well.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:12 pmTo be fair, Rohrabacher only says that there are a lot of cowardly people afraid to say anything good about Dickwad.
Noticing that he doesn’t actually provide any examples of good things Dick has done….
I believe people are more sensible than cowardly, Dana…
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:14 pmRohrabacker and be a character witness for Darth Cheney when he’s tried for War Crimes. Alot of Republicans are hiding from Cheney because they know the Foreign Media and News Papers are running Dick Cheney’s proud moment on TV when he clearly said he was proud of the Torture Policy and he signed it and would do it again. Rohrabacker will change his number when Cheney is charged and act like he doesn’t know him. We are seeing so many corrupt idiot Law Makers from California we might have to have a clean wipe.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:15 pmCall me old fashioned but why is it that everyone who talks about the previous administration ‘defending’ it? The only praise I hear is from the whacko 25%. the Quisling Quarter.
The rest of the world seems to be saying, thank goodness you voted that clown out.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:18 pmTo get a peek into the mind of Rohrabache, read this article.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:19 pm“I HOPE IT’S YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT DIE” said US Representative Dana Rohrabacher to American citizens who questioned the Bush Administration’s unlawful extraordinary rendition policies.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/21501
Reality based translation of the interview:
Cavuto: Cheney is so radioactive that even the easily led lockstep Republicans aren’t defending him anymore. Do you have a deathwish or have you just decided not to run for reelection next year?
Rohrabacher: Neil, you don’t understand just how gullible voters in my district are. After all, they keep sending me back to Washington despite all the crazy sh*t I keep saying and doing. For example, I’m not wearing any pants right now!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:20 pm“Very good things.”??? Cheney is a lying, self-serving, Reich-wing, POS whose every action was a detriment to the vast majority of the American people in order to benefit the very few.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:22 pmUnless my recall is faultier than usual, I think I recall that ass-munch Rohrbacher once thought Usama bin Laden was also a splendid fellow.
Visited him over in either Pakistan or Afghanistan, when the mujahadeen were fighting the Russkis…
Or was that somebody else?
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:23 pmDefending one of the most hated and despised men in America, and the world, is not what I would call “gutsy”.
Delusional maybe, bewildering certainly, but definitely not gutsy.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:27 pmAnyone who worships Dick Cheney should also be investigated.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:28 pmLike many of our friends on the right, Mr. Cheney is exhibiting the psychological disorder of compensatory babbling.
Wingers engage in compensatory babbling when they have to confront the utter failure of their policies and collapse of their ideology. This is when they’re not teabagging or shooting their friends in the face.
Right Will Eat Itself
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:28 pmIn all fairness, what the GNOP sees as “good” most of the rest of humanity sees as illegal, immoral, duplicitous, hateful or evil.
Torture? Good
Making people feel fearful all the time? Good
Deregulating everything, consequences be damned? Good
Cutting taxes on the rich and blaming the poor for the economy? Good
The Bush Doctrine of preemptive war? Good
Spying of Americans? Good
Oh, the list goes on…
So Dana is probably speaking the truth, from his perspective, when he claims Cheney did some “good”.
PEACE
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:30 pmActually, his Cheney’s parents parents were the ones that did the good thing: they gave him the most appropriate name possible! It should have been a warning for those who voted this sharp shooter into office.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:31 pmBah hahahahahaha! Look at what Rohrabacher was busy doing last year…
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/breaking-news/rohrabacher-went-in-drag-to-so/
Trying to solve the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy!
Rohrabacher’s own words:
Rohrabacher says he was partying in the Ambassador Hotel while RFK was being assassinated.
Yeah suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure you were, YOU LUNATIC.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:33 pmRohrabacher defends Cheney: ‘Wait a minute, this person did some very good things.’
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April 22nd, 2009 at 5:36 pmwhen is torture ever a good thing…again and again…republicans proved themselves to be out of touch with reality.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:36 pmDid anyone see the interview of Philip Zelikow’s interview on Rachel Maddow’s show last nite??
Zelikow worked for Sec. of State Condi Rice. He Claims that he wrote a memo ,arguing AGAINST the Legality of the OLC Torture memos. He warned that these Memos , and the Torture Policy,would be difficult to defend.
The Bush Administration Obviously Rejected Zelikow’s advice AND, they tried to CONFISCATE all copies of his memo!
There was a Rumored Split between Cheney’s office and the State Dept. ( Under both Powell and Rice).
Cheney Won All the Arguments, until the Election of 2006. This GOP Defeat caused Bush to Change Course, and Cheney’s Star began to fade.
Now former Bush Administration People are Starting to Talk.
I think Cheney is on TV more lately (Understatement) because he is WORRIED.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:37 pmI hope Cheney is WORRIED.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:39 pmI think Cheney is on TV more lately (Understatement) because he is WORRIED.
Being on Fox and having others on Fox defend him will not change the facts.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:39 pmBeing supportive of his lesbian daughter.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:43 pmConfess to everything, Dick.
That would be one good thing.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:43 pmKayInMaine Says:
“I hope Cheney is WORRIED.”
I’m certain he is.
When in recorded history have members of the previous administration found it necessary to go on the media, day after day, week after week, trying to defend their actions?
In the past, former disgraced administration officials faded away into obscurity, only appearing on the lecture circuit after a few years, if at all.
Torturegate will go all the way to the top.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:46 pmTell it to the mothers of those poor puppies!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:50 pmDid some very GOOD THING???? WTF
They were a Rethug Mafia…
…911
…Anthrax
…outing CIA
…not getting Bin Laden
…Assassination Squads
…Two WARS
…Evironmental damage
…Social damage
…Economy damn near destroyed
…World standing damaged
…Hundred of thousands of people killed
And they call this GOOD?????
Fcuk the Republicans
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:55 pmI totally agree with you and Badger that Cheney is worried and the proof is him going public to REWRITE HISTORY to COVER HIS A**. Cheney is a control freak, so he has to be the one to control the dialogue. He did it for 8 years straight in the Bush Regime and now he can’t stand the fact that the Obama Administration is exposing the secrets!
I hope that man is so worried he craps himself by noontime everyday.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:56 pmToday Glenn Beck was pushing for investigations into the torture allegations (just like Graham is!) and I think the wingers are conspiring right now. They think Americans will not like the idea of the Bush Regime criminals being investigated and put on trial, but little do they know we completely welcome it! The wingers think that if these investigations go forward and our nation is attacked (courtesy of Cheney of course! He told us recently it would be a nuclear attack), they’ll be able to say that the Dems are weak and took their eyes off the ball.
THIS IS WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT FOR HOLDER TO HIRE A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO GO AFTER THE BUSH CRIMINALS!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:59 pmFor years Bush and Cheney were telling us they used enhanced interrogation to keep us safe. If we only knew …
But they never produced one document to make their case. Now they want to blame the Obama administration for not releasing those reports. Only Hillary Clinton said she doesn’t know of any such reports. But of course Dick Cheney is telling the truth and Hillary is lying.
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:01 pmFox biased editing. If you watch the full coverage Dana looked dumbfounded.
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:02 pmBadger Says:
Zelikow worked for Sec. of State Condi Rice. He Claims that he wrote a memo ,arguing AGAINST the Legality of the OLC Torture memos. He warned that these Memos , and the Torture Policy,would be difficult to defend.
If any memos exist saying that torture is illegal, that will be just about as damning as the ones saying it’s legal. Probably more so, in that they would demonstrate that the Bush White House ignored, rather than followed the “best legal advice.”
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Doodlebug Shayne Says:
Only Hillary Clinton said she doesn’t know of any such reports.
Hillary claiming that some paperwork doesn’t exist is just the sort of thing to set freepers laughing their asses off. We might want to try another approach there…
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:20 pmDear Wohrabacker.
You are a c0cksvcking LIAR. Dick(heads entire life is criminal! Even before Nixon moron.
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:26 pmGlad to see so many people asking the question: Got Proof?, Show Me! What Did He or She Do? What Good Things Did He or She Do?
Demand answers. Demand Proof. Don’t accept the bullshit.
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:43 pmI called His Office.
I asked his secretary if he ever served in the armed forces. And he didn’t. I explained that my brother, nephew, and niece are all serving in the Middle East, as well as myself being a veteran. We all oppose torture. Once again another Republican that has not served in the armed forces and is an expert in his own mind on military actions.
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:47 pmGood things? Please itemize the GOOD things. I can’t come up with even one GOOD thing.
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 pmCheney did some very good things? Good things like not catching bin Laden, thumping the drums for an Iraq war based on lies, not responding to Katrina (lots of people are STILL homeless!), contributing to our lousy reputation internationally, which Obama is helping to correct, and plunging our country into the worst debt ever. He continually claims we were protected ever since 9/11 but two things belie that self-serving statement: 1.) We were not protected ON 9/11 because his administration ignored a report warning about bin Laden and numerous warnings from astute field FBI agents; and 2.) American citizens were not protected from the terroristic ANTHRAX attacks, which were never really solved, unless you consider the scientist whose death was an all-too-convenient suicide. So we’ll never really know the truth. Glad Hillary batted down Rohrabacher’s attempts to rehabilitate Cheney’s diminished stature. Hope Holder commences a genuine investigation into the torture of the Bush-Cheney regime.
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:59 pmSeriously, we’ll take anything at this point. Did he help an old lady across the street once? Give a buck to charity? Anything? We’ll take anything, no matter how small. Somebody, please just name one good thing he’s done in his entire life.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:17 pmSeriously, we’ll take anything at this point. Did he help an old lady across the street once? Give a buck to charity? Anything? We’ll take anything, no matter how small. Somebody, please just name one good thing he’s done in his entire life.
OK OK I got it… He – get this – said “thank you” to John Edwards after he brought up Cheney’s daughter. Now I’m not sure if that’s a “good thing” per se, but it was err. umm.. polite? respectful? something…
I’m doing my best here >.< I’ve been wracking my brains. I’ve been wanting to find something good because I have to believe there is good in everyone – however small in this case. However, Cheney is causing that belief to be shaken.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:35 pmthe :thank you” was during the vp debate fyi
…anyone got anything else? cause mine is a bit of a stretch
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:36 pm“ROHRABACHER:’wait a minute, this person did some very good things.’”
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:43 pmthen it shouldn’t be too hard for this assclown to name one, right?
Cheney “did some very good things” like what? Cheney’s presidency caused more damage to this country than any other administration in the history of this country. Cheney and the Village Idiot left the country in such bad shape on all fronts that it is doubtful that we will ever be able to recover from it. As far as that nonentity right wing jerk from California goes, he is sucking up to Cheney in the hope that Cheney will somehow pick him to be his running mate on the republican ticket for 2012. Yes you heard right. Cheney will be their nominee because they have no other “old white man” that they want. What the hell-Cheney is running already. Just listen to him and you will get the drift.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:43 pmYeah, I guess accepting the apology of the man he shot in the face was a pretty courageous and noble thing to do.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:56 pmThe only good thing that Cheney did during his entire vice presidency was: stopped being the vice president.
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:52 pmI absolutely hate this man…he has always been a shi++ty rep.
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:49 pmladybastet Says:
OK OK I got it… He – get this – said “thank you” to John Edwards after he brought up Cheney’s daughter.
No, that seemed kind of snarky to me.
Seriously, I still can’t think of anything… Spend a day at a soup kitchen? Hold open the door for a disabled person? Anything?
It’s like this guy crawled out of a pit to Hell or something.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:23 pmHey, he shot a lawyer in the face by mistaking him for a big duck. Gotta give him props for that one.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:43 pmDana must own some Halliburton stock.
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 am.
Dear Dana Rohrabacher,
… And Hitler gave some good speeches, too!
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April 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 amOne things for sure Cheney didn’t sound like he was into good of health, he’s paranoid?
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 amYeah the very good things he did was help increase Haliburton’s government contracts to $6 billion during his 2 terms as VP. Now that’s good, IF you own stock in His company.
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 amWeak,
You know, not too many people stand up and tell us how great a guy David Duke was or Saddam Husseinn was?
April 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 amAnd Hitler built Autobahns!
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 am