Comments on: 57 percent of GOP insiders think Cheney has ‘hurt the Republican Party since leaving office.’ http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:49:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: flavorino http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5645923 flavorino Mon, 18 May 2009 01:20:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5645923 All these side stories such as this, Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi etc. distract from the main story. Did Cheney engage in activities that violated the law? Yes or no? If it appears so, investigate. If investigation warrants, try in a court of law, not in the media. If guilty, convict and punish. End of story. All these side stories such as this, Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi etc. distract from the main story.
Did Cheney engage in activities that violated the law?
Yes or no?
If it appears so, investigate.
If investigation warrants, try in a court of law, not in the media.
If guilty, convict and punish.
End of story.

]]> By: curious http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5644018 curious Fri, 15 May 2009 20:39:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5644018 Well GOP, he is one of your own. You spent all these years raising him to his current position. You overlooked his less then stellar behavior. And as long as you held the majority, you did not care what he did to the country. Now the criminal enterprise that the Republicans supported has decimated everything. And you would like him to shut up. The GOP thinks that if he shuts up, that we will all forget what terrible things he and Bush did to the Constitution and all of us. Each day this lunatic, this truly evil man speaks, it is a reminder of what we are suffering now. What we will suffer for years to come. Well the Republicans created this monster and now like Frankenstein he continues to walk around and destroy the GOP. Good!! I hope he continues to talk and talk. To whisper his words of destruction and hopelessness. He speaks from a dark hole. The Republicans made the hole I hope it buries them all. Well GOP, he is one of your own. You spent all these years raising him to his current position. You overlooked his less then stellar behavior. And as long as you held the majority, you did not care what he did to the country.

Now the criminal enterprise that the Republicans supported has decimated everything. And you would like him to shut up. The GOP thinks that if he shuts up, that we will all forget what terrible things he and Bush did to the Constitution and all of us. Each day this lunatic, this truly evil man speaks, it is a reminder of what we are suffering now. What we will suffer for years to come.

Well the Republicans created this monster and now like Frankenstein he continues to walk around and destroy the GOP. Good!! I hope he continues to talk and talk. To whisper his words of destruction and hopelessness. He speaks from a dark hole. The Republicans made the hole I hope it buries them all.

]]> By: misscoleopteramolly http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643998 misscoleopteramolly Fri, 15 May 2009 20:33:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643998 jburr Says May 15th, 2009 at 3:28 pm ___________________________________________________________ You almost have to feel sorry for the Cheney defenders -- could this one possibly sound more pathetic? Kind of reminds me of The Black Knight -- decisively defeated, but still scrapping for a fight, even while literally without a leg to stand on. His vision of Cheney having any effect whatsoever on President Obama's agenda is pure delusion -- along with his assertion that Cheney is schooling him "like a first grader" and "running circles around [our] elite". And the fact that Obama isn't seeking to debate Darth has nothing to do with courage and everything to do with Cheney being an irrelevant has-been. Cheney is a guy whose policies were soundly smacked down last November by the American people, and whom 57% of the political insiders of his own party wish would just go away. The President has far more important things to do with his time. It's almost painful to watch trolls in this state. Sort of like watching a mortally wounded badger still trying to snarl and bite feebly while fading away. jburr Says
May 15th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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You almost have to feel sorry for the Cheney defenders — could this one possibly sound more pathetic? Kind of reminds me of The Black Knight — decisively defeated, but still scrapping for a fight, even while literally without a leg to stand on.

His vision of Cheney having any effect whatsoever on President Obama’s agenda is pure delusion — along with his assertion that Cheney is schooling him “like a first grader” and “running circles around [our] elite”.

And the fact that Obama isn’t seeking to debate Darth has nothing to do with courage and everything to do with Cheney being an irrelevant has-been. Cheney is a guy whose policies were soundly smacked down last November by the American people, and whom 57% of the political insiders of his own party wish would just go away. The President has far more important things to do with his time.

It’s almost painful to watch trolls in this state. Sort of like watching a mortally wounded badger still trying to snarl and bite feebly while fading away.

]]> By: jburr http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643884 jburr Fri, 15 May 2009 19:28:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643884 If the former VP is so out of touch and irrelevant, why did President Obama immediately turn 180 degrees on several of his policies only after Cheney started scolding him and making him look incompetent? Looks like someone was just taken to Presidential politics 101. There is nothing like watching someone learn on the job. Your intellectual giant was just schooled like a first grader. Please encourage your cohorts in the media to keep having him on, it is fun to watch him run circles around your elite. It is my deepest hopes that the anointed one would actually have the courage to debate him, but we all know that will never happen, they don't allow graphic bloodshed on TV. If the former VP is so out of touch and irrelevant, why did President Obama immediately turn 180 degrees on several of his policies only after Cheney started scolding him and making him look incompetent? Looks like someone was just taken to Presidential politics 101. There is nothing like watching someone learn on the job. Your intellectual giant was just schooled like a first grader. Please encourage your cohorts in the media to keep having him on, it is fun to watch him run circles around your elite. It is my deepest hopes that the anointed one would actually have the courage to debate him, but we all know that will never happen, they don’t allow graphic bloodshed on TV.

]]> By: wevotedforyou.com http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643843 wevotedforyou.com Fri, 15 May 2009 19:08:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643843 I am glad that Cheney (and his daughter) are doing the media tour. Despite the fact that he is trying to sculpt a jury pool, his presence does keep the torure debate front and center of the media and blogs. We need to keep our elected officials to their word and remind them wevotedforyou I am glad that Cheney (and his daughter) are doing the media tour. Despite the fact that he is trying to sculpt a jury pool, his presence does keep the torure debate front and center of the media and blogs.

We need to keep our elected officials to their word and remind them wevotedforyou

]]> By: frances http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643756 frances Fri, 15 May 2009 18:15:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643756 You wish you were as smart as Liz and Dick Cheney! All you have is Pelosi-good luck with that! You wish you were as smart as Liz and Dick Cheney! All you have is Pelosi-good luck with that!

]]> By: Trittydi http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643734 Trittydi Fri, 15 May 2009 17:57:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643734 Whether or not Cheney has hurt the party - and it seems likely -- how pathetic is it that these people are looking for someone else to blame for their on-going problems. They should all look just a little closer to home - like their mirrors. * Whether or not Cheney has hurt the party – and it seems likely — how pathetic is it that these people are looking for someone else to blame for their on-going problems. They should all look just a little closer to home – like their mirrors.
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]]> By: eyeswideopen1 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643573 eyeswideopen1 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:21:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643573 Which means 33% of the pro-torture partry are complete utter idiots rather than just idiots! Which means 33% of the pro-torture partry are complete utter idiots rather than just idiots!

]]> By: Zimzone http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643545 Zimzone Fri, 15 May 2009 16:10:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643545 This latest news nugget about waterboarding a person repeatedly to incur some kine of link between AQ & Saddam could be the last strawman for Cheney. I would submit that's exactly why he's been so vocal. <em>Fear is a mindkiller, & Cheney is a disease to democracy.</em> This latest news nugget about waterboarding a person repeatedly to incur some kine of link between AQ & Saddam could be the last strawman for Cheney.

I would submit that’s exactly why he’s been so vocal.

Fear is a mindkiller, & Cheney is a disease to democracy.

]]> By: Buckie Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643531 Buckie Boy Fri, 15 May 2009 16:00:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643531 NO, NO, NO, NO...Dick is HELPING the Republic Fascist Party... ...helping it to be a minority party for a very long time. Fcuk the Republic Fascist Party NO, NO, NO, NO…Dick is HELPING the Republic Fascist Party…

…helping it to be a minority party for a very long time.

Fcuk the Republic Fascist Party

]]> By: RantingTommy http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643515 RantingTommy Fri, 15 May 2009 15:46:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643515 RantingTommy Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. Cheney is a criminal The torture he ordered was intended to produce false confessions to justify invading Iraq RantingTommy Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.

Cheney is a criminal

The torture he ordered was intended to produce false confessions to justify invading Iraq

]]> By: Doodlebug Shayne http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643516 Doodlebug Shayne Fri, 15 May 2009 15:45:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643516 <blockquote>Speaking to National Journal anonymously, many of the insiders harshly denounced how he has acted since leaving office.</blockquote> Are they speaking anonymously because they are still afraid of shooter or because they're embarrassed to be "GOP insiders"?

Speaking to National Journal anonymously, many of the insiders harshly denounced how he has acted since leaving office.

Are they speaking anonymously because they are still afraid of shooter or because they’re embarrassed to be “GOP insiders”?

]]> By: amish_edison http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643496 amish_edison Fri, 15 May 2009 15:20:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643496 (sorry for the terrible spelling error on "War <em>Crimes</em> regime") (sorry for the terrible spelling error on “War Crimes regime”)

]]> By: amish_edison http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643495 amish_edison Fri, 15 May 2009 15:18:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643495 Geez, after eigth looooong years of steadfastly supporting the Bush-Cheney War Crimines regime, why now the sudden change of heart, GOP? Are you no longer proud of the most criminally accomplished corporate bureaucrats the U.S. government has ever seen? Are you no longer proud of kidnapping, torture, and murder? Geez, after eigth looooong years of steadfastly supporting the Bush-Cheney War Crimines regime, why now the sudden change of heart, GOP?

Are you no longer proud of the most criminally accomplished corporate bureaucrats the U.S. government has ever seen? Are you no longer proud of kidnapping, torture, and murder?

]]> By: Bluestocking http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643491 Bluestocking Fri, 15 May 2009 15:15:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643491 Someone should report these statistics to Rush Limbaugh, who recently stated that he'd rather have Dick Cheney in his party than Colin Powell *and* who even more recently lashed out at <em>McCain's 97-year-old momma</em> (talk about a fragile ego!) for stating that he doesn't represent the Republican Party that she belongs to. Apparently, the gist of Limbaugh's retort was that the Republican Party to which McCain belongs is the one which keeps getting "shellacked" election after election. Someone should report these statistics to Rush Limbaugh, who recently stated that he’d rather have Dick Cheney in his party than Colin Powell *and* who even more recently lashed out at McCain’s 97-year-old momma (talk about a fragile ego!) for stating that he doesn’t represent the Republican Party that she belongs to. Apparently, the gist of Limbaugh’s retort was that the Republican Party to which McCain belongs is the one which keeps getting “shellacked” election after election.

]]> By: Chrisdutch http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643489 Chrisdutch Fri, 15 May 2009 15:13:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643489 The Dickster can keep going on like this all he wants. I'm not sure what he's expecting, perhaps if all the material is released maybe he thinks Obama will pardon him. I'd let the bastard twist in the wind. Hey GOP, does the name Whig party mean anything to you? The Dickster can keep going on like this all he wants. I’m not sure what he’s expecting, perhaps if all the material is released maybe he thinks Obama will pardon him. I’d let the bastard twist in the wind. Hey GOP, does the name Whig party mean anything to you?

]]> By: Perry logan http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643486 Perry logan Fri, 15 May 2009 15:07:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643486 <blockquote>“Cheney represents the grumpy intolerance that has come to characterize the GOP."</blockquote> Not to be mistaken for the incompetent treason that has come to characterize the GOP. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zYqMkgzOJ0" rel="nofollow">Xe Technology</a>

“Cheney represents the grumpy intolerance that has come to characterize the GOP.”

Not to be mistaken for the incompetent treason that has come to characterize the GOP.

Xe Technology

]]> By: spencers mom http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643485 spencers mom Fri, 15 May 2009 15:05:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643485 <em>misscoleopteramolly Says: Still, it's encouraging to see the insiders saying that Cheney isn't doing them any favors. Now, if they could just find the courage to say the same about Limbaugh. This would be the first step to rehabilitating their party.</em> Shh molly! Don't give them any ideas! Personally, I'm enjoying watching them make wrong turn after wrong turn, getting more and more lost in the political labyrinth. PEACE misscoleopteramolly Says:

Still, it’s encouraging to see the insiders saying that Cheney isn’t doing them any favors. Now, if they could just find the courage to say the same about Limbaugh. This would be the first step to rehabilitating their party.

Shh molly! Don’t give them any ideas!

Personally, I’m enjoying watching them make wrong turn after wrong turn, getting more and more lost in the political labyrinth.

PEACE

]]> By: deebaser http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643484 deebaser Fri, 15 May 2009 15:04:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643484 OT but whatever... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251584/posts Apparently Miss Opposite Marriage is going to guest host Fox&Friends in two weeks. I've got my DVR set. This should generate some quality "lulz". OT but whatever…

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251584/posts

Apparently Miss Opposite Marriage is going to guest host Fox&Friends in two weeks. I’ve got my DVR set. This should generate some quality “lulz”.

]]> By: spencers mom http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/15/cheney-gop-insiders/comment-page-1/#comment-5643482 spencers mom Fri, 15 May 2009 15:03:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=40584#comment-5643482 I'm sure George Soros is paying Cheney to destroy the GNOP from within. PEACE I’m sure George Soros is paying Cheney to destroy the GNOP from within.

PEACE

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