Liz Cheney doesn’t rule out run for office, but says she doesn’t plan to ‘right now.’
By on May 26th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Liz Cheney doesn’t rule out run for office, but says she doesn’t plan to ‘right now.’
On Friday, Washington Whispers’ Paul Bedard reported that some conservatives want Liz Cheney to run for office, believing that “she’s a chip off the block!” ThinkProgress noted yesterday that Republican political guru Karl Rove has said that “she might” run at some point. Asked about the rampant speculation on Fox News today, Cheney didn’t rule out an eventual run for office, simply saying, “it’s not something I’m focused on right now.” Watch it:
After the interview ended, hosts Trace Gallagher and Martha MacCallum said it sounded like Cheney was open to running. “But I think that was ‘I’ll consider it,’” said Gallagher. “I would say it’s not ruled out at all, said MacCallum.
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Go ahead, run!
I’m SO looking forward to it…
May 26th, 2009 at 2:30 pmA dollar short and a day late honey!!!!!
I hear your very popular in the South….how’s your accent????
May 26th, 2009 at 2:31 pmYes, she certainly is a chip off the old block.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:33 pmA specious distinction for sure.
And likely to become even more sophistic after her father is convicted of war crimes.
PS….Don’t think that the hatred for your dad won’t spill on to you.
ANYTHING WITH THE NAME CHANEY….RUN…RUN LIKE HELL!!!!!
May 26th, 2009 at 2:33 pmI assume someone somewhere needs a new dog catcher?
May 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pmWait until the last minute as it will give less time to expose your ignorant self.
The fact she is giving it time to decide tells me she will run.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pmCannon fodder…
‘thinking’ Republicans are becoming more and more aware that unless something monumentally changes in the American voting public psyche, anyone with a Republican brand attached to their name comes to the voting booth already as damaged goods. So you trot out expendible candidates that you can afford to have their butts kicked in the election so that, ultimately, you have your ‘A’ team ready for when the electorate isn’t as anti-Republican….
May 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pmThe names Bush and Cheney are unelectable for at least 10 cycles. Any suggestion that Liz is running is simply to inflate her already massive ego and entitlement complex.
You will notice however that the Villagers love the idea of GOP ‘leaders’ being able to ‘appoint’ their kids and wives to office. They just love that monarchy stuff. They do not like the pedestrian masses electing representatives, we are just to empathetic and activist.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:37 pmAh poor Liz, she needs more time to get that lip curl snarl perfected and to burrow out her very own special super secret undisclosed bunker den…just like her old fiend…ah…I mean father.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:38 pmhmmmm, let’s see here…
-She doesn’t have any military service
-She lies about others’ actions
-She’s a Cancervative
-Her name is Cheney
-She’s a politician
-She supports the crap her Dad spews
Yup. She’s qualified…
May 26th, 2009 at 2:38 pmShe’s waiting to see if her father is indicted for war crimes, by the international court. Her candidacy would be a trainwreck if she announced, and then he was indicted.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:39 pmPlease run! Please! Run in a fairly red area too, where the dem candidate is not favored. Anything you can do to help the democratic party!
May 26th, 2009 at 2:40 pmUnlike darthvader she creates a laugh a day.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:41 pmI find it odd that they start with the person and then figure out what they should run for, rather than starting with the position and thinking about the best person for it. Carpetbagger much?
May 26th, 2009 at 2:43 pmRun in Texas. The state that loves southern-fried nepotism…
May 26th, 2009 at 2:43 pmAsked about the rampant speculation on Fox News today, Cheney didn’t rule out an eventual run for office, simply saying, “it’s not something I’m focused on right now.”
We know , hon ……….You’re focused on spewing mindless drivel in an on-going attempt to save Bush’s and your dad’s sorry , non-existent “legacy” , along with trying to keep them (and possibly yourself) , out of jail ; it’s not going to work ………….
May 26th, 2009 at 2:44 pmYeah, she doesn’t have the time to run–5 kids and a book to write–who’s minding the kids when Mommy is on Fox every hour lying for Pop Pop?
May 26th, 2009 at 2:45 pmShe will run if everyone “promises” not to ask any questions about her defense and support of her dad’s torture policies.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:47 pmI hope she runs for warden of a supermax prison, that way she may be able to see her dad everyday.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pmLiz,
May 26th, 2009 at 2:49 pmConsidering your last name has become a sexual verb, do your REALLY want to go down this road?…just ask’in
Run, Liz, run!
There’s a peculiar thing about elections these days, that separates this moment in history from most others in our nation’s past: Democrats can’t lose. And the Republicans know it.
If Liz decided to run, the Democrats would throw everything at her that they could. In an ORDINARY year, this would mean making a decision about what and how much precious resources to expend in a questionable race, and constant reference to polls when making said reality-based decisions.
But THIS year, the Democrats have the power, the incumbencies, the MONEY, etc. Going all in and trying to defeat Liz Cheney would be a merry undertaking instead of a serious decision to make.
Please, run, Liz! Popcorn manufacturers agree! And seeing your name go down in utter and dismal defeat, like Norm Coleman’s and dozens of other Republicans’ names is something to truly savor.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:50 pmI think somebody with the bad luck to be named Richard Nixon has a better chance at getting elected than this idiot.
ha ha
May 26th, 2009 at 2:53 pmFederalist Alert
May 26th, 2009 at 2:57 pmIf Cheney runs for office in Texas, Utah, South Carolina, or Florida, she would have a good chance of winning. But then again, if one of Timothy McVeigh’s relatives were to run for office in those same States, they would probably have a good chance of winning, too.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:58 pmDaddy-O – You’re on to something there. I think Gingrich’s mantra will be: “I’m not as bad as Nixon and smarter than Palin.”
May 26th, 2009 at 2:58 pmWhat is it with the repubs and their dynasty – building inherritance ?
Do they subscribe to the idea that the rulers have special blood flowing through their veins ? Some sort of divine right of kings ?
May 26th, 2009 at 2:59 pmThe GNOP not only have no plan to fix the mess all witnessed was created by Bush and their party, but obstruct all viable plans. Not only do they obstruct, but continue to lie, name call and smear president Obama.
Are the goppers that stupid to think a blond, a palin, Joe the Plumber, a proven numerous time sleazy adulterer such as newt will win the people’s heart.
Give it up GNOP and good bye.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:00 pmI thought the snotty nose kid was a little loopy.
I stand corrected.
She’s out of her funking mind
May 26th, 2009 at 3:03 pmUntil the Republicans accept that everyone should be treated equal under the law, they cannot be taken seriously as a political party in America.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:07 pmAh, the Cheneys… a political legacy to rival the Kennedys.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:08 pmThe Republic Party Purification rituals have transcended into the American Taliban Inquisitions.
Joe McCarthy, move over, we gots us some Hillbilly Heroin Heroes!
May 26th, 2009 at 3:08 pmThis has the stench of D E S P E R A T I O N
May 26th, 2009 at 3:09 pmwritten all over it!!
She will have to hack into the voting machine to steal my vote. That’s their usual modus operandi.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:11 pmDose the “chip off the old block” have her own private torture dungeon at home?
May 26th, 2009 at 3:11 pm*
What will she run for? She-Wolf of Gitmo?
May 26th, 2009 at 3:14 pmI think she is doing what Carrie Prejean was doing; auditioning for an acting role/pundit/news-reader at Fox News Corp.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:20 pmShe’s blonde, dishonest, dilusional, and speaks with conviction about those things she is proven to be lying about, I’d say she fits the bill!
Plus, she can say what daddy would say if he wasn’t a complete coward and went on some tough venues.(Olbermann,Maddow,Goodman,Flanders,Ueger,Moyers,etc…)
Besides, what Political office comes with an “undisclosed bunker” she can relax away her term!?
delafield Says:
If Cheney runs for office in Texas, Utah, South Carolina, or Florida, she would have a good chance of winning.
It would still have to be a carefully selected “safe” Congressional district. And I don’t know if she’s anywhere near the head of the GOP line for those plum jobs.
She’s not going to run for anything, because she has never shown any intention whatsoever of serving the American public. She just wants a platform to spout off about how great Daddy is, how everything he did was perfect, and how all those mean liberals should leave him alone. An elected position doesn’t help in that regard.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:29 pmRun as far as you can Ms. Cheney. The name recognition will get you the first 11% of the electorate. Can you tell the difference between famous and infamous?
May 26th, 2009 at 3:31 pmHere’s a thought . . . who cares what Liz Cheney might do or what she might think!?!?!? Anyone . . . thought so
May 26th, 2009 at 3:37 pmIsn’t it inspiring when a daughter can selflessly speak up for her father. What? She did it to further her own career, oh wait, if you Republican hypocrisy is a virtue. So my guess is she is shopping around for a congressional district to run in.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:39 pminterestingly enough, if you notice down in the far left corner of the screen there’s always a fixed news logo. a little advice, direct from me to you, liz,
May 26th, 2009 at 3:47 pmno one gives a rat’s ass what you have to say just please go away.
thank you
She’s hoping, with all her might, that there is another Republican Adm in her lifetime. Her pitch will be “trained from birth”, the position…”Torture General”.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:03 pm“The first, openly gay, female, GOP candidate to run for President!
The year is 3012.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pmIt’s another sign of just how desperate and fcuked up the GOP is right now that somebody who is merely banging the drum for her father, himself one of the most reviled individuals on the planet, is talked up by them as a potential party leader. What, Slobodan Milosevic’s kid wasn’t available?
May 26th, 2009 at 4:11 pmI don’t agree with this woman, but she’s only coming to the defense of her father in the hope that he’s not indicted for war crimes by an international tribune (ya never know) . .
Wonder what this woman thinks of Palin ‘the intellectual’?
May 26th, 2009 at 4:14 pmI hereby vow, whenever I see the words “Liz Cheney”, that I’ll pass along my mother/daughter Cheney YouTube, where they are asked what the proper pronunciation of “Cheney” is, have completely different (ChAYney v. ChEEney) pronunciations, and have different, detailed stories about why it’s pronounced that way. That’s still “Weirdest Thing Of The Year” for me, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the phrases “Skull And Bones” or “Opus Dei” are somewhere in the explanation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkKUHjvLsA
May 26th, 2009 at 4:42 pmDoes she inherit the man-sized safe or will she demand a new “woman-sized” unit?
May 26th, 2009 at 4:46 pmi hope she runs and wins.
with 8 years of her in office americans may wake up to the reality t hey are imperialists.
tell an american we need another war for profits to protect his or her freedom and they get out their checkbook.
tell them 47 million americans dont have health insurance and they say you are on your own jack.
that is the america I know.
ie christianity died on the cross.
jesus preached love and care for the sick and needy and americans preach with their actions not their words but their actions you are on your own jack.
with communism man exploits man with capitalism it is the other way around.
old souls and new souls on this planet and the repubs are newer souls. ie selfish and just down right mean.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:11 pmThe Cheney brand is SO strong now, she’s gotta do it.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:21 pmShe would probably get elected easily in daddy’s home state of Montana. But I’d like to see her move to New York, Chicago or LA where there are more people than cattle.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:46 pmShe has several problems here. With other qualified candidates like Sarah Palin & Michele Bachmann she’ll have competition for any race. And with her father’s high ratings as a statesman voters may not think she can measure up to him.
Ha! I’m drinking straight out of the bottle now! Run Liz! You’re perfect for the GOP!
May 26th, 2009 at 6:08 pmI think Fox will offer her a deal she can’t refuse – she’s blonde, she is a defender of all things Bush&Co — what more qualifications for a Fox commentator?
May 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pmNo more dynasties!
May 26th, 2009 at 6:54 pmI think she’s full of it.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:18 pmShe just doesn’t want to talk about the real reason for her and Daddy Deferment’s sudden media blitz…that would be
TRYING TO KEEP HER COWARDLY DADDY FROM BEING INVESTIGATED, PROSECUTED AND SENTENCED TO PRISON.
Doesn’t really want to talk about that.
Let’s pretend….just like we did with the WMD’s!
Check it out.
osage Says:
She would probably get elected easily in daddy’s home state of Montana.
It thought it was Kansas? Wyoming? One of those where she can drive around a rural route for a couple of days and get enough votes to go to Congress.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:31 am