Liz Cheney undercuts her own excuse for not joining sister Mary’s new political consultancy shop.
Liz Cheney undercuts her own excuse for not joining sister Mary’s new political consultancy shop.
Last week, the Washington Post reported that one of former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughters, Mary, was “leaving the political consulting firm Navigators Global to start her own consulting company.” Though one of Mary’s friends told the Post that Mary’s dad and her sister, Liz, would be joining her, a spokeswoman for the family said “Liz is not involved” because “she is spending all of her time helping Vice President Cheney write his book.” But the claim that Liz Cheney is too busy with the book to take on other projects was undermined today with the launch of her new non-profit group, Keep America Safe. Politico reports:
Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s eldest daughter Liz will launch a new group aimed at rallying opposition to the “radical” foreign policy of the Obama administration which it says has succeeded only in undermining the nation’s security.
The new group, Keep America Safe, will make the case against President Barack Obama’s moves to wrench America away from Bush era foreign policy on issues from detaining alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay to building a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
“The policies being proposed by the Obama administration are so radical across the board,” Cheney said. “Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, you want the nation to be strong and so many steps this president is taking are making the nation weaker.”
Along with Cheney, Keep America Safe’s board features Weekly Standard editor William Kristol and Debra Burlingame, whose husband was killed in 9/11. The project is being helped by a number of former McCain campaign aides, including blogger Michael Goldfarb, war room chief Aaron Harison and video producer Justin Germany.
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She is a clone of her father. Unbearable to listen to.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:32 amliz is upset that we no longer torture.
liz is upset that we no longer are wasting money on a defense shield in eastern europe.
Guess liz should learn how to get things done. Her dad was a failure and she is following in his footsteps.
America turned it’s colletive back on the cheney’s and bush’s.
liz needs to accept that and learn from it.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:39 amYeah, that “radical” foreign policy that won him the Nobel Peace Prize. What a big mouthed buffoon.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:40 amThe whole family are a bunch nut jobs. The whole lot of them should be sent to iraq.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:40 amOh yes, let’s return to the days of cheney/bush and attempt to reproduce their wonderful and successful world domination strategy which resulted in the world laughing at us and wanting chency/bush to go away.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:41 amAlong with Cheney, Keep America Safe’s board features Weekly Standard editor William Kristol and Debra Burlingame, whose husband was killed in 9/11.
Glad to see that line-up consists of a trio of “National Security Experts” …………
Gimme’ a break ……….
October 13th, 2009 at 11:41 amThe DNC has allready responded to this:
Democratic National Committee spokesman Hari Sevugan emails over a response to the launch of Keep America Safe, the new group headed by Liz Cheney that began with a bang today.
“Last fall, the American people overwhelming rejected a radical foreign policy authored by Dick Cheney that alienated our allies, emboldened our enemies, depleted our resources, distracted our focus and made the nation less secure. The Cheneys lost that debate and their approach was deemed a failure. The Cheneys can continue to focus on securing their sullied legacy if they want to. But, the President will continue to focus on securing the country,” Sevugan said.
All I can say is AMEN to that!
October 13th, 2009 at 11:42 amI think Keep America Safe’s first task should be to find out and then explain to all of us why Dick Cheney told NORAD to stand down on September 11, 2001. Since the organization is so close to him, they ought to be able to get an answer on that one.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:42 amOK, so she’s doing a book AND starting a new not-for-profit shill-o-matic operation with Billy “Whiner” Kristol. So she has even less time to work with Sis. I’d be surprised if DarthBarney has time for Sis too; he still has a few rendered prisoners in his basement back at the ranch to deal with.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:42 amthe wingnut welfare state at work
October 13th, 2009 at 11:43 amIf there’s no war, money can’t keep flowing into her trust fund.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:45 am“The policies being proposed by the Obama administration are so radical across the board,” Cheney said.
It is time for people to turn to use the same rhetoric to describe the Republicans as radical and lunatic fringe. Teabaggers should be referred to as domestic terrorists rather than protesters. When it is used often enough people will associate the words with the Republicans. It will give them something to think about when they use the word “radical” and other such words. This is the same tactic Luntz advises the Republicans to use.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:45 amThinking Liz is starting this new Org. so she would not have to be under her sister i am betting.
As you know she would not be able to handle having to seek advise by a lezzy even if its her own sister.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:45 amIsn’t it funny how the 20% deadender right-wing whackjobs in the U.S. think everyone else in the world are radicals?
October 13th, 2009 at 11:49 amI couldn’t find much specific information about Mary’s new independent political consulting firm (although since she indicated she would love to work on a project with her father, it’s probably a hard right operation).
But Liz seems to be pretty open about what her venture is going to be — fearmongering loud, fearmongering strong, fearmongering 24/7.
What will Liz do when everybody becomes immune to it?
October 13th, 2009 at 11:49 amAs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, a position created so Dick could give her a Gubmit job with all the perks, Liz learned all she knows about diplomacy by her buddy John Bolton.
’nuff fu(kin’ said
October 13th, 2009 at 11:52 amSeems like Liz is planning to run for office. She probably figures daddy can intimidate enough people to get her the presidential nomination. Seems the only way to stop them would be to charge Dick with the crimes he’s already committed.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:52 ammissmolly says:
But Liz seems to be pretty open about what her venture is going to be — fearmongering loud, fearmongering strong, fearmongering 24/7. What will Liz do when everybody becomes immune to it?
well i am hoping that a major majority has already became immune to this. But as long as they have a oppertumity to fearmonger they have the out side change that they will get a few others to think there deranged ways.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:53 amWith Bill Kristol on board, you know the foreign policy coming out of Keep America Safe is going to be top notch!
Here’s what Kristol said on March 5, 2003: “I think we’ll be vindicated when we discover the weapons of mass destruction and when we liberate the people of Iraq.”
On September 18, 2002, Kristol helpfully suggested that a war in Iraq “could have terrifically good effects throughout the Middle East.”
Bill Kristol! Foreign policy expert!
October 13th, 2009 at 11:55 amA Patriot Acting says
As Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs,
Smiles gee that would not be any thing like a
czar of near eastern affairs?
smiles
October 13th, 2009 at 11:55 amBut the claim that Liz Cheney is too busy with the book to take on other projects was undermined today with the launch of her new non-profit group, Keep America Safe.
What does she need another money-maker for , anyway ?
Halliburton’s stock drop recently ?
October 13th, 2009 at 11:56 amIf only her father and his “figure head president” Bush, had kept us safe ON September 11th, maybe she’d have more of a leg to stand on. This rabid loony and Tonya Harding look alike should go and hook up with Bill Kristol’s dad, Irving Kristol and yes, I know he died a few weeks ago….what’s your point?
October 13th, 2009 at 11:56 am“The policies being proposed by the Obama administration are so radical across the board,” Cheney spews from her lying blow hole.
She’s a lying POS scum bag, just like her dad.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:56 amA Patriot Acting says:
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As Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, a position created so Dick could give her a Gubmit job with all the perks, Liz learned all she knows about diplomacy by her buddy John Bolton.
’nuff fu(kin’ said
October 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am
What in the friggin’ hell is “Near Eastern Affairs” ?
As opposed to “Far Eastern Affairs” ?
She was the crappy Bush administration liaison to Chinatown in New York and L.A. ?
October 13th, 2009 at 12:00 pmWith Cheney in power, we were hit with 9/11, i.e nine months into his administration where as with President Obama, he managed to provide security to our country without an incident for ten months now. Now, who is supposed to lecture whom on national security? It is really offensive to hear from this lunatic on national security matters. She just had a desk job at state department because of her dad and she was never part of any top level security deliberations. So, who is she to lecture President Obama on how to protect our nation and why is our media continuing to give voice to her on their networks.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:00 pmSomehow the concept of “Keep America Safe” just doesn’t jive with anything the cheney family has ever done.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:03 pmHere’s a group hoping for an attack. The best way to prove Obama policies are undermining our security is to be attacked. I wonder what terrorist group they’ll be working with.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:09 pmMCMetal says:
“What in the friggin’ hell is “Near Eastern Affairs” ?”
From what I read she was involved in behind the scenes talks with Syria in dealing with Iran. On first glance it seems an inocuous diplomatic position but when you delve deeper she was heavily involved in trying to propogate war in Iran. When the press (particularly the Times) began to smell a rat her Dept and project where promply disbanded. I think there’s much more to this story then has been reported.
I know wikipedia’s postings are not facts written in stone but they have the most info on the subject that includes some good links for further reading:
October 13th, 2009 at 12:10 pmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Cheney
“Keep America Safe”? Was “Fearmongers Inc.” taken?
October 13th, 2009 at 12:10 pmHey Liz…trying our level best to avoid war whenever possible is a radical concept only in your world.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:12 pmThat’s the real question. Why are we forced to watch this file clerk spewing her lies? That’s right! She was not privy to any high intellegence meetings or given any state Department clearance. Yet the idiots in the media showcase this garbage. The might as well interview the janitors who worked at the State Department. They probably know just as much as she does. I hope this queen of the wingnuts does mount a run for office. What’s really remarkable is that anyone with the last name Cheney would even think about running for office ever again.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:14 pmWhat a vile family…
They have all benefitted materially from the Iraq disaster.
That sick twisted gene pool should give up on further polluting the population with their poisionous chromosomes.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:15 pmA Patriot Acting says:
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October 13th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
And Liz Cheney , being an “expert” on Syria/Syrian affairs …….Man , what a disaster the previous godawful administration truly was…………
October 13th, 2009 at 12:16 pmGood point! Exactly what the hell did her job entail? Some “reporter” should maybe look into this.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:17 pmYou said it McMetal
Heckuva job Lizzy
October 13th, 2009 at 12:18 pmMaybe it would be a good idea for her to run for office. That’s the only way we’ll get anybody to investigate just what she has been up to all this time.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:23 pmceltic cynic @ 12:03pm
If you look at their site, you will see that this “new non-profit group” is neither. It is a group of the same, relentless Bush era neocons, playing to “conservative” sympathies for the benefit of war profiteers.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:28 pm“Keeping America At War” would have been a more appropriate name for this “group”.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Like Sarah Palin Liz has 5 children. Why did they keep having babies if they were so determined to do everything possible to avoid spending time with them. I thought they believed in abstinence.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:31 pmWhat, Liz, too big now to solicit the help of Tucker Bounds? He did such an awesome job with the McCain campaign, now you kick him to the curb? We need a DraftTuckerForLiz.com website to help Liz make better staffing decisions.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:32 pm“Keep America Safe” is political action committee being used as a fundraising effort by Cheney. It is a smokescreen. Rather than attack the PAC, it will be easier to delegitimize the people behind the group. For example, Bill Kristol should be tied to Palin because he is pushing her as a presidential candidate. Palin frightens independent voters and some Republicans. Once you draw the line between point “a” and point “b”, then you can use it to make Republican candidates afraid to take money from the PAC. Another tactic is to tie the committee to radical statements by some Republicans about bombing Iran and North Korea. Goldwater was defeated by the Dem ad with the atomic bomb which was very effective. This type of tactic undermines any attempts by Republicans to make the Dems look weak on defense. This is going to be one of the issues in 2010.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:35 pm.
All I see are two daughters of a WAR CRIMINAL and an American USURPER attempting to keep some semblance of their father’s reputation in tact.
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October 13th, 2009 at 12:37 pmObama’s kept us safe longer than Dick&Dubbie did.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:45 pmWhat a family! I predict that one of these days, Liz Cheney is going to spontaneously combust on live, national television. Her anger is so palpable that I’m almost scorched by it whenever I see her on the Tee Vee.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:58 pmIf Michael Goldfarb and Justin Germany are participants in this project, KKKarl Rove is surely behind the curtain.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:10 pmI noticed on the KAS site an “Ideas Whiteboard”
(as opposed to blackboard, apparently) with an article by
professional psychological manipulator Dr. Evil/Charles Krauthammer.
The Cheney family foreign policy is simply big Oil’s: use the might of the US military as the fist to enforce their dealings around the world. That’s the length, breadth and depth of Cheney-think.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm@ 13. Pilotshark says: Thinking Liz is starting this new Org. so she would not have to be under her sister i am betting. As you know she would not be able to handle having to seek advise by a lezzy even if its her own sister. October 13th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Almost, PilotS. Liz is the oldest child, she’d never even think of seeking advice from her sister. Liz is a dom.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:26 pm@ 24. MCMetal says: “A Patriot Acting says: As Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, a position created so Dick could give her a Gubmit job with all the perks, Liz learned all she knows about diplomacy by her buddy John Bolton. ’nuff fu(kin’ said October 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am”. What in the friggin’ hell is “Near Eastern Affairs”? As opposed to “Far Eastern Affairs”? She was the crappy Bush administration liaison to Chinatown in New York and L.A.? October 13th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Indeed, MC. Near Eastern as differemtiated from Far Eastern; it’s common foreign policy parlance. Near Eastern is also called Middle Eastern by the media; it’s SW Asia; Iraq, Iran, Turkey, plus the states of the Arabian penninsula, etc. Far Eastern is also called East Asia; China, Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East, Viet Nam, etc.
But she probably took it to be what you thought; liason to Chinatown in NYC and Little Saigon in LA.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:37 pmWhat are Mr. Obama’s ‘radical policies’ that are endangering this country??
Gates still has his job; rendition is still operating; Gitmo is still open; 2 wars; DADT not overturned; wars still being funded . .
Whadda my missing??
October 13th, 2009 at 2:22 pmOh please, I am so sick of this hideous family…..have they no shame in what they have done to this country? I wonder which corporation is underwriting this sham outfit. He old man belongs in prison for what he did while in office.
October 13th, 2009 at 2:48 pmI’m picturing a VERY uncomfortable Thanksgiving coming up at chez Cheney. At some point, that family is going to blow up. Publicly. Vindictively. Loudly.
Entertainingly.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:59 pmGlad to see that they have Kristol on board. That should guarantee anything they say will be wrong. Maybe Kristol can convince his former candidate, Alan Keyes to jump on.
October 13th, 2009 at 4:08 pmI find the Cheney family to be nauseating.
They are repulsive human beings, a family of grifters who are a disgrace to America.
Just my opinion…
October 13th, 2009 at 4:21 pmAnd they’re ugly too!!
/snark
October 13th, 2009 at 5:24 pmReplied Mary, “Dad always liked her best. They used to love spending time outdoors, removing the wings of any insects they could catch.”
October 13th, 2009 at 5:45 pmSorry, I have nothing to contribute — I just wanted to mention that I can’t see a picture of Liz Cheney without thinking of Miss Piggy. Maybe she needs a new hair style — or perhaps a new facial structure.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:47 pmThis is not a commentary. It is an obituary. lazer epilasyon
October 17th, 2009 at 4:38 amThank you for your sharing.!
October 17th, 2009 at 11:01 am