Cheney Says He Favors Limbaugh Over Powell as Model Republican

ericlp

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I think now we know why the country went down the crapper.

Put this guy and bush together and you have the most stupidest people on the planet.

I wish this guy would just have his heart attack and get it over with already. Every time he talks he just makes a fool out of himself.

 

newnameman

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Originally posted by: ericlp
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I think now we know why the country went down the crapper.

Put this guy and bush together and you have the most stupidest people on the planet.

I wish this guy would just have his heart attack and get it over with already. Every time he talks he just makes a fool out of himself.

Wishing for the death of a former VP, great post. Maybe Obama could get assassinated too, that would be cool, eh? :roll:
 

OCGuy

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If all that the left has to talk about is a former vice-president and a talk show host, I dont know what to tell you.
 

n yusef

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Originally posted by: OCguy
If all that the left has to talk about is a former vice-president and a talk show host, I dont know what to tell you.

Which Republicans should we on the left criticize? List names, please.
 

OCGuy

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Originally posted by: n yusef
Originally posted by: OCguy
If all that the left has to talk about is a former vice-president and a talk show host, I dont know what to tell you.

Which Republicans should we on the left criticize? List names, please.

Oh, so that is what it is about. You were so accustomed to waking up with a frothing mouth to bash someone every day when the (R)s had the whitehouse, that you have to continue to do so even though it is your guys in charge.


It might not be a sexy as bashing a radio entertainer, but you may want to find something to be rabid about in a Republican that is in a position of power. Congressional minority leaders, etc.

Or, you can keep talking about a mouth-piece whos only goal is to get ratings, and he gets those ratings from people like you being faux-outraged and bringing up his name every five minutes.
 

n yusef

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Originally posted by: OCguy
Originally posted by: n yusef
Originally posted by: OCguy
If all that the left has to talk about is a former vice-president and a talk show host, I dont know what to tell you.

Which Republicans should we on the left criticize? List names, please.

Oh, so that is what it is about. You were so accustomed to waking up with a frothing mouth to bash someone every day when the (R)s had the whitehouse, that you have to continue to do so even though it is your guys in charge.


It might not be a sexy as bashing a radio entertainer, but you may want to find something to be rabid about in a Republican that is in a position of power. Congressional minority leaders, etc.

Or, you can keep talking about a mouth-piece whos only goal is to get ratings, and he gets those ratings from people like you being faux-outraged and bringing up his name every five minutes.

Basically, you don't know of any influential Republican lawmakers, because there aren't any.

That was my point.
 

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Originally posted by: newnameman
Originally posted by: ericlp
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I think now we know why the country went down the crapper.

Put this guy and bush together and you have the most stupidest people on the planet.

I wish this guy would just have his heart attack and get it over with already. Every time he talks he just makes a fool out of himself.

Wishing for the death of a former VP, great post. Maybe Obama could get assassinated too, that would be cool, eh? :roll:

Is Obama evil like Cheney?
 

Lemon law

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n yusef asks, "Which Republicans should we on the left criticize? List names, please."

Naw, I say look no further, Cheney has it hands down for sheer evil master manipulator, and Rush Limbaugh is just a gas bag apologist for stupidity.

Put those two together, and you got the epicenter of the contagion that has both corrupted the GOP and the larger nation.

But speaking of Colin Powell, a man Cheney and Bush sucked all the integrity out of until there was no more to abuse, he has been oddly silent lately.

Colin Powell was a man both Democrats and Republicans could basically respect. I had hoped Obama would use his talents as somewhat of a roving ambassador, and still hope its in the cards. Powell more than deserves a honorable retirement, but after what GWB&co did to Powell with his last time up at bat, I for one would like to see Colin Powell have another turn at bat, hit his usual home run, and thus erase the ugly memory of being used. It must be hard for an ultimate team player like Powell to understand how his team mates stabbed him in the back.
 

JEDIYoda

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Originally posted by: newnameman
Originally posted by: ericlp
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/...UXi5cHxSSGw&refer=home

I think now we know why the country went down the crapper.

Put this guy and bush together and you have the most stupidest people on the planet.

I wish this guy would just have his heart attack and get it over with already. Every time he talks he just makes a fool out of himself.

Wishing for the death of a former VP, great post. Maybe Obama could get assassinated too, that would be cool, eh? :roll:

newnameman why bring Obama into this??
I guess it`s easier for you to be a douche bag than to show some class and stfu!!
 

aphex

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Originally posted by: ericlp
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/...UXi5cHxSSGw&refer=home

I think now we know why the country went down the crapper.

Put this guy and bush together and you have the most stupidest people on the planet.

I wish this guy would just have his heart attack and get it over with already. Every time he talks he just makes a fool out of himself.

While I agree with your premise, you can leave off the 'most'.
 

Deeko

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Originally posted by: Budmantom
Originally posted by: ericlp
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/...UXi5cHxSSGw&refer=home

I think now we know why the country went down the crapper.

Put this guy and bush together and you have the most stupidest people on the planet.

I wish this guy would just have his heart attack and get it over with already. Every time he talks he just makes a fool out of himself.

This is the left.....

Oh please, get out of here with that bullshit, you think no one on the right has ever said anything like that?
 

Engineer

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I find it interesting that there are plenty of comments on the OP's commentary but no comments for or against Cheney's choice of the future of the GOP. Pretty strong statement right there, IMO.

Limbaugh is so far right that I'm not sure he goes too far around the circle and runs into the ass of the left. I guess a center-right person, such as Powell, isn't what the average GOP'er wants.
 

Kadarin

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Like it or not, Cheney is right. The Republicans, as they are now, are indeed better served by the likes of Limbaughs, Cheneys, and Palins than it is by moderates like Specter and Powell. However, this is largely because the Republican party has morphed into more of a fascist, theocratic model over the last 20 year, and thus these guys fit right into the mold. Accepting moderates and trying to be more "inclusive" dilutes the ideology. The Republican party shouldn't exist for its own sake; it should stand for something.

Of course, I don't necessarily agree with that something that it stands for, and if the vast majority of Americans don't either then it deserves to be marginalized.

Time for a new political party: Center-right, with nods toward being socially progressive, yet fiscally conservative.
 

Budmantom

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Originally posted by: Budmantom
Originally posted by: ericlp
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I think now we know why the country went down the crapper.

Put this guy and bush together and you have the most stupidest people on the planet.

I wish this guy would just have his heart attack and get it over with already. Every time he talks he just makes a fool out of himself.

This is the left.....

Oh please, get out of here with that bullshit, you think no one on the right has ever said anything like that?


This is popular sentiment of the left especially if you throw Bush in the mix.
 

Budmantom

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Originally posted by: Kadarin
Like it or not, Cheney is right. The Republicans, as they are now, are indeed better served by the likes of Limbaughs, Cheneys, and Palins than it is by moderates like Specter and Powell. However, this is largely because the Republican party has morphed into more of a fascist, theocratic model over the last 20 year, and thus these guys fit right into the mold. Accepting moderates and trying to be more "inclusive" dilutes the ideology. The Republican party shouldn't exist for its own sake; it should stand for something.

Of course, I don't necessarily agree with that something that it stands for, and if the vast majority of Americans don't either then it deserves to be marginalized.

Time for a new political party: Center-right, with nods toward being socially progressive, yet fiscally conservative.


Democrats are so inclusive that they kick out Lieberman, the Republicans should have done that to Specter and McCain but....
 

Budmantom

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Originally posted by: Engineer
I find it interesting that there are plenty of comments on the OP's commentary but no comments for or against Cheney's choice of the future of the GOP. Pretty strong statement right there, IMO.

Limbaugh is so far right that I'm not sure he goes too far around the circle and runs into the ass of the left. I guess a center-right person, such as Powell, isn't what the average GOP'er wants.

I wouldn't say that Powell is center right, but I can't say that I've heard much from him, the last thing I heard is that the party has gone too far to the right and that's when McCain was at the top of the republican ticket. McCain is many things but he isn't a right winger.

 

Engineer

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Originally posted by: Budmantom
Originally posted by: Engineer
I find it interesting that there are plenty of comments on the OP's commentary but no comments for or against Cheney's choice of the future of the GOP. Pretty strong statement right there, IMO.

Limbaugh is so far right that I'm not sure he goes too far around the circle and runs into the ass of the left. I guess a center-right person, such as Powell, isn't what the average GOP'er wants.

I wouldn't say that Powell is center right, but I can't say that I've heard much from him, the last thing I heard is that the party has gone too far to the right and that's when McCain was at the top of the republican ticket. McCain is many things but he isn't a right winger.

I wouldn't call McCain extreme right nor would I call Powell extreme right. Limbaugh on the other hand......

All I can say is that Kadarin is right (above) in that we need a socially progressive yet more fiscally conservative group, but I don't think we are going to see that group in any kind of power for some time to come.
 

Budmantom

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Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: Budmantom
Originally posted by: Engineer
I find it interesting that there are plenty of comments on the OP's commentary but no comments for or against Cheney's choice of the future of the GOP. Pretty strong statement right there, IMO.

Limbaugh is so far right that I'm not sure he goes too far around the circle and runs into the ass of the left. I guess a center-right person, such as Powell, isn't what the average GOP'er wants.

I wouldn't say that Powell is center right, but I can't say that I've heard much from him, the last thing I heard is that the party has gone too far to the right and that's when McCain was at the top of the republican ticket. McCain is many things but he isn't a right winger.

I wouldn't call McCain extreme right nor would I call Powell extreme right. Limbaugh on the other hand......

All I can say is that Kadarin is right (above) in that we need a socially progressive yet more fiscally conservative group, but I don't think we are going to see that group in any kind of power for some time to come.

I think we may agree, Obama has said that Limbaugh is the leader of the republican party.....

As far as your original point, it's hard to rally behind Powell when he is constantly tearing down the party and he backed Obama.
 

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Originally posted by: OCguy
If all that the left has to talk about is a former vice-president and a talk show host, I dont know what to tell you.

It was a former VP that shoved his foot in his mouth by saying he considered a former(?) drug addict, multiple married talk show host to a career Army officer who has served his , agree with him or not, for most of his adult life a better Republican.

Hmmmmm.... interesting standard Cheny has.
 

Budmantom

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Originally posted by: PELarson
Originally posted by: OCguy
If all that the left has to talk about is a former vice-president and a talk show host, I dont know what to tell you.

It was a former VP that shoved his foot in his mouth by saying he considered a former(?) drug addict, multiple married talk show host to a career Army officer who has served his , agree with him or not, for most of his adult life a better Republican.

Hmmmmm.... interesting standard Cheny has.


Former drug addict: can't we say the same about Obama at least Rush got help.

An Army officer that was known as an Uncle Tom by the left until he started speaking out against the right. How is it that the left now holds an Army officer in such high esteem, it wasn't that long ago the left was running adds against General "Betray Us".

As far as Chaney's standard they aren't that high, Powell has been bashing the Republican party, he voted for Obama, is that so hard to believe?
 

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Originally posted by: PELarson
Originally posted by: OCguy
If all that the left has to talk about is a former vice-president and a talk show host, I dont know what to tell you.

It was a former VP that shoved his foot in his mouth by saying he considered a former(?) drug addict, multiple married talk show host to a career Army officer who has served his , agree with him or not, for most of his adult life a better Republican.

Hmmmmm.... interesting standard Cheny has.

:thumbsup:

Is there no more rationality? Limpballs: A true leader :laugh:

Good luck with that.


 

Lemon law

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Originally posted by: Kadarin
Like it or not, Cheney is right. The Republicans, as they are now, are indeed better served by the likes of Limbaughs, Cheneys, and Palins than it is by moderates like Specter and Powell. However, this is largely because the Republican party has morphed into more of a fascist, theocratic model over the last 20 year, and thus these guys fit right into the mold. Accepting moderates and trying to be more "inclusive" dilutes the ideology. The Republican party shouldn't exist for its own sake; it should stand for something.

Of course, I don't necessarily agree with that something that it stands for, and if the vast majority of Americans don't either then it deserves to be marginalized.

Time for a new political party: Center-right, with nods toward being socially progressive, yet fiscally conservative.[/q

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I have to say Sorry that Karadin misses the point until the last line, the GOP morphing into the party of Cheney and Limbaugh may serve some evil ideology of purity, but its a lose lose lose for this nation, the GOP, the larger world, and even the democrats.