Has Cheney gone rouge or is he just getting senile?

[Jhhnn]

My two fave Cheney moments were the "I never said that." one, where there's videotape of him saying exactly that. And the one where his righthand guy, Scooter Libby, took the fall to protect his boss. With the understanding he'd never do a day in prison, of course.

In our society, scum floats to the top, unfortunately.

Only the most ardent fanbois still believe, and will until their dying day, no matter what. They're beyond reason, wrapped in multiple layers of denial and delusion, incapable of linear thinking. Circular reasoning is the only kind they can ever understand.

 

[Lemon law]

My two fave Cheney moments were the "I never said that." one, where there's videotape of him saying exactly that. And the one where his righthand guy, Scooter Libby, took the fall to protect his boss. With the understanding he'd never do a day in prison, of course.

In our society, scum floats to the top, unfortunately.

Only the most ardent fanbois still believe, and will until their dying day, no matter what. They're beyond reason, wrapped in multiple layers of denial and delusion, incapable of linear thinking. Circular reasoning is the only kind they can ever understand.

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While I agree with what Jhhnn said, it somewhat misses the point.

What Cheney thinks about himself is somewhat irrelevant, what matters is the huge damage his stinking thinking has done to not only this country, but the larger world.

In the good old USA, Cheney has only been the direct cause of less than 6000 deaths
and tens of thousands of long term disabilities, internationally he has been the direct cause as many as a million deaths and unmeasurable human misery.

 

[Jhhnn]

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While I agree with what Jhhnn said, it somewhat misses the point.

What Cheney thinks about himself is somewhat irrelevant, what matters is the huge damage his stinking thinking has done to not only this country, but the larger world.

In the good old USA, Cheney has only been the direct cause of less than 6000 deaths
and tens of thousands of long term disabilities, internationally he has been the direct cause as many as a million deaths and unmeasurable human misery.

I didn't reference what Cheney thinks about himself, at all, LL.

I did reference the headset of his fans, of an obviously significant portion of the American electorate who accept and even admire Cheney, even now. The iconic Cheney is a symptom of a much deeper problem with the way many modern so-called conservatives don't actually think, but rather react to whatever emotional hot button gets pushed. They're true reactionaries whose thinking processes have been tweaked and twiddled for the last 30 years by highly effective purveyors of falsehood. True Believers, and that's that.

 

[PJABBER]

I didn't reference what Cheney thinks about himself, at all, LL.

I did reference the headset of his fans, of an obviously significant portion of the American electorate who accept and even admire Cheney, even now. The iconic Cheney is a symptom of a much deeper problem with the way many modern so-called conservatives don't actually think, but rather react to whatever emotional hot button gets pushed. They're true reactionaries whose thinking processes have been tweaked and twiddled for the last 30 years by highly effective purveyors of falsehood. True Believers, and that's that.

What's not to admire about Cheney? He is positively Churchillian. If this were an earlier era we would be putting up statues in his honor in town squares. Instead, we have a variety of mopes concerned about the "emo" they are imagining. How metro.

"We know what Heaven or Hell may bring,
But no man knoweth the mind of the King.
Of the grey-coat coming who can say?
When the night is gathering all is grey.
Two things greater than all things are,
The first is Love, and the second War.
And since we know not how War may prove,
Heart of my heart, let us talk of Love!"

from "The Ballad of the King's Jest" by Rudyard Kipling

 

[Ozoned]

I didn't reference what Cheney thinks about himself, at all, LL.

I did reference the headset of his fans, of an obviously significant portion of the American electorate who accept and even admire Cheney, even now. The iconic Cheney is a symptom of a much deeper problem with the way many modern so-called conservatives don't actually think, but rather react to whatever emotional hot button gets pushed. They're true reactionaries whose thinking processes have been tweaked and twiddled for the last 30 years by highly effective purveyors of falsehood. True Believers, and that's that.

Jhhnn, most people in the USA don't remember how the west won the world. The rest of the world, and Cheney, does.

 

[Red Dawn]

Jhhnn, most people in the USA don't remember how the west won the world. The rest of the world, and Cheney, does.

Exactly what did we win?


Clancy definitely used Cheney as a blueprint for one or more of the villains in his novels.

 

[seemingly random]

Exactly what did we win?

We won the unfettered right to continue taking other peoples' stuff and forcing them to bend to our will.

 

[heyheybooboo]

I'm barely literate and smell of elderberries.

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[PJABBER]

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I'll have to call my ghost writer and complain about that.

Elderberries? I use Cartier cologne exclusively.

Maybe you are confusing elderberries with the smell of napalm. Smells like... victory.

Hehehehe.

 

[heyheybooboo]

mmmm .... BLABBER ?

I combined two (in)famous quips: One from the Simpsons and the second from Monty Python.

And since this is a thread about our former president it is rather appropriate that you lamely (and densely) quoted Apocalypse, Now.

And you cleverly swung and missed.

After the 'victory' quip, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (with explosions in the background) pensively looks to the horizon and says, "Someday this war is gonna end."

And the analogy!

The arrogance and impudence of the NeanderCons as exhibited by Cheney is an absolute parallel to Bill Kilgore.

Funny, you don't get that ... :hmm:



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[PJABBER]

mmmm .... BLABBER ?

I combined two (in)famous quips: One from the Simpsons and the second from Monty Python.

And since this is a thread about our former president it is rather appropriate that you lamely (and densely) quoted Apocalypse, Now.

And you cleverly swung and missed.

After the 'victory' quip, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (with explosions in the background) pensively looks to the horizon and says, "Someday this war is gonna end."

And the analogy!

The arrogance and impudence of the NeanderCons as exhibited by Cheney is an absolute parallel to Bill Kilgore.

Funny, you don't get that ... :hmm:
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The funny thing is you get the allusions but fail to appreciate the humor, you angry internet guy you.

I would suggest you cut back on those marathon sessions of "iCarly."

When you post, I start flashing on "The Young Ones." I just can't quite place which of several characters you most remind me of. Probably Vyvyan, cause Dave is Rick and eskimopie is Neil.

Anyway, Monty Python is so old school. Everyone knows the most insightful news and political commentary came from Ali G (and the interviews he did in America were crap compared to how good he was when he first got started in the hard news business in the UK. I blame Madonna entirely for this.)

I'll have to ask the kids about the Simpsons as I mostly rely on South Park here in the US for news that is both fair and balanced.

And Kilgore was right. He always is. Someday this war is gonna end.