This video from Letterman about Cheney’s recent criticisms of Obama is absolutely hilarious: As for how Obama is doing, this article in the Washington Post is all good news: The economy? Recovering. Warren Buffett declares the economy is “out of the quicksand”. Construction spending up for the first time in five months. House Sales? Higher […]
I keep seeing people debating whether or not torture works, and in particular whether it produces “actionable intelligence”. An example of this is liberal pundits trying to respond to Cheney’s recent assertion that torture produced intelligence that prevented a terrorist attack. You’d think by now we would have seen the Bush administration framing the debate […]
I call on all governments to join with the United States and the community of law-abiding nations in prohibiting, investigating, and prosecuting all acts of torture and in undertaking to prevent other cruel and unusual punishment. – Official Proclamation by President Bush, June 26 2003 And as an added bonus, Cheney’s claim that the torture […]
“It’s important not to personally attack the new president. I’ve never done that.” -Dick Cheney on Fox News Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far away, but in the very same interview, Cheney criticized Obama for shaking hands with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez: I think you have to be very careful. The world outside there — […]
Maureen Dowd writes that she was disturbed when George Lucas disagreed with her statement that former Vice President Dick Cheney was Darth Vader. Had Dowd been too harsh on the former veep? Turns out she hadn’t been harsh enough. According to Lucas “George Bush is Darth Vader. Cheney is the emperor.” Which means, in Star […]
In an interview with Jim Lehrer tonight that made me wonder what he is drinking, VP Cheney claims that Saddam Hussein worked with al-Qaeda, that the US did not torture, and that the collapsing economy was not his administration’s fault, but was caused by poor handling by previous presidents. When asked if he made any […]
During her acceptance speech at the convention, Sarah Palin called herself a hockey mom, and then asked if the delegates knew the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom. Her answer was “lipstick”. Unfortunately, she didn’t say what kind of pit bull she was referring to: © politicalirony.com UPDATE: “Saying Sarah Palin will […]
Who says that CSPAN isn’t the new comedy channel? During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Steve Cohen tried to get Cheney’s chief of staff to clarify to which branch of the government the Vice President belongs: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/quote_of_the_day_vice_presiden.php
In Stephen Hayes’ 2007 biography of VP Dick Cheney, McCain was asked if Cheney might serve in a McCain administration. McCain’s response? “Hell, Yeah”. In 2004 McCain called Cheney “one of the most capable, experienced, intelligent and steady vice presidents this country has ever had.” Of course, now that he is running for president, McCain […]
David Letterman presents a new segment of his show: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/04/lettermans-new-segment-di_n_105175.html
Today at the National Press Club, VP Cheney was asked about his wife Lynne’s claim that he was related to Barack Obama (eighth cousins). Then Dick put his foot in his mouth, when he explained that the same genealogical research turned up that there are Cheneys on both sides of the family tree, including a […]
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