Dick Cheney Bemoans Partisan Rancor: It Was a 'Different Era' When We Were 'In Charge'

[DonViejo]

by Joe DePaolo | Dec 3rd, 2018, 7:27 pm

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Capping off a rare day of interviews with an appearance on CNN, the former vice president told host Wolf Blitzer that he’s not sure whether the good will present in D.C. this week, as the nation’s leaders mourn the passing of former President Bush, will endure.

“I don’t know, Wolf,” Cheney said. “I hope so.”

The former vice president added that his interactions with former friends and foes have been quaint in advance of Wednesday’s funeral service for ex-President Bush. And he bemoaned the fact that, overall, the political climate is different today.

“It’s a warmer, friendlier — we’re reminiscing, and so forth,” Cheney said. “Of course, we’re not in charge now, we’re not in control of anything. But it was a different era.”

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https://www.mediaite.com/online/dick-cheney-bemoans-partisan-rancor-it-was-a-different-era-when-we-were-in-charge/

[Girard442]

1. Cheney's doing standup comedy these days?

[MrsCoffee]

2. He can go Cheney himself.

How the fuck is he still alive?

[mitch96]

14. "go Cheney himself."

That old fuck should eat shit and die....
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[bdamomma]

23. you think

his fake heart would give out. What about the other neo cons like Rumsfeld???

[ProfessorGAC]

3. "Go Fuck Yourself"

On the Senate floor.

And this tool thinks it was warmer and friendlier? How could it be the least bit warm or friendly if this piece of work was involved?

[Soxfan58]

4. Hes the fucking Godfather of partisanship

What a joke. Valarie Plame might disagree shithead.

[ZeroSomeBrains]

17. As would the thousands of dead Iraqis

And all the soldiers with PTSD limbs missing and lives shattered due to him and W starting a war of choice.

[HAB911]

5. Why the hell isn't he in jail?!

[bdamomma]

24. like W

these guys commit crimes and not even held responsible. sickening.

[spanone]

6. fuck you dick.

[The Genealogist]

7. Thanks but no thanks, Grandpa Evil.

What a pantload. I guess he thinks America collectively just fell off the turnip truck. Republicans have been openly hostile for decades at this point, drumming up racism and other atrocious tricks.

[Siwsan]

8. Prime example of their warmer and friendlier.

[Aristus]

22. God, I was hoping I'd never have to see that ugly hag and her staggering disrespect for veterans

ever again!

My one consolation is that she's probably dead now...

[ChubbyStar]

25. Right there with you

That picture pisses me off so hard. The purple heart band aid made me want to punch her in the kisser, how dare she? Staggering disrespect for veterans indeed.

[delisen]

9. Cheney reminds us he has the public healthcare of a King while we peasants die

needlessly of heart attacks and that he sent others to die in unnecessary wars he lied us into while he used 5 "get out of war free cards" for himself.

[peekaloo]

10. President Cheney knew how to snuggle up to Satan's hearth

and create that "warmer, friendlier" environment.

For fuck's sake, this is another reason why I'm avoiding tee vee until Thursday.

pass the Anthrax motherfucker.

[Paladin]

11. Dick Cheney, master of humane civility. Yeah, right. (nt)

[Autumn]

12. Good times Dickie. Remember when you outed an American spy?

Go fuck yourself.

[OnDoutside]

13. And there's no more Partisan wanker than Dick Cheney....

[GoCubsGo]

15. All those anti-rejection drugs must have cooked his brain.

Although, I guess when you're opponents are forced into the Capital basement for their meetings, instead of being allowed to add their voices to proceedings, I'm sure it did seem much quieter and friendlier.

[irisblue]

16. I'm saving a particular screw top jar and 2coolers for a road trip for you Shooter

Anyone else want to drink iced tea with me on a road trip?

[ChubbyStar]

27. Ah yes the kinder gentler Dick shooting Harry Whittington in the face

What memories! I'll join you on that road trip!

[tanyev]

18. BULL.SHIT.

As Peter Wallsten writes in the Los Angeles Times: "Although Cheney is the Senate's presiding officer, he actually sits in the chamber only on rare occasions, such as to break a tie vote and to swear in new senators.

"He does attend the GOP senators' weekly luncheons to discuss party strategy. But only Republicans attend, and Cheney usually breezes into the building, goes to the meeting, then leaves without hobnobbing with Democrats."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11612-2004Oct6.html

[Fuzzpope]

19. Are you frigging serious?

Partisan rancor went full toxic under this wastrel if I recall correctly, he hit the fucking nuclear button on scorched earth politics.

"Go fuck yourself" is the Republican mantra religiously xeroxed by your brethren every day since you spat the words forth.

Oh, that we aren't returning your hideous royal corpulence to the earth instead this week, the holidays would indeed be rendered a joyous affair for all Men and Women the world over.

Revolting, flaccid meat goblin, return to your Pit.

[Javaman]

20. then after the interview, he feasted on the souls of those around him. nt

[kskiska]

21. Senior advisor to George W. Bush, as quoted by Ron Suskind in his NYT article

"People like you are still living in what we call the reality-based community. You believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality. That's not the way the world really works anymore. We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you are studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors, and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do."

[sagesnow]

26. Just choked on my coffee.

I remember several protests in DC against Bush and Cheyney's wars.

[saidsimplesimon]

28. Darth Vader returns, again and again

This creature betrayed Valerie Plame. He is a greedy oily man who is a stain on our democracy. He lied about Iraq and encouraged his sycophants to lie as well, "yellow cake", fake news and the prospect of profit from war.

[ellie]

29. Fuck him one thousand percent

[underpants]

30. If he's talking about Poppa's Presidency - mostly bullshit

Yes it was less partisan but they he didn't have a group of poo flingers actually elected BY HIS PARTY likebthey do now.

More over they were convinced Reagan had saved the country for old white men and were just sure the Laffer Curve was right. Dick was supposedly present when a Laffer first drew it.

During W's time? BULL FUCKING SHIT. Their own abject failure created the single largest National security failure in the history of organized government. Ashcroft was more concerned about pot and porn than terrorism. Dick and Karl etc set off to use the fear, almost panic, of the country to get everything they wanted. To this day I'm convinced they were blackmailing or at least spying on many Democrats.

[maxrandb]

31. He then immediately burst into flames

[Coventina]

32. Fuck you, you Dick.

I distinctly remember telling a senator to go fuck himself on the SENATE FLOOR!

You will burn in hell, hypocrite!!

I cannot wait to dance on the grave of that man.

[dalton99a]

35. Washington Post, June 25, 2004:

[2naSalit]

33. Fuck you, dick

why don't you just fuck off and die already? You're still costing us $millions$ that could be put to far better use than taking care of your old criminal ass! We should have repossessed that defibrillator you absconded with.

[dalton99a]

34. How much have taxpayers spent on healthcare for this evil POS?

[StarryNite]

36. What a piece of shit he is.