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November 17, 2013, 1:24 pmDispute Over Gay Marriage Erupts in Cheney Family
By JONATHAN MARTIN
Updated, 10:09 p.m. | WASHINGTON They were the towheaded sisters who tagged along on campaigns, polite and smiling, as their father rose through Wyoming and then Washington politics to become one of the most powerful men in the country.
We were as close as sisters can be, recalled Mary Cheney of her relationship with her older sister, Liz.
But now, a feud between the two has spilled into public view, involving social media, an angry same-sex spouse, a high-profile election and a father who feels uncomfortably caught between his two children.
The situation has deteriorated so much that the two sisters have not spoken since the summer, and the quarrel threatens to get in the way of something former Vice President Dick Cheney desperately wants a United States Senate seat for Liz.
full article:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/within-cheney-family-a-dispute-over-gay-marriage/?_r=1&
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And there's this one about Daddy Darth:
Dick Cheney: Even bigger monster than you thought
Listen to the man with a taxpayer-funded new heart wax indifferent to the life of his donor
JOAN WALSH
Youve probably heard that Dick Cheney agrees with Bill Clinton about letting people who are losing private insurance keep their old plans, as President Obama repeatedly seemed to promise they could. Thats not surprising: Cheney is a troll who maligns the president whenever he can, and piling on with Clinton is a special kind of fun. Yes, its outrageous that a man who has enjoyed many millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded medical care doesnt give a damn about the uninsured in our society, but thats Dick Cheney.
Still, I was a little startled to hear the former vice president express total indifference to questions about his heart donor in a revealing interview on Politicking with Larry King (it airs Thursday night; heres a clip). Its a window into his utter entitlement and self-absorption, and he comes off as an even bigger monster than Id thought. Most people would at least feign interest in the donor; Cheney cant manage it.
When King asks if he knows the identity of the person whose heart keeps him alive, Cheney, who is promoting a book about his transplant experience, says no, and adds, it hadnt been a priority for me. Then he goes on:
When I came out from under the anesthetic after the transplant, I was euphoric. Id hadId been given the gift of additional lives, additional years of life. For the family of the donor, theyd just been [through] some terrible tragedy, theyd lost a family member. Cant tell why, obviously, when you dont know the details, but the way I think of it from a psychological standpoint is that its my new heart, not someone elses old heart. And I always thank the donor, generically thank donors for the gift that Ive been given, but I dont spend time wondering who had it, what theyd done, what kind of person.
full article
http://www.salon.com/2013/11/14/dick_cheney_even_bigger_monster_than_you_thought/
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)They never take him to task over why he is responsible for tens of millions of deaths--after benefiting from 5 deferments. They never ask him why he lied us into a war and got away with it. They never ask him about the Carlyle Group or Haliburton or anything he ever did to swindle the American people. They just allow him to go on these shows and spew his hate and filth, smear this president with every ounce of venom he has muster. This man is pure evil. And yet, the corporate media just sits there and embraces him. Anything he has to say, they're right there to listen--never taking him on. Never asking him anything that would ever offend him or his former boss. I want to vomit every time I see him.
There's a special place in hell for this evil, decrepit monster.
toby jo
(1,269 posts)I don't believe in a 'going to' 'hell' or 'heaven'. I just see us as being there, a consonant matter of choice in the lay of your life.
Watching Cheney operate is to watch evil manifest, for sure.
Wait'll he and the ole lady knock off, these 2 girls will rip each other apart, especially the one going for a seat.
MADem
(135,425 posts)she kept a gun in her desk and she used to while away her time doing "quick draws" and aiming the thing here and there.
People were AFRAID of her.
I think Mary should be VERY AFRAID, too--anyone who can deny a sibling has no soul. And while she's at it, maybe Mary needs to change up her Sunday routine--this shit can rot that soul: