Biden Says ‘Who Cares’ What Cheney Says

[TheCoxwain]

Source: New York Times

PRAGUE — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a blunt response Friday to the latest broadsides from former Vice President Dick Cheney: “Who cares?”

In the latest exchange between old and new administrations, Mr. Biden rebuffed his predecessor’s criticism about President Obama’s handling of Afghanistan as “absolutely wrong.” And Mr. Biden rejected the last review of the war conducted by the White House under former President George W. Bush and Mr. Cheney as “irrelevant.”

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/us/politics/24veep.html?hp

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:rofl:

[gateley]

1. Biden called Cheney the most dangerous Vice President in history. nt

[Enthusiast]

49. And how could anyone dispute that?

Dangerous isn't the word for Cheney. Evil, vile, dishonest, greedy and words fail me.

[Myrina]

51. ... because Cheney was actually the most dangerous President in history ...

... Dimson was just the spokesmodel.

[Enthusiast]

55. There is that. nt

[lark]

68. I know a good word for Cheney

WARMONGER

[Name removed]

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[Enthusiast]

76. I think he like it, war. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

2. I totally agree with Biden.

No one should pay any attention to what Darth says...only point and laugh.
That would be the cruelest punishment of all, and the only one that would matter to him.

[gateley]

3. Agree - they're nothing - pffft. Biden also said whatever Bush and Cheney

decided was "irrelevant".

Dick Cheney? Yawn.

[mac56]

4. Yup. Darth thrives on our hatred.

Let's give him a load of our ridicule. Or our indifference.

[rdelange]

12. you have to rebut him

If you let his words stand, people start to believe them

[dmr]

27. Very true. Welcome to DU!

:hi: :)

[mallard]

30. Re: well put - that's key

This 'who cares what so-and-so thinks' approach is also divisive and ... has sadly become standard fare in other debates ... with serious negative implications. Tell us why your predecessor is wrong Joe, don't just jab away below the belt. It can 'back-fire'.

[earcandle]

38. He is a belief system. Beyond that one dare not think or feel, or much worse, participate!

[L. Coyote]

41. and ridicule when possible and deserved, i. e.

Why listen to an old Neocon cowboy who shoots Americans? :rofl:

[No Elephants]

56. Disagree. At some point, you are dignifying his comments and him way out of proportion

to what they and he warrant.

This is a man who had a 9% approval rating during his last days in office.

The only relevance he has is what the media and the WH give him. Gibbs has gone point by point with Cheney on occasion. But, that only feeds the daily yadda yadda of the lazy media, which love the back and forth because it passes for news with no work on their part besides stirring post. If you simply say the guy is no longer relevant and has no up to date intelligence anyway, that is going to resonate. And, regardless of what may or may not be appropriate for Gibbs, for the POTUS and Veep, trvializing is the way to go.

IMO, Biden should have said, "Why does anyone care?" and ended there. Instead, he went into a point by point. So, his actual reply was either the best of both worlds or the worst of both worlds, depending upon your point of view. He provided a flippant and dismissive sound bite, but then went on to treat each Cheney's remarks as meriting a detailed reply.

[renate]

70. welcome to DU! and I think you're right, where some people are concerned, anyway

I hope the number of people for whom "who cares" is a better approach has grown substantially since 2008, and those who still care what Cheney says are pretty hard core, but he probably shouldn't be allowed to just spout crap without at least a short response--like Joe's. :)

[sasquuatch55]

50. Dick has no credibility!

nt

[LiberalFighter]

66. They should record what Dave Letterman's band plays when they mention Cheney.

And play it every once in a while at the White House.

[lark]

69. Best way to hurt cheney

Remove Haliburton & KBR as "contractors". Hit him in the one area in which he has feelings - his wallet. That's what all this is about - he's sulking, pouting and showing out because of the bill that just passed that companies can not be suppliers if the have "rape clauses" in their contracts. Haliburton and KBR need to be 100% eliminated from participating in government programs.

[PatSeg]

5. Telling it like it is!!!!

[treestar]

6. Exactly

Right on, Joe.

[Joe Chi Minh]

7. Fox News and CNN do....

[csziggy]

8. The only thing Biden could have said that would have been better

"So what?" :fistbump:

[TexasProgresive]

19. How about

WHATEVAH!

[zeos3]

23. That's #2 for what would've been better...

#1 would be "Go F*** Yourself"


:evilgrin:

[NecklyTyler]

44. I wish Joe had gotten even closer to the mark

It would have made my day if Joe had told the world that Cheney's handling of the war was 'absolutely criminal'

[Jefferson23]

9. ROFL, ya gotta love it!

[Muttocracy]

10. Never change, Joe:

“Who cares what — ” he said, and then stopped himself to find another way to put it. (“I can see the headline now,” said the famously free-wheeling vice president. “I’m getting better, guys.”)

[Turbineguy]

11. "....who cares..."?

You mean "who gives a fuck?" of course.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Bingo!

:applause:

:rofl:

[madmax]

14. Irrelevant lol

[JNelson6563]

15. Exactly, Mr. Vice-President.

I concur, Cheney who? Next topic!

Julie

[stlsaxman]

16. That's my Joe!

You're fuckin-a right, Mr. Vice President!

[spiderpig]

17. How refreshing.

You just said what we're all thinking, Joe.

"Dick" is such an irrelevant twat (and thoroughly evil).

[No Elephants]

57. "Dick" is a twat?

:wtf:

Please don't contaminate anyone, male or female, with that kind of sexist reference.

[snowshadow]

61. I Agree With "No Elephants"

We all seem to agree that Cheney should be tried as a War
Criminal, but to make a sexist remark only lowers our
creditability among those on the outside looking in.

[Crosseyed Jesus]

18. Got The Mo-Joe Going!

Thank you Mr Vice President! Every time Scum Ball Cheney emerges from his cave, we want you to do what comes to mind when one observes a maggot on legs. Give notice that it is a freak, and declare it as irrelevant as the Republican Party is!!

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

20. Joe and I must be kindred spirits because, I swear, I thought precisely the same thing.

Dick Cheney is (THANKFULLY) irrelevant, now. Whether DICK will acknowledge his responsibility for the near bankruptcy of this nation or not, I do not give a damn. He can go to hell. He is no longer in the seat of power and he can go to hell!!!

P.S. He should be in prison with all his assets in federal trust funds to pay back all the soldiers whose lives he sacrificed for his "vision" of corporatocracy in Iraq,...the son-of-a-demon!

[Auggie]

21. Ugarte: "You despise me, don't you Rick?"

Rick: "If I gave you any thought I probably would."

[stlsaxman]

47. great line!

[Vehl]

22. awesome!! +rec

[The Wizard]

24. No one cares what Dick Cheney has to say

unless it's under oath.
No one believes what Dick Cheney has to say even if it is under oath.
Once the indictments are handed down the Cheney's are moving to Dubai.

[Vickers]

74. "unless it's under oath"

+ 1,000,000

That will be my response when one of my repuke coworkers inevitably brings this up.

:thumbsup:

[SunDrop23]

25. Yes! Who cares?!? 9/11 WAS ON CHENEY'S WATCH! Terrorist attacks under...

Obama = ZERO

Under those two douches = well, you know....the big one.

The one they turned into a marketing campaign.

They have ZERO CREDIBILITY.

[dolphinsong285]

26. So Glad the VP responded in that way, however....

I'm also very tired of the Cheney/Bush machine projecting their calculated political negativity into the atmosphere, potentially affecting US relations with other countries (still!) It's all well and good that the world pretty much loves Obama, but they're also aware that our presidents have term limits. The citizens of the world must have some trepidation that the American people could do something stupid again, like elect a neocon. Especially when they won't go away quietly.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. That's Why Biden's Response Is So Apt

I agree with you, but Biden declaring them irrelevant and giving Cheney a big "who cares" would seem to be a way to diminish their value. Now, what sane reporter will ever ask Biden about Cheney again. He or she will just get the same answer. Joe has made it clear that Siverspoon/Cheney are no longer relevant and their words are not important.

I think an answer like Biden's might just get the two of us what we're wishing for.
GAC

[The Second Stone]

28. Biden would be the perfect person to call Cheney a coward

who hid for seven years instead of dealing with Afghanistan and got 5 deferments instead of going to Vietnam. Cheney deserves to be called a coward publicly by someone in a prominent position.

[Blandocyte]

29. Good ol' 5 Deferment Dick

I can't see why any conservative got behind this asshole. Five fukkin deferments?!

[Lasher]

36. Biden also got 5 deferments.

Then he was classified 4F because he got asthma when he was in his teens.

[No Elephants]

58. Why did they get behind a deserter? During a certain period of time, many

Republicons were chicken hawks, gung ho for war, but seeking easy ways out themselves. Hence, Poppy, who did fight for his country, pulling strings to get dimson into the Texas Air National Guard.

[jillan]

31. Only thing better would have been if Joe told Cheney what Cheney told Leahy-

Go F yourself! :P

Luckily Joe has more class than that.

[Redstone]

32. Who, indeed, gives a flying fuck what Cheney has to say? Why doesn't he

just shut the fuck up and go away like bushyboy has been (amazingly) graceful enough to do?

That grunting troll needs go back under his bridge and leave us alone.

Redstone

[Steely_Dan]

33. That's My Joe...n/t

[alp227]

34. Biden sounds GOOD crazy this time!

unlike his other gaffes like the thing he said about swine flu.

Because neither Bush nor Cheney are employed in politics right now their mouths are spewing out nothing but smelly saliva. Bill Clinton, however, takes part in philanthropy and his own Global Initiative so he still is qualified to make political comments right?

[Harry Monroe]

35. Indeed!! Cheney is irrelevant and yesterday's news.

I don't care to hear about that old evil asshole again unless it's to hear that he has been hauled off and imprisoned.

[jaysunb]

37. I'm w/ Joe

:thumbsup:

[defendandprotect]

39. Love it -- let's go Dems . . .!!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

40. Go ahead, Joe

be all the attack dog you can be.:evilgrin:

[GreenTea]

42. Bottom line...Biden's correct....Who really cares or gives a fuck what Cheney spews? For Fox?

Fox will use it and create the usual obvious lies, always for republican gain.

Cheney is a habitual liar, an evil torturer-loving, wicked, war-mongering corporate republican pile of pig shit!

[Hubert Flottz]

43. LOL

Way to go Joe!

[NecklyTyler]

45. K&R

[mother earth]

48. That's why I love Joe! Who cares indeed.

[Can of Whoop-ass]

52. I wasn't surprised

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/06/dick_cheneys_incest_joke_irks.html

[PatSeg]

60. All those years that Cheney was a recluse,

rarely seen or heard, and now we know why. Once he starts talking, he can't control himself.

[DailyGrind51]

53. Dick, if you want to avoid prosecturion, keep a low profile!

What if Al Capone had today's corpo-fascist-friendly media?

[Captain Hilts]

54. Good for him. Well said. nt

[No Elephants]

59. "In the latest exchange between old and new administrations,..." What media bullshit.

First, Dick Cheney is a former V.P., period, not an administration. Second, there have been no exhanges between these people. The media quotes Cheney, then the media seeks a comment from the WH or some other administration official. If anything, these are exchanges with the media.

[jacobfloyd]

62. Love Joe!

[bevoette]

63. remember when Cheney said "SO?"

turnabout is fair play

fuck off, darth

[happygoluckytoyou]

64. WELL SAID....gee no wonder it isnt president chenuts

[silver10]

65. Exactly!

[ThatsMyBarack]

67. ThatsMyMightyJoe!

:patriot:

[and-justice-for-all]

71. I dont give a fuck what dick face says!

Goto prison you sick bastard!!

[lobodons]

73. Cheney needs a vacation!!

My suggestion would be a nice loooooong vacation in Spain.

[RavensChick]

75. Right on, Mr. Vice-President!

Darth is a very sad person.

[slackmaster]

77. He's right

K&R

:kick: