Dilby.com rumor - Cheney suffered heart attack

[Fiona]

www.dilby.com

UNCONFIRMED RUMOR 5/12/05 2:33am CST: Dick Cheney has suffered a massive heart attack. Reports coming from Washington Hospital Center. Rumors are flooding the Internet that Cheney has died. Dilby denies it. Washington in a frenzy. Developing...
ANOTHER UNCONFIRMED RUMOR: Cheney has suffered a heart attack in Washington, D.C. Source: MSNBC Insider

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Don't know the site or whether it's trustworthy. But he's updating it every few minutes.

[SoCalDem]

1. Vice president Jeb Bush...nuff said

:puke:

[Goldmund]

2. I think it would be Denny Hastert.

[arcos]

4. or Tom Delay

:D

[AntiCoup2K4]

10. God help us all

:scared:

[kaygore]

13. Vice Prez Rice???

[aquart]

67. And give who the House leadership? DeLay?

Since the VEEP appointment is the first step in dethroning our king, it should be an interesting decision. Dan Quayle's still available, isn't he?





Oh, if this is true...all my soaps will be pre-empted.

[aquart]

64. Nope. Republicans made it illegal after Bobby Kennedy.

He can't appoint his brother. They're always so awesomely shortsighted.

[Fiona]

65. Nope

the constitution is the only arbiter on this, and it doesn't mention brothers.

[Carolab]

3. WHOA.

Must have been the plane scare.

[DearAbby]

8. Any other sources?

[kaygore]

16. Ha the head count gone up in Hell?

That would be one confirmation!

[fleabert]

5. whoa...keep looking. nt

[AntiCoup2K4]

6. Freeps don't have anything yet.

You know they would be going apeshit.

[Fiona]

9. They did have it.... it got deleted

[kaygore]

7. How would anyone ever know?

Hasn't he been in an undisclosed location (a grave, maybe???) since 9/11???

[DearAbby]

14. dry ice...that way they can prop him up when his presence is needed

OOOOOOO my bad

[mike_c]

39. I think a bit of blood from a child will reanimiate him in any event....

That's what's kept the evil bastard going this long.

[Scooter24]

11. Hmm...

Well if its true, then my prayers to him and his family.

Something this big should be all over the news by now. I think this is a "rumor"

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Unless they are trying to handle this the Kremlin way

[Fiona]

18. I agree...

it's getting to the point where some confirmation should show up.

[Goldmund]

24. "by now"? How do you know when it happened, if true?

[kaygore]

34. You are a good person

me...I would be happy to see that bastard in Hell!

[aquart]

93. See? No. A phone call would do.

An email confirmation.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I dunno, but right now trying to find out

[mike_c]

17. let me be the first to have my response deleted by the mods...

...for expressing my glee that the evil bastard MIGHT have pissed off forever. Burn in hell, Dick Cheney.

[Sannum]

19. I saw on a photo site that he was at an event with Nancy Reagan on Wed.

Hmmmmm....

I hope not. Just what we need. The world to stop so we can bury a big Dick:eyes:

[Sannum]

27. If it is true....

Will they wake up Georgie, or will they wait until morning?

[lala_rawraw]

20. I don't have anything on this....

Sources?

[Fiona]

22. only the dilby.com site so far

and even he says it's a rumor.

[aquart]

78. He denies it as he reports it. Just weird.

[Bronco69]

21. Vice President Frist!

Mark My Words!

[DesEtoiles]

28. Vice President Bolton? Nooooooooooo!

[funflower]

33. I think it's a BS rumor, but

if it's true, I agree Frist will be the man.

[Bronco69]

41. I agree that it is just a rumor, but here's what I've been saying

since bush* was reinstalled in 2004:

cheney* will resign for health reasons sometime within the first two years so frist can be installed as vp to gain "experience" for his run in 2008. Everything this misadministration does is choreographed and they will see to it that they don't lose control of the white house.

[funflower]

I agree 100%

There's no way their going to throw away the chance to run an "incumbent" VP in 2008, and I think Frist is the heir apparent. McCain would probably do better in the general election, but Frist is Bush's man.

[funflower]

23. Nothing about it on Google

and would you people PLEASE be nice?

[darkism]

25. That the best you can do, KKKarl?

Poll numbers tanking so you try and get sympathy by faking something like THIS?

Ha. Ha. Ha.

[punpirate]

26. The only oddity I can see in this that...

... would make me doubt the credibility is that all medical care for the President and Vice President and cabinet officers is done through Bethesda.

The only way Washington Hospital Center would have become involved is if Bethesda were unable to handle a case of extreme severity.

[Fiona]

30. in emergencies, they go to the closest hospital

Reagan was taken to George Washington University Hospital after he was shot.

[Carolab]

36. * would nominate a replacement

Section 2 of the 25th Amendment provides that "Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."

[applegrove]

29. Can we try not to knee jerk. Can we try and not make it to the freeper

sites on this one.

Remember how quiet the Dem leaders were on the Schiavo affair. The Repukes expected to score some points but Democratic silence made it not so profitable. We let Schiavo be 'there business'.

And it was only on the sites that the Faux News types and the freepers could drink the kool-aid by using DU comments.

Let us just hope for his family he is fine. Let us hope that when and if Bush asks Rove to pick a new VP that Rove doesn't pick himself.

[DearAbby]

31. Any other sources?

[Fiona]

32. obviously not

or somebody would've posted it.

edit:

a new update to Dilby's site:

UPDATE: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center.

[Scooter24]

37. Could be

chest pains. Maybe indigestion from the Nancy Reagan dinner?

Or maybe he was engaged in some lovin' activities with the spousal unit. :scared:

:hide:

EDIT: And what's with this "but won't rule out" business. Obviously if the source knows that Cheney is alive, they should at least know if his case is urgent?

[DearAbby]

38. That would mean it is an emergency situation...either the closest hospital

or in the severity of the attack would warrent going to Washington Hospital?

[mike_c]

35. I wonder if anyone won the pool....

http://www.ubersite.com/m/36708

I've come to the conclusion that Cheney is on his downward spiral and just stepped onto the waterslide of impending doom that ends with a either a heart attack or a stroke which has him sipping from a straw while a nurse changes his diapers on a regular basis. All that stress from the Halliburton stuff and while he's trying to run this country when Dubya leaves a mess in his wake you know it's coming soon. With this in mind I figured why not benefit off another's obvious demise. There's plenty of death pools and office pool antics out there that I figured I'd start my own.

The UberSite Cheney Heart Attack Countdown Pool

Here's the rules.

1. Cheney must have an official "heart attack" or "stroke" as defined by an official United States medical doctor.

2. It must be reported by the associated press with the date of the "heart attack" or "stroke"

3. You must provide one submitted date and time that you think it will happen (with am or pm if not done by military time).

4. The winner is determined by the one who is the "closest without going over".

5. If multiple people have the same date it will be determined by the judge (me) who was the closest without going over.

To which some wag replied:

Dick Cheney: the first VP we've had that could be assassinated with a fucking cheesburger.

[anitar1]

100. OMG, The first good laugh I've had all day. thanks. n/t

[dave123williams]

40. Doesn't that require having an actual heart?

[mike_c]

43. we have a winning response...

:rofl:

[fleabert]

42. Update from Dilby...

UPDATE: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider.

[Carolab]

44. Of course you know he won't die cuz he's an alien lizard. n/t

[fleabert]

45. where's swamp rat when we need him? nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. I dunno but if he is dead or in hospital this is the slowest

moving crisis in US history... the MSM has not stopped the news to ahem report news....

[aquart]

80. Good point.

I seriously do NOT need Cheney to die during Sweeps.

[Swamp Rat]

95. Finishing a term paper

:)

[Swamp Rat]

97. They can clone another one

[The Animator]

46. Now... wouldn't it be ironic if, due to loss of bloodflow to the brain...

... he was left in a persistent vegitative state?

I'm just sayin'

[Scooter24]

47. Update 339am

UPDATE 3:39am EST: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. President Bush has been informed. Secret Service investigating claims. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider.

It's surprising to know that the Secret Service wasn't there protecting him. But now they are "investigating" whether the man they are protecting actually is in the hospital or not. LOL

Damn, now they gone and woke * up. I better put a pot of coffee on, this might be an all-nighter. :)

[DearAbby]

49. Drudge wont run it.........

UPDATE 3:48am EST: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. President Bush has been informed. Secret Service investigating claims. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider.

[punpirate]

51. Of course, waking Bush and informing him...

... could also mean whacking him out of his Ambien stupor and having him nod off again....

[aquart]

82. Informing Bush of a RUMOR???

Is the informing Bush part, more rumor?

[DesEtoiles]

50. did Cheney say "F*** you, heart!" ("The heart had it coming.")

[nadinbrzezinski]

52. 'notehr update

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UPDATE 3:48am EST: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. President Bush has been informed. Secret Service investigating claims. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider.

UNCONFIRMED RUMOR 5/12/05 2:33am CST: Dick Cheney has suffered a massive heart attack. Reports coming from Washington Hospital Center. Rumors are flooding the Internet that Cheney has died. Dilby denies it. Washington in a frenzy. Developing...

Now Drudge has refused to run this?

Two theories, this is a rumor baseless and all...

They are waiting till the morning...

Your mileage may vary

[nadinbrzezinski]

54. another update

UPDATE 3:56am EST: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. President Bush has been informed. Secret Service investigating claims. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Major news networks will not carry story because it's unconfirmed. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider.

UNCONFIRMED RUMOR 5/12/05 2:33am CST: Dick Cheney has suffered a massive heart attack. Reports coming from Washington Hospital Center. Rumors are flooding the Internet that Cheney has died. Dilby denies it. Washington in a frenzy. Developing...

They major news netwoekrs will not carry, unconfirmed... we could take this in many directiins ok

[AntiCoup2K4]

59. What would be the point of holding the story?

Unless they don't want to hit the airwaves without a glowing eulogy (which would be replayed endlessly for the next 4 days)

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. You just answerd your questioon

and it woudl follow the pattern at the Kremlin... deny, deny, deny, and when yuo break... with this the story is fully asembled...

[Scooter24]

53. Update 0356

UPDATE 3:56am EST: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. President Bush has been informed. Secret Service investigating claims. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Major news networks will not carry story because it's unconfirmed. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider.

Edit: Damn...Maybe I should just call the white house press office and see what they say?

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. Scooter I have two theories here

thsi is a dud... or there is soemthing to it but will NOT run it until the East Coast wakes up

[DearAbby]

56. What would be the reason to wait?

[Fiona]

57. well

I see no reason not to consider the obvious. Nobody would run this without confirmation.

But I think it's most likely just a silly rumor.

[nadinbrzezinski]

60. Oh I tend to agree

but somehting as large as this, should have broken into the wire....

Why would this be held back? Well at least until AFTER the bolton vote... nothing these boys do is without a political calculus, and this includes THIS... and yes the MSM would go along, they have gone along with everything else... and confirmation in an open society the hospital would be going to the press right now... if this is the case... (assume this for a second) shows how controlled the press is.

[Fiona]

62. well

if it's true, I can honestly see it being the case that there's nobody around to confirm it, or nobody will confirm anything until they know something more. If Cheney did have a heart attack, he's at the hospital and doctors are working on him. There's no press agent in the room coming up with a statement.

Until somebody at the White House can confirm it, any outlet would be irresponsible to run it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

66. Ok assume for a second he did die

The Hospital would be running interviews right now... think of Reagan and Kennedy...

Having worked at an ER and having handled VIPs, I have some idea of the protocol... and this is not follwing any of it... moreover, lets assume he was taken to the hospitals and doctors are workign on him... why hasn't this fact been released?

This is not follwogin the pattern of an open society, assuming for a second the rumor is true... I tend to think this is not the case. But I am worst casing this right now... and thinking of the .... Kremlin and the death of Stalin

[Fiona]

69. ok

we just disagree, I guess. I think the White House would want to wait to know something about his condition before confirming anything, and right now the doctors' first job is to work on Cheney, not prepare statements for the media.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

70. though news proceduretends to be different in the wee hours of the morning

but i think this probably is just a rumor

[nadinbrzezinski]

74. Oh trust me when a VIP shows

here is the list of goodies, ER staff work on VIP... but ER Secretary will call PR person for the Medical center... regardless of the hour of the day or night....

In our case, since we had no PR person, senior people took the job

[Scooter24]

58. exactly what I am starting to think...

maybe a 5-6am release to boost ratings into their morning shows?

I'll give the MSM 15 more min. After that, then back to my regularly scheduled boredom. :)

[nadinbrzezinski]

61. my regularly scheduled sleep

[mike_c]

68. must go to sleep....

If he croaked I'll wake up to a better world. It's not every day we get that opportunity.

[nadinbrzezinski]

71. CBS ALMOST ran headline...

UPDATE 4:13am EST: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. President Bush has been informed. Secret Service investigating claims. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Major news networks will not carry story because it's unconfirmed. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider. CBS almost ran headline.

[Fiona]

72. lol

he's teasing just often enough to keep me up WAY past my bedtime.

[nadinbrzezinski]

75. I'll give them a little longer... and then I am off to bed

Methings this is a rumor... but testing a theory here... and taking notes of how you would do this.... for my fiction writing yuo see

:-)

[texanwitch]

73. `What if it is a fake heart attack, a new sideshow to keep the

the news busy not covering the real news.

[DearAbby]

76. CBS almost ran headline.

UPDATE 4:13am EST: Sources close to Foxknews tell Dilby Cheney isn't dead, BUT they don't rule out the chance that Cheney was checked into Washington Hospital Center. Dilby denies rumor completely, just reporting speculation. President Bush has been informed. Secret Service investigating claims. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Major news networks will not carry story because it's unconfirmed. Rumor coming from MSNBC Insider. CBS almost ran headline.

[DearAbby]

77. What is with this BS?

[nadinbrzezinski]

79. close down CBS permamentlky

[DearAbby]

84. Bogus....back to regular programing

[nadinbrzezinski]

87. but imagine if CBS ran the story....

now to bed with me...

[Scooter24]

81. For all the effort he's putting in

on this story, he better hope there is a story there.

Dilby's credibility, at least in my view, is on the line here.

[nadinbrzezinski]

83. yep, and it strikes me as a drudge wanna be, by the way

[nadinbrzezinski]

85. Well, well, not true

CONFIRMED 4:29am EST: Rumor is not true. Vice President Dick Cheney is NOT dead. Rumor started on Washington Insider Forum with connections to MSNBC, after Cheney complained of heart trouble in the morning hours. Dilby does not regret running the headline. Rumor interrupted and woke up several Heads of State, Prime Ministers, etc. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Major news networks will not carry story because it's unconfirmed. Rumor originated from MSNBC Insider. CBS almost ran headline. Dilby confirms rumor is not valid...developing

[Scooter24]

88. hmm....

well I'm glad he's ok. Though, deep down I really wanted some sort of story to develop here. Oh well...

And I can't beleive that several heads of state were told of this.

"Excuse me, Prime Minister Blair? Sorry to interrupt you but we have unconfirmed reports that Vice-President Dick Cheney of the U.S. has died. Nothing confirmed as of yet, but the secret service is investigating the truth to these rumors and we have blog reports saying that CBS almost ran the story"


LOL :D

[nadinbrzezinski]

89. Oh can MI 6 confirm this

We are looking into it

Good, run along chap, let me know when you do....

by the way... when he finally dies, if he does in office, I will not be surprised if somethign like this happens, hence why I can see heads of state being interrupted.

it used to be called readying the tea leaves at the kremlin... now off to bed with me

[Maddy McCall]

90. "after Cheney complained of heart trouble in the morning hours. "

So, we know he's not dead. Did he have a heart attack?

[nadinbrzezinski]

91. taht is what corssed my mind as I closed AOL

he did... will be able to confirm that theory I am running with... it is now early enough in the east coast for them to break into main programing...

[aquart]

92. And was he taken to that hospital?

If Cheney is unfit to serve as president (not discussing character here, just health) does he have to resign? Or does Hastert get hopeful?

[Theduckno2]

98. Your idea would go a long way towards explaining....

their keeping a lid on this story (rumor). Does he have some sort of pacemaker?

[arcos]

86. Update: Rumor not true

CONFIRMED 4:29am EST: Rumor is not true. Vice President Dick Cheney is NOT dead. Rumor started on Washington Insider Forum with connections to MSNBC, after Cheney complained of heart trouble in the morning hours. Dilby does not regret running the headline. Rumor interrupted and woke up several Heads of State, Prime Ministers, etc. Drudge Report absolutely refuses to run story. Major news networks will not carry story because it's unconfirmed. Rumor originated from MSNBC Insider. CBS almost ran headline. Dilby confirms rumor is not valid...developing

[sweetheart]

94. Damn, that news would make for a glorious day

To hear that the evil SOB has finally left us, would be such a relief.
Then the country would be leaderless, rudderless and generally devoid
of 1 satanic devil... oh oh, what would we do! ;-)

Probably they'll just throw in another goat heart, and jump start him
again with his pre-installed starter pack. zap zap zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
beep.......... beep........ beep.......... beep.... damn.

Worse yet, i'll wager the taxpayer's paying for it... and when real
human beings need care, they've gotta run a collection pot.

[funflower]

96. I hate it when liberals are mean.

That's a really freepish post.

[Swamp Rat]

99. Sympathy for the alien lizards?

[funflower]

101. That's a GREAT piece of art!

:rofl:

Respect for all people.

[Swamp Rat]

102. Obrigado

Yes, respect all PEOPLE... but not alien lizards. I don't like 'em because they kill flowers, and we swamp rats love flowers.

[sweetheart]

103. I don't mourn rabid animals

A criminal mass murderer may get sympathy from you, but i've not a
drop of sympathy. I'm sorry, a natural death is too kind for such
a foul piece of scum... and gosh, all i can do is just revel on that
day.

It is not mean to celibrate the long life of a hated enemy when they
kick off, and that is what i'll do... celibrate his return to the
primordial soup.

I suppose you just let mosquitos suck you dry and mourn their deaths
whilst you're dying from malaria.... i've not the sympathy... and its
not mean, its real feelings in a flesh and blood person... that fucking
asshole deserves much more than public medical treatment for his
disgusting gas-bag heart... so much more.

[MajorFlaw]

104. Locking as unconfirmed.