Comments on: For the Love of Cheney — The Second Anniversary Edition http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:41:55 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-931179 MarkH Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:09:54 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-931179 <p><a href="#comment-930279"><em>Eureka Springs @ 35</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>How did Bush get in and out of New Orleans without meeting massive numbers of protesters?</p></blockquote> <p>The usual way, he had some guy named Brownie tell everybody to leave because a disaster was coming.</p> <p>Then Bush came to town.</p> Eureka Springs @ 35

How did Bush get in and out of New Orleans without meeting massive numbers of protesters?

The usual way, he had some guy named Brownie tell everybody to leave because a disaster was coming.

Then Bush came to town.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-931171 MarkH Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:06:55 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-931171 <p><a href="#comment-930255"><em>QuakerGirl @ 22</em></a></p> <blockquote><p> …<br /> Aren’t they [ Halliburton ] a key part of The Carlyle Group’s portfolio? BushCo are active members of The Carlyle Group. </p> <p>Can someone shed more light on this?</p></blockquote> <p>I heard a radio interview recently where the Carlyle Group rep said they weren’t infested any more.</p> QuakerGirl @ 22

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Aren’t they [ Halliburton ] a key part of The Carlyle Group’s portfolio? BushCo are active members of The Carlyle Group.

Can someone shed more light on this?

I heard a radio interview recently where the Carlyle Group rep said they weren’t infested any more.

]]> By: melfeasance http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930990 melfeasance Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:52:49 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930990 <p>Thanks for watching, Elliott.</p> <p><a href="#comment-930312"><em>Elliott @ 58</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-930288"><em>melfeasance @ 41</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>My YouTube tribute to the victims of Hurricane BushCo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWtt7_OOpeQ">Mardi Gras From Hell</a></p></blockquote> <p>that’s a profound comment.</p></blockquote> Thanks for watching, Elliott.

Elliott @ 58

melfeasance @ 41

My YouTube tribute to the victims of Hurricane BushCo:

Mardi Gras From Hell

that’s a profound comment.

]]> By: Leslie http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930492 Leslie Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:10:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930492 <p>My favorite moment was on that Thursday, too. Three days after the levees were breached, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff stood in Union Station and announced that September was National Preparedness Month.<br /> It wasn’t until that afternoon that his deputy called the airlines and asked them to do something they’d been clamoring to do for days _ help evacuate victims and bring in supplies.</p> My favorite moment was on that Thursday, too. Three days after the levees were breached, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff stood in Union Station and announced that September was National Preparedness Month.
It wasn’t until that afternoon that his deputy called the airlines and asked them to do something they’d been clamoring to do for days _ help evacuate victims and bring in supplies.

]]> By: LS http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930487 LS Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:07:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930487 <p>Buchanan Prostesteth too Much…my goodness.</p> Buchanan Prostesteth too Much…my goodness.

]]> By: tejanarusa http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930376 tejanarusa Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:16:50 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930376 <p>Ann in AZ:</p> <blockquote><p>The part of the show that really got me was the end when they had the pundit telling the former soldier that <em>torture is not torture if it’s done to a terror suspect. </em>Apparently these guys don’t believe in our Constitution or understand that none of those people at Abu Graib had been adjudicated and found guilty. </p></blockquote> <p>Proving once again that none of these bloviators has ever been in the soldier’s position, knowing that HE could be captured and considered a terror suspect.<br /> How is this not obvious to everyone? Sheeeeesh.</p> Ann in AZ:

The part of the show that really got me was the end when they had the pundit telling the former soldier that torture is not torture if it’s done to a terror suspect. Apparently these guys don’t believe in our Constitution or understand that none of those people at Abu Graib had been adjudicated and found guilty.

Proving once again that none of these bloviators has ever been in the soldier’s position, knowing that HE could be captured and considered a terror suspect.
How is this not obvious to everyone? Sheeeeesh.

]]> By: Sha http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930368 Sha Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:13:13 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930368 <p><a href="#comment-930305"><em>rwcole @ 53</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>I saw hardball.</p> <p>It was Buchanan who wanted to blame the staff and Matthews said- “the fish rots from the head down”..</p> <p>Let’s not start misquoting here just to aid in a rant- that’s gooper behavior.</p></blockquote> <p>Sorry - I didn’t say Matthews (himself) wanted to blame staff - but the discussion seemed to focus on “someone else”. You’re right, Matthews said fish rots from the head down, but it was an aside and he never took it to the conclusion I was trying to make. Even when they talked about Johnson and the flashlight episode, they seemed to imply that someone had suggested Johnson do that.</p> <p>I still believe that in both instances, Bush should have been his own “decider” and gotten his ass where it belonged.</p> rwcole @ 53

I saw hardball.

It was Buchanan who wanted to blame the staff and Matthews said- “the fish rots from the head down”..

Let’s not start misquoting here just to aid in a rant- that’s gooper behavior.

Sorry – I didn’t say Matthews (himself) wanted to blame staff – but the discussion seemed to focus on “someone else”. You’re right, Matthews said fish rots from the head down, but it was an aside and he never took it to the conclusion I was trying to make. Even when they talked about Johnson and the flashlight episode, they seemed to imply that someone had suggested Johnson do that.

I still believe that in both instances, Bush should have been his own “decider” and gotten his ass where it belonged.

]]> By: GordonM http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930367 GordonM Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:12:55 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930367 <p>Harry Shearer for Congress! He was great on KO.</p> Harry Shearer for Congress! He was great on KO.

]]> By: Morris Sheppard http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930354 Morris Sheppard Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:05:36 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930354 <p><a href="#comment-930337"><em>yellowsnapdragon @ 77</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>What really got to me was the thug’s bit about US being a nation of laws and then in the same breath saying that not everyone deserves to be treated according to the law. That pretty much sums up rethug thinking on a lot of issues.</p></blockquote> <p>All animals are equal.<br /> Some animals are more equal than others.</p> <p>- George Orwell’s <i>Animal Farm</i></p> yellowsnapdragon @ 77

What really got to me was the thug’s bit about US being a nation of laws and then in the same breath saying that not everyone deserves to be treated according to the law. That pretty much sums up rethug thinking on a lot of issues.

All animals are equal.
Some animals are more equal than others.

- George Orwell’s Animal Farm

]]> By: Prairie Sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930351 Prairie Sunshine Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:04:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/for-the-love-of-cheney-the-second-anniversary-edition/#comment-930351 <p>methinks my Crap-oo, <a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/29/broadcast-journalism-at-its-finest/#respond">Creep-o,</a> Bill-o comment will fit better in the new thread.</p> methinks my Crap-oo, Creep-o, Bill-o comment will fit better in the new thread.

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