Comments on: Cheney: Nauseating Me With A Nauseus Super-Naus* http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:29:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: james http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769670 james Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:55:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769670 <p>This wasn’t Cheney’s only exercise of this in your face arrogance.</p> <p>When he was allowed to submit a minority report in the Iran-Contra case which made everything the executive did just a matter of a different interpretation of the law instead of a complete subversion of the constitution and the will of the people and when the Democrats in the person of the Petain-like Lee Hamilton allowed incriminating portions of the final report of that committee to be suppressed so that Saint Ronnie and his criminal minions wouldn’t be seen as such by their adoring sycophant masses, Cheney and Addington (who wrote the minority report) knew they had found a path to ignoring the separation of powers and fuck the electorate.</p> This wasn’t Cheney’s only exercise of this in your face arrogance.

When he was allowed to submit a minority report in the Iran-Contra case which made everything the executive did just a matter of a different interpretation of the law instead of a complete subversion of the constitution and the will of the people and when the Democrats in the person of the Petain-like Lee Hamilton allowed incriminating portions of the final report of that committee to be suppressed so that Saint Ronnie and his criminal minions wouldn’t be seen as such by their adoring sycophant masses, Cheney and Addington (who wrote the minority report) knew they had found a path to ignoring the separation of powers and fuck the electorate.

]]> By: Jesterfox http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769515 Jesterfox Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:03:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769515 <p>-18 degrees Farenheit when my wife went to donate blood this morning in Marshalltown, Iowa.</p> -18 degrees Farenheit when my wife went to donate blood this morning in Marshalltown, Iowa.

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769497 RevBev Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769497 <p>For anyone who can answer since we’ve got a bunch of lawyers here…if the coming Admin. just lets it all pass by (overlooked/turning a blind eye) is that not a sort of abetting/joining in the conspiracy? I do not mean to overstate what I am asking, but if one’s duty is to uphold the law, what does it mean to choose not to do the enforcing? Any ideas?</p> For anyone who can answer since we’ve got a bunch of lawyers here…if the coming Admin. just lets it all pass by (overlooked/turning a blind eye) is that not a sort of abetting/joining in the conspiracy? I do not mean to overstate what I am asking, but if one’s duty is to uphold the law, what does it mean to choose not to do the enforcing? Any ideas?

]]> By: siri http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769495 siri Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:12:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769495 <p>“Paging John Yoo: big bad blame and scapegoat blue light special in aisle W.”</p> <p>friggin brilliant!!!</p> <p>wow. </p> <p>WTG Christy! That was simple, beautiful, eloquent surgical precision with a keyboard/pen!!!</p> “Paging John Yoo: big bad blame and scapegoat blue light special in aisle W.”

friggin brilliant!!!

wow.

WTG Christy! That was simple, beautiful, eloquent surgical precision with a keyboard/pen!!!

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769490 demi Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:57:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769490 <p>Maybe so, but she’s certainly not the only one who seems okay with letting by gones be…</p> Maybe so, but she’s certainly not the only one who seems okay with letting by gones be…

]]> By: jackie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769487 jackie Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:50:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769487 <p>Couple of things….<br /> He is using the ‘Royal’ We’ but is very clear on just who actually ‘presided/decided.<br /> And, just Who? are(were), those ‘Key’ individuals on both Committees?’ and, ‘Is/was their Co-operation based on ‘Shared World/financial View’ or ‘Threat of disclosure’ of some interesting/embarrassing fact? (Cheney knows everything, he is completely plugged in)<br /> Or; Was/is their support in response to an ‘Implied Threat’ re; National security and the continuing safety of ordinary American people made (made clear).<br /> The answers to those questions would help determine who is a ‘good guy’, who has ’sticky fingers’ etc and, Who is ‘a follower’ of the Dark Lord himself..<br /> Cheney is a dangerous, dangerous man, he has played the ‘behind the scene’ power game for decades and he holds dark secrets about a lot of things, So he is a scary dude, but he (and ‘friends’) are not so ‘untouchable’ anymore and that is good..</p> <p>‘I presided over the meeting. We briefed them on the program, and what we’d achieved, and how it worked, and asked them, “Should we continue the program?” They were unanimous, Republican and Democrat alike. All agreed — absolutely essential to continue the program.</p> <p>I then said, “Do we need to come to the Congress and get additional legislative authorization to continue what we’re doing?” They said, “Absolutely not. Don’t do it, because it will reveal to the enemy how it is we’re reading their mail.”</p> <p>That happened. We did consult. We did keep them involved. We ultimately ended up having to go to the Congress after the New York Times decided they were going to make the judge to review all of — or make all of this available, obviously, when they reacted to a specific leak.</p> <p>But it was a program that we briefed on repeatedly. We did these briefings in my office. I presided over them. <strong>We went to the key people in the House and Senate intel committees </strong>and ultimately the entirely leadership and sought their advice and counsel, and they agreed we should not come back to the Congress.’</p> Couple of things….
He is using the ‘Royal’ We’ but is very clear on just who actually ‘presided/decided.
And, just Who? are(were), those ‘Key’ individuals on both Committees?’ and, ‘Is/was their Co-operation based on ‘Shared World/financial View’ or ‘Threat of disclosure’ of some interesting/embarrassing fact? (Cheney knows everything, he is completely plugged in)
Or; Was/is their support in response to an ‘Implied Threat’ re; National security and the continuing safety of ordinary American people made (made clear).
The answers to those questions would help determine who is a ‘good guy’, who has ’sticky fingers’ etc and, Who is ‘a follower’ of the Dark Lord himself..
Cheney is a dangerous, dangerous man, he has played the ‘behind the scene’ power game for decades and he holds dark secrets about a lot of things, So he is a scary dude, but he (and ‘friends’) are not so ‘untouchable’ anymore and that is good..

‘I presided over the meeting. We briefed them on the program, and what we’d achieved, and how it worked, and asked them, “Should we continue the program?” They were unanimous, Republican and Democrat alike. All agreed — absolutely essential to continue the program.

I then said, “Do we need to come to the Congress and get additional legislative authorization to continue what we’re doing?” They said, “Absolutely not. Don’t do it, because it will reveal to the enemy how it is we’re reading their mail.”

That happened. We did consult. We did keep them involved. We ultimately ended up having to go to the Congress after the New York Times decided they were going to make the judge to review all of — or make all of this available, obviously, when they reacted to a specific leak.

But it was a program that we briefed on repeatedly. We did these briefings in my office. I presided over them. We went to the key people in the House and Senate intel committees and ultimately the entirely leadership and sought their advice and counsel, and they agreed we should not come back to the Congress.’

]]> By: barbara http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769485 barbara Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:49:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769485 <p>What a nice little hidey-hole we’ve got going here. Alas, duty calls. Make of that what you will! *g*</p> What a nice little hidey-hole we’ve got going here. Alas, duty calls. Make of that what you will! *g*

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769484 Ann in AZ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:48:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769484 <p>First of all, she does not automatically leave when a new administration comes in, so she would likely still be in office. Secondly, perhaps what they have on her or her family is criminal conduct!</p> First of all, she does not automatically leave when a new administration comes in, so she would likely still be in office. Secondly, perhaps what they have on her or her family is criminal conduct!

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769483 selise Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:45:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769483 <p>707!!!</p> <p>no other comment from me required. *g*</p> 707!!!

no other comment from me required. *g*

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769482 demi Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:44:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/22/cheney-nauseating-me-with-a-nauseus-super-naus/#comment-1769482 <p>If she were out of office, why would they care about any skeletons?</p> If she were out of office, why would they care about any skeletons?

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