Cheney Can't Recall If He Ordered Hospital Visit
By Nicole Belle Monday Jul 30, 2007 4:49pmBreak out the gingko biloba, there's some mass dementia amnesia infecting the Bush administration:
On Sunday, Josh Marshall pointed out that the New York Times editorial on the potential need to impeach Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said that "Vice President Dick Cheney sent Mr. Gonzales and another official to Mr. Ashcroft's hospital room to get him to approve the wiretapping." As Marshall noted, before the editorial, Cheney's involvement in the incident had never been established.
Today on CNN, in a preview of his interview with the Vice President tonight, Larry King said he asked Cheney about the allegation. "I asked the Vice President about that and the story that he was the one that asked him to go," said King. "And he said he had no recollection."
"He did not want to deal with specifics, which tells me, they're looking at trouble," King added. "If you don't want to deal with specifics...I think you're looking at trouble and you're looking the other way if you're denying it."
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I find that picture deeply disturbing for some reason. Maybe it's because it's the only one I've seen where Darth looks genuinely happy.
As many lies as Gonzo/Cheney/Bush/Rove have floating around out there, surely to God they can be nailed on some of them.
Hanging with Gonzo makes your mind numb too? Maybe every living soul in this administration is a lying tool? Nailed it
What happened to Specter's big "surprise bombshell announcement"?
I am sure ole Larry will go for the jugular as usual.......
Everything these guys say fails the laugh test.
AP - 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday a pivotal September report on the war in Iraq is likely to show "significant progress" — putting himself ahead of President Bush, who has refused to speculate on what the report will say.
Notice Cheneys now emerging as the President.
High Noon: White House Misses Specter's Deadline To Defend Gonzales.
No! Ya don't say!
does anyone doubt he is thumbing his nose to the american people?
JudyLou @ 2:
One of them needs to get a blow job and lie about. That's the GOP's grounds for impeachment....no wait, that's only if the administration is Democratic and twice elected by the American people...nevermind.
PNAAC Minister @ 1:
That's it!!
That picture creeped me out and wasn't sure why until I read your comment.
RobertD @ 4:
His mouth is full of Bush's load. He can't speak.
L.A. Confidential @ 7:
"now emerging" . . surely you jest.
you know what they say, "never believe anything until its been officially forgotten"
when are we going to find out anything re: letter from WH to Specter. etc....anyone? anything?
I think I'd feel a bit more convinced if it weren't for the source. When did Larry King become a political analyst? (Not that I think he's necessarily wrong, mind...)
My patented memory erasing powder is working!
Love,
Osama bin Laden
Not only will we be rid of the criminal Bush regime in 2009, according to this http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/07/31/surveys-show-house-dems-m_n_585... we may be rid of enough Republicans in the house and senate to get something done and to reverse 8 years of debt, deficits, death and and destruction.
PNAAC Minister @ 13:
He's tired of "the boy" hogging the spotlight.
I think that it is high time that the Republicans seriously consider changing their mascot from an Elephant... because it is clear to me and to everyone else that this mob can't remember anything.
Any thoughts as to a replacement mascot?
Perhaps the chickenhawk would be more appropriate?
Cheney only has to bide his time until he's "mov'in on up to that dee-lux Haliburton suite in Du Bai, ai, ai." (sorry, Jeffersons)
A bad memory is the pathological liar's eternal refuge.
Lord Balto @ 17:
No Osama its your US sleeper cell, aka the Bush administration, that has been working on your behalf to insure Americans forget about you, forget the hijackers were from your homeland Saudi Arabia, and to help increase your recruiting power world wide with their botched wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and by deflecting America's attention with immigrant bashing and gay marriage. Bush has a message for you Osama. it's "mission accomplished".
The Ronald Reagan defense: Claim forgetfulness as if you had Alzheimer's.. and if the fates are smiling, you will get Alzheimer's.
LibertyLover @ 20:
dung beetle - rolling and rolling in, poo, kind of the like the guys that roll the large discs in dante's hell - their particular sin is coming up blank right now and I'm too lazy to wiki it
Ruthless People @ 23:
...and your other sleeper cell, the congressional GOP, have been doing your bidding also by keeping Bush from being impeached so he can continue to drag America down.
It's time to hold these guys accountable for high crimes and treason in everything from 9/11, to the 2000 election, WMD, Katrina. God Damnit. These bastards can not get away with this crap. Take your small actions to the streets with any effort of civil disobediance you can. Sidewalk Chalk. Documentary viewing and DVD passing. These guys are terrible criminals and need to be exposed. Chip away at their ice little by little. Do whatever you can.
Letters to the Editor
Sidewalk Chalk
DVD's
Emails
PNAAC Minister @ 13:
"publicly emerging"
IMPEACH both of these a**holes!!
Orangutan. @ 27:
And we could use some volunteers to help Pelosi unfold the legs under the impeachment table.
None of the junta members can ever recall anything. Impeach the Pinochetists
it's time the American people took bush/cheney/rove/gonzales/rice hunting. better yet, put them in the middle of iraq(not the green zone) without the armor, that they lied about giving the troops, but with just the clothes on their back and let them run a gauntlet for about one mile to get to the green zone. if they live, then they can spend the rest of their days at gitmo, until the world court tries them for their crimes against humanity.
The econmy is collapsing. The real estate market is crumbling. The Attorney General has committed perjury and obstruction of justice. Most of the Bush administration is involved in lawlessness and coverups. The Taliban are regaining strength in Afganistan. al Quaeda is regrouping in Pakistan.
Hey, let's go on VACATION!
Don Corleone and Sonny.
Gee, it's like "I think this is the worst administration in history. . . but I can't remember"
Ruthless People @ 30:
She found the table?
And I was all ready to ship her a new one, too.........
Motorhead Vette '67 @ 34:
does that mean that AG is Fredo and Rove is Tom?
Orangutan. @ 28:
Kind of like Edgar Bergen "publically emerging" as the one in charge of Charlie McCarthy.
Time for them both to be put out to pasture.
myiq2xu @ 38:
I suppose everyone has to wash their hands once once in awhile.
why couldn't Cheney say "No, I didn't"? But instead he said "Maybe I did, Maybe I didn't"
How is it a possibility?
So strange, do they not hear themselves? Are they trying to make an issue out of it?
Just look at that picture of those two smiling their shit eating grins.... And I'm reminded of an old song by the O Jays...
"They smile in your face, all the time they want to take your place... The backstabbers"... (chorus chimes in) "Baacckkstaaabbers".............
'Backstabbers' was the title I believe, by the O-Jays from the early 70s. Who knew it would be this relavant this far down the line..... politically...Who knew, when we were promised 2001 space oddysey type stuff and the Jetsons... Hell, we're suppose to be colonizing Mars already. Not killing each other like its the friggin middle ages again....
No? That don't work for ya?? OK, how bout this one then...
"Smiling faces, smiling faces... sometimes... Well, they don't tell the truth"... I recall the lyric, I believe the title is 'Smiling Faces' but oddly enough I can't quite recall the name of the band who did it... I want to say 'The Stories' but that ain't it.. They were a brit blues outfit that could do a creditable imitation of black soul sometimes.. And this tune was definitely by a black outfit.. Maybe Curtis Mayfield??? Can a brother help a poor white boy out on this one??? I grew up on this stuff but that was a long time ago. I guess these pathological Bushco liars aren't the only ones claiming amnesia.........JD
Orangutan at 27: "It's time to hold these guys accountable for high crimes and treason. . ." Yes, and it's time for Congress to stop the Bush administration thumbing their noses at Congress by refusing to testify and hand over documents. Rumsfeld is the latest to refuse (in the Tillman hearings tomorrow). By inaction Congress is sending a message that there is no rule of law in this country.
myiq2xu @ 6:
Are you kidding me? Everything they say is appalling and it makes me laugh.
All that's left for this crew is to have Bush hook up with Cindy Sheehan in the Oval Office.
This Administration is simply amazing in their chutzpah.
politicians can remember a contributor who gave them $50 25 years ago, but just can't seem to remember what they did last week.
This Administration talks like Michael but acts like Fredo.
JD,
Temptations, baby!
We should be used to this by now. Actually, we should be able to make a case in a court of law that the meaning of the words "I can't recall" now means "I refuse to answer that question because I'm guilty."
This administration could change the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of "I can't recall."
Thanks PNAC..... I knew someone would know...appreciate it..JD
Jack Damage @ 48:
You're welcome, JD. However, the moniker is spelled "PNAAC". Our mission is the same as our PNAC brethren, only we're quite the sticklers when it comes to accurate labeling. Therefore, we've added the "anti-" modifier.
Over and out.
" I don't recall" should be the official GOP-Chickenhawk slogan for Campaign 1008.
I don't recall anything about a war in Iraq.
I don't recall someone named Osama bin Laden.
I don't recall New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina or Heckuva Job Brownie.
I don't recall Pat Tillman.
I don't recall A budget surplus when Clinton left office.
I don't recall Terri Schaivo.
I don't recall a pedophile from Florida named Mark Foley.
I don't recall anyone named Jack Abramoff or Duke Cunningham.
I don't recall anything about last throes or mission accomplished.
I don't recall anything about shooting an old man in the face.
I don't recall a prescription drug plan crafted by precription drug companies and paid for out ass by American taxpayers.
Hi, I'm a GOP-Chickenhawk and I don't recall anything since the year 2000.
Valley Girl @ 35:
And like that GWB is totally BUFU! Furr Shurr! lol
PNAAC;
Roger Wilco; that ealier transmission included a typo...my bad.
JD
Ah, I mean a slogan for the _ 2008 _ campaign.
ANOTHER GONZO BOMBSHELL: ALBERTO BYPASSED A SICK ASHCROFT FOR JOHN MITCHELL
Fuckers, each and every one of them Bushies....
Arrgh, again with the typo... it should have read, 'earlier', not ealier... I'm having one of those fat finger kind of days... sheesh...JD
I have a question and/or an observation. Was just watching CNN's 6:00PM news(at
5:00PM here in CST) and they showed clips of Lazy King interviewing Dickhead Cheney,
which they said would appear on tonight Lazy King's 9:00PM show. My question: Why
is it called "Larry King Live" when the interview was conducted sometime around NOON
today??? And since we know the interview occurred at least 6 hours ago, how do we
know that the version shown this evening has not been "edited" by CNN? Even tho I
refuse to watch the Lazy King Softball Program, it seems misleading to call his show
"Live"...It's all just a dog and pony show and that is why I refuse to watch..
What was this thread about again.
dothehop @ 58:
Mainly about Dickhead Cheney and why most here at C&L dislike/hate/dispise him
If it wasn't darth then it had to be chimpy.
bushfia knew this was going on from the beginning.
chimpy's bf said he didn't go to Ashcroft's sick bed to discuss wiretapping, he went there on another matter. How much sense does that make? Either way they went to Ashcroft's hospital bed to discuss something illegal and to take advantage of a sick man. If Comey was lying on chimpy's bf, he should investigate it and find out the truth. But chimpy's bf is in place. Pitiful.
There's no truth to chimpy's fleshy constitution, gonzo.
The entire administration is afflicted with Alzheimer's.
PNAAC Minister @ 1:
They are smiling because they heard the death count.
some day, when the sheeple least expect it, there will awaken
the SLEEPING GIANT. Then, the PEOPLE will have spoken.
When will that be?
Many MSM outlets are giving this, and especially Jay Inslee's impeachment resolution introduced in the House today, little or no coverage. But how can they take the time, when there are many more important stories to cover, including murdered moms, dead dogs and Hillary's humps?
Ruthless People @ 23:
Y'all got that right!!
Media Concepts @ 64:
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And on Faux Noise, a police chase of 95MPH of a man who was trying to take a sick
cat to the Vet.
Christ, I'd hate to see their black list of names gathered from the illegal
wire taps, you'd think they'd pull some black bag ops on anyone
trying to expose their illegal crap. I guess too much arrogance
has caused them to overstep their dellusional pathetic excuse
of gray matter.
Doggiebobo @ 57:
CNN has been running promos all day stating that Cheney will face "tough questions" in the King interview. The last time Larry King asked a tough question, the war the U.S. was involved in was in Korea and the Republican Senator who was getting into trouble was named McCarthy.
Media Concepts @ 68:
Your memory is much better than mine. Was Lazy King wearing suspenders back then?
Either he can't remember or he is lying. Either way he needs to be removed from office. He is either too incompetent to remain in office if he cannot remember such an event, or he needs to be removed for ordering an all too willing Gonzo to strong arm an anesthatized John Ashcroft into signing an illegal surveillance program, in a very mafiaesque manner.
Either way, Cheney needs to go. Senility, or criminality, he needs to be taken out of the office.
It's time to IMPEACH!!!!
Larry King's Interview of Cheney is useless to say the least.
It's common knowledge that Cheney is one of Kings favorite People if not a personal friend.
Do yourselves a favor and don't watch it!!!!
Larry King is an addle-brained, irrelevant boob.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales may not be lying at all. At least, not in the clinical sense. Myself and many medical experts agree that his behavior is consistant with all of the symptoms of advanced Syphilitic Dementia. In fact, considering the number of other members of the Administration that exhibit similar symptomatic behavior patterns, the possibility of an epidemic among the Administration and Washington Republicans cannot be ignored.
So for God's sake, don't EVER touch a doorknob, press an elevator button, or use a public lavatory directly after a Republican, lest you too be reduced to a babbling, blithering, drooling, prespiring, lying sack of shit.
We expect an official announcement from the Centers for
RepublicanDisease Control in the very near future.Reminds me of the "Franklin Cover-Up" etc. where all these Republicans get in trouble for their sick, illegal, and perverse sexual problems and repression.
Would fit right in with Cheney's paranoia. We are ALL suspects.
I don't know why this picture is creepy.
FYI - it's ginkgo not gingko.
I can't remember,I can't recall,I can't remember anything at all.Hey...it worked for Reagunz....(with all due respect for his med condition)...Reagunz condition that is.......fuck Cheeeney
If Cheney can not recall, perhaps other members who does can trigger his memory out of his amnesia.
The "I can't recall" is becoming so common escape for this administration". Its time to use every available resources to help them remember including and not limited to a lie detector. Subpoena hearing. Written testimony. and any other means to get these people to tell the WHOLE truth and NOTHING but the TRUTH.
That pic of dickhead is really weird......smug asshole
Two Freakin' liars!
I guess they're passin' gas!
GoneZo is getting fat. Must be the pressure.
cheney ... still a FREAK!
if you remember being in the bush administration you probably weren't really there.
Look at his body language, he dropped his head even further after king's question, unfortunately king didn't follow up as usual and hopped to another Q. Like how is possible, cheney since you are in charge of the surveillance program, that somebody else would have sent Gonzales, WHO..if that's the case ?
"I can't recall" will soon become the standard criminal defense for any crime.
While King did not ask the tough follow-ups, as we all predicted, his disdain for Cheney's answer after the fact (as shown in the Think Progress video) is astonishing. This is, after all, Larry King. When you've lost Larry King, you're in trouble. I think this soundbite from King will be replayed far and wide.
GOP as a whole -- "I CAN'T RECALL" IF IT IS A WITCH HUNT OR NOT."
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Gee there's a shock.
Nicolle,
This is a photo begging for a caption contest.
Reply to #1: Never seen this Dick smile so big???
You should have seen him the night Shock and Awe befell Iraq and halliburton sat in the on-deck circle with their Blood-Red ink & their no-bid contracts while the Dickphone to Darth's office was ringing non-stop...
Or either of the days the tax cuts to his rich buddies and equally-corrupt wanker-supporters went through the 3-Day-A-Week Fun-House that was the Incredibly Incompetent and Corrupt 109th Congress that This Dick cast had the honor to cast the deciding votes with (yeah! Like the one that cost college students an extra 2% on their college loans because it would look good for the stock investors. I think the onversation went someething like "Fuck The Students; They'll pay it, or they'll stay dumb..." --seems that would be A Win Either Way for the Repugs, no?)....
OR the day 'energy commission' adjourned after planning for the jump in prices that was gonna happen immediately Before the US Army would secure Iraq's oil fields for their interests.....
Or maybe you missed his shit-eating grin when a 60-year-old aid named Scooter (yes, That 60-year-old 'man' named "Scooter") had his jail sentence commuted by his morally bankrupt and equally guilty 1/2-a-sissy boy-boss. You remeber that one?? -the one the prosecutor declined to pursue after stating the lies and harm done to America's security (and a CIA operative who was tracking nuclear material after a terrorist attack on American soil was outed because her husband proved a whitehouse scare story to be a lie) had credibly lead DIRECTLY to Darth the VP's office .........
???
My question is ...What makes this leper on Amercia's constitution, moral fiber, and international credibility Laugh???
Actually, I don't think I -or any of us- want to know.
fat assholes.
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