Would McCain want Cheney in his cabinet?: "Hell, yeah"
By SilentPatriot Tuesday Jun 10, 2008 6:30pm
Enthusiastically proclaiming you would want someone as unpopular as Dick Cheney serving in your administration? How mavericky!
Asked whether he’d be interested in Cheney had the vice president not already have served under Bush for two terms, McCain said: “I don’t know if I would want him as vice president. He and I have the same strengths. But to serve in other capacities? Hell, yeah.”
You almost have to feel bad for McCain and the fine line he has to tread. On the one hand he has to distance himself from the miserable failure that is the Bush years; on the other hand he has to reassure the dead-enders (aka the GOP base) that he really does consider Bush/Cheney a fantastic success. It's no wonder why, then, that McCain will find himself praising the Bushies one minute, and running away as quickly as possible the other.
At least it will make for some fun campaign moments.
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Bring him on!
what was cheney's approval rating? around 9% last i heard. Keep diggin that whole Mcbuddy!
er..hole
That's right McSame tie yourself good and tight to the guy who's even less popular than Bush.
lol
Hey, both of those sickly demented neocons could both die of old age, then where would we be? Nancy Pelosi?
Please, not that!
Cheney might be useful as an energy czar.
he is a clever chap.......avoided vietnam do what i say not what i do
Really, if you knew nothing else about John McCain's judgement but this line, wouldn't this be enough?
cheney in his cabinet and foley in his closet..... quite the white house administration
Is the cabinet lockable?
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karl @ 7:
Yes, wasn't John just criticizing Obama for not having served in a war, of which there was none?
No we don't. Not even almost. This guy's got it made -- access to immeasurable riches, a sycophantic and fawning media, constant references to his wonderful service even by his opponent. Nothing to feel sorry for. His woes are his own fault. He contemplated ditching his disastrous party in 2001. He chose to pander to them instead. He made his water bed. Let him sink in it.
Dead enders. Awesome phrase! Obama should pick it up. John McCain wants to continue driving down a dead end! All Republicans want to drive down a dead end! It doesn't matter how many road signs there are leading up to it. They still think they can go through it. Turn around folks. Let's get back on the road.
If McCain were to put a Democrat in charge of his campaign, this is what it would look like.
Okay, that's it -- McCain has just revealed that he's PLANNING to take a hard dive this November. Clearly, he doesn't want to be president. Even if you were senile, you wouldn't invoke the name of the least popular politician in America like this. For whatever reason, McCain is obviously the GOP stooge this year. He's a Bob Dole walking. It's over.
Will the prospect of having Cheney in a cabinet position for McCain help Obama?
Hell, yeah!
Kathy in St. louis @ 11:
i think he did serve two days for his DWI.....though
THE DREAM TEAM:
PRESIDENT: Maverick McCain
VICE PRESIDENT: James Inhofe
SEC STATE: Dick Cheney
SEC DEF: the reanimated corpse of Curtis LeMay
ATTY GEN: Bernie Kerik
NAT SEC ADV: G. Gordon Liddy
EDUCATION: Roger Ailes
TRANSPORTATION: the reanimated corpse of Albert Pike
HUD: Larry Silverstein
ENERGY: the reanimated corpse of H.L. Hunt
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES: David Rockefeller, Jean Schmidt, Jeff Gannon
CIA: Frank Carlucci
FBI: Lewis I. "Scooter" Libby
HOMELAND SECURITY: Rudolph Guiliani
NSA DIRECTOR: John Boehner
where's your lapel flag pin soldier??didn't you hear we just got a new shipment in from communist china
McWar : "As a war seller, ...Hell ,yeah"
If chainey has swim fins he could be put in the water closet
Hold the snorkle.
Biggus Diggus @ 14:
I posted this on an earlier thread.
I say again, they don’t want to win this one. They know that nobody can fix the mess the Administration has made in four years. They think they can make a comeback in 2012.
Cheney belongs in his man-sized safe. With the keys locked inside with him.
Man, the bush/cheney cabal must have some real smelly shit on the maverick.
How about Ambassador to Kazakhstan?
How on earth can McCain stand to shake hands with a guy who got four deferments?
Come on C&L, let's be a little more fair in our reporting of this. This "endorsement"
of cheney by mcshame occurred in 2006, and if one is really interested in all the story, click on "Politico" in the lead-in and read. I dislike Mcshame/cheney as much
as anyone, but using "old" partial statement are not gaining us anything.
Excuse me? Did John McCain just admit that he is SIMILAR to DICK CHENEY? I can already HEAR the Youtube movies being cranked out.
Poor old John McCain. I've always thought he was actually one of the better Republicans. I was sorry that he got smeared by Bush, and didn't get the nomination in 2000. He was a much better candidate than Bush. But this is REALLY sad. This is the second time in a decade that McCain has taken it in the a$$ from Bush. He got smeared directly by Bush in 2000, and screwed out of the nomination he deserved, and now the second time around he's getting screwed by Bush again, by getting all of Bush's mistakes hung around his neck. It's like the poor guy is having to clean up the mess for a wild party that he was refused entry to in the first place. Very sad.
If he keeps this up, my head really will explode.
CD @ 25:
Five.
Herb @ 13:
McKinnon his campaign boos IS a former democrat
Biggus Diggus @ 14:
Either that, or Diebold has developed some killer software.
He's going to regret that little remark. I mean - really regret it. Play that often enough and the race is over. Cheney is so universally distrusted by people on both sides of the aisle. Just let John keep talking - and play what he says -
warmongers of a feather flock together!
How about Cheney serve in a penitentiary?
WHAT?
I can't keep up with this shit. Did this really happen. Surely you must me making this up. This is insanity.
bullfrog @ 17:
Sec of Religious Compliance: Rev Haggard
Grand Rel Inquisitor (domestic): Rev Hagee
Grand Rel Inquisitor (foreign): Rev Moon
McCain Youth Leader: M. Foley
McCain Teen Leader: G. Allen
Inspector of Public Conveniences: L. Craig
Asst Inspector of Public Conveniences: B. Allen
karl @ 18:
john mccain's flag lapel supposedly not only came from china, it's it's got 51 stars, the extra star representing panama, the land in which he was born.
i also hear he pacifies himself to sleep nightly by sucking on his lapel pin after he takes it off, which would explain his enormous, lead-poisoned jowels...
ferrofluid (Obama 08) @ 36:
Hey, those are all good...NOT. But what about LIEberman, what position for him?
Wee Mousie @ 31:
"remember you go down in the forth, theres a lot of money riding on this fight"
"if you ever correct me again when i am talking to the MSM, I will cut your jacobs off"
uno pinata, por favor?!
bullfrog @ 37:
I want to know why McHotdog doesnt wear his 'reverse ace' flag pin, the one they award when you get 5
friendlykills (of aircraft)."How mavericky"
Luv it.
what do you expect from someone who doesn't even defend his own daughter from these slime?
whore. he's an absolute, unabashed whore.
TheRealMcCain.com/
Doggiebobo @ 38:
Governor of Israel's 50 American Provinces
Doggiebobo @ 26:
I'll second that! Everybody's welcome to make their own conclusions,
but let us all do that from the same set of facts.
Doggiebobo @ 38:
He returns to the Democratic party, job well done, McCain and the Republicans sunk without trace in november.
bullfrog @ 45:
Not bad, however, I sort of visualize LIEberman as Director of Communication for
the Main Stream Media....he could be the "truth seeker" and do the editing of O'Liely/
Hannity/Limpballs/Hummmmmme/Barnes/et.al. reports to be sure they are fair and
balanced since he himself is such a honest and forthright person...
DannyEastVillage @ 43:
somebody told me he bashed some viet cong whores in 'nam. like, when he was short on cash, he'd just call the poor gals "trollops", then donkey punch 'em and leave.
probably just an internet rumor, but ya never know...
Hell yeah! Please keep opening your mouth McCain, it'll do wonders for Obama in November!
So how low will the Repug turnout and vote be in november, 40 35 30 25 20% ?
Yoiu know its bad when their official candidate gets a third of Repubicans voting for other in a primary.
recent RNC conversation overheard by their
undocumented lowest bid companycleaners.too many naughty words sorry
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Doggiebobo @ 48:
yeah, maybe lieberman should be put in charge of all future commissions set up to investigate governmental corruption. his senior deputy advisers could be hank kissinger & phil zelikow. the truth would rise to the top like cream in a cup of coffee in no time!
ferrofluid (Obama 08) @ 41:
i hear "McHotdog" goes by "McCocktailweinie" nowadays...
Just wait. In two days he'll disavow ever having considered such a thing.
Douchebag. McCain has rapidly gone from maverick, to somewhat pitiful old man, to lying jackass, to utter douchebag. He's a winner on all fronts.
Go ahead McCain......Go f*ck yourself with Cheney. This race is all but over with McCain's comments today. IMO
republicans don't want to win. wasn't one of them just praising hitler's water systems or something? they don't want to win. they know they created a huge mess and they don't want to clean it up.
they don't want to win.
except nobody is telling mccain. and that's kinda funny in a cruel kinda way.
michaelt @ 58:
I say again, they don’t want to win this one. They know that nobody can fix the mess the Administration has made in four years. They think they can make a comeback in 2012.
michaelt @ 58:
Its like the C team is in charge, the As and the Bs are too busy planning their escape to Paraguay and other climes maybe.
Senile and Satan -- wouldn't Washington, Madison, Jefferson and Franklin be proud!!!!!
wesisbest @ 57:
If you are referring to the comments above(in the lead-in), they were not made today, but in 2006 and they are just a part of what he and
his advisors said. Read the "Politico" underlined in blue above for entire content.
Doggiebobo @ 62:
Thanksfor the heads up on that. I was also talking about his "message" to the troops with Matt Lauer.
What are the possibility that McCain becomes McSame?
1) Alien body snatcher-The Pod people
2) Vulcan Mind meld
3) Jedi Mind trick
4) The Changling from Deep space nine
5) Change of medication (112 page medical report has to contain many change of medication)
6) peer pressure from the "Skulls and Bones" committee
7) peer pressure from the PNAC committee
8) wants the same vacation package
any other explanation?
McSame is insane....proof perfect.
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Ron @ 21:
They don't want to fix the "mess." They made it on prupose. And, if the US economy and America (as we know it) makes it until 2012 - I doubt anyone calling him/herself a Republican will be "running" for office - more likely running away; far, far away.
wesisbest @ 65:
No problem. I cancelled my cable TV over 2 years ago, so do not have access(or the
desire) to watch the political pundits(supposedly journalist) do talk show, consequently have no idea as to what mcshame/Lauer discussed.
I rely upon the Internet(like C&L) for most of my news...along w/Democracy Now,
PBS(Bill Moyers) CSPAN,...any and all "alternative" news is more accurate than anything found on the Main Stream Media..
This is the same man who says Obama is being disingenuous when he claims McCain's presidency would be Bush's 3rd term.
Then he says he'd like Cheney to serve with him.
Folks, you have nothing to worry about this election. With statements like this, it will be easy for Obama to destroy this idiot.
I can't wait for the debates.
I predict the neocon will become the libertarian. They will move on to another party. Before they were Republican they ran on the Nazi party.
Think of the unenviaboe position that McSame finds himself in, as already described. Couple that with his stammering inability to get his message across without embarrassing gaffes, along with an inability to stay coherent for more than minute at a time and you gain a better understanding why Hillary and Barack were locked into such a battle.
Sorry i don't have time to join in the fun this morning, but I have for you an interesting look at how the Gulf States (UAE, Kuwait Bahrain, qatar etc.) feel about the possibilities of an Obama Presidency versus McSame.
Dawn of a new era in America
By Abdullah Alshayji, Special to Gulf News
Published: June 08, 2008, 23:39
I personally liked the very last paragraph.
Good bye progressives, have a great (whatever it is there) evening? Make noise, put out signs, call your representatives, take back our government from the piggies.
Ciao
Pick Cheney? NOBODY picks Cheney. Cheney picks himself. Don't kid yourselves, Cheney has more power than ANY VP in the history of the United States. He literally picked himself to be GDubya's VP!!!!
bullfrog @ 17:
Great list, but forgot one:
AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL: Ho' LIEberman
McSame WILL need someone to wind up the key in his back.....
If nothing else, it shows who the real power in the Bush admin is. Bush walks away with history condemning him (rightly so) Cheney gets asked into the next rethug admin to continue to pull the strings.
Cheney's been running the show all along. btw, Senile and Satan, ha. I enjoyed that.
"McCain said: “I don’t know if I would want him as vice president. He and I have the same strengths."
woah. mccain and cheney are the same!
that's real good to know.
Geez, McSame and Cheney even look alike
Doggiebobo @ 38:
joe lieberman would be McCain's press secretary. Look at how much experience he has in telling us all what Sen. McCain "really meant."
And why would those dead guys have to be reanimated?
mcsame knows who deadeye dick is, right ???
we better make sure ...
Stop Cheney and Bush from serving in a McCain administration or any govt. in the future. Impeach.
Judgments in case of impeachment shall not extend beyond
removal from office and [b]disqualification to hold any office of trust, honor, or profit in the United States[/b].
In the spirit of sarcastically slotting potential nominees for a Mcain cabinat I present the following -
Dick Cheney for Vice President
Jack Abramoff for Tresury Secretary
George W Bush for Secretary of Homeland Security
Tom Delay for chairmanship of the "Commission of Government
DestructionReform"Dennis Hastart for Education Secretary
Senator Larry Craig for something to do with s
XXeducationNewt Gringrich for Secretary of State
Jeb Bush for Department of Interior
Katherine Harris for Housing and Urban Development
Senator Mitch McConnell for Department of Labor
Harriet Miers for Department of Justice
Do not forget folks that most Republicans are on record advocating for ethe effectvie abolition of the US federal government.
After Cheney's done being VP he's going to have enough oil and defense kick back money to buy whatever's left of America that China doesn't already own. Cheney in McSames cabinet? Grandpa's better off locking himself in a room until the election. What an idiot.
I fear Cheney will never go away. Evil like his never dies. Honestly, if I was a religious person, he would be Satan.
You're gonna love this! SERIOUS snark alert fully explaining why anyone who would vote for any republiscum should have their friggin' head examined!
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MsJoanne @ 85:
And McSame said he's going to fight the "war on evil"! I guess he'll be fighting cheney! What an idiot. If the republicans have their way, they'll be devices mounted everywhere with cameras that will shoot out a ticket every time someone says a bad word or anything negative about the government (as in Demolition man).
Would McCain want Cheney in his cabinet?: “Hell, yeah”
Cheney is going for the McCain's drawers...trying to brown-nose his way out of the CRAP he put AMERICA in.
McCain is going to BILK CHENEY for MILLIONS of DOLLARS in the process to save his ASS. This is called Dirty POLITICS.
CD @ 25:
More important, how can he stand to shake hands and embrace the evil twins who trashed his family? If he wont defend his family, how can he defend our country?
insane mccain is just a political whore who would f**k ANYBODY to be president.
Do we really want a person of such low moral character to be our president? (and I wont even mention how he left his seriously injured first wife for the current one who is swimming in cash. he really IS a whore!!)
helenahandbasket @ 24:
How about ambassador to hell?? Bwaahaahaaa
Keep on diggin' Grandpaw. And he could tap into Bush as assistant-decider-veto-guy.
I guess that means McCain opposes impeaching Cheney. I was afraid that was the case.
WOW, could McSame be that out of touch with the thoughts and feelings of Americans? It seems like every day he is saying something to prove that he has no idea. really. It is starting to look like he might not sincerely want to be elected president when you consider how many land mines he has placed in his own path to that office. Too many to even count.
helenahandbasket @ 24:
How about changing bed sheets at Guantonamo?
Unfortunately, McSame can fool 28% of the people all of the time.
Wow! Does McCain know how to reassure the electorate, or what?!!!! We can be confident that is McCain is electected and brings on Cheney, that from Day!, Cheney will be running the show. Talk about experience! Talk about know-how! What's not to like?!? And with Joeseph Lieberquisling fullfilling to role of Mr.McCain's personal Rasputin, the sky's the limit!
A wise and savy move, Senator McCain!
Of course I'm still disappointed that Cheney didn't throw his hat into the ring. He and Lord Voldemort would have made for a GOP Dream Team:
Cheney/Voldemort '08!
I had the perfect campaign slogan for them, too:
Dont' change dicks in the middle of a rape!
Vote Cheney/Voldermort in 2008!
Kinda catchy, says it all.
Doggiebobo @ 38:
Bureau of Failure - George W. Bush
Self-Serving Opportunism Administration- Joeseph Lieberquisling
Wow...just fucking WOW!
Cheney needs to be drawn and quartered...not given a cabinet position.
Biggus Diggus @ 14:
I sometimes wonder if he's even into it these days, or he's found himself where he is, and he's going through the motions. (Shades of Frederick of Hollywood-- what the fuck am I doing here-- snore?)
Maybe the plan is like Putin and Medvedev. Who's really running the show? Who has been running the show all along? Who will be...
Hell probably has more to do with it than McCain would like it to.
Holla for Bush!
Comrade Rou @ 6:
Sounds like a great idea LOL. He would also be great for Secretary of Defense.
I see two little prickls, with two little pricks. It must be that having a little penis makes you want to ride herd on everyone else. They feel the need to get back at people for the jokes they made about them in gym class after showers, " Hey chin-less, what is that? It looks kind of like a penis only much smaller".-CEO
McCain is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Billy @ 46:
Jumping ahead two years, to today:
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- Presumptive presidential
candidate John McCain doesn't want unpopular U.S. Vice President
Dick Cheney associated with his campaign efforts, sources say.
The Washington political news Web site Politico.com reported
Wednesday that its sources say even though Cheney could help McCain
shore up what is proving to be his weakest GOP constituency --
hardcore Bush administration supporters -- he doesn't want his
assistance because of Cheney's high levels of unpopularity.
"I don't think the McCain people want Cheney anywhere near
him," a former Cheney aide told Politico.com.
Oh Yeah!
He makes Bush look like The Beatles, popularity wise.
Trumpet this everywhere, from the highest mountain top to the deepest valley.
No one should be unaware of this.
Add Cheney's assets: avoidance of military service, relationships to Halliburton and other big oil, with graphs of profits since day one of the exercising of the Authorization to Use Force, which is NOT a war. [No war --> NO wartime powers. Why have they been granted to the "ezecitive" branch?]
His extra legal intel organization, his relationship to, and responsibility for, the Plame affair. Outing an active CIA is defined as treason. Treason has a relatively narrow definition, so many accusations of treason, aren't. High Crimes and Misdemeanors are grounds for impeachment, not necessarily treason. But I would imagine that all treasonous actions would be considered HC&M (common law grant of trademark(tm) to the Bush Admin).
Spam his absurd "I'm not executive branch [all the time]" statement far and wide. If this guy's in the executive branch or exercises any executive powers (or immunities), and in the legislative branch and exercised any powers (or immunities) not specified in the Constitution [eg tie breaking votes... My psychic powers tell me his tie breakers will most often go to the Republic side], then he should be covered by the rules of BOTH branches, not NEITHER, as he has been conducting himself.
All 100% vetted and reliable information. Nothing speculative, interpretive, exaggerated or spun (actually this should always be the case). Give "them" NOTHING to point to as inaccurate. Links to reliable web sites (especially .gov sites) and articles, references to print (how 1900s) newspapers, magazines or books. First hand stuff, not "he said" or "it's been reported", etc. like Jon Stewart's and Keith Olbermann's responses to Bush's over the top, unequivocal lie "We were never 'stay the course'." Film clip sequences showing him saying it many, many times. Stewart's all to often"he said, he said" paired clips. Cheney's "Iraq would be a quagmire" along side his "greeted as liberators" verbal diarrhea. Contradictions, reversals, flip-flops. If something equivalent to JS/KO's "stay the course" refutation was seen on national TV during prime time (or swing state leading local stations during prime time) it would stick in the minds of the viewers. If we could be blessed with something like Bush's "as long as I'm the dictator" clip, *every* ad could end with that clip. We need to use tried and true advertising (and Republic party) techniques except that we always tell the undistorted, unspun truth. "Stay the course", "Stay the course", "Stay the course", "Stay the course", "Stay the course"... "I'm the dictator", "I'm the dictator", "I'm the dictator", "I'm the dictator." Using the truth is not a dirty trick. Rethugs graciously give us "truth we can use."
Their propaganda machine can take a typo and use it to discredit the whole article or commercial, so we must needs be careful.
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