Cheney "outraged" that Bush didn't pardon Libby
By SilentPatriot Wednesday Feb 18, 2009 4:10pmIn the waning days of the Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney launched a last-ditch campaign to persuade his boss to pardon Lewis (Scooter) Libby - and was furious when President George W. Bush wouldn't budge.
Sources close to Cheney told the Daily News the former vice president repeatedly pressed Bush to pardon Libby, arguing his ex-chief of staff and longtime alter ego deserved a full exoneration - even though Bush had already kept Libby out of jail by commuting his 30-month prison sentence.
"He tried to make it happen right up until the very end," one Cheney associate said.
The craziest thing of all is that, despite a conviction by his peers on four felony counts, Dick Cheney still doesn't believe he did anything wrong. Stunning indeed. Perrspectives has more...
Update: And whenever you talk about these guys, another story about the DOJ firings comes out.
The Big Stone Wall: Nine Bush-Era Officials Refused To Cooperate With DOJ Probes
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You have to wonder if Bush resented Cheney's bad advice, his meddling, or his arrogance? Probably all 3.
Somewhere near the end Bush developed a vague understanding that Cheney used him hard, and screwing over Libby (minimally) was the harshest thing that coward could do to stick it to Cheney.
and a sick sadist who enjoys watching people squirm. I think he greatly resents Cheney and this was his one last chance to stick it to the old man.
Cheney is obviously worried. And we know how dangerous Cheney is when he is worried.
Hey, Scooter Libby, you might want to hire a food taster and a bodyguard.
I have a hard time believing that Bush didn't realise Cheney was using him from day one- The past administration was really the Cheney administration, with Bush reporting to him.
Cheney was ingenius in that he knew that he could do whatever he wanted with impunity, as Bush would be the focus of most of the venom and hatred-and I susepct Bush is not thrilled that this has caused him to be ranked as one of the worst presidents in history.
Cheney is one slick hombre.
was not pardoning Libby.
I only hope that Cheney lives to see the inside of a jail cell!!!
The best account I have read of why Bush decided to invade Iraq was posted on Anti-War.com several years ago. It played out like this...after having initial success in Afghanistan Bush liked playing wartime president. Romney complained that Afghanistan did not have enough targets. That's when Cheney, a puppet for AIPAC and AEI (group of warmongers who only have Israel's interest in mind) pulled out their plan called "Project For a New American Century." This plan called for the overthrowing of Saddam. They (AIPAC) knew Bush was putty in their hands. They (Wolfowitz) told him overthrowing Saddam would be a cakewalk. Rummy told him it would not take over 50,000 soldiers and a few billion dollars.
So "The Moron" as I prefer to call him put together a group inside the White House designed to "Sell" the war to the American people. That is where the WMD lie war born.
After the invasion, and no WMD's were found, they changed WMD to mean "Of...We Meant Democracy!"
There is enough evidence to prove that this was a fabricated war. I would like to see an industrious law firm file a class action suit on behalf of all of the soldiers who died, were wounded or caused any harm by this charade.
I wouldn't put it past Cheney to have Libby heart-attacked or stroked or car-accidented if he thought Libby was going to say anything thatcould landed Cheney's psychopathic ass in prison. He's that kinda guy.
Is he a psychopath?
Is he simply evil (and incredibly so)?
Does he actually believe that his acts are contributing to some kind of good that only he and his shadow government buddies perceive?
We certainly know him by his actions and his words. I'd like to know why he does these things.
cheney is the master, and the master is at work.
The two are not mutually exclusive. So yeah, he's both.
Cheney. Go away and live with your rich, sick buddies in Dubai. Leave this country that you have destroyed.
I hope someone from the DOJ wakes from their collective slumber long enough to watch this and get a clue. If they wait much longer it will look bad for them.
Because he has sold his whithering wretched soul to the Dark Side.
that CheneyBushCo was ever in charge. That gets us what, Dick?
Bush can claim he's his own man and stood for "justice"; Cheney polishes his Dark Lord image; and Scooter still doesn't do an hour of time while playing the hero/victim and collecting wingnut welfare for life.
Too convenient.
The man is insane.
He is like that mad dog slobbering down the street on a hot July afternoon, the sight of which makes you get the kids in and call the authorities to come shoot it before it bites someone.
Mad Dog Cheney. He will be raging and slobbering right up until the time the devil comes and points to the contract he had signed in blood.
The blood of others, of course. Never his own.
Opens that huge can of worms ....And Dick is a the top of the can.
chainey better watch out that outrage
He'll blow a heart vessel.
Wait too late
What's in him now, only titanium?
hot gas
and baby Harp seal tears for blood
i don't even know what to add.
where's ysbaddaden?
Ehh...my bosses insist I do more work
On the pittance they pay me.
i wasn't joking about that hobo clown bit.
we'd make a decent vaudeville team, eh?
Maybe I should take my bosses up on their suggestion.
Get my masters degree in history.
I've been told by younger folk that they would love it if I was their history instructor.
I speak of things centuries past as if I was there.
What my bosses don't understand is I don't know how to small talk.
So my fingertips do my talking for me.
And I still gotta book I've been working on mentally since 1980, and in actuality have written between 1992 and 1995 only now to be editing it.
But then I'm always here instead.
At work I'm known as the silent one, who rarely smiles, and seems vaguely distracted.
... you have your mind on other things, like SAVING THIS G*DDAMN COUNTRY?!
it's called:
HOW RUDOLPH HESS GOT LOST IN THE MEL BLANC MADHOUSE
call me a nazi-buster; it's literally in every drop of my blood...
*BOOK
There's an illustrator named Hannes (Hans) Bok. I can't find any links to his work right now. But he was respected in magazines in the 30's and 40's like Weird Tales in particular, but also more than likely other pulp magazines then as well .
You might keep an eye peeled for any you can find.
But now, it's time for Drums of Fu Manchu.
... ALBRECHT DURER. but i guess he's been dead for a while, eh?
Wed, 02/18/2009 - 16:59 — curtilingus
and baby Harp seal tears for blood
Is that like a Shirley Temple of Harp's ale?
Yes. A Virgin Harp.
You can get your history degree online ys!
I was going to suggest you dictate your book into voice recognition software, but if you're the silent type it won't be very long.
Every now and then I form a desire to speak, but no one seems to know what I'm talking about, and I might even initiate the conversation only to lose it to a chatterer, who talks too much and laughs too loudly.
There's a man I worked for, retired college professor, who really had the same opinion of speaking. He said at the end of his tenure, he was not speaking to anyone in the English department save one person.
He and I would have great conversations while I worked in his yard or did construction at his farm. However our conversations would never go on too long because we both had an economy of words and were aware of the "chatter" factor.
Plus I was on the clock and he wanted me to do the fucking work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtDWPN4s8Vo
Ah that was refreshing. Kind of like the Cure but I actually like these guys. Cranes.
because i laugh very loudly at some of your comedy.
*much
.
before he sees any bars.
and when Old Man Potter dies, will the MSM be saying "his heart was in the right place, he believed in America"? How will this asshole's image be ressurected?
Cheney will be remembered as a peace-loving careerist who tried to spread freedom and democracy, while fighting the angry left who obstructed him at every turn.
lmao
... it's time to fire up the paddywagons.
WE CANNOT GET WHAT WE'VE NEVER HAD UNLESS WE DO WHAT WE'VE NEVER DONE.
which is in short supply imho.
maybe he'll know what to do; after all, he gave uncle sam everything he ever asked of him and about 90 per cent more...
POS libby is ALL OVER the internal emails in the justice dopartment probe of the internal decision making of the 'torture memos' as cheneys then chief off staff. he is gonna find himself in front of another grand jury before this is all over.
his opinion is irrelevant. gee i wonder what does dan quale think about it? nobody gives a shit, and for good reason.
You really should be worried about yourself, not Libby. He'll just get jail-time, while you could get the death sentence.
Wouldn't Obama prefer that his matter not be pursued? He's already stated so much on war crimes, domestic spying and the DOJ firings.
You mean that old guy with no heart who tortured and killed a bunch of people and made a load of money torturing and killing a bunch more?
There seems to be sufficient reason to believe that Cheney committed acts of treason against the United States. The American people will never be angrier at the outgoing Bush administration than they are right now. If nothing is done by Obama's Justice Department within the next 3 months about Cheney, then fergetaboutit. It will be just history.
Look eveyone remembers Bush gave Cheney the same powers as the President. Now Cheney is scared Libby will sing as he will be charged with more crimes that Pat Fitzgerald left of the first time. Remember Fitz stated there was a Cloud over Cheney's head. Everyone even the jurors knew Libby was protecting Cheney. Now Cheney just was to busy taking care of the Oil Company business and hiding his own crimes to think about Libby. It was also the pain of the injury that left him in a wheele chair as Libby was the last thing on his mine. Now that Eric Holder said no one is above the Law Cheney is afraid Libby will sing. Cheney ordered the leak of Valerie Plame's name and he has used his personal business to committ crimes and get taxpayers money. If given the sentence for all his crimes Cheney would get the death sentance or at lease 100,000 years. Now late the sh*t fly.
... no baseball in saudi arabia.
plenty of public beheadings to watch, though, so i suppose it all evens out.
Poor Dick. He just can't get a break...
.
Maybe Scooter will see that Bush threw him under the bus. Cheney (with all of the rewards that he reaped for Halliburton) could very well take care of Scooter and his family for the rest of his days, but because Cheney is such a selfish man, he will never be able to reach into his very deep pockets and pay Scooter the Hush money that is needed to keep his Scooter's silence.
And never forget those aspen trees that are joined at the roots...
will no one help the widow's son uproot the aspens in clusters?!
* "will no one help the widow's son?" is an old masonic rallying cry, for those of you who may not know.
the "aspens in clusters" line refers to a letter libby sent to judith miller of the new york times.
you're going all ys on us. Not that that's a bad thing...
:D
ys is one of my very favorites around here, so i suppose that ain't a bad thing.
and good to here from you miss kitty.
will you say a prayer or do an incantation for my cat "bungles"?
he's 16 and he's got a cold...
Sounds like he needs some catnip tea and a chin rub.
he gets the chin rub regularly but i never thought of cat nip tea...
ancient Canadian remedy.
keep him warm and hydrated. treat food, like lamb baby food or feline a/d.
what is feline a/d?
that they really like. By Hills.
i figured if anyone would know it would be you.
I was hoping someone would get the reference... Thanks Bullfrog. Otherwise, I just sound like someone who drank too much NyQuil. :)
So?
Hey Cheney! Bush just said "SO?" to you. How does it feel?
paybacks are always such a b*tch, and Bush's refusal to pardon dear scooter is his payback
for the black eye Dick gave back in '01.(really folks, you didnt buy that whole 'choked on
a pretzel' story did you.....)
Outraged that this festering abcess is still allowed to inhabit the same planet I'm on and still finds a bully pulpit from which to spray his venomous pus on decent working Americans.
But hey, that's just me.
Heh. That's a real pity there DICK.
I think Bushtard probably wanted to pardon Scooty Boy but it might have put Chimp in legal jeopardy. Why issue a pardon for a crime they never admitted happened ? Cheney was the truly evil fucker in the Bush admin. Bush isn't smart enough to be that evil. I hope they both rot in hell.Tortured forever by the visions of all the people killed ,murdered and tortured under their junta. If Obama cant find the guts to investigate these bastards ? USA is truly doomed.. wouldnt count on it with Raul the Zionist pulling Baracks strings... if Israel has anything to do with anything ( even 911) ? You aint gonna hear about it.
see why bush can plausibly get off the hook?
i don't know many people who wouldn't let go of their feelings for bush if it meant we could throw cheney and rumsfeld under the bus.
seems like a fair trade, no?
There is more to this. Whatever the outcome of this - it will surely be a cover up that will protect Bush and Cheney, keep your eye on this one, when no one is watching because that is when the motive will be clear. Bush obviously is not doing this because of POLL numbers or to somehow save his reputation (too Late)and Cheney is crying crocadile tears, that is clear. Why was this so publicized?, that is how these guys have used the media so far to get a way with everything. But you would think that Scooter will start to talk being a "jailbird", if it sets him free, or maybe he will mysteriously get hurt in prison.??? We Shall See...............
I don't believe it.
Cheney has enough dirt on everybody to get what he wants
He didn't really want Libby pardoned. Libby had to take the fall, too bad for him.
At least they kept him out of jail. Now he'll get hired for some wingnut "think tanks" an get some "consultant" gigs.
As in "jumpsuit".
To hell with this twisted old man. Unless I am watching him getting frogmarched to jail, then I'd prefer not see him at all so that we get back to fixing this mess without him obstructing the view.
that this fucking evil bastard is angry about something he can't control. Please bring us more good news like this, thank you very much.
What else is he gonna say? The guy took the fall for him - hard to have him over for dinner without "outrage".
I always wondered what might cause Cheney to be outraged - someone who lies under oath, gets convicted for it and then gets his sentence commuted. Outrages!
This smug traitor, his days of freedom to expose American Operatives and putting in danger countless others by doing so will soon come to end. He is feeling the breath of justice behind his neck that is why he is freaking out. This man should be stripped of his citizenship, as should all (Libby for one) who were involved with the Valerie Plame treasonous act. That the GOP leaders and contstituency defends this pathetic coward speaks to the inherent unAmerican nature of the entire GOP. They still continue in the same vein; ideology trumps American interests. In 2010, these lock step GOP voting House members and equally incalcitrant Senate GOP members will have to face yet another harsh election reality; the final demise of the GOP. The tone of their leader Steele, continues the same vein of lies, distortion, and denials that resonates with the same inept foolishness of Sarah Palin. The Palinist style has become the mantra in the GOP.
The times have changed and soon Cheney will be imprisoned along with other complicit tortures, constitutional tramplers, and generally to long to list criminals of the last 8 yrs.
I urge the House and the Senate to steadily and methodically pursue justice.
Boo f**king hoo.
Break out the tiny violins.
NOT issuing the pardon is one of the very few good things Bush did in office-
My question is this- Can Cheney be brought up on charges for wiping his ass with the Constitution- and if so, would Obama pardon him?
1. No
2. Yes.
... was bush's masterstroke, and why we won't hate him when we're old and retired.
Tough. And you know the other word that comes behind "tough."
one thing I think all people would agree upon is, dick cheney would make a great Penguin in the next Batman movie.
I'd love to see Christian Bale punch him in the face (for the sake of the cinema, of course).
Anything that pisses Dickhead off has to be a good thing.
... for EVERYONE to pile it on this old son of a b!tch.
christians, jews, muslims, hindus, wiccans, atheists, agnostics, gays, lesbians, flying spaghetti monster followers...
pile it on this sorry old sack of crap and we'll all be DANCING LIKE EWOKS.
And I hate to say "Thank you, Georgie," but I guess I just did...
would like the bushes if we actually met them.
cheney, addington, zakheim, rumsfeld and zelikow?
F*CK 'EM.
whom I probably wouldn't have given the time of day on the outside. Forced confinement tends to do that, I guess...
... i intend to visit my "uncle donny" and read him "the giving tree" by shel silverstein.
* and i am adamantly against the death penalty.
I don't want to have a beer with Poppy, with flabby Jeb, with Wanton Boy, with the pearl-wearing gila monster who spawned tbe whole sorry lot ...
Fuck 'em all. Bushes included.
and said that the case to go to war in Iraq was "phony" and that Joe Wilson was going to blow his cover?
If so, props to him, even if it's a little late.
that W has offered cheney an appartment on the family compound in Paraguay. It's built into the crooked "right" wing of the swastika-shaped building and has blood-red drapes covering the windows so Cheney does not have to fear contact with direct sunlight even during daylight hours.
... won't protect those f*cks when i personally write a letter to my fellow christian erik prince.
is in my blood, every last drop of it. rothschild, weishaupt, bauer, durer, luther, etc., etc.
eat sh!+ and DIE, uncle donny!!
* but it all goes back to monty python's "confuse-a-cat" sketch.
when i 1st saw that comedy sketch, it was like i discivered the dead sea scrolls.
THANK YOU ERIC IDLE, JOHN CLEESE, GRAHAM CHAPMAN AND THE OTHER 3 BOOBS!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Je1CEPkUM
Confuse a cat
I love that skit too
good evening fellow ass wranglers ! sorry about you cat bullfroggy, can you get it to a vet? been watching lost and trying to get my mind off some of this sheet for a while but it never goes away does it? trying to figure out what thier next plans for the demise of good old uncle sugars is a full time job!
Get over it, and fuck off while you are at it.
... oil-encrusted black heart just give out already?
I think the real outrage is... Why hasn't Cheney been indicted???
Well , Bush did do one thing right didn't he ? Man it is so nice now , no Bush , no Cheney , a President who has mastered the English language and actually knows what he is talking about !
that I wasn't award lizards were capable of.
ooops "aware" not" award"
It took Bush several years, but he finally realized that Cheney was lying to him and was not to be trusted. The last couple years of the administration, Cheney had less and less influence. I've never been a Bush fan, but I have to hand it to him on this one.
I can't believe I am saying this. Now as a caveat, I am thoroughly convinced that historians will consider the Bush Administration the WORST in American history. However, that being said, in this one instance: Good for you W!!
Thu, 02/19/2009 - 06:52 — Mutton Jeff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_cFpQ2VaTg
No lambchop though.
So here ya go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwWSFxmDSXk
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