tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7970189700693916676..comments2024-03-28T20:14:01.928-05:00Comments on Althouse: Cheney's book.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68797998913188531732011-09-04T05:44:16.191-05:002011-09-04T05:44:16.191-05:00I guess the rule of law means nothing, when a man ...I guess the rule of law means nothing, when a man who has confessed to war crimes can appear in public.Doug Muderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666144843949850394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44947470323637248712011-08-30T20:20:26.595-05:002011-08-30T20:20:26.595-05:00What the federal government does SHOULD be of litt...What the federal government does SHOULD be of little consequence to anyone. The fact that villains like Cheney had the power they had, is a damning indictment on the decline and fall of the former United States.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37952720062379685062011-08-30T20:16:56.798-05:002011-08-30T20:16:56.798-05:00We will bury you.We will bury you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10207594100628955612011-08-30T20:14:23.579-05:002011-08-30T20:14:23.579-05:00So..... the most vile / heinous war criminal on ea...So..... the most vile / heinous war criminal on earth gets to have his book published, while Reinhard Heydrich, Rudolf Hess, Martin Bormann and Heinrich Himmler did not? Does not seem fair to FREEPER's I'm sure! lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81955082764736760682011-08-30T20:13:22.502-05:002011-08-30T20:13:22.502-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80636328584973593792011-08-30T20:12:59.852-05:002011-08-30T20:12:59.852-05:00So..... the most vile / heinous war criminal on ea...So..... the most vile / heinous war criminal on earth gets to have his book published, while Reinhard Heydrich, Rudolf Hess, Martin Bormann and Heinrich Himmler did not? Does not seem fair to FREEPER's I'm sure! lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81368445028785316072011-08-26T02:02:41.173-05:002011-08-26T02:02:41.173-05:00Roger J. @ 9:38 AM said:
... with any luck they wi...Roger J. @ 9:38 AM said:<br><br />... with any luck they will go <b>hunting with Mr Cheney</b> sometime.<br /><br />I think that should be <b>Hunting With Mr Cheney</b>. Without capitalization, it's just not ominous enough.CWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396775360621300955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36250561707485086382011-08-26T00:48:03.431-05:002011-08-26T00:48:03.431-05:00Robert Cook said...
Well, there's the lying to...Robert Cook said...<br /><i>Well, there's the lying to justify an illegal war to start, followed by the mass murdering, the torturing, the secret imprisonment of countless unknowns in black prisons around the world, the illegal spying on American citizens, the contempt for democracy and public opinion....</i><br /><br />Damn, there really is no difference between Dick Cheney and Barack Obama. Amazing.shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643191749167151526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5746590002371717502011-08-25T21:48:31.599-05:002011-08-25T21:48:31.599-05:00I get chills up my spine, not in a good way.
What...<i>I get chills up my spine, not in a good way.</i><br /><br />What is it with chills and tingles in this crowd?<br /><br />Mature adults scare people who operate on emotions and caricatures.JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50324327512694725362011-08-25T21:35:01.568-05:002011-08-25T21:35:01.568-05:00I also wouldn't vote for the haters, Bachmann,...<i>I also wouldn't vote for the haters, Bachmann, Perry and the like.</i><br /><br />I'll bite.<br /><br />Give us the specifics.JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65712223956036103752011-08-25T20:10:43.935-05:002011-08-25T20:10:43.935-05:00@TWM 8:53: "Finally, how the hell was there ...@TWM 8:53: "Finally, how the hell was there any communication break-down? The president, we are told, has the best communication gear in the world,,," <br /><br />That may have been what folks claimed at the time, but it clearly was untrue....which is why both presidential B747's underwent very quiet but very extensive communications upgrades in the aftermath of 9/11. I recall reading an article about the upgrades, although not too much notice was taken of it in the media. In fact, IIRC, one of the reasons Bush was ferried about the country after the attack was to find an Air Force base that had the secure communications systems that the planes so badly lacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80769019962858540122011-08-25T20:02:24.722-05:002011-08-25T20:02:24.722-05:00TWM, I'd say Murphy's Law; can you think o...TWM, I'd say Murphy's Law; can you think of a better illustration of the President having comm problems at a time like that?<br /><br />As to the thought of it having been Biden... Someone better at it than I needs to make some audio:<br />"M-I-C, K-E-Y,<br />B-I-D-E-N!"Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61379407569313806672011-08-25T18:22:02.159-05:002011-08-25T18:22:02.159-05:00The choice of Biden, to this day, was one that ref...<i>The choice of Biden, to this day, was one that reflected true vanity and a disregard/lack of care for the potential power of the VP.</i><br /><br />Certainly the Biden decision hasn't worked out well for BO.<br /><br />Maybe the future memoirs of the various players will enlighten us to something redeeming to this Veep. <br /><br />I can say that the big knock against Joe during his runs for the presidency was<br /><br /><i>He didn't know when to shut up</i>Phil 314https://www.blogger.com/profile/04133300763922742206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40155843356982113942011-08-25T18:01:51.988-05:002011-08-25T18:01:51.988-05:00"For the life of me, I can't figure out w...<i>"For the life of me, I can't figure out why the left so hated Cheney...."<br /><br />Well, there's the lying to justify an illegal war to start, followed by the mass murdering, the torturing, the secret imprisonment of countless unknowns in black prisons around the world, the illegal spying on American citizens, the contempt for democracy and public opinion....</i><br /><br />Well, you have certainly explained your status as a hater. Now, if you could only verify your "reasons."Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330459176797654347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87085972571156916652011-08-25T17:57:22.640-05:002011-08-25T17:57:22.640-05:00I also wouldn't vote for the haters, Bachmann,...<i>I also wouldn't vote for the haters, Bachmann, Perry and the like. </i><br /><br />Did it ever occur to you who the haters are ?<br /><br />Typical lack of self awareness.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330459176797654347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66718492834077596382011-08-25T17:12:30.265-05:002011-08-25T17:12:30.265-05:00Well, there's the lying to justify an illegal ...<i>Well, there's the lying to justify an illegal war to start, followed by the mass murdering, the torturing, the secret imprisonment of countless unknowns in black prisons around the world, the illegal spying on American citizens, the contempt for democracy and public opinion<br /></i>But every Republican does these! What was it about Cheney in particular that blows your gaskets?Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64267629938027748382011-08-25T17:00:31.846-05:002011-08-25T17:00:31.846-05:00Cookie,
Given the made-up "lying", and ...Cookie,<br /><br />Given the made-up "lying", and made-up "illegal war" right in your opening... have you ever considered a career as a novelist? You seem to have quite a gift for fiction...Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3166511944445472912011-08-25T17:00:02.900-05:002011-08-25T17:00:02.900-05:00Vicki,
If you really are proud, then please be pr...Vicki,<br /><br />If you really are proud, then please be proud enough (not to mention honest enough) to make your statements without elision. Go ahead and say <i>what choice it is</i> you're in favor of.<br /><br />And as far as being proud of having stopped the war, I know enough boat people and Cambodians and/or their descendants to say: what loathsome immorality.Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8888046744974126022011-08-25T16:34:46.626-05:002011-08-25T16:34:46.626-05:00"For the life of me, I can't figure out w...<i>"For the life of me, I can't figure out why the left so hated Cheney...."</i><br /><br />Well, there's the lying to justify an illegal war to start, followed by the mass murdering, the torturing, the secret imprisonment of countless unknowns in black prisons around the world, the illegal spying on American citizens, the contempt for democracy and public opinion....<br /><br />That's enough, don't you think?<br /><br />It didn't help that in every way he looked and acted like a stereotypical eeeevil villain from the movies; if he'd been named Snidely Whiplash it would have been entirely appropriate to his persona, (which was itself an accurate reflection of his character).Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24823526702730196442011-08-25T16:21:22.080-05:002011-08-25T16:21:22.080-05:00What will not be in the Cheney book:
"We wil...What will not be in the Cheney book:<br /><br />"We will get those mother%$(&^rs! Has the President been located? In the interim we have to take needed actions until he assumes CiC lead.."<br />"DEFCON 3, all embassies on Alert. Fighter jets over major cities, now".<br /><br />3 minutes later <br /><br />"Is Bush in contact?"<br /><i>He is is a classroom and is aware the 2nd plane hit and to contact the WhiteHouse</i><br />"OK, while we are waiting, what else....Yes, on my authority, shoot down any passenger jet of any country over the US the military deems an enemy hijack that does not respond to signal. One warning. Then kill the *%%&#!"<br /><br />4 minutes later <br /><br />"Where the &^$%%!!! is President Bush. Has he called? Are we in contact?"<br /><i>Mr Vice President, the aide we are in continuous contact with said he said he would prefer to stay with the kids and read a child's book to them while he waits for Secret Service transportation</i><br />"You are &ucking kidding!"<br /><i>No, I am afraid not</i><br />"Too &%#@ busy to come to the phone?? What the hell is wrong with that idiot Mother&%#@!! OK, order all planes, every damn one over the US to ground. What is our military comms path with the Pentagon attack? Still the Pentagon? Any attacks overseas? OK, we are informed all military stands at DEFCON 3."<br /><i>He's done with the child's book, Mr Vice President, but now he is posing for photos with the kids and teachers and speaking with them. </i><br />"^%#@*!!!"Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32474486248589194222011-08-25T15:55:23.050-05:002011-08-25T15:55:23.050-05:00Michael said...
Cedarford: It would be nice for us...Michael said...<br />Cedarford: It would be nice for us if you could recite the book about the pet goat<br />================<br />I think Dubya recovered after a day or so and made some good early calls in the fight with radical Islam (pre neocon nation building phase of Bush's time in office).<br /><br />But staying in the class reading "My Pet Goat" rather than get on the phone with the White House as major Commander in Chief decisions were made - was a real flub.Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79118478805495873742011-08-25T15:47:31.596-05:002011-08-25T15:47:31.596-05:00"Not proud to be a '60 hippie? It was our..."Not proud to be a '60 hippie? It was our generation (the boomers) who forced an end to the Vietnam war."<br /><br />So you're proud of the two million killed in Southeast Asia after the Dems cut off funding for the war and pulled us out? At least you're willing to admit that you're proud of genocide.Erik Robert Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414707902613699749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81753823256161782912011-08-25T15:38:11.459-05:002011-08-25T15:38:11.459-05:00Sorry Christopher, to get into an argument about t...Sorry Christopher, to get into an argument about the right to choose is a no win situation for both you and me. I respect your right to your feelings and you should respect my right. I hope that the courts also respect it, Roe V Wade may not be good but heaven help us if it is repealed. Your buddy, Michelle Bachmann expressed a desire in the Iowa debates, to take away most states rights, especially the one that states that the state has the right to mandate its citizens get health insurance or car insurance. I am not a supporter at all of mandated healthcare nationwide, but it is the right of the states to mandate both healthcare and auto insurance and things like helmets for motorcycle drivers. <br /><br />Not proud to be a '60 hippie? It was our generation (the boomers) who forced an end to the Vietnam war. <br /><br />Our generation doing damage? Carole, what kind of drugs are you on?<br /><br /><br />Vicki from Pasadenavictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012834711635457733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34949781478934432752011-08-25T15:34:57.723-05:002011-08-25T15:34:57.723-05:00Cedarford: It would be nice for us if you could r...Cedarford: It would be nice for us if you could recite the book about the pet goat and tape it and give us a link. I believe you would put your heart into it and I believe we would be impressed.<br /><br />If only the Evil Bush had jumped up and stopped the bad plane drivers. What would Obama do? Our man of action? <br /><br />Well, at least Bush closed Gitmo.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4833522547008632342011-08-25T14:56:55.691-05:002011-08-25T14:56:55.691-05:00edutcher - "Part of that manilness the curren...edutcher - "Part of that manilness the current headline post addresses. Dubya was man enough not to make a big show of what was going on and scare a bunch of little kids."<br /><br />Well, the problem with that is it was Rather A Big Deal and Big Show at the time. And the logic that Bush was "man enough" to nursemaid the kids rather than getting on the phone to the White House while Cheney was making urgent, major Commander in Chief decisions to at least get in the loop - is highly flawed logic. Smacks me of abandoning reason in favor of abandoning criticism because Hero Bush later "Kept Us All Safe" and made some good calls. <br /><br />But your logic the Admirals and Generals at Pearl Harbor attending Sunday services when the Jap attack started should have waited for services to complete. Rather than "alarm the children", let the Duty Command Officer handle things in their absence.<br /><br />Instead of bolting out of church as they all did to phones or HQ to find out what was going on and rejoin the event in their official capacity.<br /><br />Cheney was making some very big calls while Bush elected to stay ininvolved and focus on "The children!". DEFCON3, nuke alert, carriers dispatched, issuing kill orders on any US or foreign passenger jet that did not respond to signals. Grounding all planes in CONUS.<br /><br />It would have been nice if Bush had quietly exited the class saying something important had come up and he would try to get back to the school sometime down the road - but he needed to go to another room and get in touch with the White House.Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.com