If you’ve been watching TV the past couple days, you likely saw this, whether it was on the news or in a political ad. But for those who need a recap, Dick Cheney was campaigning in Wyoming this weekend for Republican candidates, and he offered up his endorsement of John McCain for president.
Lest we forget, Dick Cheney is not just part of one of the most unpopular administrations in American history – he’s also even more unpopular than George W. Bush. He’s viewed almost universally as some kind of evil genius who hides in the shadows (or a bunker, or the Death Star, or what have you), emerging every now and then to scare the shit out of everybody, get something he wants, or shoot somebody in the face.
Well, I think that with this endorsement over the weekend, he did all three. First, he scared the shit out of America by showing up in public and reminding us that he’s been essentially pulling the strings for the past eight years. Second, an endorsement from someone so unpopular pretty much shoots McCain in the face. And lastly, Cheney got something he wanted by endorsing McCain.
Namely, he fucked McCain over.
I’m 100% convinced that Cheney’s endorsement of McCain was a calculated move by Cheney to screw over one of his enemies. Disagree? Here are a few reasons why I think this.
- Cheney hates everybody, but he has a particular scorn for “maverick McCain.” After all, McCain had the audacity to run against Bush and Cheney once in 2000 and planned to do it again in 2004 had 9/11 not happened. Even though McCain sold his soul to the Bush administration leading up to the 2004 election, he was a thorn in their side for much of Bush’s first term, even flirting with the idea of switching parties and being John Kerry’s running mate. He’s been at odds with Cheney over energy, torture, and the competency of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, just to name a few things. In short, Cheney has a bunch of reasons to dislike John McCain.
- If there’s one thing we’ve seen about Cheney in his eight years in the White House, it’s that he’s a CEO first and a politician second. Not only is fundraising his big forte, but the Bush administration’s entire foreign policy has basically served to line the pockets of Cheney’s friends in business, big oil and defense contracting. In other words, Dick Cheney doesn’t give a fuck who the next President is – he and his buddies are already rich.
- Cheney knew exactly what he was doing with this endorsement. For one thing, the party has done everything it can to keep George Bush away from the campaign trail. I mean, good God, one of the few serendipitous moments of the entire campaign for the GOP was when Bush had to give his speech via satellite to the Republican convention due to Hurricane Gustav. Bush isn’t on the campaign trail, he’s barely spoken (or even been seen in public) about the election, and he’s been attacked by both sides. Then, all of a sudden, Cheney not only shows up to endorse McCain, but he does it in public and on video. A couple things are odd about this. First, Cheney waited this long to endorse McCain – November 1st, to be exact, three days before the election. Bush endorsed McCain months ago. If Cheney had done the same, this would have likely been forgotten by now. But to get to the second point, he didn’t just endorse him three days election, but he did it on tape in front of a podium. And wouldn’t you know, the Obama-Biden campaign jumped on this like flies on shit and it was in a commercial less than 24 hours later. It would have been less damaging if Cheney had just told a newspaper in an interview. But no – he did it on tape and even delivered a bizarre cough after saying McCain’s name. Hoo boy.
In short, Cheney knew exactly what he was doing every step of the way. He waited until close to the election and then delivered his endorsement in a public way just because he wanted to get back at John McCain for what he perceived as personally wronging him. Ladies and gentlemen, if you needed any further proof of how backstabbing, corrupt, dishonest and shady this administration has been over the past eight years, you don’t need to look any further than Cheney’s endorsement of McCain.
And not for the obvious reasons.
Lets see if you can count his mother and father were not American Citizens. The state became a state in 1959 he was born in 1961 it take 7 years to become a citizen. Only born citizens can hold that office. But I am going to guess that you ether want to pay 50% of your hard earned money to a program taken fro ether FDR that failed of Carter that also failed . Or you are one of the ones who will receive the funds. Ether way it is of no consequences’. Homeland security is going to get the LA tape and that will bar him no mater what lies he uses to get in. We will not have a President that has ties to domestic and foreign terrorists . I also know you do NOT raise taxes and spend more when the dollar is down. You cut both to increase economy that creates job that creates revenue that gains the stock market. that is how it is done. You also don’t go after a a union base industry. The Coal miners don’t like it when you say you are going to bankrupt them and the towns they live and raise their families’.
By: sfokc6125 on November 3, 2008
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Oh jeez. Obama simply wants to roll back the tax cuts to what they were during the Clinton years – leading to a tax cut for 95% of Americans and 98% of small businesses. Scream about socialism all you want – by this logic, we were a socialist country during the 90s, one of the most economically prosperous times in American history.
Beyond that, you’ve been listening to too many robocalls and reading too many GOP and 527 mailers. Obama’s mother was a white woman born and raised in Kansas. She was a United States citizen. Second, you’ve succeeded in contradicting yourself. Obama was born in 1961, two years after Hawaii achieved statehood. “It take 7 years to become a citizen?” Not if you were born in the United States, which Barack Obama AND his mother both were. If you’re going to bring this up, it might interest you to know that John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which is a hell of a lot more nebulous than being born in an actual state. If Obama’s “citizenship” were an issue, it would have been investigated and Obama wouldn’t be running. None of that has happened, but I’m sure you’ll just take the easy way out and moan about the liberal media glossing over it. Quit grasping at straws and spreading misinformation. And what “failed program” are you talking about? Social Security? Yeah, that’s the answer, let’s dismantle social security when the economy is cratering and people are losing their retirement.
By: nicegreekboy on November 3, 2008
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