Cheney: hurricane cleanup efforts "impressive"

[sabra]

http://www.newschannel5.tv/News/Other/2499/Cheney--hurricane-cleanup-efforts--impressive--

Cheney: hurricane cleanup efforts "impressive"

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Walking a hurricane-riddled street, Vice President Dick Cheney declared Thursday that much progress is being made in a disaster relief effort he termed "very impressive."

...

While Cheney spoke, a passer-by hurled an expletive at the vice president. "First time I've heard it," Cheney said, when asked if he was hearing a lot of such sentiments.

Most the people Cheney met with were friendly. Lynne Lofton, whose house further down the street was completely destroyed, was an exception.

"I think this media opportunity today is a terrible waste of time and taxpayer money," she said. "They've picked a nice neighborhood where people have insurance and most are Republicans."

[uppityperson]

1. F* you Mr.Cheney. Now you've heard it twice.

[saigon68]

19. "Brownies doing a hell of a job"

</sarcasm>

[bpilgrim]

89. ------------- --------- -------- --------- --------- > MP3

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more...
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psst... pass the word :->

peace

[Lindacooks]

2. Of course they would pick a neighborhood where people are

Repukes. This is the misadministration that never steps outside its bubble.

And I LOVE it that someone swore at that 'Night of the Living Dead' monster!

[saigon68]

93. He's really "SCARY LOOKING"

All bleached out like some kind of albino white man.

[merwin]

3. He's not lying. You tend to not hear the truth when you surround yourself

with yes-men all the time.

[applegrove]

4. I want a list of the corporations Cheney was on the phone with all

last week. Come on big man - show us your "good work".

[Canuckistanian]

5. It may be impressive NOW

It sure wasn't a week ago...

[saigon68]

99. Not as IMPRESSIVE as the Halliburton Cos upcoming fix up bill will be

Dick the Coward, is there to make sure his company feeds deeply at the PUBLIC TROUGH.

[leftchick]

6. fuck you cheney

fuck you

[sabra]

7. that's mr. cheney :-)

[GoldenOldie]

8. How would he know.....he wasn't there in the aftermath???

He is simply assessing how much Halliburton will be able to steal from the American Taxpayer and just how they will be able to skim off the actual assistance to the victims. They lost $9.8 Billion in Iraq, charged for troops meals when they never received them, etc., etc., etc. This is a windfall for Halliburton. Cheney will be able to move on up from his recent estate purchase in MD.

[leftchick]

14. I purposely left it out

fuck cheney

[louis-t]

26. OK

Fuck you "Mr" Cheney. Assbag.

[Ernesto]

17. I believe the term is.........

"Go fuck yourself"

[leftchick]

24. I would have said

FUCK YOU CHENEY AND YOUR LITTLE BOY TOO!

[Danmel]

9. "Must be a "friend of John", oh, never mind"

That is what Cheney said when he was asked if he was hearing "a lot of that". He said "He must be a friend of JOhn.....(chuckled) oh, never mind". So inappropriate, but why am I not surprised?

[triguy46]

10. Yes, his astute and accurate observations...

how quick he is able to judge all he sees...remember this is a man who buys a $3M house from 1500 miles away, he's a visionary, prescient, magical... If he says impressive, then damnit, get in line and start patting each other on the back!!!!

[maseman]

11. Hey I want to be included...

FUCKKKK YOOOUUUU Cheney! You scuzbag. :banghead:

[QuettaKid]

12. the only thing impressive

is the size of the balls on the man who shouted out "GO FUCK YOURSELF MR. CHENEY!!!"

[Olney Blue]

88. Wonder if he is a poster here on DU!!!!!

B-)

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

91. Are those balls free or cooling their heels in a cell?

[MalibuChloe]

13. and the insurgency is in its last throes!

this man lives in his own little bubbleworld.

[Megahurtz]

15. What a Bag Full of Shit he is. n/t

[sakabatou]

16. "First time I've heard it..."

You lying MF!

[2Design]

18. and IRAQ is great too - denial - alcoholism is rampant in this wh

[CdnObserver]

20. GO FUCK YOURSELF, DICK

I think that young man may have started a movement!

When he says "very impressive" I'm sure he has in mind all the money that will be flowing to Halliburton and all the "deferred" compensation he's going to get from it.

He's got to pay for that 2.9M dollar house he just bought!

No better money than taxpayer money for these assholes!

[SomewhereOutThere424]

21. To him

It probably is an impressive effort. Had he no obligations you can bet this man would have done absolutely nothing.

[tsuki]

22. Cleanup efforts "impressive." Halliburton agrees. eom

[Massachusetts]

23. Cheney: hurricane cleanup efforts "impressive"

Its been Predominately a Bu$hco "dog and pony show" I've been in touch with my daughter who has been there since Sept 1. She is with the PHS, in her words a few minutes ago its still FUBAR.

[Demeter]

25. He's Referring to the Body Count

and all the social security savings from all the dead old people and poor children. Impressive means only one thing to a greedman.

[eeper69]

27. Where was Dick last week

when people were drowning and dying from dehydration?:grr:

[NNN0LHI]

28. Cheney heckled live on CNN in Mississippi

Right after saying everyone he has met has been friendly and positive.

Don

[Megahurtz]

29. Hahahahahahahaha!!!

:rofl:

[caligirl]

70. The video here>>>

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/8/123441/6549

[calimary]

76. Here's what I sent to Jack Cafferty:

Dear Mr. Cafferty,

THANK YOU-THANK YOU-THANK YOU for reporting on the heckling of dick cheney today!

THANK YOU-THANK YOU-THANK YOU!!!

It is LONG PAST TIME that the media woke up about this HORRENDOUS, INCOMPETENT, INDIFFERENT, UNCARING, and very likely CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT group of political thugs.

PLEASE make sure the republi-CONS are stopped in their tracks in their all-too-obvious attempts to whitewash the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S abysmal response to Hurricane Katrina, and the attempts to push the blame off on low-level local Democrats. WE SEE THROUGH IT. I hope you in the media do, too.

PLEASE don't be enablers. PLEASE don't be apologists. PLEASE don't let them get away with it. You know how to hound presidents. You proved it during the Clinton regime for FAR fewer and less-credible reasons. PLEASE do your jobs. Certainly there's no lack of material here for all of you to work with!

I'm glad somebody told cheney what to do with himself, and I'm even happier to see it getting coverage. He had it coming and he should hear it a thousand times every day and every night. My only regret is that I myself couldn't have been there to say the same thing to cheney - to his ghoulish face.

They're keeping us safe??!?!?!??!?!?!??!?! HAH!!!! What are they smoking????? And how stupid and gullible do they think we are?

Sincerely,

(me)

[Betsy Ross]

81. They don't call him DICK for nothing! n/t

[David Zephyr]

86. Kick.

[dubyaD40web]

30. Sweet

[OneGrassRoot]

31. more, more, please....can you hear what was said? n/t

[Totally Committed]

34. The person yelled "Cheney, go fuck yourself" twice...

at least that's what the person with the good set of ears said was said.

Sounds about right to me!

TC

[NNN0LHI]

36. It sounded like "why don't you go fuck yourself Mr. Cheney?"

[barb162]

53. the person should have left out "Mr"

otherwise, it is a PERFECT line.

[KansDem]

64. "the person should have left out 'Mr'"

I've always heard Southerners are respectful toward visitors. That's probably why you heard "Mr." used...


on edit: :silly:

[barb162]

67. oh okay, then it's good he left "Mr" in

the person got the message across

[lumpy]

55. On Crooks&Liars

"Go fuck yourself, Mr. Cheney". Scuffling sounds. Guy next to Cheney craning his neck to see who it was. Cheney seemed a little bit ruffled and snickered of course. He said "first time I've heard it" in response to the question.

[DrDan]

58. that is what I heard

Cheney was put back on his heels - but handled it graciously - made some joke

[Henny Penny]

72. "Handled it graciously"... with yet another blatant lie...!!!

"First time I've heard it..." :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Yeah right... is it some kind of compulsion with him, to tell blatant lies on telly???

I'm sure Patrick Leahey sees the irony!

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[bkcc]

68. indeed, that is what they said.

the video clip is posted over on i-film if you want to check it out.

[enid602]

44. Cheney

He probably can, with his new penile implant.

[leftchick]

48. eeewww

:puke:

[geckosfeet]

56. I hear its on his nose. n/t

[Trevelyan]

62. Please sign Kerry's open letter, if enough people show support for him

Kerry's open letter/petition, please sign!! If enough people show support for Kerry in this there is a chance that the (relatively) good side of Bilderbergers will get rid of Bush/Cheney, they are the only ones with the power to do so. I have heard that they are in civil war mode, some of the filthy rich do not want the insanity of all out nuclear war, it is worth a try. Support Kerry in this!!

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/taxcuts.php


President Bush, Majority Leader Frist and Speaker Hastert,

It is totally unbelievable to me that, at this time of pain and suffering for so many people in our nation, Republican leaders have yet to forego their plans to lavish more tax cuts on the wealthy and well-connected.

Such tax cuts at this time would be a total betrayal of American values – and a slap in the face of people in the Gulf Coast who have lost and suffered through so much and have so far to go on the road to recovery.

I demand that the leaders of the Republican Party act immediately to take the idea of tax cuts for the wealthy off the table. And I won’t stop working until you do.

Our message to those who would even contemplate bestowing more tax cuts on the wealthy at this time is clear and unambiguous: Don’t you dare!

Signed,

Your name here

[Henny Penny]

73. and is this why Cheney said...

"He must be a friend of John..."

?

[PeacePal]

32. Gonzales is NEVER out and about - a "diversity" face? Gag! n/t

[acmejack]

33. sixth post on this

probaly be a good thread if everyone got together...

[Media_Lies_Daily]

61. Let the moderators worry about it, okay?

[Lochloosa]

66. That's what * said about Katrina

[Turbineguy]

35. I wonder

if there are helicopters flying with supplies or just the same one flying back and forth for sound effect?

On CNBC they are saying there are helicopters and planes in the relief effort. We'll see.

[Tanuki]

37. Helicopter

was probably coming to whisk the heckler off to be "interrogated in an undisclosed location".

[PeacePal]

38. He's saying President asked him to come down, get immediate problems

addressed

He's been glued to television set (!)
commends first responders

feds have gotten "tremendous expression of thanks and gratitude from local folks"

"everybody positive and upbeat" "heartwarming"

more to follow...

[PeacePal]

43. Q: Have you encountered exmples where fed red tape has kept

(I'm typing from TIVO - not a transcript)

relief from getting to people who need it?

He says everything he's seen is impressive, food and water moving well (non-answer) there are Q's, not necessarily fed, some are state, got some problems to the extent that you can go in and clean wreckage off private property - "GO FUCK YOURSELF" by heckler -

Q: Are you getting a lot of that?

A "first time I've heard it, must be a friend of john (inaud) chuckle, chuckle,

[PeacePal]

45. He has enormous confidence in Chertoff as does president

(I'm typing from TIVO - not a transcript)


Can you please tell something you learned from visit TODAY that gov't needs to do differently?

A. One of main things is insurance - who qualifies, flood? hurricane? what's covered? private policies?

Q. What can gov do re: temp housing?

A. FEMA moving aggressively, moving to Hatties burg, spread from there,

Q. Identify and human response issues need dealt with?

A. Heard, but don't know, mental health issues need addressed, also ran into many people thought since survived Camille, could stay

Q. Should there be a more independent investigation?

A. Agrees w/Speaker, both parties on one committee with gov't oversite.

[henslee]

54. Didn't he say something weird like "i'm here to run interference

for Chertoff or something like that? And he sure seemed dismissive of that question about cronyism or something like that. In short, his flippant tone was in perfect harmony with the rest of the administration's response.

[Racenut20]

51. Glued to tv ?? Thought he was out house shopping.

[daleo]

52. He must have been watching the real estate channel. n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

63. A lot of real estate in south LA is about to become available. nt

[bemildred]

39. Bring it ON!

:rofl::rofl:
Make some new reality now, blowhard.

[saigon68]

40. He's Halliburton's Front MAN more $$$$$$ coming to "Contractors"

Feeding at the Public Trough

[NYC Liberal]

41. Any video??

[Tesla]

42. I wanna hear this!!

[Kire]

79. here it is

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/09/08.html#a4856

listen to all the good old boys who laugh at the "Must be a friend of John..." comment.

[Kire]

80. here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1763820&mesg_id=1764602

[leftchick]

46. someone said "Go Fuck Yourself Mr. cheney"!

No Shit! Twice!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4696069

:rofl:

[NNN0LHI]

49. A reporter asked Cheney if he had been getting a lot of that...

...after the first time.

Dob

[leftchick]

50. Daily Kos has it.

Damn I turned the tv off the minute he started to talk. I sure hope someone gets video fast!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/8/123441/6549

[SomewhereOutThere424]

47. Cheney's smirk...

sickened me right after the guy called him that. He had the same psychotic glare he did in the vice presidential debates. This guy has some serious issues, why can't america see that?

[Davis_X_Machina]

59. Maybe fifty million people...

...love that psychotic glare.

He's 'their son of a bitch'.

They worship him because he would kill them in a hearbeat.

It's our own domestic Kali cult.

[saigon68]

69. He enjoys and rejoices in killing men of color

He likes to kill any non white child also.

[Eurobabe]

82. Cheney's not real, he's a hologram program

didn't you KNOW that??

[eissa]

57. Video at crooks and liars

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/09/08.html#a4856

[Lasher]

60. Thank you very much!

Sent the link to lots of my friends, gonna watch it about a hundred times! Looks like Uncle Dick forgot to set up a 'free speech zone'

[leftchick]

65. crap I can't view it

:(

[caligirl]

71. try it here at kos.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/8/123441/6549

[defiant1]

74. Bahahaha....

Hell, sounds like he needs to hear that more often.

:rofl:

[WinkyDink]

75. HAHAHAHA!!

Dang! Give that heckler the Medal of Honor!!

[Isere]

77. Oh, man!

Did that ever feel good! I'd like to find this fellow and buy him a beer!
Except that the Secret Service probably has detained him.

[genieroze]

78. He was told "Go F--k Yourself" link here

wmv
http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Cheney_090805.wmv

qt
http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Connected--Cheney-F-himself.mov

[Lasher]

87. Daily Show

The Cheney clip was not on the 8 PM EDT edition of the Daily Show today. But Jon said it would be on at 11 PM.

[Lori Price CLG]

83. 25,000 body bags have been ordered for New Orleans. Cheney can

make millions on the 'cleanup,' and so I guess that is what is so 'impressive' to him.

Lori Price
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news

[Joe Chi Minh]

84. Yes, and weren't those

deck chairs neatly arranged on the Titanic, arranged. But it wouldn't have been 40,000 lives lost, then, would it? Or the equivalent of 50 billion dollars plus down the Swannee.

[0007]

85. cheney is one depressing man

[truthpusher]

90. (AFP via Yahoo) Vice President Cheney heckled on hurricane tour

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050909/pl_afp/usweathercheney_050909011824

Vice President Cheney heckled on hurricane tour
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8 minutes ago
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US Vice President Dick Cheney was confronted by an irate heckler when he toured the US Gulf coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Cheney, who was sent to the region by President George W. Bush amid intense criticism of the federal response to the disaster, was briefing reporters in Gulfport, Mississippi, on his impressions of the relief work when he was interrupted by a bystander.

"Go f--- yourself Mr. Cheney!" the unidentified man shouted. The man then repeated: "Go f--- yourself!"

Asked by a reporter if had encountered similar protests during his tour, Cheney replied: "That's the first time I've heard it."

(snip)

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050909/pl_afp/usweathercheney_050909011824

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050909/pl_afp/usweathercheney_050909011824

[rodeodance]

92. whow, it made yahoo. rate it up

.......Returning to the issue at hand, Cheney said the hurricane relief and recovery effort had made "significant" progress over the past week.

"I think the performance in general, at least, in terms of the information I have received from the locals is definitely very impressive," he said.

Cheney visited the region with
Homeland Security Secretary
Michael Chertoff, who has been one of the principal targets of anger over the sluggish reaction of federal disaster agencies as the extent of the catastrophic destruction wrought by Katrina first became apparent.

"I'm here to help Mike and do everything I can to avoid interference back in Washington if help's needed with related agencies," Cheney said.

[rodeodance]

95. Average (25 votes) 4plus stars

Average (25 votes)

[AtlantaGirlyGirl]

94. dang only wish i could have said it myself

[ohgorsh]

96. Some one told cheney to F off ,,,

look at this link crooks and liars
go down to cheney video ,,,,,,,,,

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

[rodeodance]

97. seems to be the highlight story of the day.

[adigal]

98. GFY Mr. Cheney, GFY

:)

[Tight_rope]

100. I repeat..."Go Fuck Yourself Dick Cheney!"

[Maggie_May]

101. This is what the people in New Orleans think

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/080304tropicalweathe/im:/050909/photos_pl_afp/050909014746_jgr4heer_photo1;_ylt=Au.D5tpCUhSWYKkSbVCOARx.KcMA;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGcyMWMzBHNlYwNzc25hdg--?sp=6000

[Lasher]

102. Who is the GFY guy?

Wonder if we'll ever find out who the GFY guy is? I'd love to shake his hand. I'd say the exact same thing if I ever got close to Cheney.