Cheney Calls the Rev. Wright's Comments 'Appalling'

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Source: ABC News

ABC News' Jon Garcia reports: Vice President Dick Cheney made a quick appearance on Sean Hannity's radio show, where he used some very strong words to condemn the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barak Obama's former pastor.

"I thought some of the things he said were absolutely appalling," Cheney told the conservative talk show host. "And, you know, I haven't gotten into the business of trying to judge how Sen. Obama dealt with it, or didn't deal with it, but I really -- I think, like most Americans, I was stunned at what the reverend was preaching in his church and then putting up on his Web site."

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/04/cheney-calls-re.html

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well, at least it's "Cheney" and "Appalling" in the same headline.

[gratuitous]

1. Let me be the first to say . . .

So?

[polichick]

3. LOL

[Plucketeer]

17. Dick,

you really are one!

[4_Legs_Good]

65. Nice!

:)

David

[BlooInBloo]

2. Black people are so mean to white people. I don't know how they live with themselves.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Did he mention Elton John?

Or McCain's self selected pastors? :shrug:

[islandmkl]

5. what exactly is the general public's attention span?

...these guys are playing Wright in a non-ending fashion...to exactly who?

i'm just saying, even with the continued haranguing...nobody will care in the not too distant future

[stray cat]

6. Why couldn't Wright do something like shoot someone in the face and cover it up?

[boilinmad]

44. Or....

......tell the congregation to "go fuck themselves", and then act like it never happened.

[jody]

7. Wright's comments were no more or less appalling than Hagee's comments. BO rejected Wright's

comments and it's past time for McCain to reject Hagee's comments.

[Octafish]

8. So?

Cheney can go fuck himself.

[saigon68]

28. Actually he can jump in a pond and Fuck Fish

If his heart holds out

[BentleyJD]

61. why

hurt the fish???(gr)
of course he could jump in the Atlantic and get red tide up his nose.
take care
tony and guidedog Lido

[saigon68]

68. Talking abou muskies here, they will bite his little worm off

[Hawaii Hiker]

40. Actaully, Cheney & Hannity

can both go fuck themselves...

[peace13]

9. Hey Shooter to use your own words....

Go **** yourself. He must really be worried to crawl out of his hole to talk about a month old talking point.

[muryan]

10. Disagreeing with US policy - terrible

Shooting an old man in the face...mark of a true patriot.

bizarro world

[Demeter]

11. And Cheney Knows All About Appalling

He's uttered appalling things more than once in the line of duty.

[CoffeeCat]

12. Interesting, how the rabid, right-wing...

...neocon warmongers from hell--constantly try to tear down Obama.

Kinda gives me...dare I say--some HOPE that Obama may be able to
thwart their efforts.

[Hissyspit]

13. Go fuck yourself, Mr. Cheney.

[juno jones]

14. Dick is hopelessly mired in the past

Wright is such a -yawn- March topic. I'm sure we can move on to our lush and intoxicating April agenda which includes performances by Gov. Siegelman, Carl Rove and John Yoo.

A week is a year in politics these days, little Dickie!

edited for commas :P

[DarienComp]

15. One word:

"So?"

[Olney Blue]

16. America's chicken hawk.... has come home to roost.

STFU, shooter.

[saigon68]

29. Ah yes Dick "5 Deferments" Cheney =War Criminal

[Middle finga]

18. Dick Cheney is an apalling human being period!!

[Lint Head]

19. It's appalling that any 'thinking' human being thinks 'Dick the Prick'

is a human being. :dem:

[odelisk8]

20. hey dick

you nazi scumbag...you know what's apalling? MURDERING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HUMAN BEINGS!!!

and i hope that you die
and your death will come soon
i'll follow your casket
by the pale afternoon
and i'll watch while you're lowered
down to your deathbed
and i'll stand over your grave
till i'm sure that you're dead

- Masters of War

as if you didn't know!

[muffin1]

21. OMFG

I don't know you, but I fucking love you!:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[jjr5]

22. Well,

I wonder how much influence or sway this will have among the general public with the Bush administration's approval rating at 28%.

If I want to get any truth out of what Cheney says, anyway, I just take the opposite of whatever he says or implies. That will probably be closer to the truth than what he said before. :patriot: Yep that's my strategy.

[AnnieBW]

23. I'll bet that Rev. Wright

finds Dick Cheney appalling, too!

[Eric Condon]

24. Thanks, Dick, I'm really interested in hearing moral judgments from you.

Wait, no I'm not - I'm just interested in hearing you take your opinions about Wright and shoving them sideways up your fat, worthless ass.

[mcollier]

34. I Second that!

Couldn't have said it any better than that....

[City Lights]

25. Go fuck yourself, Dick. eom

[baldguy]

26. .

:rofl: :rofl:

[Canuckistanian]

27. A white privileged man calls a black man's comments "appalling"

Stop the presses.

[mitchum]

30. Who cares what that sociopath finds appalling?

[RBInMaine]

31. What is "APPALLING" are Cheney's right wing crimes for which he should be JAILED !

[gauguin57]

32. Hello Kettle? This is pot. You're black.

If anyone's picture should be next to the word "appalling" in the dictionary, it'd be Dickserson Dickity Dick Dicky Tricky Dick Cheney.

[Sabriel]

33. Really? Here are some of Dick's "appalling" comments

"Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy." –April 30, 2001

"My belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators." --March 16, 2003

"I had other priorities in the sixties than military service." –on his five draft deferments, April 5, 1989

"We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons." --March 16, 2003

(from http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/stupidquotes/a/cheneyquotes.htm)

[Amonester]

41. The entire civilized world (billions of people) is appalled at that war criminal

Cheney '94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire C-SPAN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I&eurl=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2007/08/the_untold_story_of_the_cheney.html

[mhoran]

35. I read a great quote today

"Here in America, we are descended in blood and spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dared to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion." - Dwight Eisenhower, May 31, 1954

The Bushies and Faux News and those of their ilk are traitors to America.

[Aviation Pro]

36. Hey....

...Shitstain Shoots-Guy-In-Face, so? Now go have a coronary you fat sack of shit.

[Plaid Adder]

48. You know,

it's so nice to see people bashing Cheney for a change instead of Clinton or Obama.

Keep up the good work,

The Plaid Adder

[Aviation Pro]

52. I leave the Clinton and Obama bashing to the puerile....

...I prefer attacking the real problem.

[Mind_your_head]

37. SO? n/t

[Riddler]

38. This disgusting piece of shit's opinion means absolutely nothing to me.

The only thing he could ever say that would interest me is "not guilty" at his well-deserved trial.

[tekisui]

39. Perfect. If Darth Cheney is against you, all the better!!!

[Life Long Dem]

42. A quick appearance. He said he was fishing in Snake river in Idaho recently.

Unless I'm wrong it must be nice to fish the river - though probably a bit cold - when the season isn't open.

[davidinalameda]

56. fishing the snake river sounds sexual

[stevietheman]

43. This can be taken as an endorsement for Obama...

as Cheney always believes and says the opposite of what's appropriate for the nation.

[mbee]

45. Wow, yea if only Rev. Wright just went out and made money

off wars like I do thinks would be wonderful!

[Chisox08]

46. I'm going to quote Dick Cheney

Dick "Go Fuck yourself!"

[Plaid Adder]

47. Yeah. I'm sure Obama was really counting on Cheney's endorsement.

Because that's exactly what Obama needs: the Mordor vote.

Dang, Dick! Why are you pissing away your time sitting around watching YouTube? Don't you know there are still MILLIONS of people in the world who HAVEN'T yet been tortured by your goons? Get off your ass and start working on that legacy!

:sarcasm:

:argh:

The Plaid Adder

[aquart]

49. Trying to choose the Democratic candidate, Dick?

[TBF]

50. Let's see ... who is less likely to indict him. Maybe McCain's

friend Hillary. Hmmm...

[Jim Lane]

51. Hagee was mentioned upthread (#7), but let's not forget Parsley

John Hagee referred to Catholicism as a "Godless theology of hate that no one dared try to stop for a thousand years". He said that Hurricane Katrina was divine punishment of New Orleans for "a level of sin that was offensive to God". His take on Islam is that "those who live by the Qur'an have a scriptural mandate to kill Christians and Jews... it teaches that very clearly."

McCain said: "I’m very proud to have Pastor Hagee’s support."

For links, see on Wikipedia.

But let's not forget Rod Parsley. He's expressed opposition to the view that there is a separation of church and state in the U.S. Constitution. He also joins in the Islamophobia, writing: "The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore." (Oh, we've been ignoring September 11?) He's compared Planned Parenthood to the Nazis.

McCain called Parsley a "spiritual guide".

For links, see on Wikipedia. (Some of the Parsley links aren't there yet but I'm about to add them. A good source is from Mother Jones.)

[Betty]

53. but there's nothing "appalling" about sanctioning, no, ordering torture

is there, DICK?

[JI7]

54. Rev. Wright is a man who served his country unlike you DICK

[badgervan]

55. 5 Deferments...

... so others could serve in his place, is "absolutely appalling", A-Hole.

[badgervan]

57. Those of Us...

.... who served in the military during the 60's and early 70's remember the dick cheneys of that time. Cowards, plain and simple. To this day, I disdain every damn one of them... beginning with the Big Dick.

[David__77]

58. This Obama supporters thanks Cheney!

This can only help Obama!

[Jim Sagle]

59. Being called appalling by Cheney is like being called ugly by a frog.

[sutz12]

60. Barack should go shoot the pastor in the face.

That would be something Dick would understand.

:evilgrin:

[Marie26]

62. And don't we all look to Cheney as a moral guide? nt

[classysassy]

63. Wright(right) vs Chaney(wrong)

Hello lil dick,while you were getting all those deferments,the Rev.Wright was serving his country as a marine and later as a sailor,where were you,in your cave or a safe dorm room?,sir you are a disgusting,evil,lying,bigot.

[Tight_rope]

64. This coming from a man that said "FUCK U" on the senate floor.

WELL FUCK YOU 2 DICK CHENEY!

[sakabatou]

66. That's one shiny mirror you have there, Darth

[bdamomma]

67. dick can kiss off

I find his answer of "so" appalling.

[Melinda]

69. Let's see... Cheney's war = 4032 Troops & 1.1 million+ Civilian deaths; Wright's words = 0 deaths.

Casualties in Iraq
The Human Cost of Occupation

Date Total In Combat

American Deaths Date Total In Combat
Since war began (3/19/03) 4032 3291
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) 3893 3183
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03) 3571 2985
Since Handover (6/29/04) 3173 2658
Since Election (1/31/05) 2595 2395

American Wounded Official Estimated
Total Wounded: 29628 23000 - 100000
Latest Fatality Apr. 9, 2008

http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/


"
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html#post

Who's appalling? Who's immoral? Who's the criminal?

[darue]

70. big words for a war criminal - you're going to hang cheney, hang! n/t

[yy4me]

71. Hey dick: Sticks and stones may break my bones but names

will never hurt me.

Meanwhile, your war has hurt millions on all sides. I'd keep by big, angry mouth closed if I wore your shoes. Go away, just go away.

[ToughLuck]

72. GO TO HELL CHENEY

[samspade.]

73. I'm an agnostic, but if Cheney finds the preaching at Obama's church appalling,

I may have to drive up to Chicago Sunday and check it out.

:headbang:

Sam

[Mimosa]

74. Black preachers, Christianity, Voudou and TRUTH

I cannot see the point of contributing to Democratic underground website since whoever owns it makes sure it is paid for by LOTS of targeted advertising. Look at the forums. ADS pay for this and make a profit.

I cannot start a topic unless I give money. I'm going to pass for now. I co-administer a forum where we haven't asked for contributions and every poster/member can post topics and replies.Here's the link to Vincent and Morticia's Speakeasy. Please visit.

http://vincentandmorticiasspeakeasy14846.yuku.com/

But here is my point: the media and most mainstream white people know nothing about African American religion. The Christian faith of black people is ferocious and has strengthened slaves and free coloured people since America was founded.

I get sick when I see on TV the shallow racebaitng which goes on against black and white people of FAITH. How many white people have ever attended black churches regularly? Less than 1%? If you all did you would understand the strength which black Christianity *exactly as preached by Rev. Wright* has given to the community and helped blacks OVERCOME racism for 300 years in the New World.

I realised my own Madrina would be subjected to the media distortion which has been mocking and caricaturing the mission of Jeremiah Wright if I or any of her parishioners had ever chosen to participate in politics. For an easy example, when young 6 or 7 year old boys started disobeying their parents and getting into trouble, she would advise parents to spank them or keep them away from TV and games. She brought up 7 children who are successful, who went to school and didn't get in trouble. She told the parents of the neighbourhood to discipline their children with love. In summer and after school ids frequently hung around the 'church' which also had a storefront botanica. Reverend Gamble (Lorita Hunnicutt Mitchell is featured in Ron Davis' "American Voudoun) of New Orleans marched for human rights and for just causes. She also told her kids and the community's kids Better I should spank you now than you go astray and be shot by the police later on."

After living in Nevada for awhile, Reverend Lorita Hunnicutt Gamble went back to New Orleans and continues her preaching and helping people today.

[truthisfreedom]

75. cheney v.s. free speech, religion, and the truth.

Guess which side wins?

[depakid]

76. And this is news, why?

Oh yeah, it's ABC....

[David Zephyr]

77. The sack of shit belches once again.

Dick Cheney naked...that's what is appalling.

[ryanmuegge]

78. good to see that he took a long enough break from jacking off to Auschwitz footage

to give an interview.

lucky us.

[RT Atlanta]

79. I have nothing substantive to add, but...

I do want to say FUCK YOU to "Dick" Cheney.