Bush, Cheney's joint appearance unprecedented

[PfcHammer]

http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/04/25/a5.bushcheney.0425.html

Bush, Cheney's joint appearance unprecedented

By Dana Milbank
The Washington Post

WASHINGTON - Chairman Thomas Kean's requirement that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney appear together before his commission on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, quipped: ``Well, we recognize that Mr. Bush may help Mr. Cheney with some of the answers.''

Kean's remark sparked laughter among the assembled reporters because it turned upside down the assumption of the question, and of much of official Washington: that the White House requested the joint appearance, scheduled for April 29, so Cheney could coach Bush on his answers.

While Bush has declined to explain the rationale for the joint meeting, Democrats charge that Cheney is a ``ventriloquist,'' and even a number of independent observers say it appears that the two men are trying to keep their stories straight.

Bush, asked twice at his recent news conference why he and Cheney required a joint appearance, declined to discuss the decision, saying, ``It's a good chance for both of us to answer questions that the 9/11 commission is looking forward to asking us, and I'm looking forward to answering them.''

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[Malva Zebrina]

1. Yeah the whole thing is nothing but a laughing matter. EOM

[saigon68]

15. Its Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

President Cheney and his wooden brained PUPPET sitting on the master's knee. This should be a cartoon.

[ConcernedCanuk]

18. Hmm - You haven't seen?

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[saigon68]

19. Awesome Cartoon !!!!!

Thanks CC LOL :-) :-)

[rocktivity]

47. And in case Cheney can't sit next to Bush...

:headbang:
rocknation

[meow2u3]

30. My mom said that from Day One (God rest her soul)

She caught on immediately--along with DU--and the rest of the public just found out!

[dusty64]

35. Thats exactly the

image that comes to my mind also.

[Richardo]

46. More like Mortimer Snerd than Charlie McCarthy, IMO...

:)

[myomy]

2. America is asleep at the wheel

Where's the outrage?

[Tuttle]

4. I think we need to express our outrage with our own event:

National Bring-a-Chimp-to-Work Day!

If you're pissed about this, then bring a sock puppet or do a Goggle image search for chimpanzees and print out a big one and bring it to work -- if you still have a job -- and put it somewhere where your co-workers will see it and inquire: just tell them "Props to Dick Cheney... this is National bring-a-chimp-to-work Day!" If they ask for further explanation then they really aren't paying attention are truly A@TW: so tell them about Gepetto Cheney and the puppet who wants to be a 'real boy'...

I'm going to do it and you should too! With pictures and everything!

Tut-tut

[snippy]

11. Excellent idea. May I suggest taking one of these photos.

[Tellurian]

13. great bumpersticker...a laugh a minute! n/t

[Just Me]

24. I sincerely do not believe ridicule will work.

I would suggest the dissemination of pamphlets with "BETRAYAL" on the front which outline merely the basics of the PNAC and corrupt practices by this administration.

Don't get me wrong, advertising the horrific (and real and truthful) skeletons of this administration is fine. Pictorial ridicules are simply,...a turn-off. Broadly disseminated info pamphlets with a clear intention to inform,...I imagine,...would work best.

But,...that is just my two cents.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. Bush/Cheney = The Olsen Twins

Thank you Maureen Dowd!

[rocktivity]

5. My e-mail to Maureen Dowd

Articles criticizing the Bush White House in the mainstream media are as refreshing as they are rare. But though I am grateful for your 4/25 "Bushworld" editorial, I feel obligated to make a minor criticism.

You compare Bush and Cheney appearing together at the 9/11 commission hearings to an appearance by the Olsen twins. But the while the twins have proven themselves capable of thinking and speaking independently of each other, Bush has proven himself incapable of spontaneously answering spontaneous questions. I therefore think your paragraph should have read, "In Bushworld, it's perfectly natural for the president and vice president to appear before the 9/11 commission like Shari Lewis and Lambchop."

:headbang:
rocknation

[LittleApple81]

6. Good one. By the way, did you catch Karen Hughes on BookTV today?

At the LA book festival.
She spewed all her usual venom and doublespeak while wearing dark glasses... But then questions from the audience came: two people asked why the two of them had to be together. She gave a non answer (how Bush was more willing than any previous president to talk to a congressional commision--which is a lie, this is not a congressional commission, Bush established it himself-- and blah,blah,blah. The next person said like "that is not an answer. Why can't Bush go by himself? It makes it look like he cannot speak for his own actions and policies without Cheney's help." She responded something like "I worked with the President for more than ten years and I assure you he can talk very well blah, blah, blah." Then the next question is: why do we want to establish a democracy in Iraq when we do not have an elected president in our own country? Her answer: Bush got more votes... then corrected herself and said "electoral votes..." blah blah blah. The audience in general was not very friendly.

[Gin]

8. Not really...Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney appeared together..

bothe were puppets and their master!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

20. Paul Winchell Also Had A Doll Named "Knuckle Head"

In fact, he kind of had the same glazed expression that Bush has.

[gristy]

16. She wore dark glasses, huh?

That says quite a bit, I think. Hidin' those lyin' eyes.

[0007]

25. Thanks for run down, I'll try to catch the re-run.

[amber dog democrat]

She is quite a operator

very slick, but I still think she can be caught off guard.

Thank you for this post. I greatly enjoyed it.

I don't think she is capable of telling the truth.

[ashling]

29. While I understand the sentiment behind your last statement

I respectfully disagree.

If these people simply "could not tell the truth," they would be suffering from some form of compulsive disorder or mental illness. While this would still be extremely dangerous for the country as a whole, they would merit some degree of sympathy (and should seek treatment or - considering that that would constitute a mental disorder causing them to be a threat to themselves or others - committed to an institution for their own good.)

However, they CAN tell the truth. They know the difference, and they CHOOSE to lie. That very chaoice makes them criminally negligent.

They merit absolutely NO sympathy whatsoever. NONE!

[Catt03]

7. I think they will change their minds and

do it seperately. It is becoming too comocal.

We still will never get to hear Bush trip his way through since it is closed.

[Skittles]

31. no way

there is no way in f***ing hell they can let our pathetic, moronic piece of SHIT "president" speak for himself. NO WAY.

[snippy]

9. Take Your Child to Work Day was last week.

Maybe Cheney doesn't know. Or maybe this is Take Your Childish President to Work Day.

[gulliver]

10. Where the hell is Kerry on this?

This "joint appearance" BS is Bush's jugular staring Kerry right in the face.

[Tellurian]

12. Tempting, eh-

especially if Kerry spouts off and they change up at the last minute.

[QC]

14. It's really not unprecedented.

I mean, we all remember Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, don't we?

[cliss]

17. This is SO Bogus.

This dynamic duo will appear next week as a twosome. They'll sit right next to each other as they face the 9/11 Commission.

Note: they will NOT be under oath.

They will speak to the Commission behind closed doors. I.e. no reporters are allowed in, just in case LuciBush makes a faux pas.

So these two will be given lots of time to answer, lots of coaching and remedial help, and lots of time to look concerned and worried about the deaths.

A big fat nothing will come out of this.

[Just Me]

21. Everything these "neocons" have done is unprecedented!!!!

They have given the finger to Congress.

They have given the finger to the courts (unless a crony).

They have given the finger to the American people.

They are ANTI-DEMOCRACY!!!

They simply want the power.

They are evil incarnate because they trick to get power.

[leesa]

22. Unprecedented because we have never had such a cowardly Prez

before! And this is the cream of the GOP crop, just think!!

[0007]

23. There are those including John Dean that say openly that

junior is indeed intelligent. From what I've seen and heard from junior I fail to comprehend what they call intelligent.

[unionjack]

26. No way they'll reverse this....

....he'd fall apart for all to see under anything like a decent cross-examination.

If this is the quality of US democracy the eye-rackies had better hope the export model is better.

Fat chance.

[Art_from_Ark]

32. I have a feeling the "export model"

is going to be the political equivalent of the Yugo.

[truthisfreedom]

27. note to condi: remind cheney to trim nails before meeting with 9-11

commission. people make poor puppets... might as well keep bush's pain to a minimum.

[Rex]

28. That would make a good title for a book: Unprecedented

nt

[opihimoimoi]

33. Bush is SO Manly, So brave/courageous, So Steadfast More like A Knight

in Rusty Armor now that he refuses to go alone to the Commission as requested.

Instead he holds the hand of Cheney as they walk in. Bwawahahahaha

And they call him a LEADER??????? ROTFLMAO

You just know it will take all the muster and Power from the Audience/Commissioners to KEEP FROM LAUGHING at this spectacle.

I am already..... this is SO Rich.... what a First Dufus. I now wonder who made THIS decision?

[Waistdeep]

37. Or, "Unpresidented" /nt

[Cronus Protagonist]

34. Smokescreen - Why aren't they UNDER OATH?

That's the real kernel of the issue.

http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13

[Raster]

50. absoluely!... in fact, the entire "deal" the white house got...

...should be questioned. Each and every one associated with one or more of the various conspiracies should be forced to testiy under oath. That way it's easier to convict when it's time to pay for their nefarious actions.

[Claire Beth]

36. bush the puppet n/t

[Barkley]

38. How will Bush answer 9-11 questions during the presidential debates?

I suspect that he won't be able to

If I were Kerry, I'd start planning now.

[maddezmom]

39. Karen or rove will be whispering in his ear n/t

[PaDUer]

42. You're right..n/t

[WLKjr]

41. He might answer by starting with this......

OK play this out in your head. While reading between the (), think of Pat from old SNL skits and then read it.


"Ummm.....all the pressure of this debate......the pressure of coming up with an answer(ooooouuuuuwwwwwwww my braiiiiiiinnnnnn, it huuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrttttttttttss :) ).........I wish you would have handed me that question ahead of time so I could have studied it a little harder than I did the one memo I received based on 'historical information'...............ummmmmmmm stay the course.............ummmmmmmmm Sodom was bad, real bad..........ummmmmmm 9.11 9.11............ummmmmmmm WMD WMD WMD WDM...............pop sizzle fizz(()#)#)*$*&%&****##&&$*&#*#*)@)#)$( !)!)!)10101010101010101001011010101010101010100101010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000..............


and just then *'s head will explode because of all the pressure of running the country he FUBAR'd.


In all honesty I don't think he will even debate. He sure in the hell didn't debate in 2000 with Gore. He just sat there and did nothing much like he is still doing....nothing.

[Dr Fate]

40. They are not under oath anyway, so how will his even be helpful?

n/t

[VolcanoJen]

43. Bob Woodward hinted that they may actually appear separately.

On his "Meet the Press" appearance yesterday, he said it was just a "guess," but he feels that Bush and Cheney will actually appear before the commission separately.

Makes me wonder if the whole thing is just a set-up. I can't understand what the political advantage would be, but if we receive news that Chimpy and Cheney went it alone, just remember that they tipped Woodward off first...

[Tellurian]

44. If they appear separately, the rumor was set as bait for Kerry...

to pounce on..Either way, I'm glad Kerry took the high road, instead of the slippery slope so many were pushing him to take.

[Generator]

45. Don't ya just wish somebody on that commission had the balls to say

FORGET IT. You don't want to testify by yourself, forget it. Obviously you have nothing to tell us. We'll just take Cheney's answer's okay? Again, if I was working at a 7-eleven and had to testify with my best friend over a robbery do you fucking think that would fly? NO! But god freaking dammit the so called President of the United States isn't capable of answering what he did to protect us on 9/11 and uses that as his RATIONALE For being re-elected.

Scum sucking pigs. I have more respect for most of the criminals in jail than for this man.

[powergirl]

48. IS THIS A GAY THING?

Maybe they are lovers and can't stand to be apart. Maybe they don't support gay marriage b/c they are married to their lovely wives already - this could be a great romance novel. The love of George and Dick.

:hug:

[moondust]

49. Conspiracy coverup.

Separate testimony would not jibe which would reveal that one or both of them are lying.