Cheney's claim of not meeting Edwards backfires on vice president

[floda]

INGLEWOOD, Colo. - At first, it seemed like it might go down in history as one of those killer debate moments: Vice President Dick Cheney, who presides over the Senate, said he'd never met Sen. John Edwards until their encounter Tuesday night in Cleveland.


"I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session," said Cheney, turning to Edwards, the North Carolina Democrat, whom he faulted for skipping lots of votes. "The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight."


But the bon mot backfired. Cheney was wrong.


Within an hour, Democrats circulated photographs and video snippets showing Edwards and Cheney standing next to each other on the dais at the Feb. 1, 2001, National Prayer breakfast.


"Thank you very much. Congressman Watts, Senator Edwards, friends across the country and distinguished visitors to our country from all over the world, Lynne and I are honored to be with you all this morning," Cheney said, according to a transcript.

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[drfemoe]

1. perhaps

when one is telling another to eff off, his memory lapses.

[Ivote]

4. Is DEMENTIA setting in?

Three different occasions that they met and Cheney cant' remember one of them. Would that be loss of short or long term memory?
:kick:

[FightingIrish]

7. I think its called One Term memory.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. "Cheney aides said Wednesday that his comment wasn't misleading."

"...It pointed up a larger truth, they said."

I get it. No one really heard him say that. Just like he tried to explain how there was no connection between Iraq and 911 on Meet the Press.

Does this guy know how NOT to lie?

[Lefty48197]

3. Are there any other things you have forgotten Cheney?

.

[BlueNomad]

5. just

that he showed up less times to the Senate than Edwards, that yes, he did link Sadaam?iraq to 9/11 and that his wife and mother wwear army boots.

[Red Fox]

6. Old news, however consider this :

Found it on a dif forum

Can't guarantee the accuracy, but I doubt it's wrong and other people can probably verify this after research.

Here is a list of the Senate's Acting Presidents for every Tuesday session for 2001.

January 30 - Enzi
February 6 - Chafee
February 13 - Chafee
February 27 - Allen
March 6 - Burns
March 13 - Reid
March 20 - DeWine
March 27 - Chafee
April 3 - Smith
April 24 - Chafee
May 1 - Chafee
May 8 - Chafee
May 15 - Frist
May 22 - Chafee
June 5 - Enzi
June 12 - Byrd
June 19 - Carper
June 26 - Bayh
July 10 - Nelson
July 17 - Clinton
July 24 - Byrd
July 31 - Stabenaw
September 25 - Wellstone
October 2 - Clinton
October 9 - Clinton
October 16 - Edwards!!!!!
October 23- Byrd
October 30 - Bingaman
November 13 - Murray
November 27 - Jeffords
December 4 - Stabenaw
December 11 - Carnahan
December 18 - Nelson

A reward to whoever finds a Tuesday in 2002, 2003 or 2004 that Dick Cheney fulfilled his duties as President of the Senate here:

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html

2002

Tue 1/29 - Nelson
Tue 2/5 - Kohl
Tue 2/12 - Stabenow
Tue 2/26 - Landrieu
Tue 3/5 - Edwards
Tue 3/12 - Landrieu
Tue 3/19 - Miller
Tue 4/9 - Cleland
Tue 4/16 - Reed
Tue 4/23 - Wellstone
Tue 4/30 - Nelson
Tue 5/7 - Miller
Tue 5/14 - Cleland
Tue 5/21 - Nelson
Tue 6/4 - Durbin
Tue 6/11 - Corzine
Tue 6/18 - Dayton
Tue 6/25 - Landrieu
Tue 7/9 - Reed
Tue 7/16 - Corzine
Tue 7/23 - Reed
Tue 7/30 - Clinton
Tue 9/3 - Reed
Tue 9/10 - Corzine
Tue 9/17 - Reid
Tue 9/24 - Stabenow
Tue 10/1 - Miller
Tue 10/8 - Miller
Tue 10/15 - Reid
Tue 11/12 - CHENEY! -- WE HAVE A WINNER!
Tue 11/19 - Barkley (MN)

2003

Jan 7 *Cheney*
Jan 14 Stevens
Jan 22 Stevens
Jan 28 Stevens
Feb 4 Stevens
Feb 11 Stevens
Feb 25 Stevens
Mar 4 Stevens
Mar 11 Stevens
Mar 18 Stevens
Mar 25 Stevens
Apr 1 Stevens
Apr 8 Stevens
Apr 29 Stevens
May 6 Talent
May 13 Ensign
May 20 Alexander
June 3 Stevens
June 10 Stevens
June 18 Murkowski
June 24 Coleman
July 8 Stevens
July 15 Stevens
July 22 Chaffee
July 29 Stevens
Sept 2 Stevens
Sept 9 Stevens
Sept 16 Stevens
Sept 23 Stevens
Sept 30 Sununu
Oct 21 Stevens
Oct 28 Stevens
Nov 4 Stevens
Nov 11 Warner
Nov 18 Stevens
Dec 9 Stevens

2004

1/20 - Stevens
1/27 - Enzi
2/3 - Stevens
2/10 - Stevens
3/2 - Stevens
3/9 - Hagel
3/16 - Sununu
3/23 - Stevens
3/30 - Ensign
4/6 - Cornyn
4/20 - Stevens
4/27 - Chambliss
5/4 - Stevens
5/11 - Stevens
5/18 - Stevens
6/1 - Stevens
6/8 - Hutchinson
6/15 - Stevens
6/22 - Allard
7/6 - Burns
7/13 - Stevens
7/20 - Enzi
9/7 - Stevens
9/14 - Chafee
9/21 - Enzi
9/28 - Stevens
10/05 - Stevens

It is interesting to note, Edwards has acted as Acting President just as many times as teh President of the Senate - cheney - has.

So, in four years, Cheney has only presided over 2 Senate sessions. Which is his job.

Also, he only met with Republican committees. No wonder he never saw any dems.

Credit to a poster called Tassadar

[codegreen]

8. the Republicans would have made this an ad. also the factcheck.org thing.

but us? no.
god damnit i wish i was part of the campaign so we could really lay into these suckers.

[DubyaSux]

9. It gets better...

...now "most Tuesdays" has been found to be exactly TWICE in the last 4 years. Unfortunatly, people will remmeber the soundbites - not the truth.

[codegreen]

11. which is why we should use this to our advantage with briefly aired ads!

not a massive buy, just scatter a few things around debunking this lie and that....

[whistle]

10. Does anyone think that Cheney will survive to election night?

....he looks pretty bad for someone who is only 63 years old. What would happen to Shrub if Cheney kicks the bucket or is unable to serve as VP? I think that is another major election issue for voters to be thinking about. Remember that on 9-11 Dubya was being flown around the country completely out of the decision loop while Dick Cheney was calling the shots back at the White House bunker.

[Moderator]

12. Duplicate topic

add this article to previous thread if it has new information

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x886855