Did Cheney threaten potential GOP presidential candidates today?

[grasswire]

Something struck me when I was watching Meanmouth at the National Press Club today.

He was asked a question from the audience about the 2008 race -- who did he think might be a candidate?

His answer? Something to the effect that candidates would be judged on whether or not they supported the "successful" Bush-Cheney presidency.

It sounded as if he thinks he will have a lot of power over the party come 2008, and is planning a campaign of personal destruction against any Republican who might repudiate or turn against the Bush-Cheney administration.

[yardwork]

1. It's a coup - they succeeded in taking over in 2000

There is no Republican Party outside the bush-cheney ticket. This seems to be taking a very long time to sink in for a lot of people.

[jean]

5. yes and the bush-cheney ticket is an entity unto itself. There is no depth

or degree of crime they won't sink to, in order to gouge, grab and grub money here and around the world.

It's heartening to read a few Republicans, moderate and conservative, are clearing their throats and beginning to speak against the regime.

[newscott]

14. 1980

[Hippo_Tron]

26. 1980 was the beginning of the end

1992 was a temporary setback. 2000 was the coup d'état and 2002 and 2004 were seizing of absolute power.

[charlyvi]

2. Good.

Since the people appear to be turning against the shrub/cheney presidency now. At least the polls seem to say so.

[davidinalameda]

3. is there a transcript of this

love to read it

[AndyTiedye]

4. "I Find Your Lack of Loyalty Disturbing"

Darth Cheney: "I Find Your Lack of Loyalty Disturbing"

Candidate: "<gag> <gasp> <choke> <gurgle>"

[DBoon]

6. intended as a not-too-subtle hint to John McCain?

"keep your mouth shut or we will destroy you"

[DavidDvorkin]

7. Since there is no successful Bush-Cheney presidency to support

I guess they're not under any obligation.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. The arrogance of this asshole

knows no bounds.

[blondie333]

9. "Successful" Bush-Cheney presidency

Maybe it's me but I find the statement made by Cheney chilling. And no one in the media seems to care that he made the statement nor the implications of such statement.

[grasswire]

10. me, too

It doesn't appear that anyone present at the Press Club considered it too carefully. But most of them appeared to be asleep.

I think it's shocking and totalitarian in nature.

[grasswire]

11. go to c-span.org

Watch the video. The question comes at about 49 minutes. You ought to be able to get right there on realplayer. On listening again, it's worse than I remembered.

[kodi]

12. who cares, cheney will die of a heart attack by next year.

.

[Bucky]

13. That would be sad, but I think you miss the point

Cheney doesn't exist as a bad politician in and of himself. He represents powerful economic interests who are seeking to profit from the country's wealth to the detriment of the majority of the citizens who own this country. If Cheney kicks off... well, we all have to pay that final debt.

And it'd be the first time in his life Dick Cheney has ever paid off a debt.

But whoever takes his place will just as ably represent the rich and powerful in their attempts to disempower the rest of us. If you don't get that, if you reduce the whole situation to the simple formula of "Dick Cheney is a bad person; I hope he dies" you don't get the whose power structure that made Cheney who he is and will eventually elevate his successors.

[Patchuli]

31. Very astute

and yes, education is under attack. The neocons prefer dumb people/sheeple.

[wallwriter]

15. How long can they keep up the lock-step?

How long will the Christian Taliban stay allied with the corprorate mega-polluters? I'd love to see it all fall to pieces...

[FreedomAngel82]

18. Me too

Now that'll be a good show.

[election_2004]

25. They can't

The corporate whores want to make money of off sex & porn....whereas the Christian Taliban wants to stone to death anyone who consumers sex & porn.

[Jack Rabbit]

16. I don't hear a threat in that

Just the usual Orwellian language.

Fascism is Democracy
Failure is Success
Colonial Occuaption is Liberation

[FreedomAngel82]

17. John McCain

Bingo

[Lone_Wolf]

19. I'm sure it was a veiled threat... He threatened Sen. Wellstone

about two weeks before Wellstone's plane crashed that he better not vote against the Iraq War.

[dbeach]

21. bush/cheney in 08 stealing elections since 2000

"chilling "indeed.. is poor Wellstone for having died from a close encounter with the actual ruling emperor

another mysterius plane crash like JFK jr who crashed on a "foggy" nite near Nantucket but to the locals who live near the shore..
There was no FOG that nite..they could'nt lie that one past me..
beautiful clear wheather that wk

[Lone_Wolf]

36. "There will be severe ramifications for you and the state of Minnesota."

"At a meeting full of war veterans in Willmar, Minn., days before his death, Wellstone told attendees that Cheney told him, "If you vote against the war in Iraq, the Bush administration will do whatever is necessary to get you. There will be severe ramifications for you and the state of Minnesota."

http://www.active-indigos.org/articles/Cheneys_Threat_to_Wellstone.htm

Cheney is an evil bastard.

[dbeach]

40. cheney/bush

actually repesent selective legal mass murder ..

for now its dissidents like Wellstone..Kennedy and Muslims but this is just starting

'We want the world and we want it NOW.."
lyrics by the Doors

[Gay Green]

20. "judged on whether or not they supported the... Bush-Cheney presidency"

Beyond disgusting.

:puke:

[grasswire]

23. it says to me...

....that he considers himself the king maker still.

Of course it could mean this: "We're controlling the voting machines, so we'll be in charge, fully."

[theboss]

22. I take it as a shot at McCain

I don't think Cheney is going to run, I'm sure he and W want a hand in picking their successor.

[sellitman]

24. McCain deserves these cretins knocking at his door.

I use to respect him....not after the last selection. He is a ass licker and can go pound sand.

[dbeach]

27. Alfred W. bush

I remember when the nuns would order us to not read Mad mag.

Thanks.now I know why the nuns issued the edict of Mad

AMAZING physical similarities!!

[WillyT]

30. Another For Ya !!!

But I DO like that morphing one above!!!

:woohoo:

[xxqqqzme]

32. that morph is great!

I wore my 'Nation' Alfred E Newman 'worry' t-shirt the first day of the CA dem convention. Someone commented that it was an insult 2 Al E. I had 2 agree.

[sellitman]

39. What Me Worry?

:rofl:

[snowbear]

28. You're assuming the ol ticker will hold out that long...

:evilgrin: ~~ Someone in HELL has a slot reserved just for Heinous Chenious ~~ :evilgrin:

[AzDar]

29. He who controls Diebold, controls the Country. Cheney is basically

saying: "continue to support our raping and pillaging policies, and we MAY allow you to be elected."

[shance]

34. And ES&S, which actually is the bigger Republican backed company.

They seem to have flown under the radar due to all the scrutiny and scandal regarding Diebold.

[me b zola]

33. The good news

This statement clearly will link the next repub candidate to this current malAdministration, the same bums whose favorable numbers are in the toilet. Let them choose someone who APPEARS to be moderate, this statement will link the little minion to their evil masters.





:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[usregimechange]

35. No they are fighting with themselves let them, in fact help them!

[EFF_BUSH]

37. you know, technically he's right

His answer? Something to the effect that candidates would be judged on whether or not they supported the "successful" Bush-Cheney presidency.


By 2008, anyone running for president who supported the Bush-Cheney presidency will completely tank and fail miserably. They'll be sent home and not be taken seriously ever again.

Bush's approval rating is what, 42% after SIX MONTHS back on the job. It'll be in the 30s by the time this is all over, and anyone who supported them will be on the chopping block.

[bklyncowgirl]

38. Attention Senator McCain--get on board or you're screwed.

Maybe that's why McCain's having his little press conference with Frist re Bolton.

After a short burst of freedom, they've zapped his shock collar and he's come cringing back to the fold.