Just a guess, but I think he's had an attack of gout...

[No Exit]

Cheney, that is. Anyway, you won't want to miss this picture of him:

http://www.needlenose.com/

(It's not his knee. I read a report earlier that said it was a previous "foot problem". Gout can be very painful, and it's usually felt in the feet.)

[C_U_L8R]

1. He's been drinking too much blood...

needs to eat more greens.
It'd fix that foot right up.

[No Exit]

6. LOL. Either that, or he accidentally stayed out past dawn...

[C_U_L8R]

7. On the other hand

some high priestess of voodoo from New Orleams
may just be impaling his feet with a long sharp needle.



(i can't believe i just responded to my own post... slow night)

[BrotherBuzz]

14. I believe I paid that voodoo priestess to use a rusty nail

I'm angling on a little lockjaw to shut his yap up in the process.

[No Exit]

21. Could be... and come to think of it,I think I saw Chris Shays holding his

crotch, with a look of pain on his face, too. (If you didn't see the C-Span episode where Shays coldly accused those New Orleans flood victims of lying, you missed some real entertainment!)

[MADem]

23. The very chickenhawk Shays who supports the war, but was a

conscientious objector during VietNam??? That little cowardly pecker???

I think whoever is in charge of doll management needs to heat up a hot poker, too....

[No Exit]

26. Yes, that's the scum in question.

And I hadn't known that about his being a conscientious objector. (I actually doubt he's ever been a conscientious anything.)

Boy, just when I think I've seen the World Cup of hypocrisy, along comes yet another republican and tops them all...

[MADem]

30. Well, I am not one to hand you a weapon without giving you the

ability to fire-- http://www.connpost.com/peterurban/ci_3258720 Shays, who registered for conscientious objector status during the Vietnam War, said the United States has a sound strategy in Iraq. A withdrawal now, Shays said, would send a horrible message to the world and encourage enemies of the United States to come at us again.

If ya google his name and conscientious objector a wealth of cites appears!!!

Amazing how determined he is to put the lives of OTHERS on the line, the chickenshit!

[No Exit]

40. Wow... he is truly the definition of a Chickenhawk!

The bastard! They ought to revoke his C.O. status, draft his ass under the old Vietnam draft, and send his ass to Iraq!

[rucky]

2. Conan just said it's from kicking an old lady. n/t

[No Exit]

9. You don't suppose he finally had it out with Barbara.......?

[LibDemAlways]

3. I would never wish gout or any other

painful malady on anyone.... except guys like Cheney who so richly deserve to see all the pain they've inflicted on others come back to bite them in the ass. I hope karmic retribution catches up with each and every one of them.

[No Exit]

5. I'll second that.

I DO wish gout and a whole lot of other things on the Bush/Cheney cabal. And the funny thing is, some of my wishes are beginning to come true. How sweet it is!

[niyad]

15. no, no, no--one NEVER wishes bad luck--it isn't good for YOUR kharma

you simply wish them exactly what they deserve, and let the universe do the rest. that is the only thing that keeps me from going completely nuts--the thought that somehow, somewhere, they and all their little sheeples are going to have to pay their kharmic debts.

[LibDemAlways]

24. Did not mean to specifically wish them

bad luck, just hoping that what goes around comes around....in spades.

[gkhouston]

44. okay, you surprised me

I thought you were going to say that you would never wish gout on any other human being... and then remind us that Cheney isn't human.

[LibDemAlways]

47. You have a point....If ever there was a

cold, heartless sob it's Cheney. He's right up there with other mass murderers and assorted lowlife.

[Ready4Change]

4. Prep-work for Resigning.

He knows the jig is up. He's gonna have "health issues" and leave office, disappear into the wilds of Maryland, and let all the heat settle in on Dubya.

[No Exit]

10. Oh, please please please please

let it be so! (I won't go into what I wish would happen to him after the resignation...)

[BuyingThyme]

16. God, I hope so.

Images like that are so memorable. The cane adds a touch of elder dignity, don't you think? Hopefully they'll pull out the crutches soon.

[DELUSIONAL]

8. his clothes don't fit very well

and neither do his shoes.

Both he and bushie and unhealthy and unfit -- both seem to be hiding huge health problems.

[No Exit]

12. Yeah, and remember that time he attended the Auschwitz memorial

ceremony, in the midst of all those smartly dressed statesmen, and Dick looked like Nanook of the North in that fuzzy coat?

He's the worst-dressed billionaire I'VE ever seen..

[MADem]

25. That was USAF foul weather gear!!

I think an aide left the coat behind at Andrews, and that was a loaner--funny how the press never even said a WORD about his curious attire, but they sure can rip the women to shreds about their sartorial choices. As for that aide, he probably was dumped at an undisclosed location!!!

[No Exit]

29. Well, it's a picture I'll always treasure.

That sucker has more than enough money to pay someone to make or alter a proper coat within mere hours, but instead he opts to use USAF issue. I doubt he ever pays for anything.

[MADem]

31. Sure, just find the fattest officer (the doc, or the chaplain, usually)

and borrow their outerwear, removing the insignia, and he would have been good to go in a formal, suitable costume--plenty of room for a ballistic vest, too! The Army and Navy greatcoats would have done the job just fine, and no one would have even noticed! Instead, he has to introduce himself with his outfit as Dick "Sore Thumb" Cheney!

[No Exit]

36. LOL... ah, there's a good point, which I'd forgotten:

gotta have room for that ballistic vest! When you're one of the most hated men on the planet, it's a must.

[AntiCoup2K4]

11. Gout sucks. Been there, done that.

I would mention the all natural remedy for it, but I don't want the NSA passing it on to Uncle Dick. I'm not going to have it on my conscience that I lessened his suffering. :evilgrin:

[No Exit]

17. Thank you... after all, we wouldn't want to endanger national security

by prolonging Cheney's reign--if we can help it!

[Suich]

20. I've had it before...

What's the all natural remedy???
:hi:

[AntiCoup2K4]

27. Cherries, believe it or not.

Fresh ones, if you can get em. If not, go with cherry juice and/or dried tart cherries. Trader Joes has all of that stuff, or a health food store might carry it. The sour cherries (like a pie cherry) work better than the sweeter bing cherry type.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

43. That's not possible..... almost.......

1: J Nutr. 2003 Jun;133(6):1826-9. Related Articles, Links


Consumption of cherries lowers plasma urate in healthy women.

Jacob RA, Spinozzi GM, Simon VA, Kelley DS, Prior RL, Hess-Pierce B, Kader AA.

U.S. Department of Agriculture/ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA. [e-mail]

To assess the physiologic effects of cherry consumption, we measured plasma urate, antioxidant and inflammatory markers in 10 healthy women who consumed Bing sweet cherries. The women, age 22-40 y, consumed two servings (280 g) of cherries after an overnight fast. Blood and urine samples were taken before the cherry dose, and at 1.5, 3 and 5 h postdose. Plasma urate decreased 5 h postdose, mean +/- SEM = 183 +/- 15 micro mol/L compared with predose baseline of 214 +/- 13 micro mol/L (P < 0.05). Urinary urate increased postdose, with peak excretion of 350 +/- 33 micro mol/mmol creatinine 3 h postdose compared with 202 +/- 13 at baseline (P < 0.01). Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) and nitric oxide (NO) concentrations had decreased marginally 3 h postdose (P < 0.1), whereas plasma albumin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were unchanged. The vitamin C content of the cherries was solely as dehydroascorbic acid, but postdose increases in plasma ascorbic acid indicated that dehydroascorbic acid in fruits is bioavailable as vitamin C. The decrease in plasma urate after cherry consumption supports the reputed anti-gout efficacy of cherries. The trend toward decreased inflammatory indices (CRP and NO) adds to the in vitro evidence that compounds in cherries may inhibit inflammatory pathways.

PMID: 12771324

[MADem]

28. Wow, I looked up the symptoms--sounds like a fit to me

http://www.podiatrychannel.com/gout/ ==the basics on gout at this link!

[Lars39]

13. I think it's congestive heart failure.

A cane can help a tired person around, too.

[No Exit]

19. Perhaps, but then why the two different shoes?

Maybe his valet is on vacation?

[daleo]

32. Heart failure can make the feet swell

One shoe might be bigger than the other. One certainly looks like softer leather.

[No Exit]

37. Oh, okay. Makes sense. Thanks for giving me hope

that it's something more serious than just an attack of gout.

[merbex]

38. My father (who passed away last year) had everything Cheney

is going through: the heart attacks,the implanted defibrilator,it moved onto to gout/congestive heart failure)

Don't let ANYONE tell you Cheney is in good shape; he probably takes a ton of medications and any slight deviation in dosage can set him back even further

Frankly it is a disgrace that he is 2nd in line for Presidency just based on his health history alone

[Lars39]

42. I remember reading a while back that he didn't have just one doctor

following him around, but multiple doctors. It is disgraceful.

[DoYouEverWonder]

45. Or clogged arteries

Even with surgury, eventually you can lose your legs.

[tishaLA]

46. Gout is sometimes a side effect of CHF drugs, too

Trust me, I know. The diuretics can induce gout symptoms. And it gets progressively worse and actually exacerbates CHF-related issues because the gout makes cardiovascular activities difficult if not impossible.

[dogfacedboy]

18. Too bad it wasn't an attack of

heart.

[No Exit]

22. I can't wait to see what Pat Robertson says in that event!

[UTUSN]

33. LOL - Why didn't he just wear both moccasins? n/t

[SmokingJacket]

34. I bet you're right.

Apparently it's excruciating.

[lovuian]

35. its a prexisting foot disease... hmmm

making an attempt to hide he's ill...

[Cleita]

39. It could be a number of things, but with his medical history,

swelling of the feet is an indication that his organs aren't functioning as well as they should.

[No Exit]

41. YESSS!!! I hope so.

And I don't apologize for hoping it!

And I hope Pat Robertson tells us all it's "God's will"!

[Cocoa]

48. he's a rascal in his Rascal