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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:43 PM
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Cheney Assails Press on Report on Bank Data ("That offends me.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/24/washington/24swift.html?_r=1&oref=login

Cheney Assails Press on Report on Bank Data

WASHINGTON, June 23 — Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday vigorously defended a secret program that examines banking records of Americans and others in a vast international database, and harshly criticized the news media for disclosing an operation he said was legal and "absolutely essential" to fighting terrorism.

"What I find most disturbing about these stories is the fact that some of the news media take it upon themselves to disclose vital national security programs, thereby making it more difficult for us to prevent future attacks against the American people," Mr. Cheney said, in impromptu remarks at a fund-raising luncheon for a Republican Congressional candidate in Chicago. "That offends me."

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Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he had sent letters on Friday to both Treasury Secretary John W. Snow and Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the issue. While he declined to release the letters, he said he was concerned about the legal authority for the operation.

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"Why does it take a newspaper investigation to get them to comply with the law?" the senator asked. "That's a big, important point."

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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:44 PM
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1. You offend me, you lying piece of filth...
Cheney is twisted and evil.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:45 PM
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2. They daily flaunt both large and small violations of US
law.
This offends me more, Mr. Vice President.

asshole.
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banjoterror Donating Member (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:46 PM
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3. Jeez. If I had only known...
I'm... really sorry Dick.
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MissWaverly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:48 PM
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4. Note: Mr. Specter why does it take public outcry
to get you to do your job. Part of the problem of this administration has always been lack
of oversight by the Congress. It is your sworn duty to protect and defend the constitution
of the United States, a duty that you have neglected due to partisan bias.
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Amonester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:03 PM
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13. Right. And look where that neglect had got them (in the polls).
Down, and in jeopardy of losing...
Not very clever at all...
And these nuts rule?? :scared:
(or, SHOULD rule?)
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MissWaverly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:19 PM
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14. A mad tea party/page 51-Alice in Wonderland/Lewis Carroll
"Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it?" said the March Hare
"Exactly so," said Alice.
"Then you should say what you mean," the March Hare went on.
"I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least-at least I mean what I say-that's the same thing, you
know."
"Not the same thing at all a bit!" said the Hatter. "Why you might just as well say that "I
see what I eat" is the same thing as "I eat what I see."
"You might just as well say," added the March Hare, "that I like what I get" is the same
thing as "I get what I like."

Ps I always thought the March Hare and the Mad Hatter were politicians
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:49 PM
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5. Aw, poor widdle Dickie is offended.
Well, don't come crying to me, Dickhead. You very existence offends ME.
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:55 PM
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6. As my clinical-psychologist friend just said to me tonight ..
"Cheney appears to be a psychopath." And, yes, this retired social worker agrees with THAT assessment, in the sense that he is sans a conscience, and says and does the most outrageous things without any empathy or subsequent remorse. He is the most arrogant person I've ever observed. I look at my nine-year-old daughter and cry thinking about the world we're leaving to her (and the horrible influence Darth Cheney had on it).
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:59 PM
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7. Second that from yet another clinician. Sociopath, through and through.
Interesting suppression of his own homicidal impulses. One wonders where and how he lived as a kid.
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:38 PM
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32. Well, yes, that's just it!
I read "The Rise and Rise of Richard B. Cheney," and he seemed to have had a normal childhood with progressively-minded parents; but I know that there's some critical information missing there. I wonder if he's like a relative of mine ... so self-involved, considering himself to be the center of the world, that he is incapable of seeing the world through someone else's eyes.
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MaryRN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:50 PM
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17. As a psych nurse.....
I agree with BOTH your assessments!
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 11:28 AM
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31. I've read that Dick Cheney has some type of autism.
He is absolutely incapable of feeling empathy for anyone. There is some kind of disconnect in his brain. Don't know which part. Buy one thing is for sure: this man is probably THE most hated man we have ever had in the White House. Ever.

His ratings have been consistently about 19% over the past few years. Cheney knows it, he doesn't care. After the shooting incident, his ratings dropped down to - around 9%. Just unbelivable. They could have put Ted Bundy in there and he would have had better ratings.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:00 PM
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8. Dick will see how offended we are when they lose control of Congress
World-class war monger/war profiteer....that offends me.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:01 PM
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9. Since it's OK to leak the name of undercover CIA agents...
it should be OK to disclose all of the government's covert operations. I'm not a fan of government secrecy anyway. It's very elitist and undemocratic.
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blonndee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:01 PM
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10. HAHAHA. He finds that "offensive"?
My god. He's the most offensive living being I can think of.

It offends that fucking racist neocon elitist PIG that someone dare expose in the slightest degree his administration's crimes? HAHAHA!

In the words of the famous doctor, "Go fuck yourself, Mr. Cheney! Go fuck yourself!"
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NastyRiffraff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:01 PM
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11. What he really means:
"What I find most disturbing about these stories is the fact that some of the news media take it upon themselves to disclose vital national security programs write about how we constantly break the law, thereby making it more difficult for us to prevent future attacks against the American people lie to the American people yet again," Mr. Cheney said, in impromptu remarks at a fund-raising luncheon for a Republican Congressional candidate in Chicago. "That offends me pisses me off. Fuck you."
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:01 PM
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12. We recorded PBS's Frontline program from a few nights ago, and.
watched it last night.

Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld should both rot in jail for the rest of their lives for planning the most heinous crimes against world humanity.

I could not despise them more than I do now, pulling the strings on a puppet president without a real brain in his head.
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heliarc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 04:01 AM
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25. I love Frontline.
Isn't it interesting how little time in the show was spent on Bush as a part of any of the decision making? The guy is an empty vessel, offering nothing to the argument and nothing to the political discussion. Unbelievable. And Cheney is an absolute nightmare. An absolute nightmare. Cheney is "offended" by a government by, for and of the people??? He can go screw himself!
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screenplaya Donating Member (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 01:28 PM
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34. I'm sure Tricky Dick 2
was offended by the Frontline episode. It was awesome. Especially how Cheney has always been completely wrong. Its as if Bill O'Reilly is the VP.
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journalist3072 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:34 PM
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15. Wasn't Bush lecturing on "non-transparent regimes" this week?
He said this week "It should make people nervous when non-transparent regimes who have announced they have nuclear warheads, fire missiles. This is not the way you conduct business in the world."

So Bush is lecturing the international community on "non-transparent regimes" but yet Cheney says he's "offended" that the news media would dare report on the inner workings of our government!
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MagickMuffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 11:43 PM
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16. HEY DICK: YOU OFFEND ME ASSHOLE
Edited on Fri Jun-23-06 11:43 PM by MagickMuffin
Why don't you crawl back into the tar pit you came from?
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:42 PM
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33. Took the words straight outta my mouth!
YOU offend me, Mr. FIVE-DEFERMENTS!!!
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:05 AM
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18. right back at you
Fuck you Cheney! :grr:
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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:14 AM
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19. Cheney, the fact that your dirty ass is on this planet the same time as
mine is offends me. Piece of worthless human excrement.
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lavenderdiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:23 AM
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20. Everything about that piece of sh--- Cheney offends me...
and add in his wife and daughter for good measure.
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The Brethren Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:48 AM
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21. wolves in sheep's clothing
'thereby making it more difficult for us to prevent future attacks against the American people,"'

excuse me? who is attacking the American people? It looks to me like Cheney and bushtwat are the ones we should be afraid of. Their arrogance and refusals to comply with laws offends me!!
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Ghost in the Machine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 01:30 AM
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22. I wonder how offended he would be ....
with my size 13EEE boot up his ass? :evilgrin:
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Hekate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 03:18 AM
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23. It "offends" him?! His very being offends the hell out of me
His sneer alone is an offense to the gods. His arrogance surpasseth understanding.

Hekate
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 03:41 AM
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24. we're being "SWIFTED"
part of the FEAR and SMEAR tactics:

SMEAR opponents via SWIFT-boating tactics

Ramp up the fear factor - i.e. "we need to spy on you because there might be a terrorist out there" - Swift-banking

It occured to me last night while watching the news - just how timely the latest "terrorist roundup" is coming on the heels of this latest invasion of our privacy.

the headlines are screaming about "HOME GROWN" Terrorists. Underlying implication is that your NEIGHBOR may be a terrorist, a co-worker may be a terrorists, the school-crossing guard may be a terrorist, the crazy cat lady down the street may be a terrorist and the newspaper delivery person may be wrapping homegrown IEDs in those morning papers.

TERROR TERROR EVERYWHERE and who can you trust? That's why the pResident is working hard to spy on everyone because we don't know WHO the terrorists are, where they are hiding and what they may do next!

Orange alerts do not work well anymore to get the sheeple flocking behind the bushes. parading an Al-Qeada leader's head did not garner more than a couple approval points. the usual booga-booga terror 'alerts' go unnoticed.

But make you fear your NEIGHBOR - big headlines
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HuffleClaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 04:02 AM
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26. "that offends me" ???
translation: "i'm sorry we got CAUGHT"
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 05:04 AM
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27. Like any vampire, Cheney detests the light of day.
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antonialee839 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 10:13 AM
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28.  I was offended when you and your evil
minion outed a CIA officer, Mr. Cheney. By the way sir, go f_ _ _ yourself.
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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 10:55 AM
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29. cheney is offensive
beyond any comparison

such an ugly piece of crap.
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Puglover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 11:08 AM
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30. Hey you pus filled piece of
bloated shit. Bite me. Offended now asshole? No offense intended to assholes.
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