Cheney has irregular heartbeat A-FIB!!! Breaking

Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:32 PM
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Cheney has irregular heartbeat A-FIB!!! Breaking

Edited on Mon Nov-26-07 03:33 PM by 48percenter

In for lingering cold. Found upon examination, going to be admitted to hospital for "outpatient procedure."

Cheney's on his way out, betcha.

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:33 PM
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1. I wouldn't be surprised...

He wants to get out before he goes the way of Agnew.

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demnan

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:33 PM
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2. He's got a Kooch fibulation

n/t

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:34 PM
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4. he's an anal fistula in my opinion

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tekisui

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:35 PM
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8. That's right.

Maybe he got a call from a puke on the Judiciary Committee telling him it may come up.

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rucky

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:34 PM
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3. he has a heart?

sorry. somebody had to say it.

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MNDemNY

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:34 PM
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6. It's not his.

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earth mom

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:35 PM
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11. Exactly-what heart?

:puke:

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lumberjack_jeff

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:14 PM
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65. Sure. Keeps it in a jar on his desk. n/t

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lonestarnot

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:22 PM
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68. Hope it rusts!

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Wickerman

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:34 PM
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5. The breaking news is that Cheney has a heart?

Or, that it doesn't work right?

Yep, he'll be gone before year's end.

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bdamomma

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:35 PM
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7. I don't know how excited we should be about this there

are thousands of people out there who have irregular heartbeats that can monitored by cardiac meds. plus cheney has no heart.:hi: :hug:

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MNDemNY

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:36 PM
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13. They found nothing "new".

Just a set up for his resignation.

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bdamomma

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:37 PM
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15. is he getting ready for his mass exodus to Paraguay perhaps.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:40 PM
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27. No, he's going to Dubai silly!

Remember?

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:41 PM
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29. bu$h = Paraguay + cheney = Dubai (Halliburton moved hq there)

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Gogi

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:35 PM
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9. A lingering cold...congestive heart failure? eom

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K Gardner

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:41 PM
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31. yeah, that was my first reaction too n/t

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grasswire

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:58 PM
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54. that was my first thought.

pasty skin, rosy cheeks. CHF.

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SoCalDem

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:13 PM
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64. Exactly what I thought too.. couldn't happen to a more appropriate organism

I draw the line at calling him a "person"..

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AlinPA

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:35 PM
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10. A-Fib is very common. His ICD can be set up to provide therapy for it.

Edited on Mon Nov-26-07 03:36 PM by AlinPA

He is probably taking blood thinner now, so its not a big problem.

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hlthe2b

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:35 PM
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12. So, his implanted defib went off?

How shocking! (sorry, couldn't resist)...

As they say in the South, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all...

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:38 PM
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22. No they found evidence of atrial fibrillation

can't be corrected by pacemaker, AFAIK, it needs a medical procedure (cardio impulse) to short circuit the muscle that controls the upper chambers of the heart. My friend had this done.

Darth has more lives than a damn cat!

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hlthe2b

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:45 PM
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35. I am certain he has an ICD that effects both atrial & ventric. fibrillation

Two ICD’s that can terminate both atrial arrhythmias and ventricular arrhythmias are currently approved in the United States. These are the Medtronic Jewel AF® model 7250, and the Medtronic Gem III AT® model 7276. Of these two, the Gem III AT device is the more recent and more sophisticated. This device provides detailed diagnostic information about the frequency of episodes of atrial fibrillation, as well as performing pacing maneuvers where the device delivers extra beats or speeds up the heart to terminate atrial arrhythmias. The device can also deliver shocks to the heart to cardiovert atrial fibrillation back to normal rhythm.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:47 PM
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39. Isn't technology wonderful

:sarcasm:

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hlthe2b

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:48 PM
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42. I was looking for that all important

:sarcasm: Yeah, wonderful

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lyonn

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:41 PM
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30. Ah hah, the defiber isn't defibing? What's with that?

This sounds like a bs story. Now the guessing games begin. What is the real story? Subpoenas? Inserting a potential repub that is running for pres. in his place? etc.. Condi, Jeb, Mitt????

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:43 PM
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32. I think the same thing everytime he gets "sick"

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K Gardner

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:44 PM
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34. The implanted device only works on lethal arrythmias..

Like V-tach or V-fib. A-fib has to be cardioverted, which is slightly different.

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hlthe2b

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:46 PM
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38. See my post above... Two ICD models can affect both.

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lyonn

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:49 PM
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46. I better quit playing Dr., thanks for info. nt

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tekisui

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:48 PM
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43. Rudy.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:54 PM
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53. ...

:puke:

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Hieronymus

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:48 PM
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41. A doctor on CNN just said that the implanted defibrillator is for

ventricular fibrillation or Vtach, not Afib which is not all that serious.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:49 PM
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45. Anything heart related re: someone who has his health history is serious

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hlthe2b

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:54 PM
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52. Unless this doc is in contact with his treating cardiologists, it isn't

Edited on Mon Nov-26-07 03:56 PM by hlthe2b

clear. But, yes, a fib is not as serious... Plenty of patients are treated only with meds alone, including digoxin.

The units that effect both are very new and of course CHeney would have gotten the best our $$ could provide... This doc isn't treating him and may not know the details.. Or not... I didn't hear the piece. Regardless, they still would have wanted him in for a check up (and to check on the unit).

http://www.affacts.org/Procedures/atrial_defib.html

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:59 PM
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55. How many drugs is Cheney on? Add digoxin to the mix?

He's a goner. Either he steps down or he croaks. You watch.

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hlthe2b

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:02 PM
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56. Heaven only knows....Considering how often he dozes off

in critical meetings, I don't believe he is getting tremendous perfusion. Of course his "evil" is on autopilot.

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Hieronymus

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:03 PM
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60. He might already be on digoxin and or amiodarone. .. plus a bunch of others.

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hlthe2b

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:07 PM
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61. Yup.... He's a one-man "cocktail" that's for sure...

Edited on Mon Nov-26-07 04:07 PM by hlthe2b

with quite a few competing, complicating medical issues, I suspect.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:56 PM
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69. plus coumadin or warfarin for clots

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NC_Nurse

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:36 PM
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14. Probably just a cardioversion.

He's too evil to die.

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bdamomma

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:37 PM
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19. exactly just toooooooooo evil

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goodgd_yall

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:39 PM
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25. Yes, only the good die young as my auntie always said n/t

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aint_no_life_nowhere

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:52 PM
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50. Maybe someone put a wooden stake through his chest

That would mean they found his lair where he sleeps.

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blogslut

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:37 PM
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16. Oh golly, that poor man

I do hope he takes care of himself. Retires early. Leaves the country. Travels the world. Falls in the ocean...

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K Gardner

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:39 PM
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24. LOL !! n/t

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quispquake

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:37 PM
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17. Cheney may have a PHYSICAL heart...

But the spiritual one is sorely lacking...

Doesn't he have a round the clock doctor staff? Noone (including him) noticed this before? I also have A-Fib issues and shit, when I get the irregular heartbeat, it's IMPOSSIBLE not to notice...Good to know our tax dollars aren't just going to Cheney's doctors, but to Cheney's SHITTY doctors...

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K Gardner

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:37 PM
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18. Doctors forced to taser Cheney

Depending on how fast this new-onset afib is, Cheney will most likely need to be cardioverted or placed on a drip to try to get it under control. I much prefer to visualize him being defibrillated. This is usually a rather benign development, but in someone with his multiple cardiac problems and already having a pacer implanted, could get tricky. I'm near tears. (not)

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:46 PM
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37. I was wondering what would happen if he got tasered by mistake

he is a very ill man. In more ways than one.

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riqster

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:38 PM
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20. "A Heartbeat away from the Presidency" nt

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lovuian

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:38 PM
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21. Oh Afib is tough

Cheney has not been taking care of himself

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:40 PM
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26. A-fib is serious, not something small

especially for someone with a history of congestive heart failure, clots, etc.

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lovuian

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:10 PM
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62. yep very dangerous

He should resign

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UTUSN

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:39 PM
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23. If CHEENEE were to resign, Shrub would get to pick a (2nd) squatting veep leg-up for '08 n/t

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tekisui

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:49 PM
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47. Not much of a leg.

Anyone connected to this outfit is destined for failure.

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K Gardner

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:53 PM
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51. "Not much of a leg" - so funny it deserved repeating! n/t

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Beausoir

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:40 PM
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28. My FIL just stroked because of A-Fib...on Thanksgiving. Nothing to fool around with.

They'll cardiovert him and he'll be back to his evil filthy self in no time.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:45 PM
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36. oh sorry about your FIL

I think Dick's on his last leg. Really.

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K Gardner

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:49 PM
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44. Sorry to hear that, hope he's OK... n/t

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SteelPenguin

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:44 PM
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33. So would he pick a successor, or a placeholder?

Who'd he nominate as VP?

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tridim

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:02 PM
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58. He'll probably nominate himself again

Alive or otherwise.

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annabanana

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:48 PM
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40. sigh... Karma's gonna get me someday...

My first thoughts on hearing this were not..... charitable.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:51 PM
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49. My thoughts haven't been charitable for like: ever

so I guess Karma's gonna get me too. :rofl:

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Mabus

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Mon Nov-26-07 03:50 PM
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48. The problem is they keep using human standards for Cheney

For all we know, his heartbeat is normal for his species. :shrug:

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malaise

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:02 PM
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57. Please, please, please

let him be on his way out - please

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Eurobabe

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:19 PM
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66. Maybe we should be careful what we wish for

is this a set up for 2008? :shrug:

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book_worm

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:03 PM
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59. how many times has he been hospitalized since becoming VP?

I doubt he's on his way out.

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SoCalDem

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:12 PM
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63. Oooh.. the Dickster's got an ache-y , break-y heart

I have just the thing for him...

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libodem

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:21 PM
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67. he ain't fit to serve

he's more mentally deranged than physically ill, what a psycho-cold fish, that worthless heart pumps ice water. Never saw a colder, more heartless form, of the living dead. Zombie freakaziod.

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:57 PM
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70. Too much fibbing will mess you up big time..

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Mon Nov-26-07 04:57 PM
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71. OOPS! Self deleting double post.

Edited on Mon Nov-26-07 04:58 PM by Skidmore

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