Rangel: Cheney should be 'ashamed' for age remark (Unabashed Hypocrite Alert)

Newsday ^ | October 5, 2005 | SARA KUGLER

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NEW YORK -- Vice President Dick Cheney's feud with Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel was perpetuated Wednesday when the 75-year-old congressman said Cheney "ought to be ashamed of himself" for a remark about his age.

Months of verbal attacks from Rangel turned into a back and forth on Monday when the 64-year-old vice president said Rangel is "losing it," later adding that "Charlie is a lot older than I am, and it shows."

After an appearance at City Hall on Wednesday, Rangel was asked when the dispute would die.

"I think it ends when he apologizes for attacking me as a senior citizen. It's true that I'm much older than he is, but that has nothing to do with mental alertness," Rangel said.

Rangel has suggested in recent interviews that Cheney, who suffers from heart trouble, might not be healthy enough to do his job.

"I would like to believe he's sick rather than just mean and evil," Rangel said last Friday on the cable channel NY1.

During an interview on Monday with nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh, Cheney said he was bewildered by Rangel's attacks.

"I'm frankly surprised at his comments. It almost struck me _ they were so out of line, it almost struck me that there was some _ Charlie was having some problem," Cheney said.

"Charlie is losing it, I guess."

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Cheney said:

"I don't know what I did to offend him, but he's gotten pretty nasty lately.... I think Charlie is a lot older than I am, and it shows,"

In response to Rangel saying crap like this:

"He should never have stepped up in the first place," Rangel said. "He's too old for the job and doesn't have the experience."

[RasterMaster]

I don't know about that quote....I only heard comments on Rush Limbaugh show. All I heard him say was "I think he's losing it."

[ssaftler]

Darn! You beat me to it!

[msnimje]

Cheney made a factual remark and Rangel is spewing opinions. So to Rangel facts are more shameful than lies?

[upchuck]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497243/posts

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Well, I've always thought that maybe, behind the scenes, a cabal gets together to find the most unscrupulous, lowlife numbskull in the district, and that's who they send to Congress.

[Colonial Warrior]

Rangel....Rangel....name doesn't ring a bell. hmmm...or does it?

Oh....yeah! Not worth our time.

[fabriclady]

"Charlie is a lot older than I am, and it shows."

Our VP can say anything he wants and he can't top Charlie Rangel. It's about time he was put in his place. Cheers to our great VP.

Rangel is now and always has been a hypocrite. I listened to him many times when I knew and he knew he was lying.
The dims think if they repeat over and over, it becomes the truth. Does that tell you more about them. And, when the truth is told about them, they accuse you of lying. The truth hurts them so much, they show the pain.

[rocksblues]

Charlie is a Dinosaur, he just doesn't realize it yet.

[Soul Seeker]

Can't handle the heat, then don't attack the Vice President Charlie.

[fabriclady]

He is so disgusting. He can lie and never blink an eye.
I tried lying to my parents when I was about 15 (now 70), I will never forget it, I broke out in the most awful sweat. I wish the same would happen to the lying libs.

[rocksblues]

I find it disgusting that so called MSM journalist's will interview Charlie and his ilk and not ask the burning question. They know they are lying but it promotes their view so they let it go.

[weegee]

It's clear that Charlie Rangel hold no honor for the office of the VP. What a petty man.

Of course, he played the senior citizen card as a defense ("how dare he!").

Yep. Probably hides behind skirts now and then too.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I think he was generously trying to give Charlie an Alibi.

[weegee]

If you want to "own" him, that's a good way to control him.

[finnman69]

How the h-ll do people like Rangel get elected?

Becasue he represents some of the least educated, most brainwashed, biggest consumers of government welfare in the entire USA. Interesting enough, he also represents he Columbia University, and the kooky upper upper west side

[finnman69]

Rangel also represents Rikers Island.

[R.W.Ratikal]

Did you ever notice that people like Rangle, and other black spokesmen who proposer to speak for all black and mixed-race people, never refer to "All Americans,"
or "The American People."

They are concerned only with "The Black Community," or "My people," or "African-Americans."

Who are the real racists?

I realize that they keep racism alive because that is where they make their living. Where would Jesse Jackson be without the "race-card."

[Right_in_Virginia]

Charles Rangel was perpetuated Wednesday when the 75-year-old congressman said Cheney "ought to be ashamed of himself"

Rangel knows the meaning of "ashamed"??????

[Arrowhead1952]

How the h-ll do people like Rangel get elected?

The same way ronnie earle gets re-elected in Travis County TX. Too many *%$#&^ leftover, 1960, lib hippies here.