Posted on 10/05/2005 2:25:53 PM PDT by kromike
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." In another interview that day, Cheney made the remark about Rangel's age. The Democratic lawmaker is the dean of New York's congressional delegation, and one of the loudest critics of the Bush administration on Capitol Hill. "The fact that he would make a crack at my age, he ought to be ashamed of himself," Rangel said. "He should look so good at 75." Copyright 2005 Newsday Inc.
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Like Cindy Sheehan, we'll get thrown in jail for protesting. Unlike Cindy Sheehan, it won't be a laughing matter and we won't be proud of ourselves...
As a "mean and evil" American I take offense to Mr. Rangles intemperate remarks.
True enough Charlie, you'd be an idiot no matter what age you were.
Gee Charlie, isn't that sort of like the pot calling the kettle black?
True enough, Charlie. You were just as big an idiot ten years ago.
Rangel speaks.....a brain farts..
Semper Fi
And with you, Chuck it has everything to do with being a mean, tired, angry and hateful old man.
Since Rangel called Cheney too old before Cheney called Rangel too old, and now Rangel doesn't seem to remember doing that, I'm thinking that there must be something to what Cheney said.
Charles Rangel = An irrelevant turd swirling in an inconsequential whirlpool of an obscure bowl.
LOL.
Black racist Rangel alert.
When one is a racist like Rangel is, then expect no apology for his mean-spirited comments, nor for his less-than-appropriate statements about Republicans. He is a pure, dyed-in-the-wool racist pig with absolutely no class....ooops...I take that back....he has lots and lots of class....it is just all low !! He's still a P.O.S. that should have his mouth washed out with soap by his Momma! If she were alive, I'll bet she would be embarassed to have a son like this a**wipe idiot!!
He is an intellectual "piss bum"
Rangel is right about this much: his own age has nothing to do it, he's been a deranged moron as long as we've seen him in public life..... it is most unfair to suggest that turning 75 had anything to do with it....
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