Item number 5 is such crap!!! I mean he is NOT demanding!!!! I am more demanding than him...LOL. These folks are nuts.
Specifies the temp, asks for a few bottles of water and wants the TV on, so what? The man's the VP of the world's only Hyperpower. Ever see a pop star's rider of what they 'demand'?
He's not asking for a gift, they want to know if any item is going to be placed in his room - security reasons.
Further, Cheney's not "demanding" gifts . . . he's stipulating that if someone wants to leave one, it should be cleared first, which frankly is only common sense, but there's no story in common sense.
Not only does he demand a container for ice, he also demands to know where the ice machine is! The man is so power-mad that he has to go get his own ice!
Monster!
We have "status" at a few mid-to-upper level chains and this is standard fare: you fill out a card with your preferences for snacks, magazines, etc and there they are when you check in.
Milano cookies are yummy! Bottled water, even, sometimes, the ice bucket filled while we are checking in. Not demanding, it's just called SERVICE, you know, from the service industry.