Posted on 05/23/2009 8:26:54 PM PDT by Covenantor
Barack Obama, unlike George Bush who wanted to be in bed before 10pm, likes to work late. But even by his standards Wednesday was out of the ordinary, sitting up in a largely empty White House until 2.30am as he edited a speech an adviser later described as one of the most important of his life.
He was still nervous about it when he rose to deliver it eight hours later. Normally Mr Cool, he fluffed his opening, referring to the defence secretary, Robert Gates, as Bill, the Microsoft founder.
Part of the explanation for the bout of jitters is that Obama is struggling to contain an ever-growing row over the future of Guantánamo Bay and the security apparatus created by the Bush administration as part of its "war on terror". But there is another factor: the return of an opponent the Democrats had thought of as politically dead: Dick Cheney. The sinister, reclusive figure at the heart of the Bush administration, who attracted labels such as Darth Vader and Dr Strangelove, has returned to the heart of Washington and is causing havoc.
Obama and Cheney were billed to speak at roughly the same time, though at different Washington venues. The US media described it as the political equivalent of Ali v Frazier
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(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
There is something very reassuring about a leader who never apologizes for America's actions, possesses no self-doubts about defending his country, and who believes his nation must do what is necessary to crush al-Qaeda. The spectacular return of Dick Cheney on the political stage is a huge breath of fresh air after months of suffocating liberal dominance in Washington. Let's hope he's here to stay.
I was just reading that piece by Nile Gardiner, the Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom.
Unless he was baiting the left, brutal in no way describes Cheney’s AEI speech. He cut through the treasonous dems lies and demagoguery, leaving them naked and bleeding without removing his jacket, much less working up a sweat.
Another influential conservative, William Kristol...
"I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." - Harry S Truman
I'm surprised that another influential conservative, Me-me-me-gan McCain wasn't mentioned. /sarc
“George Lucas got a severe and scathing letter from the NAACP about the character, Jar Jar Binks, as being a ‘Step N’ Fetchum’ throwback. Lucas apologized in the major media and the character was reduced to a few seconds’ presence in later films.”
from Newspaper Rock.
Well, if definition "d" is applied :-)
Main Entry:bru·tal
Function:adjective
Date:15th century1archaic : typical of beasts : animal 2: befitting a brute: as a: grossly ruthless or unfeeling b: cruel, cold-blooded c: harsh, severe d: unpleasantly accurate and incisive e: very bad or unpleasant
That's interesting. I never heard that from our lamestream media
What do you expect out of Dana Millbank?
Exactly!
On a lighter note I discovered reagan_fanatic's post from a few years back.
Cheney's Dog Darth Vader for Halloween ... (Cheney in a wicked response)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919380/posts
Thank you for my new tagline!
Still laughing at the dog pictures.
Thanks, I’ve been doing other things lately. Take care, DC.
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