Dick Cheney takes a shot at Sarah Palin

Politico ^ | 09/02/2011 | Alexander Burns

[Hawk720]

On Laura Ingraham's show, Dick Cheney gave this barbed answer on whether Sarah Palin was the right choice for vice president in 2008:

“Well I’ve never gotten around the question of her having left the governorship of Alaska midterm. I’ve never heard that adequately explained so that I could understand why, how she decided in her first term to step down and still be—I’d like to know more about that.”

[Vendome]

Legitimate Question.

[Rational Thought]

Makes me think of the Geico commercial of living under a rock......

[Doctor 2Brains]

for later

[Clint N. Suhks]

How is that a shot?

[albie]

I like Cheney a lot, however, Palin did explain this. And some of it explains itself. Daily lawsuits costing her everything from money to reputation covers it for me.

[kevkrom]

"I’ve never heard that adequately explained so that I could understand why, how she decided in her first term to step down and still be—I’d like to know more about that.”

The answers are there, he just hasn't bothered to listen to them. If he doesn't agree with the answers, that's one thing, but to pretend that it hasn't been addressed at all simply exposes his own ignorance on the subject.

[RichInOC]

Okay, I was under the impression the Veep was smarter and better-informed than that. No?

[cuban leaf]

—Legitimate Question.—

I don’t think it is, at least at this point. The explanation she has given is pretty clear and detailed. I suspect Cheney is either ignorant of it or has ulterior motives for bringing it up.

[MamaB]

Even I understand why she had to quit.

[Double Tap]

I think Cheney’s heart problem has caused issues with oxygen getting to his brain... for at least the last decade.

[allmendream]

I don't see what his ‘answer’ had to do with the question.

Either she was a good pick in 2008 or not.

That she stepped down as Governor of Alaska AFTER the election doesn't really have any bearing upon if she were a good pick or not.

[11th Commandment]

Interesting comment as most everyone knows that she resigned to fight back. She was a sitting duck for the leftist in the governor's office. After resigning, she was free to "terrorize" the left by supporting conservative candidates and taking the cause to the heartland. Why I say interesting is that the biggest problem with Bush to Cheney's chagrin is that his administration never fought back. So why can't he see that quality in Palin?

[lonevoice]

I heard the interview, and it wasn’t a shot. It was the only thing he said about Governor Palin during the entire interview. He sounded sincere in saying that he doesn’t know why she stepped down, and he’d like to understand more about it.

[SoConPubbie]

I’d say that either Dick Cheney is either woefully ignorant of the situation and has not done his homework, and therefore probably should have kept his trap shut until he had done his own investigation or, he just another member of the GOP Elite, scared to death of a candidate they cannot control.

[C. Edmund Wright]

Legit question? Well maybe. But it’s been answered.

Here, I answered it the day it happened:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/07/palin_v_pundits.html

The answer has stood the test of time. Mr. Cheney, read it.

[wtc911]

Interesting comment as most everyone knows that she resigned to fight back.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....you areone funny guy.

[EyeGuy]

Very disappointing from Cheney.

Even if he doesn’t know the very legitimate reasons for Governor Palin’s resignation, to even put it out there as a “concern” for her future ability to serve, sets off some warning signals about where his priorities lie.

[Vendome]

Welcome to Free Republic nOOb.

Post on...

[TomServo]

Oh, he's gonna smoke a turd in hell for even questioning her motives. Damnnit - there will be no dissention.