Posted on 10/21/2013 7:05:40 AM PDT by markomalley
Word.
That’s great that Mr. Cheney spoke up! He spoke with such candor and humility.
I always liked him. He never minced words. Especially when it came to New York Times reporters LOL!
Well I certainly did. Comments like "I love Dick Cheney", " I really love this man!", "I’ve always been a fan of Dick", "Cheney: Still the only ADULT in the room.", and "Mr. Cheney is the brightest" go beyond merely praising his message about the tea party. It implies that these freepers see Dick Cheney as a role model and an ideal conservative, which he isn't. I used to feel that way about Cheney, but looking back in hindsight, he caused a lot of harm.
I wouldn't go as far as Impy and sickoflibs, I disagree Cheney spent his career "opposing tea party ideals" or that he needs to apologize for doing so-and-so. His record as a Congressman was pretty solid, but that's going back to 1979-1989.
His actions in modern times have caused a lot of problems, so I wouldn't gush over Cheney as "the brightest in the room" and talk about how much I "love" him. No doubt he's a straight shooter, and I admire his actions against terrorists and vocal criticism of Obama, but I would never go around preaching 'Cheney is sooo awesome'. Conservatives who do so have some blinders on, plain and simple.
I didn’t make any of those kind of comments...tho I was accused of such....and no, I didn’t read the entire thread. When those accusations came my way, I dismissed them. Final analysis? I would pretty much agree with yours on Cheney....
“This man is not much liked by anyone,”
Who is anyone? The media? I’m not a follower. I like him!
Rush asked him what he thought of the defund Obamacare and shutdown confrontation. Cheney replied that the GOP went in without a plan, lost to Obama, got nothing out of it and that now the Republicans are fighting each other when its the Democrats who are the enemy.
Guess he didn't get the memo.
Looks like he wasn’t as popular on the following thread as he was on this one, they really went after him there:
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