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Cheney's Job at Risk
Electronic Telegraph ^
| July 21, 2002
| David Wastell
Posted on 07/20/2002 5:31:29 PM PDT by gcruse
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posted on
07/20/2002 5:31:29 PM PDT
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gcruse
To: gcruse
Looks like the clinton press release machine was busy in time for the Sunday newspapers! What a crock!
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07/20/2002 5:35:20 PM PDT
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PhiKapMom
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To: PhiKapMom
They are missing something really big here- we saw it with clinton, and apparently no one on the left has correlated it so far...
All Presidents- even clinton- have an enormous resevoir of good will from the American people. He- whoever he is- is "their guy in Washington," and the public wants and needs for him to do well, and be well thought of.
They do not like all this nattering and carping and harrassing. Not a bit! I really think it's going to backfire- just like it did with even a slug like clinton...
That said, the Republicans are not being aggressive enough in refuting this junk, the President needs to get on TV more explaining things, and we desperately need to eliminate capital gains & estate taxes, slash taxes & regulations across the board, and empower businesses to make more new jobs, and let families keep more of their own dam' money!
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posted on
07/20/2002 5:40:58 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: norfle
clinton's orchestrating press releases about cheney. um, yeah If PhiKapMom says it, I believe it!
BTW, welcome to Free Republic.
To: gcruse
This article is the quintessence of crass. It offers no real names, no verifiable sources in the Republican Party to buttress the argument. The journalist is so determined to make his case that he does not ever understand that the NYTimes and Washington Post were urging Cheney, nay demanding, that he sell his stock to reduce the implication of impropriety. He sells, makes a profit, and then is blamed for it. Double standard? It could once be said of journalists that they were drunken sots easily bought; nowadays they are ideologues drunk on the power of the pen. Either way, it is a profession that has sunk to the level of street panhandling.
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posted on
07/20/2002 5:43:18 PM PDT
by
gaspar
To: norfle
....i'd be like cutting out your brain to spite your head.Huh?
Yes, welcome to FreeRepublic from wherever you came.
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posted on
07/20/2002 5:43:31 PM PDT
by
Cagey
To: gcruse
wow. those brits are all over the politics here in the USA. BWA HA HA HA HA!
To: TonyInOhio; PhiKapMom
This is the most disgusting and fraudulant article on FR tonight - total garbage. This WILL backfire! Cheney will be cleared because he didn't do anything wrong - the media knows this - they are just reading from the RAT playbook. The second most disgusting article is the one where the algore calls our President and his administration "liars" - I mean, really...the more I think about it the more angry I get. Hillary really sends her talking points far and wide, doesn't she?
To: gcruse
Electronic Telegraph? Some source. I rather believe UPI before this rag. If Cheney doesn't run in 04 it is because Bush wants someone who can follow in his footsteps in 08. Cheney already said that he did not want a Presidential run. But if the economy tanks and stays tanked Bush may not have to worry about 08.
To: gcruse
officials privately admitted that investigations into the American vice-president's past business dealings have turned him into a political problem. Uncited officials. No statement like this has come from the Republicans.
Last week's stock market plunges gave rise to unprecedented speculation among Republicans that Mr Cheney, seen until recently as the steadying hand on the tiller, may have to be sacrificed as Mr Bush's running mate for the 2004 election.
Uncited speculation. I never heard this before this article.
A Republican congressional official said:"Any of those would have at least one big advantage over Cheney."
He said: "They have not made personal fortunes in big business. In the last election it seemed to be an advantage that both names on the ticket had track records in business. Next time, unless something changes, it will be a liability."
Uncited republican. Sounds like s/he has an axe to grind.
Democrats, who are already demanding the resignation of Harvey Pitt, the SEC chairman who was appointed by Mr Bush, said that the president's reply indicated that the financial watchdog was now under pressure from the White House to clear Mr Cheney.
Naturally democrats demand this; they're trying to hurt Bush.
One Democratic official said:"One minute Mr Bush is defending Mr Pitt from criticism, the next minute he is saying what he expects Mr Pitt's people will find. The implication is obvious."
No obvious implication to me. Mr. Bush is confident Mr. Cheney is innocent. This is not a statement of what Mr. Pitt should find. Only a crass politician could construe it so.
Zero substance in this article. I condemn it as a smear piece.
To: PhiKapMom
The tragedy of drug abuse...
To: gcruse
These clowns still don't understand the depth of GW's loyalty. They try and take the Clinton persona and template it to Bush. It won't work.
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posted on
07/20/2002 6:03:36 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
To: Wait4Truth
I agree with you--what happened to being investigated and finding out the facts before jumping to conclusions. YOu are damn if you do dump Cheney b/c that then is interpreted as accepting that Cheney was guilty and damn if you don't b/c then you are not doing enough for the economy.
The dims always want it both ways and whichever way you go, they gotcha.
The media pressed for him to get rid of his stock and he did and voila, made lots of money. The media wanted to know from Bush if he thought Cheney would be exonerated--he answered their question and now he is advising the SEC.
Oh, well, it will be fun to see what happens.
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posted on
07/20/2002 6:09:14 PM PDT
by
olliemb
To: gcruse
didnt cheney make a bunch of money off iraq. hmm
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posted on
07/20/2002 6:19:04 PM PDT
by
IamZman
To: backhoe
"eliminate capital gains & estate taxes"
Certainly, but Bush would need to get on tv and explain to the American people what this would do for them. Otherwise, the media will have a field day and make Bush out to do that simply to help his "rich buddies."
To: Cagey
Huh? Yes, welcome to FreeRepublic from wherever you came. Somethings missing here, or am I missing someones post.
Huh?
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posted on
07/20/2002 7:33:35 PM PDT
by
jdontom
To: gcruse
The article is garbage.
To: gcruse
The writer got one thing right..."He (Powell) would be a controversial choice with conservative Republicans, however, because they regard him as too liberal."
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