Live Thread: Obama vs. Cheney

Thursday, May 21, 2009 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Obama goes first in a few minutes. He's speaking at the rotunda of the National Archives (you think we could get Nicholas Cage on that birth certificate thingey?) on his Gitmo policy and other man-caused calamities.

Vice President Cheney gets the rebuttal time. He's speaking at the American Enterprise Institute around 10:45 a.m. EDT.

[azishot]

He’s gonna keep us safe??????????

[Nasher]

“I’ve taken steps top make us safer”. “I this, I that...”

This guy is unbelievable!

[McGruff]

I hope Cheney's listening. He's gonna be p*ssed!

[spectre]

He's showing weakness that is unparalleled in a POTUS.

He's going to get us all killed.

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[kempster]

he is opening the door for cheney to challenge him to release the documents.

[roses of sharon]

http://weeklystandard.com/Weblogs/TWSFP/TWSFPView.asp#11681

“the United States has never lost its moral bearings”

(text of Cheney speech)

[mewzilla]

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

[KJC1]

Just to be clear, approximately 63 to 73% favor Cheney, meaning only 36 to 27% favor Obama across the four questions.

[Exit148]

Good to hear that about Cheney. Thank goodness he is out there for us!!!!!!!

[linn37]

He ended interrogation techniques once and for all! Will he mention that Pelosi signed off on them?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Thanks for the link! :-)

[Red_Devil 232]

Audience must have walked over from the State Department!

[LadyBuzz]

that snotty chin - remember when folks accused Pres Bush of the “smirk” - this guy’s whole body language is a SMIRK

[Free America52]

Is the audience all left wingers?

[Fast Moving Angel]

You mean, when Obama was still riding his tricycle?

[william clark]

Oh, he is so asking for this one...

[Nephi]

Very funny!

[paulycy]

[CheneyChick]

Interesting. I can’t wait to see Cheney deviate from the text and address this corny crap coming from Obama.

[ZX12R]

as a Mom whose son deploys in 3 days - I am furious with this phony

Phony is a perfect word for him. A community organizer (whatever the hell that is) preaching at us.