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Palin to Cheney: Careful where you aim
CNN ^ | Aug 1 2012 | CNN

Posted on 08/01/2012 9:34:15 PM PDT by WilliamIII

Don't expect to see Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney on an elk hunt anytime soon.

The former Alaska governor slammed Cheney Tuesday for his assertion that it was a mistake to put her on the 2008 GOP ticket, saying the former vice president was being influenced by the "lamestream media."

Appearing to reference a now-infamous incident from 2006 when Cheney accidentally shot a campaign contributor on a quail hunt, Palin said sarcastically that Cheney was not known for his "misfires."

"Seeing as how Dick – excuse me, Vice President Cheney – never misfires, then evidently he's quite convinced that what he had evidently read about me by the lamestream media, having been written, what I believe is a false narrative over the last four years, evidently Dick Cheney believed that stuff and that's a shame," Palin said in an appearance on Fox News.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cheney; palin; sarahpalin
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To: WilliamIII; mark1973
I'm just trying to find a plausible reason Cheney would express such feelings about Palin. I agree he's wrong.

Earlier history aside, and certainly an establishment Republican for his entire career, he exhibited the most steadfast conservative principles as VP. To my memory, this is the only disagreement I had with him since 2000, although as VP we probably don't know many of his unspoken positions while in office. I think the world of him and his family.

101 posted on 08/02/2012 7:01:05 AM PDT by chiller (More T-Partiers needed, especially in the Senate and WE can lead.)
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To: Lancey Howard
Cheney screwed up for the simple fact of making that statement in the middle of a presidential campaign. Questions about Palin should be answered with a compliment regarding why Republicans are drawn to her and how she was more qualified than either Biden or Obama to be in the White House.

Reagan would not be pleased.

102 posted on 08/02/2012 7:19:20 AM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: eCSMaster
You have a point there, Laura Bush hasn't said anything blatantly critical of Sarah Palin.

She did infer that Palin wasn't prepared for the great big world of politics and that she was unprepared to deal with foreign affairs

103 posted on 08/02/2012 7:34:35 AM PDT by Syncro ("The Tea Party is Dead".....LONG LIVE THE TEA PARTY!)
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To: samtheman; chiller

Cheney counts results?

Then let’s look at the results of the Bush-Cheney administration -— biggest recession since the Depression, leading to landslide Democrat victories, bringing Obama to power.


104 posted on 08/02/2012 9:33:16 AM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: turn_to

I agree. And to call him “Dick.” Definitely not the high road.


105 posted on 08/02/2012 12:51:11 PM PDT by Kinder Gentler Machinegun Hand
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To: Vermont Lt

No kidding!


106 posted on 08/02/2012 12:53:42 PM PDT by Kinder Gentler Machinegun Hand
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To: turn_to
instead of tying to be funny.

The verb you are looking for there is "succeeding"

107 posted on 08/02/2012 12:54:17 PM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa (Vote for Goode, end up with evil, pat self on back repeatedly)
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To: hoosiermama

Romney better start making friends soon.

He has friends. The Bushes. And, friends of friends Cheney. Who just dissed Palin. If I am not mistaken wasn’t Willard Bushney responsible for attempting to destroy Palin?

See..friends.


108 posted on 08/02/2012 1:05:14 PM PDT by Leep
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To: WilliamIII

I was not aware that Cheney also received a Brain Transplant for JOE BIDEN!


109 posted on 08/02/2012 5:20:34 PM PDT by leprechaun9
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To: WilliamIII

Not only does this expose Cheney’s political judgment as second rate, it suggests us to take a second look at his own record.

The more I think about it, the worse Cheney’s record looks. As another poster pointed out the other day, he threw Scooter Libby under the bus. Totally inexplicable.

His administration made conservatism look bad, and gave us both Obama and John Roberts.

When it comes down to it, all Cheney ever really did was develop the empty shell of “a true conservative.” It was only appearance.

Sure, I fell for it. But I’m not afraid to admit it. Bottom line is, I know the Constitutional principles I support, and they will never betray me.


110 posted on 08/02/2012 5:40:53 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (Why do you seek the living among the dead? (Luke 24:5))
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To: WilliamIII

Let’s suppose that Dick Cheney is right and that Sarah Palin was unprepared for the 2008 vice-presidential nomination. I don’t happen to agree, and I’d be sorely tempted to ask him whether he thinks McCain should have tapped Art Culvahouse instead, but just for fun, let’s say he’s right about that. Even then, that particular argument was moot by the end of the year. 2008, I mean. It’s now 2012. He’s retired. She’s out on the campaign trail actively trying to get Republicans elected, well, actively at every level but one. I’m really not sure how rehashing that argument and embarrassing her publicly either helps her to do that, or helps them to get her on the team at that one remaining level. And spare me the oh-mah-stahs about her calling him “Dick”. First, it’s his name. Second, he’s heard worse. Right, Big Time? Third, he’s TOLD people worse. Right, Senator Leahy?

She’s not picking fights with these guys even when she legitimately could (I have two ex-McCain staffers specifically in mind). They need to start extending her the same courtesy.


111 posted on 08/02/2012 6:33:02 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: Friendofgeorge

“Your response suggests you have no respect for Gov Palin`s daughter? That`s how it read to me, care to clarify?”

Respect is earned and being somebody’s daughter does not automatically make me respect her. And why should I have “respect” for somebody who is an unwed mother?

I would be a hypocrite if I say out of marital sleeping around is bad and causes societal ill, while respecting somebody just because she is a daughter of one of my favorite personalities.


112 posted on 08/02/2012 10:50:56 PM PDT by sagar
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To: sagar

You had an agenda when you posted on that thread, I was just calling you out.


113 posted on 08/03/2012 7:16:32 AM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012 OR BUST)
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To: Brown Deer

You can call me a moron, but you cannot deny the fact that single (unwed) mothers are indeed sluts who have whored around. Just because your feelings are hurt does not mean the fact changes.


114 posted on 08/03/2012 8:02:52 AM PDT by sagar
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To: WilliamIII
Cheney is a Useful Tool of the Gun Grabbing Left
115 posted on 08/03/2012 8:18:49 AM PDT by Godebert
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