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89. VP debate v Lieberman

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 01:02 PM

Nov 4

I don't recall the exact exchange, but Cheney was questioned about all the money he made with Haliburton and others, and with his usual smirk said, "And government had nothing to do with it". And of course it got applause and pathetic Lieberman had no come back at all to this blatant lie.

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Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 4 OP

YAYYY!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 4 #1

You took the word right out of my mouth!! lastlib Nov 4 #27

And war criminal. RandySF Nov 4 #2

the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions underpants Nov 4 #3

CNN popsdenver Nov 4 #71

Unwept, unhonored, and unsung Hekate Nov 4 #4

RIP Richard WMD Cheney lildDemz Nov 4 #47

Wow, even that evil bastard turned on Cheetolini synni Nov 4 #101

So wait... purr-rat beauty Nov 4 #5

Will rwnj follow the rule of three notables in a row? Marthe48 Nov 4 #36

We can only hope. mountain grammy Nov 4 #43

Hopefully Satan has cleared a lot of room for new evil inhabitants over the next decade. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #6

How ironic seeing GWB on the football field last night in Dallas and chicoescuela Nov 4 #11

We see the evil precursors to our current Nazi fascist regime. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #12

Yep. I naively thought it could not get worse than those two. chicoescuela Nov 4 #13

I remember being horrified by Bush/Cheney. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #18

100% chicoescuela Nov 4 #20

I think they were equally as bad. NYC Liberal Nov 4 #37

You have a point RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #94

No doubt about that! NYC Liberal Nov 4 #120

my parents were Holocaust survivors.. agingdem Nov 4 #75

Yes I have heard the same stories. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #77

"If this were a dictatorship it would be a heck of a lot easier... as long as I'm the dictator. Hehehe." ― George W Bush CrispyQ Nov 4 #55

Bush was always drunk and high during his presidency. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #57

Let's move that deadline forward Marthe48 Nov 4 #38

He was the chief architect of the iraq war, 9-11 happened on his watch. Mr. Sparkle Nov 4 #7

He either let it happen or made it happen. 9/11. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #21

Ironic that my feelings toward him have been so tempered by the horror that is MAGA, TRUMP, and his ilk hlthe2b Nov 4 #8

Well said UpInArms Nov 4 #9

I agree. BlueKota Nov 4 #16

Somehow I missed that D Cheney was against J6! electric_blue68 Nov 4 #64

He was a vocal critic of what happened. BlueKota Nov 4 #93

I never thought I'd see those two do something honorable synni Nov 4 #102

Dan Quayle I knew about. electric_blue68 Nov 4 #112

This is what happens True Dough Nov 4 #10

My sentiments exactly. Paladin Nov 4 #17

Some sins are harder to forget than others. Kevin Cloyd Nov 4 #83

Trust me, I'll never advocate sainthood for Cheney or his enablers. Paladin Nov 4 #90

The heart should have gone to someone else TexasBushwhacker Nov 4 #79

Well, he lived 12 years afterwards (ignoring his moral suitability to receive it)... Anything beyond 5 years is good. hlthe2b Nov 4 #114

Not quite the square on my bingo card I was hoping for... EarthFirst Nov 4 #14

one down. nt Javaman Nov 4 #15

Say goodnight Dick. twodogsbarking Nov 4 #19

It should be noted... GiqueCee Nov 4 #22

"Dick Cheney was a great and good man...." only his kin folk think so irisblue Nov 4 #23

Are they sure? markbark Nov 4 #24

He's in BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #29

Now that's just.....FUNNY! Bengus81 Nov 4 #31

I bet I can guess the location Marthe48 Nov 4 #39

I waited for this headline throughout the wretched w bush administration. mwb970 Nov 4 #25

They FBi issued a statement. His plane was not shot down by a mysterious white plane that wasn't there. twodogsbarking Nov 4 #26

hoo-fucking-ray KG Nov 4 #28

Limbaugh,Cheney DEAD....what are you waiting on Trump? Bengus81 Nov 4 #30

NEXT. Buddyzbuddy Nov 4 #32

Halliburton. Kellogg brown & root suegeo Nov 4 #33

Bone spurs aren't gonna get you out of this one, you fat bastard, get your butt in line, he's coming for you. Buddyzbuddy Nov 4 #34

tRump had him killed...... lastlib Nov 4 #35

Dick will get a 21 shotgun salute. Duncanpup Nov 4 #40

They couldn't find another black heart to transplant? n/t aggiesal Nov 4 #41

I wonder whether Dubya will show up for the funeral? FakeNoose Nov 4 #42

He'll be there BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #45

I'm wondering if he gets the full state funeral Bayard Nov 4 #84

If Chump gets to decide ... then no FakeNoose Nov 4 #85

I had to dig to see when the last former VP passed away and that was Walter Mondale in 2021 BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #109

Sorry to say, Bayard Nov 5 #121

They do those state funerals in the U.S. Capitol BumRushDaShow Nov 5 #122

No words Clouds Passing Nov 4 #44

Dick Cheney's legacy. Alan Kurdi ... warning graphic. Botany Nov 4 #46

Lied us into an unjustified war in Iraq when our enemies were in Afghanistan Mysterian Nov 4 #48

Another Republican war criminal who will never spend a day behind bars. Aristus Nov 4 #49

If CNN had at all been interested in accuracy, DFW Nov 4 #50

They say these things happen in threes... CrispyQ Nov 4 #51

Jim Robinson lakercub Nov 4 #119

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Nov 4 #52

I don't know if there is any truth to the legend that . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 4 #53

You're not supposed to speak ill of the dead so Jarqui Nov 4 #54

Militarization sprouted wings because of Cheney bucolic_frolic Nov 4 #56

Yea, another dead Republican. BradBo Nov 4 #58

Adios, fucko JoseBalow Nov 4 #59

Should I pop the champagne now? the_liberal_grandpa Nov 4 #60

Yes you should. Sequoia Nov 4 #88

"faulty assumptions"? Outright lies by the PNAC cabal... CaptainTruth Nov 4 #61

Another one bites the dust Wild blueberry Nov 4 #62

I thought the sun seemed a bit brighter this morning. louis-t Nov 4 #63

I feel bad that Dick Cheney died before he got to go hunting with Trump. twodogsbarking Nov 4 #65

He'll be waiting in hell for Donny Boy Blue Owl Nov 4 #66

Cheney lived a long while on borrowed time Deminpenn Nov 4 #67

Now he belongs to... LudwigPastorius Nov 4 #68

I wonder who will speak at his funeral angryxyouth Nov 4 #69

Hopefully trump tonight. republianmushroom Nov 4 #70

Bury him deep. thought crime Nov 4 #72

Finally Sanity Claws Nov 4 #73

One thing I will concede to him... BobTheSubgenius Nov 4 #74

Rejecting free aid from our neighboring countries after Katrina, that SOB! GreenWave Nov 4 #76

I won't be attending the funeral Chautauquas Nov 4 #78

Been waiting for this one. pecosbob Nov 4 #80

This is me... ShazzieB Nov 4 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author pecosbob Nov 4 #81

That's nice. SergeStorms Nov 4 #82

Well, another far right Republican shit I've managed to outlive. Warpy Nov 4 #86

Update: Upon arriving in Hell, Cheney was celebrated as a hero and lauded by the local potentate. JHB Nov 4 #87

VP debate v Lieberman hibbing Nov 4 #89

The perfect beginning Rocknation Nov 4 #91

You're only supposed to say good about the dead. generalbetrayus Nov 4 #95

Fuck him hope he rots in hell gopiscrap Nov 4 #96

Rest In Piss, Dickhead Cheney. DinahMoeHum Nov 4 #97

OMG. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Nov 4 #98

Captain Chemical Ice Cream Truck Torchlight Nov 4 #99

Didn't he get a heart transplant? Didn't seem to do much. C Moon Nov 4 #100

DICK CHENEY, DUBYA'S PUPPETEER Skittles Nov 4 #103

Today is a good day RockRaven Nov 4 #104

Good riddance to bad rubbish sakabatou Nov 4 #105

about time! now he's paving the road to hell for donald. orleans Nov 4 #106

Good! I wish it happened looooong ago. BigmanPigman Nov 4 #107

Flags will be at half-mast for twenty seconds at 3 am tomorrow in remembrance of Mr. Cheney. twodogsbarking Nov 4 #108

He might not allow even that much time BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #113

I must be getting soft in my old age Blue_playwright Nov 4 #110

This makes me sad... QueerDuck Nov 4 #111

His grift was peanuts compared to the Trump family. pfitz59 Nov 4 #115

That fat fuck is dead. BigDemVoter Nov 4 #116

Son of Satan dead at 84... Earth Bound Misfit Nov 4 #117

What??? Nothing about his skill at hunting, marksmanship?? 58Sunliner Nov 4 #118

Vice President JD Vance Excitedly Assumes Role of Worst Living Vice President LetMyPeopleVote Nov 5 #123

Vice President JD Vance Excitedly Assumes Role of Worst Living Vice President LetMyPeopleVote Nov 5 #124

I guess both of them have redeemed Dan Quayle? BumRushDaShow Nov 5 #125

its not often a Vice President gets on the cover of Mad Magazine DBoon Nov 5 #126