"Cheney's Law:" PBS Documentary Profiles Dick Cheney

Talking Points Memo:

A long, twilight struggle between Dick Cheney and the forces of evil is the subject of an impressive new Frontline documentary, "Cheney's Law," airing tomorrow on PBS. In the balance? The nation's legal traditions over interrogations, detentions, surveillance and every other liberty-security tradeoff made since the Cold War.

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Comments

[WretchedEtcher]

In hindsight, it kind of pisses me off that Alberto ever got confirmed.

[rras]

The perfect ending to the Frontline documentary, "Cheney's Law, would have been much like the Godfather 3. The one where opposing heads were bumped off in rapid fashion. I personally enjoyed the Shotgun scene myself and you'll need to guess who would be on the wrong end of twin 12 gage shells.

[Dansden]

If the Democrats have any true courage they would do the right thing and pass legislation that ANY CORPORATION or PERSON who has PROFITTED OVER 100% from the NO BID CONTRACTS, STOCK INVESTMENTS and SECRET DEALS FOR IRAQ OIL or otherwise related government private deals that PROFITEERING ENTITY MUST PAY 'PROFITEERING TAX' TO THE U.S. TREASURY if proved that said profiteering entity received extravagant, obscene or specious financial gain from this invasion that has usurped our Constitutional law and has compromised our national security and integrity by proliferating more terrorists in the world than before our President and the Republican Congress invaded Iraq!

[SamEllison]

The sub-title should be called "Evidence".

[totalliberal]

Cheney, the most chicken-shit ass-hole in America. He knew he couldn't get elected himself, so he put his best friend's retarded son into office so that he could fuck things up on an astronomically great level.

Then he quietly slinks away to his puss filled den, leaving us to clean up his puke.

[richardgordon]

Lol. Sums it up nicely. That's exactly what he did.

[askmeificare]

Yes, government funded television.

Propaganda
Broadcasting
System

[repubesnivel]

No, you're too stupid to merit a reply.

[PoliticalPolyanna]

What's Fox News got to do with this?

[WretchedEtcher]

Here is what makes Frontline so great and credible: the people that agree to talk to Frontline.

We heard directly from Jack Goldsmith - head of the OLC. We heard directly from John Yoo (sorry if the last name is wrong) - the lawyer who wrote many of the briefs for Bush.

People with first hand knowledge of what went down!

I saw one Frontline that examined the 2000 election. They spoke with Kathleen Harris! She said - yes her speaking - that the first person she called after the election controversy started, was a top GOP strategist that worked for the RNC. They also spoke with him directly and he acknowledged he came down in secret as was there to ensure a Bush victory.

[Lisette]

And his wife seems so proud of him--where is HER sense of decency and shame.

[richardgordon]

It doesn't matter how badly the Republicans and right wingers fuck things up, they've drunk the kool aid and truly believe that they've done the right thing over the past 8 years; in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Have you ever tried to convince an Evangelical that the horse-shit they believe is total nonsense? Its like trying to convince a Muslim Fundamentalist, that, after they have has blown themselves up, there will be 30 virgins waiting for them in heaven. Its a total waste of time trying to reason with these people.

[ariuszme]

thanks for the heads up on this, i'll set tivo now!

[realitytrumpsbull]

Hi, Dick! Bye, Dick! Don't be a Dick...

[Qbear]

the only thing I want to know about Cheney

dead yet?

[TWOSHORT]

Shit V.P Cheney got Mo Joe!!!Hammer's can't touch this should be his song to American's!Above the law should be tatooed on his forehead for all to see!!Congress and the House members can't stop them with all of these news story's of crimes being comitted by who?And the media isn't helping their just making money too!!!!!!!!

[PistovAmerican]

Almost sounds like a rap-- just needs a little tweaking:
Shit V.P Cheney got Mo Joe!!!
Hammer's "Can't touch this" is his song, yo!
"Above the law" tatooed on his forehead for all to see!!
Congress can't stop this two-term crime speee
And the media isn't helping they're just making money too--
Ain't there no cure for this Cheney Flu?

[esquire07]

Dick Cheney, above the law - above the Constituion.

Dead Troops = Halliburton Profit = Blood in Dick Cheney's bloody pockets.

This facist madman is drooling at the mouth to nuke Iran. Before he leaves office (if), you can bet Nuclear Clouds will polute the skies as Dick Cheney has polluted the Nation.

Disgusting good for nothing profit-driven lying criminal.

[Qbear]

Emprial Law, whatever the Emporer says is law is law.

Post Cheney years,(God I love that phrase)will have a decade of work putting our Justice dept., State dept., and Defense dept. put back in their CORRECT places.

[ZingoBonMot]

My advice? Take at least TWO Xanax before you tune in.

[ZingoBonMot]

And THREE if you voted for Gore.

[Qbear]

large quanities of beer tastes better, and have fewer side effects

[amerdiaspora]

"Cheney's Law," are you sure it is not an english grammar documentary on oxymorons? rather than a documentary of the moron?

[leftLibertarian]

Dick 'less' Cheney: Coward, liar, war profiteer.

He and his partner in crimes, Bush, are lucky that the Democratic Party are full of spineless incompetents, other wise they'd be sitting in prison.

[hannitizer]

Wrong! It's the spineless Republiscums in congress who are eating Bush and Cheney's shit. They are the enablers. They are the treasonous bastards who have sold their souls for false popularity. The democrats have voted time and time again against the dark duo. Karma will have its hands full dealing witth Darth and the Emperor. I only wish I could be present when Bush and Cheney receive there just rewards.