Dick Cheney The Butt Of Jokes On Campaign Trail

Vice President Cheney took a verbal beating on the campaign trail yesterday, as the two leading Democratic candidates made him a butt of their jokes in their bid to woo voters in the final days before the Iowa caucus. "The vice president shot somebody," Senator Clinton told Iowans in Ames with obvious amusement, referencing Mr. Cheney's much-ballyhooed hunting accident last year. She was trying to illustrate her point that the Bush administration had exceeded even her own low expectations for its incompetence. "I thought, 'I'll never be shocked or surprised again.'" In Council Bluffs last night, Senator Obama expanded on his frequent play on the surprise disclosure last year that Mr. Cheney and he were actually distant cousins. "You hope you're related to somebody cool," the Illinois senator said, citing baseball legends Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as enticing possibilities. "Dick Cheney -- that's a letdown." In both cases, the crowds ate it up.

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[phxduck]

Our Veep Dick is a dick and needs to be reminded of what appears most Americans think of him. He and Bush have invited whatever character assassinations or attempts at that for how they have made a mockery of our (we the people) Constitution has been overtaken by them and their cronies. I have never seen (even from the Nixon crew) such a takeover of individual rights and liberties of those not able to do much about it. We need a Democrat as President to replace this administration and, if course, bring an end to the war in Iraq. Bush was not a warrior and should have never been anointed a commander... especially in chief. I have no respect for him and have always been sorry to members of the military for their apparent devotion just because of his position. I truly believe they think otherwise, but cannot say so. I am heartened by the Red State Iowa coming forward tonight in unknown numbers to support the Democratic candidates. Good job to Obama, Edwards and Clinton more making the start of this election so good.

[realitytrumpsbull]

Well, Uncle Dick is low-hanging fruit these days, I think a lot of people are sick of the war, Halliburton's place in the whole sordid story, and Cheney's kind of a personification
of what's been wrong with our country energy-wise for a long time. For those keeping notes, harken back to 2000ish when Enron got their
chestnuts scorched and made a beeline for Cheney's office with suitcases of money in-hand.
Yes indeedy, what OTHER dark and sleazy oil-money-related business goes on behind closed doors, there, and how many of the current crop of carpetbaggers are just drooling at that door for their turn to run the tables? Hmmm....

Ron Paul 08!

[Felicty]

I would sooner have a cast iron bitch as a president before I would ever accept a C average trust fund baby from Texas anywhere near the White House.

[outnow]

Shooting lawyers is a funny joke. Didn't Obama join in the fun with his remarks against Edwards?

Musharraf targeted the lawyers, too.

To stage a fascist takeover, "the first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."

Dick the Butcher, Shakespeare

Dick the butcher was a conspirator - so is Dick the Butcher we know.

Just examine the money made by Dick the Butcher and ask why he uses his own lawyers to line his pocket? You can't live with them, you can't live without them.

Just give the trial lawyers 33 1/3% to recover money for waste, fraud and abuse in Iraq and you will never see another war-for-profit.

[Lisette]

You think Cheney cares?

He played his game and will go home a winner.

He got away with all of it.

[strandwolf]

I'll save my grinning for a visit to his grave.

[stlrfan]

The jokes are funny,but the reality is a sad commentary on our country.

[Qbear]

Dick Cheney the butt.....end of sentence

[win2kpro]

So Cheney is the butt of jokes. What could be more fitting for him since he is a perfect asshole.


JOHN EDWARDS IN '08 (the republiCONS worst nightmare)

[gonnuts]

HA-Ha - real funny ... personally I don't think cheney is a joke. I take him very seriously. About as seriously as I would take any pathological, murdering, sadistic sociopath and the only thing that I think is funny ("funny" as in smells) is why this demented prick hasn't been tried and fried by now.

[Macready]

he may be the butt of jokes but when does he get impeached for high crimes and treason?

[ohiomark]

This must be the daily red meat for the moonbats. Just mention Cheney, Haliburton or Bush and watch the Libs scarf it up.

Hook, line and sinker, Arianna.

[armadillious2002]

you know - that guy cheney shot could have legally shot him back - self defense.

[SirReal1]

On my news portal the link simply came up as "Dick Cheney the Butt". I looked at it a moment and thought "Well Duh!".

[thepainter57]

And almost forgot, Cheney doesn't care - he's smiles on cause he's richer than Clinton will ever be and that's all that matters.