Cheney: I Asked Lynne If It Bugs Her That People Call Me Darth Vader

Vice President Dick Cheney cracked a number of jokes Wednesday night at the Radio & Television Correspondents' Dinner In Washington D.C. Cheney got some laughs when he told the audience that he had asked his wife, Lynne Cheney, whether the label Darth Vader applied to his personality. According to Cheney, his wife said it "humanizes you."

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Comments

[LivingStardust]

Darth Vader is the nicest thing I'll call you, you treasonous traitorous venal sell out to the Saudis! You should have asked her if it bothers her that many citizens WANT YOU EXECUTED FOR TREASON.

[WillPower]

I thought you libs were against the death penalty.

[LivingStardust]

You partisan douche bag.

[LivingStardust]

And some in the DNC.

[LivingStardust]

I am a Constitutionalist and not a party member. I support the death penalty for all in the GOP.

[DMcD]

This SOB is proving himself , in front of the whole world , to be everything he's been accused of --- a war criminal and pshycopath. He has absolutely no conscience whatsoever , doesn't give a god-damn how many die for his lies and then , thinks its all very "funny". I'm not laughing and anybody that that is , is a party to his crimes.

[wcfar]

For the attention of fellow bloggers; I was in the middle of editing a writeup on Cheney and Huffpost made it go away.

[bitabingbitabangbitaboom]

YO SHIT HEAD.........................

NOT Darth Vader; BUT

Death Vader !!!!!!

[Birdman]

Cheney got some laughs when he told the audience that he had asked his wife, Lynne Cheney, whether the label Darth Vader applied to his personality. According to Cheney, his wife said it "humanizes you."

Obviously they both completely miss the point, Darth vader was the ultimate bad guy and here it appears Cheney and his wife revel in the label. Now I think I'm beginning to understand that conservatives are just not a thinking people, this also explains how GW got selected twice.

[NelsonR]

Being referred to as Darth Vader is a compliment for this war Coward, how about asking your wife, Dickie boy, what she thinks about, "Human cowardly trash"? Why would I say that about another human? Because you have no compunction, while glorifying a war of lies, in sending soldiers to their death while your past deferments show a propensity to be the coward, you are.

[nancytheragingliberal]

Nelson R., Oh, I just love your way with words. How true, Bravo, Bravo. Yes, Sure-Shot, Beast 666 Dickie has no problem lying, stealing, manufacturing a fake war, sending our teen-age soldiers to their doom, while his Halliburton stocks go through the roof. Coward, never serving, sniveling coward. There is a special place in hell, waiting for this demon.

[NelsonR]

Thank you Nancy, there are others then who see Cheney for what he is. Myself, I could never live with myself but he has no problem with reality. That is despicable.

[MrKnuckles]

The joke is thinking anything like jolly comedy could humanize torture fan and full time soulless monster, Dick Cheney.

[guntotinganglion]

Considering how evil Lynne Cheney is, I'd have to assume that people calling her husband Darth Vader would make her smokin' hot. Put a shotgun in his hands, and let him have just blasted someone in the face...well, let's just say it would be unwise to get between them.

That's a major eeeeeeewwww right there! Gives me the willy's!

[intuition]

I hardly call it a joke when it must be read!

[dogman44]

Darth Vader was evil for sure. But he was also a warrior willing to risk his life fighting for the evil he
believed in. Cheney is just evil, for sure. He's no warrior, he's no Darth Vader. He is more like...oh say
pond scum.

[Bobleblah1]

Got Satan?

[CharltonHestonsGUN]

Its no wonder his wife and daughter are lesbians...........If I were a woman I would be one also with a pieceofshit father like that.

[Durango]

Just goes to show how out of touch the TV and Radio Correspondents are.

If, as the Repukes keep telling us, we are in a time of war, all such frivolity is out of line.

If not, the Correspondents should be doing EVERY THING IN THEIR POWER to not suck up to the fools they are supposed to be covering.

Foruth Estate my ass. Sock puppets more like it.

[SolarPowerGuy]

Well it SHOULD bug her that people call Cheney Darth Vader! Cheney is Chancellor Palpatine, for heaven's sake... get your Star Wars straight, people! :^)

[nogimmicks]

Good point. However Cheney is not pretending to be good and does not have a dual personality. He is pure "in-your-face" evil.

[JoeBlough]

I love it when our leaders kill soldiers and laugh heartily all on the same day.

[The 13 Colonies]

I know his father starred in that 1950's movie " attack of the puppet people".

[UnbiasView]

As much as I can't stand Cheney, he was hilarious last night when he ripped Al Gore:

"I have no doubt, none at all, that we are in the midst of a global warming, or as I prefer to call it, spring. And I don't want to sound like an alarmist, but it's going to get a lot warmer before it gets cooler."

Then Obama:

"I guess my cousin Barack has sat through some mighty riveting sermons over the years. If he gets elected, you're not going to want to miss those Washington prayer breakfasts."

[HopeandChange]

Cheney should be President.

[99hockeyman]

He is the President. Where have you been since 2001?

[HopeandChange]

I'm asking for 8 more years and if Cheney really were president, Iran would not be happy.

[Birdman]

How does it feel to want nothing more then perpetual war. I know that it is not something that shoudl be sought after, but avioided at all costs. You ever wonder why there are no other civilized nations invading other countries? Because they know it serves no long term purpose, Look at Germany they invaded Poland and had their asses kicked, ours is coming, probably not on the battle field but the economy is sure going to make everyones arse pucker.

[brainlego]

No, no one wants a PNAC occupation.

[sugarmoes]

i wonder if lynne cheney is complicit in the war crimes... would be sad (for them) to be located at separate prisons. maybe we should show mercy and leave her out... so she can visit her dick in the joint.

wait... he probably won't be allowed visitors.

[sassafra]

as lynne if it bugs her that you're regularly thought of a *lot* worse than darth vader.

[KOisGod]

Did he look for WMD around the podium like his shitstick buddy W did?

Man - now THAT was hillarious!!!!!

And another question - why is this waste of skin still taking in oxygen?

[BPCentrisAmerican]

If it doesn"t, I can think of more names, like coward, trader, chicken hawk, draft dodger, warmonger for profit, war profiteer, war criminal, corporatist, fascist, sneak, liar, drunk, and a really poor shot. Lynne takes your pick, I can think of more.

[Tyrione]

Mo Rocca ruled last night. He lampooned the entire audience. It was classic.

[noneIn2008]

Mo bombed. Most of his stuff was simple and lame. The delivery was off and most jokes were lame. He made Cheney look outstanding. Watch the audience NONreaction.

[CostaMesaJoe]

My God....that picture of him in the Vader suit looks pretty damn authentic.

[Bluedog12]

Dick Cheney a regular Henny Youngman. A man invades a foreign country and says we"ll be greeted as liberators. Buddoom boom!