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kpete

(71,984 posts)
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 07:48 PM Dec 2015

Cheney's Bust

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George W. Bush waves to attendees as he exits with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), left, after the unveiling of a marble bust of Cheney in the Capitol. (James Lawler Duggan/Reuters)

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From left: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, former president George W. Bush, former vice president Dick Cheney and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) take the stage before the unveiling of a marble bust of Cheney in the Capitol. (James Lawler Duggan/Reuters

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Cheney's Bust (Original Post) kpete Dec 2015 OP
"marble bust of Cheney" BlueJazz Dec 2015 #1
flies kpete Dec 2015 #2
Eat some, Dick - they're raisins - really. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #12
Someone needs to throw a noose around it and yank it down. nt valerief Dec 2015 #3
Where are the pigeons when you need them??? El Supremo Dec 2015 #4
* looks wasted. Nothing changes... nt Mnemosyne Dec 2015 #5
Gawd, could W look any more dorky? NV Whino Dec 2015 #6
Georgie's nose is getting redder every time I see a pic dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #13
The ryan_cats Dec 2015 #7
That's cause never have seen him smile. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #14
not much of a likeness surrealAmerican Dec 2015 #16
And here I was hoping Darth Cheney was finally going to the pen where he belongs. n/t Aerows Dec 2015 #8
faux marble... alterfurz Dec 2015 #9
Who was the real model? El Supremo Dec 2015 #10
I it would look more like this kydo Dec 2015 #11
I resent these comparisons of Cheney to Vader. PDittie Dec 2015 #15
Cheney Busted Octafish Dec 2015 #17
These war criminals fuckers are shameless malaise Dec 2015 #18
Honoring bloodthirsty berzerkers who should be in prison. HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #19

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
6. Gawd, could W look any more dorky?
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 08:41 PM
Dec 2015

I'm going to assume they've placed Dick's bust somewhere inaccessible to the general public. Otherwise it ain't gonna last long.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
13. Georgie's nose is getting redder every time I see a pic
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 09:46 PM
Dec 2015

The man is not healthy.
Wonder how much he is drinking?

surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)
16. not much of a likeness
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 10:38 AM
Dec 2015

Even if they had put glasses on it (and why didn't they? - he always wears them) it still wouldn't look much like him. It looks a bit like John McCain.

alterfurz

(2,474 posts)
9. faux marble...
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 08:51 PM
Dec 2015

"This goofy Dick Cheney bust was made by sole source bid Halliburton from the crushed bones of Iraqi children glued together with the crocodile tears from hawkish draft dodgers." -- Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian



PDittie

(8,322 posts)
15. I resent these comparisons of Cheney to Vader.
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 10:10 AM
Dec 2015

The former Anakin Skywalker served in every single war waged during his lifetime.

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