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haele

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14. Met Cheney in person in the '80's. Spoiler Alert. Dick Cheney is a raging asshole.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 01:37 PM

Dec 2018

His sense of entitlement was overwhelming even then, and drove his awareness of what was going on around him. He honestly thought he was the smartest guy, the best leader in any room he walked into, and everyone else was just there for him to use and discard.

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Saw the movie "Vice". Spoiler Alert. Dick Cheney is a raging asshole. [View all] Yavin4 Dec 2018 OP

Reminds me of a comment a blogger made about "The Big Short." Girard442 Dec 2018 #1

Sums up my experience of "The Big Short." Pacifist Patriot Dec 2018 #2

Have not seen it yet, and my take on Cheney is a bit different than most here. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #3

Gun to my head, if I had to choose Cheney over Trump. I would pick Cheney. Yavin4 Dec 2018 #4

If there were no Bush-Cheney, there'd no Trump. And Cheney's evil was competent. TSheehan Dec 2018 #7

Great post. A must read. underpants Dec 2018 #10

Thanks. I'll make it an OP. TSheehan Dec 2018 #12

Yes MFM008 Dec 2018 #8

On That Point, Yav ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #13

Cheney wanted to attack Iran regardless. TSheehan Dec 2018 #5

Not the same thing, big differences. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #6

Remember the days when we thought Cheney was the worst executive officer ever? Paladin Dec 2018 #9

Who Knew? dlk Dec 2018 #11

Met Cheney in person in the '80's. Spoiler Alert. Dick Cheney is a raging asshole. haele Dec 2018 #14