Cheney Wows Local Republicans

[Judi Lynn]

Cheney Wows Local Republicans
Feb 27, 2006, 08:40 PM CST

Vice President Dick Cheney sent a crowd of 400 Republican Party supporters home happy with a 20 minute speech at the Norfolk Airport Hilton Monday night.

The speech was a fund raiser for Representative Thelma Drake. Drake is running for re-election in Virginia's second congressional district this fall and is considered a heavy favorite to win a second term.

Cheney delivered an inspiring, if somewhat less than groundbreaking speech. Cheney began by paying homage to the Atlantic Fleet, which calls Hampton Roads home, then earned the first of several ovations by calling fr Drake's re-election.

"It would be a better congress with more Thelma's," Cheney said. The Vice President wet on to hit many of the Bush administration's agenda items for 2006 including the economy, tax cuts, and the war on terror.
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http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=4560234&nav=ZolHbyvj

[rfranklin]

1. An audience of handpicked 18-percenters...

That's all you've got Dead-Eye...

[myrna minx]

17. 18-percenters.

Sounds like a mandate to me. :rofl:

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Why is Cheney and W

campaigning with candidates for the House that are relatively unknown? Is it that no one else wants these guys anywhere near them?

[Tesla]

3. We wondered who they were, now we know!!

Can't we turn this around and make his supporters the enemy?

They do it so well with us!

[Cooley Hurd]

9. Retaliation - they're going to "punish" any candidates that spurn them...

...by supporting challengers.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. Take a brass band of tone deaf monkeys, label them GOP, that that

crowd would go nuts.
Considering that Cheney is radioactive in most of the country, they have to screen these people well.

[wakeme2008]

5. LOL missing 200 ppl Dickie :)

Just check Hilton's site and

Grand Ballroom seats 600

Where oh where did the missing 200 go... :)

[IsItJustMe]

6. Just wondering, but is it hype for a reporter to be using words like WOW

and HAPPY

Was FOX covering the story?

[rooboy]

7. I heard Jim Jones' last speech was a humdinger too... n/t

[Catchawave]

8. Protestors were there too

From the Va/Pilot:http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=100319&ran=72049
(if you get a registration page, scroll down and click "ask me later")

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Across from the hotel, about 10 protesters from the Hampton Roads Peace and Justice Center held up signs criticizing the Bush-Cheney administration. The signs said “Cheney: Take Bush Hunting Next Time” and “Iraq’s Civil War Brought To You By Dick & George.”

The protesters were disappointed when authorities told them they couldn’t stand on hotel property as Cheney’s motorcade pulled behind the building. While Cheney spoke inside, the protesters waved at passing motorists.

“He is the worst vice president we’ve ever had,” said Connie Hannah, a protest organizer. “I hope someday he will be impeached.”

Cheney arrived at Norfolk International Airport on Air Force Two at 5:10 p.m. He stepped gingerly into the cold without an overcoat, waved toward six journalists about 200 feet away and walked slowly down the stairs.

He was greeted at the airport by a handful of guests and was driven down the road to the Hilton . After the speech, the protesters shouted as Cheney’s motorcade pulled away. The protesters got a glimpse of Cheney sitting in the back with the light on, looking down. He didn’t look up at them.

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[kurth]

10. Pimp Wows Local Prostitutes

"It would be a better Congress with more prostitutes..."

[fearnobush]

11. Wow! "Satan wows his minions." It's not too hard to herd sheep.

[0007]

12. When your lunch bucket is on Cheney's back and that's all ya got

you'd be happy too, if he told ya that everything is okay.

[WinkyDink]

13. "Peppers them with his wit."

[daleo]

14. Did he threaten to shoot them?

"Clap, or you're toast".

[NVMojo]

15. Asshat.

[AlCzervik]

16. Local Republicans--idiots, story at 11

[Seabiscuit]

18. Cheney "Wows"??? Forgot the "Bow" preceding the "Wows".

A 20 minute bark-a-thon while the local Repukes down their kool-aid in unison.