Cheney's friends say he doesn't NEED the $2 million-plus. He just wants to "debunk his many critics"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Cheney Seeks Book Deal on Bush Years and More



Former Vice President Dick Cheney discussed national security Thursday at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. Friends say he is eager to give a full accounting of his life in politics.

A person familiar with discussions Mr. Cheney has had with publishers said he was seeking more than $2 million for his advance. That sum may prove hard to get in this economic climate, especially given his generally low approval ratings, which publishers view as a potential — but not certain — harbinger for sales.

While Mr. Bush got an advance estimated to be well into the millions for a look into 12 of his most important decisions, his payout is not believed to be as large as that of former President Bill Clinton for his memoirs, which drew a $15 million advance.

Mr. Rumsfeld was not paid an advance by his publisher, Sentinel, of Penguin Group USA, and has committed to donating his share of any proceeds to his nonprofit foundation. (Mr. Bush, Mr. Clinton, Mr. Cheney, Mr. Rumsfeld, and Mr. Obama, for that matter, were represented in their contract talks by the Washington lawyer Robert B. Barnett.)

Mr. Cheney’s friends say he does not need the money and has made clear in his talks that he is eager to give a full accounting of his life in politics that will debunk his many critics.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/us/politics/23cheney.html?ref=us

[EFerrari]

1. He's going to need it for his criminal defense. n/t

[merh]

5. Oh please, oh please, oh please . . .

*fingerscrossed*

[Mind_your_head]

2. Stick your "ideas/thoughts" up where the 'sun don't shine'.....

you PATHETIC sh*t ~ you're not even/don't act 'human'.

[tj2001]

3. We also need to let Charles Manson debunk his many critics

of his unsound methods

[ContinentalOp]

8. I would LOVE to see those two debate.

Seriously, how entertaining would a Cheney/Manson face off be?

[gratuitous]

4. He doesn't need the money NOW

Halliburton was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy at the end of 2002, imperiling Mr. Cheney's deferred compensation as its former CEO. But then, something wonderful happened. And Halliburton was able to pay Mr. Cheney every penny it had promised him, and more. Sure, it sucked for several hundred thousand people who got killed, and millions more who saw their countries blown to bits, but you can't make a really delicious omelette without breaking a few eggs, you know?

So the extra $2 mil Cheney is going to get paid for "writing" a carefully circumscribed memoir that will studiously avoid mentioning any of Dick's crimes against humanity is just, you know, gravy. Sure, 20 families could live pretty well for a year on that money, and Dick doesn't really need it, but you know . . . tough. Dick gots to get paid some more.

[Mind_your_head]

7. Threadworthy, imo.

:kick:

[Amonester]

6. dicktatort chainy will write about the new "New Pearl Harbor"

he's having wet dreams of, n'est-ce pas?

[opihimoimoi]

9. Tis a Time when EVIL should NOT be Heard....this is such a TIME

[rurallib]

10. Rumsfeld will give proceeds to his (Rumsfeld's) nonprofit foundation

these mother fucker's know every trick in the book to scam folks, don't they. Take the money with you when you die Donny.

[spanone]

11. then why doesn't he just pass on the money, eh dick? fucking liar

[Hoopla Phil]

12. Sounds like money for his soon to come legal expenses.

[MgtPA]

13. Cheney has friends??

Who knew?