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more about #dickcheney more comments → Novaload: Biden was the most inscrutable choice, ever, for VP. Instead of "change" Obama brought out an old hack, who had trouble with both truth telling, even ... more » Thistledew: apparently I am in the minority, but I love Joe Biden! I think he's like the lovable Steve Urkel of the White House. He comes in, says stupid stuff,... more » ModestProposal: Joe Biden is everything thats wrong and fucked up with congress. This dope won his seat in the Senate when he was 29 and has never had another job un... more » Motoko Kusanagi: Why is it that I feel compelled to defend Gawker's subject matter against the editors/writers at least once a day lately? Either this new crop of sta... more » meerkat: Not sure what point you're trying to make, Amrita... that you think Cheney's worldview makes some sense? That Cheney was initially popular, before e... more » Conchie Birdie: Oh, and if you're trying to poke fun at Vice Prez Biden for weeping during the debate when he spoke about his first wife and baby daughter who died, w... more » Conchie Birdie: I'm absolutely NOT a supporter of ANYTHING Dick says... but, Good Lawwd, Biden, Bin Laden will always BE a part of the issue. I'm sorry, I guess if yo... more » Smitros: At a time when the world is going to hell at a faster rate than usual, her column represents a baffling use of op-ed real estate. To take another rh... more » Swifter: If there's something strange, In your neighborhood, Who ya gonna call? Yeastbusters! more » futuremouse: So she's moved from political fanfiction to a second rate Weird Al impression. I can't tell if this is a step up or down. more » son of spam: Aunty Meme. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: A cute good morning howdy From a glib New Yorky dowdy more » BettyCrocker: If you're old yet spry... if your coochie's dry, you've no use for guys... MoDowdy! more » Sonar Jose: If there's something old ... that you gotta know. If you need your news ... but you need it slow. Here's a riddle for you, it'll rack your head: What'... more » Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): And isn't "who you gonna call" every 2 "ifs", not every 4? more » -
#politics
Nobody Loves
Once, Joe Biden rode the train, saying hilarious things at inappropriate times and everybody loved him so much, he ran for President. Now he's the Vice President of the United States and everybody hates him. More »WeepyVP Joe -
#columnists
Topical Maureen Dowd Pop Culture Reference Of the Day
Today, Pulitzer-winning New York Times political columnist Maureen Dowd answers the question, "what would you hear if Dick Cheney put you on hold?" The answer may surprise you! More » -
#babydrama
Mary Cheney, Dick's Lesbian Daughter, To Have Second Politically Unsavory Child
Well shoot! The Cheney family has been doing so well: Dick's found post-White House life; Liz seems poised to be the GOP's next female star. But now that's all gone to hell because lesbian daughter Mary's having a second baby! More » -
#waronterror
Terror Arrests Could Be Good News for Obama
Take that, Dick Cheney! Federal officials this weekend made three arrests in an interstate terror investigation. Sure, it's good news for democracy, freedom and the such, but it could be great news for President Obama.
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#thewaythingswork
Five Politicians Who Get Halliburton Love, Money
It's likely been a while since you thought of Halliburton, the oil-loving company once headed by Dick Cheney. Well, Halliburton hasn't stopped thinking of you. Or, at least, the U.S.A. It's PAC continues throwing money at politicians. More » -
#provinganegative
Great, We Are Still Having the 'But Did Torture Work' Debate
Just as "but they were a huge jerk" is not a legitimate defense of beating someone to death, "but it produced actionable intelligence" is not a legitimate defense of torture. Not that that actually matters anymore! More » -
#omg
This Is What's On Dick Cheney's Bookshelf
Trained Blackwater assassination squads will probably track us down and liquidate us for this but the people need to know: Dick Cheney has Gulf War-themed Russian nesting dolls painted to look like members of George H. W. Bush's administration. More » -
#freelancers
CIA Outsourced 'Death Squad' Work to Blackwater
As part of Dick Cheney's secret program to conduct political assassinations, the CIA hired Blackwater, the shady group of Christian vigilantes for hire whose founder was recently implicated in a murder, to assist in the operation. [New York Times] -
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#feuds
Dick Cheney Hates George W. Bush for Being a Wuss
Recently it came to light that Dick Cheney and George W. Bush aren't exactly chums. Now the full extent of the contempt Cheney developed for what he saw as Bush's lack of resolve is being exposed, and it's ugly. More » -
#gossiproundup
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo's Plastic Shiny Pink Birthday Meltdown Is An Epic Tragedy
Jessica Simpson's breakup was caused by her idolatry of a plastic toy. Amy Winehouse has fun adventures with a private dick. Lindsay Lohan's employed, Saved By The Bell, Charles Manson, Mary Cheney, and more. Here's your Sunday Morning Gossip Roundup: More » -
#feuds
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney Basically Hate Each Other
Time has a great piece out today on the last days of the George W. Bush presidency, focusing on the nasty infighting between Bush and Dick Cheney over Bush's unwillingness to pardon Scooter Libby on his way out the door. More » -
#plots
Confirmed: Seymour Hersh Was Right About The Dick Cheney 'Death Squad' Thing
That dang Seymour Hersh. The New Yorker scribe is always running saying crazy things to scare the bejesus out of us and, unfortunately, he's always right. Just like when he mentioned that Dick Cheney was running a CIA "death squad." More » -
#someevilshit
Dick Cheney Now Linked To C.I.A. Concealment, Is Officially The Shadiest Dick Ever
Wow. The New York Times has two sources reporting: C.I.A. director Leon E. Panetta's been testifying to Congress that Dick Cheney ordered the C.I.A. to withhold information regarding a secret counter-terrorism project. And just how sketchy is this Dick?
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#danger
Obama Protecting Cheney
Unlike former Presidents, former Vice Presidents don't get Secret Service protection. (No one's ever gonna take a shot at Quayle.) Except one! A certain mean old man still gets a taxpayer-funded security detail. More » -
#quitterroundup
Sarah Palin Consulted with Cheney and Giuliani Before Quitting
The rollicking jalopy of dung that is the Sarah Palin traveling clown-show is still rolling along, so let's recap the latest—There's a new ethics complaint, career consultations with Cheney and Giuliani, and Hitler being pissed about her quitting. More » -
#altarcations
The Inevitable Fate Of Amanda Congdon's Glorious Rack
It doesn't matter if you're black or white. Or gay or straight. What matters is that you're single, and the happy couples of the Weddings and Celebrations section of the Sunday NYT aren't. Professional P.Y.T. Phyllis Nefler's on the case: More » -
#publishing
Dick Cheney Gets a Book Deal
Well here's 2011's must-have beach read—Dick Cheney has signed a deal to write a memoir for Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions, the company's conservative imprint which recently published books by Lynne Cheney, Glenn Beck and Mark Levin. More » -
#martyrs
Sad Donald Rumsfeld is Not Crazy, Just Misunderstood
Brad Graham has a book out Tuesday on Donald Rumsfeld titled, By His Own Rules: The Story of Donald Rumsfeld. In an excerpt from the book in this week's Time, Rumsfeld blames the liberal media for cultivating his poor image. More » -
#terrorists
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Says He Gave False Information to End Torture
Well, here's a little story that might impact the debate over the effectiveness of torture—Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the guy who organized the 9/11 attacks, says that he lied and provided false information to interrogators to escape being tortured. More » -
#grumpyoldmen
Is Dick Cheney Hoping For America to be Attacked By Terrorists?
This week's New Yorker features a 7600 word profile of Leon Panetta, Obama's choice to lead the CIA. Most notable among those 7600 words: Panetta's been wondering the same thing many have about the depths of Dick Cheney's dark soul. More »
