While perusing Drudge after a long day at work I saw a link quoting VP Cheney, so naturally I clicked it. I didn’t really find much in the story that was useful, but then I came across this gem of a quote by some anonymous staffer:
“The president sees it as a chance to present our points and advance our interests, and you’re not conceding anything,” the official said. “What’s more powerful that the president of the United States making these points to your face?”
That, is an excellent question. What is more powerful than the President of the United States making his case, not his country’s, directly to your face?
Below the fold I shall show you.
Which, oddly enough, brings me back to the original reason I clicked on the Drudge link, VP Cheney:
There is no reason for an American president to bow to anyone. Our friends and allies don’t expect it, and our enemies see it as a sign of weakness.
Once again, VP Dick Cheney beats down the Obama Administration in fifty words or less.
Aaron B. Gardner
Dan McLaughlin
Moe Lane
Neil Stevens
Steve Maley
Now THAT's what I call a target-rich environment
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 6:45PM EST (link)Cheney, when he’s not taking sides in the TX Governor primary between Perry and Hutchison, is the greatest man in America. And his whupping stick has Bambi’s @$$ prints all over it.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
That was the nicest thing I've heard
rec0n Tuesday, November 17th at 7:19PM EST (link)anyone say all day. Thank you for the visual, E.
Glad I could help
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 7:51PM EST (link)I just wish the Senate Republicans attacked their job with the same exuberance.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
permanent employment
larryp Wednesday, November 18th at 10:03AM EST (link)as puny opposition party- the GOP.I really think they see all the power that the donks have and like it. And there is no one to run against them as party out-of-power so their benefits are locked in:.” I say Reginald what time is the golf couse to day?”
Oh I am sure that some are doing a lot and it is not covered by the press-banging thier heads against the wall.no one notices the good they do.
Buy some ad time. Tale some of the millions from the GOP election funds and use it NOW. Keep raising the price the GOP will pay for 2 half hr ads in prime time.
Eventually,at about 25 million dollars, say, one of the MSM will jump on it.
Then the GOP can present a plan-good conservative plan for health care and JOBS and canelling the debt. Congress is in charge, they can revese course right now.
How about that....
billyd (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 6:54PM EST (link)“What’s more powerful that the president of the United States making these points to your face?”
In Japanese and Arabic, the word “face” means feet. I never would have guessed that. Next time my Japanese and Arab friends come over, i’ll ask them to wipe their face on the welcome mat before coming in.
November 2nd 2010. What are you doing today to improve your tomorrow?
Obama is not bowing, it was part of the Trade Mission Agenda.
Tbone (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 7:02PM EST (link)He’s saying, “See, this “Top Coverage” stuff works like Kabuki powder on a wrinkle and I can get for for you ‘hosale.”
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
Cheney could be the lord of twitter.
clement Tuesday, November 17th at 7:05PM EST (link)That is all.
A Cheney and Palin 2012 ticket
VizBiz (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 7:27PM EST (link)would make MSNBC exploded. Literally, I think they would combust and cease to exist.
One can dream can’t he ………..
Runs with scissors, walks with Wacom.
Maybe even more so if the ticket were
The_Gadfly (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 11:22PM EST (link)Palin and The Other Cheney 2012. I mean, Republicans electing the first women to the Presidency and the Vice Presidency before the Ds and at the same time… It wouldn’t just be heads at MSLSD exploding; it would be like a nuke hitting the whole lame stream media.
Nope. See signature. nt
mbecker908 (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 8:15AM EST (link)Liz Cheney!/nt
larryp Wednesday, November 18th at 10:05AM EST (link)Dang it! If you are going to bow . . .
Michael M. Keohane (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 7:28PM EST (link)do it correctly. I have been to Japan. While there, I did bow in greeting the Japanese that I met. However, unlike Duh Won, I bothered to learn how to bow. To bow while shaking hands is a gaffe that no one with any claim to knowledge of Japanese customs would commit. In meeting with a Japanese, you can either bow or shake hands – either is acceptable. To attempt to both bow and shake hands demonstrates an almost total ignorance of Japanese customs. What were theState Department protocol officers doing? They are supposed to brief visiting government officials. Or have the professionals been replaced by members of the Chicago gang/
Do not classify the words or deeds of your opponents as being hatefull, malicious or criminal in nature if they can also be easily characterized as simple ignorance or gross stupidity. Anon.
State Dept. belongs to HRC
wennejunk (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 8:28PM EST (link)Maybe all this is deliberate.
There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ -C. S. Lewis
While HRC watches
Duke Wednesday, November 18th at 9:15AM EST (link)I can just see her sitting there in front of a TV with that cackle going nonstop.
It’s not about a purge. It’s about an insurrection.
Maybe the State Department folks were busy
GCBWI (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 2:14PM EST (link)translating “i’ve abandoned my country because i lust for your women” into Japanese…
yep viz
rick554 Tuesday, November 17th at 7:38PM EST (link)You can dream PALIN/CHENY 2012!
I DO!! heh
Rick554
yep viz
rick554 Tuesday, November 17th at 7:38PM EST (link)You can dream PALIN/CHENY 2012!
I DO!! heh
Rick554
Lacks the panache of Tommie Smith and John Carlos
CincoSolas_del_Bronx (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 9:14PM EST (link)Love to read their minds right about now.
Those dreading urbanization should remember that though the Kingdom of God first appeared in a temporal Garden, at the end of the book it is established in an eternal City. (paraphrase, James M. Boice)
soli Deo gloria
Haha, CincoSolas, that made my day. ;^) nt
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 11:11PM EST (link)conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat
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I really think with that pose he may have lost
CincoSolas_del_Bronx (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 11:40PM EST (link)many who were even perpiherally associated with Black Power back in the day.
Those dreading urbanization should remember that though the Kingdom of God first appeared in a temporal Garden, at the end of the book it is established in an eternal City. (paraphrase, James M. Boice)
soli Deo gloria
And GeorgeJ if you're around
CincoSolas_del_Bronx (Diary) Tuesday, November 17th at 11:43PM EST (link)I can only imagine what you could do with the Bow and the ’68 Salute….
Those dreading urbanization should remember that though the Kingdom of God first appeared in a temporal Garden, at the end of the book it is established in an eternal City. (paraphrase, James M. Boice)
soli Deo gloria
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Why do you like Cheney?
samdallas (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:04AM EST (link)While I think the bow is pathetic, Cheney was they guy that cost us billions on a senseless Iraq war that more importantly divided our troops. Why do any conservatives like him? The only thing worse than a tax and spend fool is a borrow and spend fool. We just had 8 years of borrow and spend fools, and are looking at at least 4 more. There is exactly one country that was thrilled with Cheney’s adventures in Iraq: Iran. And we funded it.
A lot of people on this site need to decide whether they are conservatives or just Republicans right or wrong. I have only been on a couple of weeks, and see some nice discussions, but way too much “bowing” to the Republican borrow and spend non-conservatives (whose champions are Mr Bush and Mr Cheney).
Mister Buchanan! Where've you been? (nt)
Third Street (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:11AM EST (link)“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
I love Buchanan
samdallas (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:23AM EST (link)There is very little I have ever heard him say I disagree with!
Very little?
Third Street (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:30AM EST (link)Really?
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
Yeah. I am mostly with him.
samdallas (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:42AM EST (link)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Pat_Buchanan
Didn't Buchanan at the least a couple of nice things about B & C?
gekster (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:24AM EST (link)I could be wrong, though.
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
Kowalski: No Fort Hoods since 9-11
gekster (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:25AM EST (link)They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
Oh, I'm sure he did, at some point.
Third Street (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:26AM EST (link)He was still the face of anti-war conservatives.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
I'ts late, and I think I'm kinda tired,
gekster (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:36AM EST (link)and I’m not sure I understand what you mean.
Could you elaborate?
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
Well, he was.
Third Street (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:49AM EST (link)I can’t think of a more prominent conservative figure who opposed the Iraq War. He launched an entire magazine based on the stance.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
I see my mistake.
gekster (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:55AM EST (link)I thought you were talking about Bush, not Buchanan.
mybad
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
Well I had some nice things to say about B&C too
samdallas (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:32AM EST (link)And I voted for them twice. But with my nose pinched. Just not being Gore or Kerry was enough. I liked Bush’s attempt on Social Security.
Context -nt
OccamsRazor (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:43AM EST (link).
I'll explain the context
samdallas (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:52AM EST (link)I think the problem with Obama is his spending and extension of government powers. While his bow was silly, it is really just a dumb gaffe. Then bringing in Cheney as somebody we ought to listen to miffed me. I mean this guy wrote so many checks on my daughter’s future earnings I cant count them. I think we need to stick to the issues of spending and big government and not tabloid crap like this bow. Make sense?
In Physics, there's a magnification in error
OccamsRazor (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 2:09AM EST (link)that becomes unacceptable beyond the margin of error very quickly for a reason-reality can no longer be trusted physically at that point. As applied in politics, I’d like to impose ‘gaffes’ upon ‘gaffes’ upon ‘ ‘gaffes’ have a magnifying affect which quickly becomes impressed upon the People.
Now, you’ll find few who’ll argue for big government spending here-no doubt. And your being ‘miffed’ at listening to Cheney, for the reasons you cite, are warranted IMO. However, Cheney at minimum is the red hot ironed steal, with enough name recognition, to be used at minimum a foil against the onslaught of the left. He’s laid low enough as not to hinder our goals, and has made enough valid points to feint while we come up with our next best move.
The Context Here Is That Cheney
OccamsRazor (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 2:21AM EST (link)Despite how you splice his Vice Presidency, is proud enough, and believes in his County enough (right or wrong) never to have bowed to a foreigner (particularly those with Historical legacies of Authoritarianism), whereas Obama has an habitual pattern of doing just that.
Bowing to an Emperor-really?!
In Obama's Bow
OccamsRazor (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 2:24AM EST (link)He just made it that much easier to subjugate your daughter’s future.
I'm getting angier and angier
OccamsRazor (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 2:25AM EST (link)So, I’m off.
Cheers, Alles.
samdallas, because he's right.
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 8:57AM EST (link)I tried to make the point of my diary clear, I guess I should have explained it better for those incapable of genuine thought.
The problem with the bow is really two fold. First there is the fact that protocol doesn’t require, nor do nation expect a bow. Second, the bow proceeded a trip to speak to China’s dictator, in which POTUS surely was hoping to speak from a position of strength. Any position of strength that he may have had was lost the moment he bowed to a foreign dignity.
Now if you want to talk about the merits of the Iraq war, I suggest you go write a diary about it so we can properly mock you.
Thanks.
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat
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Fair enough Aaron
samdallas (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 11:41PM EST (link)I agree with your first two paragraphs and I plan to rise to the challenge of your last paragraph (like most red staters I work for a living so will wait til the weekend I expect– I am not a naturally articulate person).
Not Bowing
charleskirtley (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:46AM EST (link)Obama appreciates fashion. He is admiring the Emperor’s shoes.
Certainly. We already know he has no peripheral vision.
mschmitt (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 9:07AM EST (link)http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/V/q/2/obama-checking-out-butt.jpg
usque ad finem
For some reason
anotherindyfilmguy (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:09PM EST (link)that picture reminds me of the “Woman in the Red Dress” scene from the Matrix… maybe I was just subconsciously hopin’ the French President would turn into an Agent and give the One a hard(er) time…
Santorum? Well, at least he’s not Romney…
http://www.zazzle.com/enemy_of_the_statist_tshirt-235977043035297478
One of the few good things I have to say about obama
samdallas (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 11:42PM EST (link)anybody that doesn’t look at that sure as hell aint american!
Bowing down
kahieb Wednesday, November 18th at 8:09AM EST (link)Frank Zappa once said that “There’s a fine line between bowing down and bending over”… I think the Obamanation is doing the latter.
uh, actually he's "making these points" to the
throwback59 Wednesday, November 18th at 9:24AM EST (link)Emperor’s feet!
Emperor Akihito was shocked a bit
larryp Wednesday, November 18th at 10:09AM EST (link)and a bit bemused…
Come on just admit it
anotherindyfilmguy (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 1:12PM EST (link)the O’ lost a sidebet during a poker game at the last G-20 summit and has to bow ineptly for the rest of the year… At least he doesn’t have to wear a dress at the same time…
Or so one could hope…
Santorum? Well, at least he’s not Romney…
http://www.zazzle.com/enemy_of_the_statist_tshirt-235977043035297478
Occam's Razor...
LibRick (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 2:34PM EST (link)It’s obvious he just spotted a ten yen coin on the floor and was retrieving it to balance our trade deficit.. Now that’s presidential above and beyond!
Prove me wrong
Hahah!! nt
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 3:03PM EST (link)conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat
Follow @Aaron_RS
Paging Drs. Toons and Jetson:
CincoSolas_del_Bronx (Diary) Wednesday, November 18th at 2:56PM EST (link)Bower to the People!
Speaking Truth to Bower
are just screaming to be realized…
Those dreading urbanization should remember that though the Kingdom of God first appeared in a temporal Garden, at the end of the book it is established in an eternal City. (paraphrase, James M. Boice)
soli Deo gloria