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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCheney is just one cold and soulless monster.
http://www.salon.com/2013/11/14/dick_cheney_even_bigger_monster_than_you_thought/
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When King asks if he knows the identity of the person whose heart keeps him alive, Cheney, who is promoting a book about his transplant experience, says no, and adds, it hadnt been a priority for me. Then he goes on:
When I came out from under the anesthetic after the transplant, I was euphoric. Id hadId been given the gift of additional lives, additional years of life. For the family of the donor, theyd just been [through] some terrible tragedy, theyd lost a family member. Cant tell why, obviously, when you dont know the details, but the way I think of it from a psychological standpoint is that its my new heart, not someone elses old heart. And I always thank the donor, generically thank donors for the gift that Ive been given, but I dont spend time wondering who had it, what theyd done, what kind of person....more
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Cheney is just one cold and soulless monster. (Original Post)
Skidmore
Nov 2013
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snooper2
(30,151 posts)1. Hey should try skydiving, and pack his own chute
JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)2. Just another expression...
...of his dissociative disorder.
City Lights
(25,171 posts)3. Go fuck yourself, Dick. nt
Autumn
(45,120 posts)4. I'm sure the SOB has had more than one transplant.
"And I always thank the donor, generically thank donors for the gift that Ive been given," always thank the donor? How many fucking times?