Dick Cheney: 'I disagree with' how Trump 'describes our Mexican neighbors'

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday took aim at President Trump in an event in Mexico City, telling a crowd at an annual political and cultural event that he disagrees with the president's rhetoric on Mexican immigrants.

In an interview at Mexico Siglo XXI, Cheney said that he thinks Trump was "wrong" in 2015 to say that Mexico doesn't send "their best" to immigrate into the U.S.

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“I disagree with @realDonaldTrump on how he describes our Mexican neighbors," Cheney responded on Friday, according to an attendee on Twitter.

"I live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where one-third of our children are Hispanic," the former vice president continued. "I think he is wrong!”

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/405647-dick-cheney-rips-trump-over-rhetoric-on-mexicans

[SummerSnow]

1. Is that you Vader?

[olegramps]

29. The only time I would want to hear for the murderer is from prison.

Sorry, but I believe that the Obama administration should have conducted comprehensive hearing on the manufacturing of intelligence that took our nation to war against Iraq. Bush, Cheney and the entirety of the PNAC neo-cons should have been held accountable for the deaths of over 5,000 of our faithful troops and the ten of thousands that will never recover from their injuries and the outright slaughter of thousands of Iraq citizens.The failure to do so allows scum bags like Bolton to once again feast at the government trough instead of breaking rocks.

[The Liberal Lion]

2. This is meaningful

Yeah, I know. We may not much care for Mr. Cheney, but this is meaningful. I personally will thank the former Vice President while definitely not forgiving his sins.

[SkyDaddy7]

30. I'm with you!

This just shows how racist & xenophobic that Orange Phlegmball is Putin hacked up & spit into White House!!

[callous taoboy]

3. Does Dick harvest Mexican plasma for nutrients?

Enquiring minds...

[SkyDaddy7]

31. You made me laugh!

At something I shouldn’t laugh at!!

[Perseus]

4. f u Dick!

Can't that guy stay under the rock? I don't care what he says, even if it is to criticize trump, his role was so destructive he doesn't deserve to be heard.

[samplegirl]

5. Really

Cheney actually said this? Hard to believe!!!

[SkyDaddy7]

32. Yeah, him & Bush both

Never had issues with Mexico or Mexicans...Remember Bush was going to sign that bi-partisan comprehensive immigration bill that so many moderates on both sides worked on for so long & then the racist wing of the GOP along with Conservative Media scared enough Republicans with the threat of being labeled a RINO & That was that!

They love the FEAR of being able to use the immigration BS at every election.

[SkyDaddy7]

33. Of course

The GOP VOTERS on the orders of Conservative Media voted almost all those Republicans out who were willing to pass immigration reform back then anyway...So they lost their seat for nothing.

[C Moon]

6. Dick Cheney, back from the dead.

[AnnieBW]

7. Evil never dies.

It just keeps getting new hearts.

[C Moon]

9. :D

[BeyondGeography]

10. The Trump bar is so low even Cheney can soar over it

[BumRushDaShow]

27. And that is pretty sad

that this is how far we have fallen.

[SkyDaddy7]

34. It sure feels that way, huh?

But looking back, correct me if I’m wrong, Mexico/Mexicans was one of the few people Bush/Cheney really didn’t fuck with...It was all the other brown people. I think both are connected to the culture via family I know the Bushs are.

I still don’t like Darth Vader...Especially the way he came out LYING about Obama’s policies & how he was going to get 1000s more Americans killed! FUCK HIM!

[BeyondGeography]

37. It's two kinds of damage between Cheney and Trump

CheneyCo had the know-how and discipline to get horrifically big things done. Think of all the heavy lifting they did to sell that POS war; the intimidation of the intelligence and defense establishments, the daily manipulation of the press and public opinion, all building up to a bipartisan win on IWR. That took months of single-mindedness. Trump could never pull that off. Anyway, he was a hawk and that’s where his heart was. He wasn’t going to go out of his way to spew hatred about specific groups and he was actually way ahead of most people, including liberal Democrats, on gay marriage.

On the other hand, Trump caters to the worst instincts of huge segments of the country on pretty much a daily basis, which I think is far worse because his followers have become personally invested in a much deeper way than were the supporters of the Iraq war. It’s wingnut identity politics on a much bigger scale than Bush and Cheney, who pushed the fear angle to get what they wanted and, as you note, Darth continued to do so with Obama. You could argue Cheney was worse for the world and Trump is worse for America. Anyway, name your poison with the R’s.

[SkyDaddy7]

39. Yes, I agree...

Well said!

[Chemisse]

11. One must be the real scum of the earth for Cheney to be better.

There was a time when I didn't think anyone was worse than Dick Cheney. It turns out those are the good old days in comparison.

[NRaleighLiberal]

12. Who? I thought he had moved on to other planets to haunt.

[Tarc]

13. Yea, this is like Mussolini saying "whoah there, Adolph, ease up"

This and the "do ya miss me now?" Dubya memes wee slightly charming at first, but it wore thin once we saw just how much of an inbred nutball Trump actually is.

[gay texan]

14. well, when you lose Dick Cheney

you gotta be pretty damn bad....

[DeminPennswoods]

15. Sure didn't see that coming...

and from Dick Cheney no less.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

16. Oh please, Cheney

Don't make me think you're human!

[Spartacus101]

17. "Look! It's The Shooter!"

"I seen ol' Harry comin'
comin' round the bend
I been shooting little birdies (BLAM!!)
Oops, I shot my friend..."

"Hi, I'm Dick Cheney. Go F*&^ youself!"
(An obscure turntable hit around the time of The Shooting)

Old Foul-Mouthed Rusty Pistola, aaargh! GO AWAY!

[olddad56]

18. FUCK CHENEY. he is a bigger monster than trump, just a little more politically savoy.

[EarthFirst]

21. Right; but this potentially has traction...

When the ultra-neoconservative arm of the GOP begins to turn against you; well...

...there’s probably not much more one can do but lay down and accept your fate.

This much is clear: his re-election bid is a colossal waste.

They won’t have it again.

[WestIndianArchie]

19. Well

If the evilest, most rotten, no good, dark heartiest, scumbag like dick cheney says he disagrees with your evil. it may be time to resign

[EarthFirst]

20. You've got to be a reeeaaallly big asshole when Dick-fu*king-Cheney is calling you out... nt

[Marrah_Goodman]

22. oh...is he still breathing?

What a shame.

[IrishEyes]

23. Yet Cheney endorsed Trump during his campaign.

He endorsed Trump after he called Mexicans criminals and rapists. Cheney endorsed him in early May 2016. I can't stand Cheney. He is a truly evil man.

[Yavin4]

24. Nice try Dick. You're still not getting into heaven.

Although the devil probably doesn't want any competition.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. We can bet our bottom dollar that Darth the Dick is there.....

to inflict misery on some sector of humanity some where, some place, some time. Most likely on some poor folks with no voice.

It's in his DNA......

[Shipwack]

26. Alt Headline "Man says nice things to people who give him a paycheck"

Nothing to see here...

[Drahthaardogs]

28. Dick Cheney saying your rhetoric is too harsh is like

Lindsay Lohan saying you party too much...

[blue-wave]

35. Well Golly Gee, Dick

Now I have a completely different, positive view of you as a human being and a republicon. NOT!! How does that 'ol saying go? Fool me once.......

[Nitram]

36. Who gives a fuck what Cheney says?

Just shut your jackson hole and hide your face.

[LiberalLovinLug]

38. I can't believe what I'm reading on here

Now even Dick fucking Cheney is dusted off and elevated into some kind of decent honorable person.....BECAUSE HE HAS WHAT SHOULD BE A NORMAL VIEW TOWARDS MEXICANS?

I hate the effect that Trump is having. The effect of resetting the narrative, which the MSM will be all too happy to encourage so they can get back to their 'normal' of false equivalencies, that its all Donald's fault. That every single other Republican will be compared to him, and come out, guess what?, with flying colours! EVEN DICK FUCKWAD!

And us bleeding heart liberals fall for it every time. Ooooo they DON'T have a (public at least) racist attitude to Mexicans!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

40. How the fuck is that still alive? nt

[Paladin]

41. Dick Cheney, voice of moderation.

Jesus, how fucked are we?

[Bengus81]

42. FUCK YOU CHENEY....your a MURDERER in my eyes. Can't wait for your to kick off.....

Cheney in 1994 on an Iraq invasion.....

[MissMillie]

43. Dick, you're done... we don't give a sh*t what you think

especially after the whole Iraq/Weapons of Mass destruction crap.

Do you have a book deal coming up?