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(48,121 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 07:55 PM Oct 2013

Cheney feared heart device in assassination effort [View all]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he once feared that terrorists could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to kill him and had his doctor disable its wireless function.

Cheney has a history of heart trouble, suffering the first of five heart attacks at age 37. He underwent a heart transplant last year at age 71.

In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Cheney says doctors replaced an implanted defibrillator near his heart in 2007. The device can detect irregular heartbeats and control them with electrical jolts.

Cheney says that he and his doctor, cardiologist Jonathan Reiner, turned off the device's wireless function in case a terrorist tried to send his heart a fatal shock.

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I'm tired of hearing the bullshit that zappaman Oct 2013 #1

According to the post, he got one at age 71. emsimon33 Oct 2013 #6

Golly. Why would anyone hate such a nice person? Liberal Veteran Oct 2013 #2

Crazy Old Man... and here's the Crazy Old Man Dancers! Cooley Hurd Oct 2013 #3

Cheney sure has a high opinion of himself when he is actually a waste of human flesh emsimon33 Oct 2013 #4

Isn't it amazing that the war criminal of a Dick (who authorized the torture of fellow human beings) malaise Oct 2013 #5

Not surprising at all considering the decisions they made Egnever Oct 2013 #23

That plus the draft dodging malaise Oct 2013 #24

He's confusing his life with an episode of the Showtime serial HOMELAND. MADem Oct 2013 #7

Too bad he didn't remember the episode of Lone Gunmen... Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #11

Good One! 2banon Oct 2013 #20

oh good grief....malevolent narcissist. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #8

Cheney, you ARE the terrorist, you evil fucking prick Scuba Oct 2013 #9

Electrical device = Phlyactery TheMightyFavog Oct 2013 #10

Kangaxx eat yer heart out! dogknob Oct 2013 #15

Control-Alt-Delete? Babel_17 Oct 2013 #12

Pity. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #13

I'm sure he wasn't worried about a terrorist group doing it... BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #14

Very good point treestar Oct 2013 #27

War criminal fears terrorists. Iggo Oct 2013 #16

Not enough oxygen to the brain. Mz Pip Oct 2013 #17

what an idiot sad-cafe Oct 2013 #18

I hear he covered all of his body orifices with duct tape, too. wyldwolf Oct 2013 #19

Proof positive the man was PARANOID! Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #21

better play it safe and go with vaacum tubes. uncle ray Oct 2013 #22

Is it true that he drinks True Blood? B Calm Oct 2013 #25

Maybe they implanted a whole buncha wireless thingies while they were in there... Buns_of_Fire Oct 2013 #26