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lexington filly

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28. Does anyone but Dick Chaney

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 12:37 AM

Nov 2013

even think in these terms? "I ....generically thank donors for the gift that I’ve been given."
He should write Hallmark cards:
Sorry about your Generic Loss.
Glad I could afford the best medical care so I could pick up the pieces.

Years ago I worked for a wonderful liver transplant surgeon at a university. Sometimes I listened to the patients who couldn't afford the so expensive surgeries and years of aftercare meds due to---you guessed it---money. Patients' credit scores not up to par or the insurance company dropped them or were sick for so long, they were broke. How do you not become cynical when you witness the reality of the bottom line: the 'monied" got organs and the others died. If we had millions and millions more donors, what solves the issue that modern medicine offers miracles: if you can afford them.

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Dick Cheney: Even Bigger Monster Than You Thought [View all] WilliamPitt Nov 2013 OP

I look forward to the day his name is in the headlines. russspeakeasy Nov 2013 #1

I look every day. WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #2

+1,000 malaise Nov 2013 #32

Reminds me of the old joke about the guy truebluegreen Nov 2013 #107

No matter how hard he fights it, he can't elude what awaits him, forever. nt Snotcicles Nov 2013 #17

...and the sooner the better. russspeakeasy Nov 2013 #20

agreed gopiscrap Nov 2013 #27

There's a poem by Hilaire Belloc that comes to mind Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2013 #48

+1 nt Betty88 Nov 2013 #50

The Poem I wrote for Bush when he left office also applies to Cheney: Martin Eden Nov 2013 #57

Brilliant poem... truebrit71 Nov 2013 #102

I will dance in the street... ReRe Nov 2013 #106

That's actually something that they sharp_stick Nov 2013 #3

100 % russspeakeasy Nov 2013 #4

Your last sentence really hits it on the head. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #72

I thought he had a mechanical heart..... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #5

He had a heart transplant sharp_stick Nov 2013 #7

The pump wasn't designed to pump pure bullshit evil. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2013 #80

I thought he'd had a transplant in secret and was rejecting it during his last time in the hospital. Erose999 Nov 2013 #47

I figured he stole it from a toddler. svpadgham Nov 2013 #49

In his case, his body wouldn't reject the heart - the heart would reject HIM! George II Nov 2013 #68

Every day is "Take to the Max Day" for Dick Blue Owl Nov 2013 #6

It is probably a kindness to the donor's family not to know that the heart of their beloved hlthe2b Nov 2013 #8

There will be dancing and singing in the streets, as when Margaret Thatcher the Milk Snatcher died. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #11

Words failed me, but you said it for me. I carry a donor card and have for 40 years, but God help me Hekate Nov 2013 #14

+1 sheshe2 Nov 2013 #19

+1 idwiyo Nov 2013 #79

What a total fucking asswipe!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 #9

Please don't be so kind to that piece of profoundly immoral and malevolent rubbish warrant46 Nov 2013 #15

A Major League Asshole! SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #89

Yeah, big time. kath Nov 2013 #110

Can you imagine if your dead family member's heart was powering that POS? budkin Nov 2013 #10

I would have to repo it!! Pakid Nov 2013 #53

Not surprised. Solly Mack Nov 2013 #12

No, not really.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #13

Typical response for a raging narcissistic asshole like Dick Cheney. blue neen Nov 2013 #16

Because if they were not wealthy people like him... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #78

I beg to differ! Ferretherder Nov 2013 #83

I thought about that after I posted it. blue neen Nov 2013 #87

Cheney was on the News Hour last week. Being interviewed truth2power Nov 2013 #99

Ain't it the truth! Ferretherder Nov 2013 #103

God, any empathetic person could think of a dozen gracious things to say... hunter Nov 2013 #18

Some Background Story On Cheney's Heart Donor Billsmile Nov 2013 #21

That rotten piece of shit doesn�t deserve to know who the angel who donated his own heart to save Northerner Nov 2013 #22

"Whoever sent this, might send more" adirondacker Nov 2013 #23

Some coincidences here... Archae Nov 2013 #24

That rather reaffirms the impression he made on The NewsHour the other night. CBHagman Nov 2013 #25

His attitude is entirely predictable........nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #45

I'd say the country has an interest in the health of its citizens too fishwax Nov 2013 #104

Nope. Just confirms that I think he is a sociopath. WCLinolVir Nov 2013 #26

When you hear the cold blooded, heartless, and calculating words from Dicks & Georges pie holes, blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #29

Wonder no more. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #44

I don't wonder, I think they either let it happen, or coordinated it. WCLinolVir Nov 2013 #82

MIHOP if not then certainly LIHOP. Personally I think it's MIHOP. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #90

Does anyone but Dick Chaney lexington filly Nov 2013 #28

He's more likely to thank the metal tray that held it. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #36

Hey, Dick. Satan called. He wants his heart back. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #30

Yeeesss! ^^^^ /nt demwing Nov 2013 #51

I think he is considerably even more vile than even that. TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #31

Murdering, torturing black hole of rotting flesh. Th1onein Nov 2013 #33

I want to put an asterix on my donor consent on my license: Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #34

Amen. n/t ogradda Nov 2013 #38

Figures. "It's MINE, do you hear?! MINE! MINE! MINE!" Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #35

"It's alive! It's alive!" Goddam face-shooting monster. nt valerief Nov 2013 #37

Oh, I'm sure Cheney had his heart donor completely vettted Demeter Nov 2013 #39

Could the reason he won't die be that he's not human? mwb970 Nov 2013 #40

A family member has a transplanted heart and we speak of the donor and his/her family often Justice Nov 2013 #41

All the Dick Monster cares about is... Hubert Flottz Nov 2013 #42

Dick Cheney could hardly be a bigger monster than I thought or think now. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #43

He probably does not want to discover that he has the heart of a caring liberal Democrat. Thucydides Nov 2013 #46

He really lives up to his name SummerSnow Nov 2013 #52

I always wondered about his heart transplant.... AnneD Nov 2013 #54

I hope he's flushed soon. heaven05 Nov 2013 #55

The twist libodem Nov 2013 #56

He'll kill off that heart too. L0oniX Nov 2013 #58

He's kind of a classic narcissist. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2013 #59

evil man warrior1 Nov 2013 #60

I can't say I'm surprised by this. Old and In the Way Nov 2013 #61

I wish that heart could have gone to a truly deserving member of society.... joanbarnes Nov 2013 #62

VP Cheney is very well-named. Sheri Nov 2013 #63

My family knew a man who'd had a heart transplant. LibDemAlways Nov 2013 #64

wow. that kind of arrogance is frightening. spanone Nov 2013 #65

Cheney, still creeping me out after all these years proud patriot Nov 2013 #66

I hope his new "heart" came from a gay black woman! But..... George II Nov 2013 #67

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #69

Thought they gave him a new heart? thefool_wa Nov 2013 #70

My Precious n2doc Nov 2013 #71

The man is evil incarnate. smokey nj Nov 2013 #73

Oh, I don't think that's possible. Crunchy Frog Nov 2013 #74

I usually try to find the best in people, and give them the benefit of the doubt... Captain Stern Nov 2013 #75

That's not possible, but I agree with the spirit of the OP. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #76

Cheney must have received a Republican heart. JEFF9K Nov 2013 #77

Disgusting, all I can say. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2013 #81

He's a sociopath, and what does it say about our society that... polichick Nov 2013 #84

A statesman? icarusxat Nov 2013 #92

Those in the media still treat him as a statesman... polichick Nov 2013 #93

No, more like war criminal. n/t RoccoR5955 Nov 2013 #101

Recommend jsr Nov 2013 #85

Cheney is disgusting enough Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2013 #86

Dick Cheney is vile. AndyA Nov 2013 #88

Just in time for the season, �A Modern Christmas Carol� Quasimodem Nov 2013 #91

Dick pink-o Nov 2013 #94

There's his favorite line..... llmart Nov 2013 #95

Dick Dick Dick RufusTFirefly Nov 2013 #96

"I always thank the donor". How many donors did you thank? Autumn Nov 2013 #97

Cheney survived several heart attacks and a transplant; even Satan doesn't want him. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #98

You forgot to mention RoccoR5955 Nov 2013 #100

Asshole hog Nov 2013 #105

Bigger monster than we thought...what condescension! IkeRepublican Nov 2013 #108

As a Congressman he was one of a handful of votes to make 'cop killer' bullets legal. grantcart Nov 2013 #109