Cheney Says Clinton Could Win Presidency

[sabra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400681.html

Cheney Says Clinton Could Win Presidency
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday he thinks Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could win the presidency. He said Sen. Barack Obama might be viewed by voters as too inexperienced.

Cheney handicapped the Democratic field of potential candidates in an interview with conservative talk show host Sean Hannity.

"I think Hillary Clinton is a formidable candidate," Cheney said. "I think she could win. I hope she doesn't. I disagree with her on nearly all the issues, but nobody should underestimate her. She's a very serious candidate for president."

Cheney said Obama, an Illinois Democrat, was an "attractive guy. Don't know him well, met him a few times. I think at this stage, my initial take on him was he's been two years as a senator. I think people might want a little more experience than that, given the nature of the times we live in. But certainly, he's an attractive candidate. If he decides to run, he'll be a player on the Democratic side."

[Lautremont]

1. Code for: Energize yourself, you stupid fucking base, or you'll

have President H. R. Clinton on your consciences!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

10. Yes, HRC's a convenient demon face

with which to paint the whole party.

[rodeodance]

2. another scare from the darth Vadar!

[Kikosexy2]

22. I feel Luke's (HRC) presence...

The Dark Side(Repigs) is threatened...be forewarned....

[Captain Hilts]

40. Vice President Montgomery Burns! nt

[leveymg]

3. And, he thinks Obama is "attractive". The Dick pick ticket for '08?

[Polesitter]

16. Probably everyone's VP choice. n/t

[ripple]

33. Actually, he poo-pooed a run from Obama

and practically embraced a run from Hillary.

To point out Obama's limited experience in the US Senate ( after 7 years in the Illinois State Senate, btw) after B*shit was elected with far less relevant experience is laughable.

Hillary doesn't scare them- Barack Obama does.

[Mithras61]

4. Just exactly WHY are the 'pukes...

so busy telling Dems who their candidate should be?

Just exactly why is this "news" that the 'pukes would like to see Hillary as the Dem nominee in 2008?

Personally, I think they're afraid of Obama, because he doesn't have engender the hatred that Mrs. Clinton does in the "Right" circles (especially the far right circles)...

[melody]

5. a psychological ploy

They do this all the time -- point toward the candidate they think is less likely to win and focus all their concern toward him/her
so unaware Dems think, "Ooooh, that's our best candidate."

[Lena inRI]

23. Bingo, Melody!

you nailed it!

Cheney et al of the GOP do NOT want

GORE/CLARK 2008

the powerhouse of the Democratic party. . .their brightest, most persevering, straight-talking "doers" . . .

All this Clinton/Obama HYPE smells of Rove and Murdoch.

Can't fool us. . .

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[aggiesal]

6. How much experience did King George have when he ran in 2000?

6 years as Texas Gov.
And as I understand, the Texas legislature only meets a handful of times per year.

[Mithras61]

12. The TX Legislature meets..

biannually... that is, every OTHER year (odd numbered years, to be exact).

Even when it meets, they are only in session for 140 calendar days (just under 5 months), unless a special session is called (and can only be called by the Governor).

Further, the members of the Legislature are not paid enough to allow them to be full-time politicians. We require that they have real jobs for the remainder of the time they are not in session. Unfortunately, the majority of jobs that allow for time off enough to be in the Legislature are lawyers. I'd like to see a broader range of employment represented, but I just don't see how that could come to pass and still maintain the infrequency with which the Legislature meets.

Also, the Governor isn't all that powerful. The REAL political power in TX is vested in the Lieutenant Governor.

[texastoast]

13. Point

That is where the Dems (self included) were complete idiots in estimating the lack of education in the American voter.

When George ran for governor, I thought, "NO WAY can he beat Ann Richards. He's stupid, a silver spoon, Texan wannabe." Crow ingested.

Then, in 2000 I thought, "NO WAY would ALL of America vote in this stupid, silver spoon, Texan wannabe." Second course of crow ingested.

By 2004, I did not expect the American voter to do the right thing.

[superconnected]

7. And we all know Dick(how true) Cheney has the dems best interest

at heart.

Let's all listen to him shall we.:sarcasm:

[demo dutch]

8. This is spin!!!!

[Parche]

9. repubes

I cant stand when they try to tell us who we should run........that is what they do in their party
not ours........

[goforit]

11. With tentacles imbedded in Hillary's spine Cheney would still have control.

[mac56]

17. Really getting sick of the Hillary bashing that goes on here.

It's getting real, real old.

[goforit]

18. Tell her to stop patting Bush on the back.

[fooj]

32. You betcha...

Just like Bill covered for Poppy, Hillary can cover for Jr. and Darth. Back and forth and back and forth and back and forth they go. Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton...

They blend together well, don't they?:smoke: We all know that Bill hearts Poppy. He said so himself.:eyes:

[Joe Chi Minh]

14. They sure don't want a "New Deal" mirror-image radical to undo

the chaos and mayhem they've caused!

I won't say, Hilary will do nicely for them, but I believe she'd she'd be a way better option than Kerry or Edwards.

[Strelnikov_]

15. Less Experienced Than Your Chimp Was, Asshole? n/t

[dave29]

19. Considering Dick Cheney is wrong about EVERYTHING

I'll give his comments ZERO credibility... regardless of how I feel about them.

Who cares what Dick thinks. We only know Dick runs.

[Rageneau]

20. Clinton/Clinton in 2008!!!

Bill and Hill could be the first co-presidents.

[Hand]

41. That would create a huge mess...

Who wants to clean up after all the exploding heads? Yuck. :rofl:

[The Count]

21. And we give a damn because? Who else is going to tell us whom to pick?

Satan? Poppy? Karl Rove? Why are we even talking about 2008?

[wisteria]

24. Why do we care what Chaney thinks about our candidates in 08.

He certainly has no credibility on this subject.

[LynnTheDem]

25. OMG a fate worse than a fate worse than death!!!

There he goes again, terrorizing the morans.

:rofl:

[Temporary1]

26. He's trying to trick us into going for Hillary

Do NOT buy this trick.

[Raine]

43. Yeah they want us to pick her

cause then they'll beat our asses like a drum.

[NotGivingUp]

27. i give a shit what cheney says

[Patchuli]

28. I wish he'd shut the f up

along with the rest of that scourge of a party who will NOT be picking our candidates any time soon! Sounds like another cheap-ass political trick!

[IndianaGreen]

29. Obama can win; Hillary can't!

Obama did not vote for the war like the unrepentant Hillary.

[darkism]

30. Senators simply don't win anymore.

Hillary can't. Obama can't.

Kerry did, but only because he was running against the most incompetent nincompoop in existence.

We need a governor or a general or (ideally) a former VP whose victory was stolen from him the first time.
Congressional reps are too easy to attack via voting records and such.

[EndElectoral]

31. Why has it been 46 years since a northern candidate has been elected Prez?

And Clinton is really a transplanted Southerner?

I keep hearing liberal this and liberal that, but true liberals never get elected to the Presidency.

The time is ripe to start emphasizing the positive aspects of the New Deal.

I'm tired of listening to what liberals have messed up. We havent had a liberal Prez in 46 years. So who the heck has been minding the store and why are things so f'ed up???

Southern Dixiecrats, and Repubs.

[Captain Hilts]

39. That's TOOO long. I'd vote for nearly anyone from above the M-D line. nt

[mmonk]

34. Booooo!

[Az_lefty]

35. thanks for the advice Dick, now crawl back into your cave...

:puke:

[w4rma]

36. Ignore Cheney. He wants the debate to focus on the Clenis and whatever

is hot in big media, now.

He does not want Dems to pick folks that the Democratic grassroots support. They want to drive a wedge between the grassroots and the Democratc leadership.

I would be most happy with either Gore, Clark, Edwards and perhaps Feingold. They all understand the political situation and are all experienced enough with enough contacts to win the general election for the Presidency.

[cosmicdot]

37. I wish he'd leave it to corporate media to tell me who I want

like the Board of Directors of USA Today aka Gannett ... the plutocrats know what's best for us people and for progress and who are the frontrunners, etc.

:sarcasm:


Gannett's Board helping to choose the Democratic Party's 08 ticket, and possibly the next CEO of the USA

Marjorie Magner

Ms. Magner, 56, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Global Consumer Group from August 2003 until her retirement in October 2005. She served in various roles at Citigroup, and a predecessor company, CitiFinancial (previously Commercial Credit) beginning in 1987. She is a director of Accenture Ltd and The Charles Schwab Corporation, and currently serves as Chairman of the Brooklyn College Foundation and as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. She has been a director since February 1, 2006.

Duncan M. McFarland

Mr. McFarland, 62, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wellington Management Company, LLP from 1994 until his retirement in June 2004. He served in various roles at Wellington Management Company since 1965. Mr. McFarland is a director of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc., a closed-end registered investment company traded on the NYSE, where he is on the audit committee, and a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation. He has been a director since 2004.

Karen Hastie Williams

Ms. Williams, 61, is a retired partner at the law firm of Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC. Ms. Williams is a director of The Chubb Corporation, Continental Airlines, Inc., SunTrust Banks, Inc. and WGL Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Washington Gas Light Company. She has been a director since 1997.

James A. Johnson

Mr. Johnson, 62, is Vice Chairman of Perseus LLC. He served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Fannie Mae in 1999 and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae from February 1991 through 1998. He is a director of Target Corporation, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Temple-Inland Corporation, UnitedHealth Group, KB Home Corporation and Chairman Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He has been a director since 2000.

Douglas H. McCorkindale

Mr. McCorkindale, 66, is Chairman of Gannett. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 to July 2005, and President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman from June 2000 to January 2001. He has served the Company in various other executive capacities since 1971. He is a director of The Associated Press, Continental Airlines, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, and a number of investment companies in the family of Prudential Mutual Funds. He has been a director since 1977.

Stephen P. Munn

Mr. Munn, 63, is Chairman of Carlisle Companies, Inc. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlisle from 1993 to February 2001 and President and Chief Executive Officer from 1988 to 1993. He has been a director since 2001.

Louis D. Boccardi

Mr. Boccardi, 68, was President and Chief Executive Officer of The Associated Press from 1985 until his retirement in 2003. He was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1994 to 2003 and Chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board in 2002. Mr. Boccardi has been a member of the Board of Visitors, the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University since 1989. He has been a director since 2003.

Craig A. Dubow

Mr. Dubow, 51, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gannett. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gannett Broadcasting from 2001 to 2005 and he has served the Company in various other executive capacities since 1981. Mr. Dubow is a director of the National Association of Broadcasters, the Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc., Broadcast Music, Inc., and the Television Operators Caucus. He has been a director since July 2005.

Donna E. Shalala

Ms. Shalala, 65, has served as President of the University of Miami since 2001. She was Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services from 1993 to 2001. Ms. Shalala is a director of UnitedHealth Group and Lennar Corporation. She has been a director since 2001.

(isn't that swell of Donna to leave the Dept of Health and Human Resources to join a Medicare Rx profiteering participant, UnitedHealth?)

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39899/000119312506050399/ddef14a.htm

[Captain Hilts]

38. Who cares? He's a manipulative, delusional old crank.

And those are his good traits.

[Raine]

42. Yeah sure Bill can easily win

it's just too bad he's not allowed to. As far as Hillary he just wants the Democrats to be stupid enough to nominate her and then the repukes will 'clean our clocks' with no problem at all...duh.