Citing his ‘draconian’ demands, veterans group revokes Cheney’s invitation to speak.»

[babylonsister]

:wow:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/citing-his-draconian-demands-veterans-group-revokes-cheneys-invitation-to-speak/

Citing his ‘draconian’ demands, veterans group revokes Cheney’s invitation to speak.»


The Disabled Veterans of America have revoked Vice President Dick Cheney’s invitation to speak at its convention next month because “the group felt his security demands were Draconian and unreasonable“:

{Cheney’s} staff insisted the sick vets be sequestered for two hours before Cheney’s arrival and couldn’t leave until he’d finished talking, officials confirmed. <…>

{V}ets would’ve had to get up “at Oh-dark-30 and try to get breakfast and showered and get their prosthetics on.” Once inside, they “could not leave the meeting room, and the bathrooms are outside,” he said.

Cheney’s security demands “seem more stringent than those of his boss.” “President Bush routinely speaks at events such as large dinners where thousands of guests freely pass back and forth through Secret Service screening portals.”

[pwb]

1. That is pretty bad.

when you are scared of veterans.

[Vickers]

2. How ironic: a group whose membership has swelled because of his

greed, and they don't want the motherfucker there.

Awesome.

:patriot:

[dkofos]

3. Gimmee an F, gimmee a U, that's all you deserve WAR CRIMINAL.

[liberal N proud]

4. Doubt that it even bothers Darth that they rejected him.

He can remain in hiding a little longer

[Canuckistanian]

5. Paranoia much?

Stay in your spider's nest, Dick. It's warm and safe there.

[Marie26]

6. What a chickenshit chickenhawk. nt

[barbtries]

7. it occurs to me

that he would be the last person in the world - along with gw - condi - rumsfeld - feith - addington - wolfowitz -

never mind. who would want to hear a word from this madman anyway? is this group pro-war? and is cheney paranoid or what? gotta stay in your seat until i finish speaking. sequestered for two hours prior to his arrival? so they have to get up at 4 am or so to go be sequestered, then they're held hostage while he speaks, jeez.

he must be scared shitless. hehe

[quiet.american]

8. Why in the world would he be invited in the first place. nt

[redqueen]

9. Good question. (nt)

[glitch]

10. Just what I was thinking.

Unless they were setting him up for a big booing. I'd invite him to my function for that.

[AlCzervik]

11. no requests for green M & M's?

[jannyk]

12. Be afraid Dick. Be Very, Very Afraid!! I wonder how many

Blackwater Ops he'll need in his private army after he leaves the cocoon that is the Whitehouse? Methinks Darth has a bulls eye painted on his back (and knows it)- he's hated even more than *!

[UTUSN]

13. Way to GO!1 dva!1 n/t

[Marr]

14. Dick Cheney is a coward. All of those neocon greed heads are cowards.

[nam78_two]

15. Good riddance to the 7(?) time draft dodger.nt

[Stinky The Clown]

16. Aide: "Hey Dick. Now they say the don't wantcha" Dick: "So?"

"Fuck 'em."