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Dick Cheney calls tea party a boon to GOP
The Washington Times ^
| 10-21-2013
| Cheryl K. Chumley
Posted on 10/21/2013 9:41:00 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
Countering many of his Republican colleagues, former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday the tea party is actually a positive movement for the GOP.
Its an uprising, in part, and the good thing is its taken place within the Republican Party, he said on NBCs Today. I dont see it as a negative. I think its much better to have that kind of ferment and turmoil and change in the Republican Party than it would be to have it outside.
Mr. Cheney said that if it wasnt for the tea party, his daughter, Liz, might not be seeking to unseat Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi. Her campaign was partly motivated by concerns expressed by tea party members who decry high taxes, high national debt and the looming financial obligations from Obamacare.
Mr. Cheney said he admired the tea party for fighting the good fight.
Im not a card-carrying member [of the tea party] I dont know if there is a card but Ive got a lot of respect for what the people are doing, he said. These are Americans. Theyre loyal, theyre patriotic, theyre taxpayers and theyre fed up with what they see happening in Washington.
Mr. Cheney said he didnt blame the tea party for causing an unrepairable schism within the Republican Party.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: boon; cheney; gop; lizcheney; mikeenzi; obamacaves; teparty; wyoming
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Cheney says it like it is.
To: sheikdetailfeather
Maybe he’s coming around, because the last couple of years he’s sounded like one of the Ruling Class elite.
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:44:18 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: Moonman62
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:44:42 AM PDT
by
sheikdetailfeather
(Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
To: sheikdetailfeather
“Ferment”?? So what we tea partiers are doing is “fermenting”? Gees
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:45:01 AM PDT
by
murrie
(Mark Levin: Prosecuting stupidity nightly.)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Mr. Cheney said that if it wasnt for the tea party, his daughter, Liz, might not be seeking to unseat Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi. Let's not go there.
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:45:27 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
To: sheikdetailfeather
RE “
Mr. Cheney said that if it wasnt for the tea party, his daughter, Liz, might not be seeking to unseat Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi. Her campaign was partly motivated by concerns expressed by tea party members who decry high taxes, high national debt and the looming financial obligations from Obamacare.” that's the key to the code.
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:45:33 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: Steely Tom
I am with you. We don’t need to go there
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:48:00 AM PDT
by
Venturer
(Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Yeah, but he and his daughters are still all in for Gay Marriage.
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:48:10 AM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Cheney most likely realizes that the present Repub establishment, including all RINOs, has a finite political lifetime. IMHO, a conservative party is going to take its place in one form or another. The eRepubs KNOW that their conservative base is fading and very upset with what they call “leadership”, led by the cowards of Congress, and is facing replacement.
Whose voice is next ??
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:51:15 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: sheikdetailfeather
Thank You!!!! I was so worried he was going to come out in support of the establishment. I can now go back to having my man crush on Cheney
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:54:53 AM PDT
by
MattinNJ
(It's over Johnny. The America you knew is gone. Denial serves no purpose.)
To: Moonman62
He is one of them but he has a daughter that is running as a TEA Party candidate so...
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:55:53 AM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
(FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Mr. Cheney said that if it wasnt for the tea party, his daughter, Liz, might not be seeking to unseat Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi
If it were not for the Cheney name in Wyoming ...
Otherwise, why isn't she using her married name?
Otherwise, why isn't she running the state where she* and her husband live?
==
* She resided in Virginia until she decided to run for the Senate -- in Wyomning. Her Wyoming residence only began last fall. Is she legally separated or divorced?
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:57:13 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
(.)
To: sheikdetailfeather
He is right. Wish he would tell his daughter to run for Senate in a Democrat state.
To: sheikdetailfeather
Richard B. Cheney is one of my Heroes
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posted on
10/21/2013 9:58:11 AM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: sheikdetailfeather
.... So ..... trying to uphold and protect the Constitution of the United States is a bad thing?
..... I don't think most people out there actually know who the Tea Party is and what they stand for!!!! The only information that most people in the electorate gets is what is spewed out by the MSM and therefore don't even have a clue that the Tea Party is the only defense at this time that the Constitution really has. The courts, system, and elected representatives have failed us.
.... The Tea Party is the last bastion of hope and only ones to rise at this dire time of need to stand in the breach to protect what is left of the Constitution.
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posted on
10/21/2013 10:02:32 AM PDT
by
R_Kangel
( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
To: sheikdetailfeather
The T.E.A. party people are a resource the Establishment Republican people will just not use, and it is to their greater detriment they choose not to.
The Establishment party has NO dedicated, enthusiastic corps of diligent door-to-door activists, either as paid or volunteer members. They have no way to counter the inroads of the Current Regime now squatting in the White Hut (or “Spite” Hut), nor could they recruit a similar army using their current tactics.
The T.E.A. party people are motivated, they will take the time, and in many instances, they will use their own resources to cover their expenses and time. Their message is short and clear - we are ALL “taxed enough already”, and any scheme that raises or imposes new taxes is already their primary target.
It is almost as if the Establishment Republicans despise the idea of winning on the merits of their rhetoric. Might “offend” somebody.
Well, a LARGE minority who would take offense should be made ashamed of themselves. Nobody would tolerate this kind of behavior for more than a few minutes from a prepubescent child, yet in the name of “manners”, all kinds of atrocities and calumnies are overlooked.
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posted on
10/21/2013 10:05:39 AM PDT
by
alloysteel
(Men may not always be capable of evil, but they are always capable of incompetence.)
To: sheikdetailfeather
SORRY DICK “NO SALE”, YOU ARE GOP-e!
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posted on
10/21/2013 10:09:19 AM PDT
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: gigster
At last, an adult opinion concerning the Tea Party. Rare nowadays.
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posted on
10/21/2013 10:09:30 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
To: sheikdetailfeather
Mr. Cheney said he admired the tea party for fighting the good fight. Im not a card-carrying member [of the tea party] I dont know if there is a card
but Ive got a lot of respect for what the people are doing, he said. These are Americans. Theyre loyal, theyre patriotic, theyre taxpayers and theyre fed up with what they see happening in Washington. Many thanks to Dick Cheney - he understands. God bless him...
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posted on
10/21/2013 10:13:16 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Self-respect is the root of discipline...dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself-Heschel)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Mr. Cheney said he admired the tea party for fighting the good fight. Im not a card-carrying member [of the tea party] I dont know if there is a card but Ive got a lot of respect for what the people are doing, he said. These are Americans. Theyre loyal, theyre patriotic, theyre taxpayers and theyre fed up with what they see happening in Washington. Many thanks to Dick Cheney - he understands. God bless him...
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posted on
10/21/2013 10:13:40 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Self-respect is the root of discipline...dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself-Heschel)
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