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Cheney kept secret resignation letter
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Posted on 08/24/2011 1:14:11 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Cheney kept secret resignation letter By: Tim Mak August 24, 2011 02:21 PM EDT

Dick Cheney kept a secret resignation letter locked away in a safe in case he were ever to be incapacitated, the former vice president reveals in his new book.

The letter, which Cheney signed in March of 2001, was written because of his health.

“The possibility that I might have a heart attack or a stroke that would be incapacitating… there is no mechanism for getting rid of a vice president who can’t function,” he told NBC in an interview that will air Monday as the book is published.

The letter was locked in a safe at all times — the location was not disclosed in the interview — and known only to a handful of people, including President George W. Bush.

Cheney did the interview as part of the promotion for his upcoming memoir, “In My Time,” which hits the shelvesAug. 30.

“This book is gonna make a lot of people angry,” said NBC interviewer Jamie Gangel.

Cheney responded, “There are gonna be heads exploding all over Washington, Jamie.”

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1 posted on 08/24/2011 1:14:14 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver
… there is no mechanism for getting rid of a vice president who can’t function

Yeah, all that Biden is good for is his endless entertainment value with his gaffe-a-matic mouth...

2 posted on 08/24/2011 1:16:34 PM PDT by NorCoGOP (Obama's approval ratings: so low that Kenyans now accuse him of being born in the USA)
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To: Sub-Driver

Cheney is a good man.


3 posted on 08/24/2011 1:16:53 PM PDT by Jedidah (I'll vote for an earthworm before I'll vote for Obama. So wiggle on in, Rick Perry.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Just in time for my Birthday!


4 posted on 08/24/2011 1:17:16 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Sub-Driver
“This book is gonna make a lot of people angry,” said NBC interviewer Jamie Gangel.

Cheney responded, “There are gonna be heads exploding all over Washington, Jamie.”

That right there should make it a best seller within hours of being relesaed! lol Looking forward to reading it.

5 posted on 08/24/2011 1:21:12 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (Palin/Perry 2012)
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To: NorCoGOP
… there is no mechanism for getting rid of a vice president who can’t function

 

 
Ohhh, I wouldn't say that. Obama is a fool, sure. But when he sends his VP to Mongolia to wrestle, then I'd say THAT's a pretty good plan.
 
 


6 posted on 08/24/2011 1:21:43 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (The views and opinions expressed in this post are true and correct. Deal with it.)
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To: NorCoGOP

Biden is the best VP ever. He’s solid entertainment. You can hear the Democrat face palms in DC all the way down here.


7 posted on 08/24/2011 1:21:45 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Jedidah

That’s just the phrase that came to my mind. Good man.

We need one of those for Biden, in case he goes over the edge for good and requires a straitjacket.


8 posted on 08/24/2011 1:22:07 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius.)
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To: Sub-Driver
“There are gonna be heads exploding all over Washington, Jamie.”


Yea ... I called you a punk, punk!

9 posted on 08/24/2011 1:22:17 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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T...there is no mechanism for getting rid of a vice president who can’t function,” Boy hasn’t that become obvious ;)


10 posted on 08/24/2011 1:23:04 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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"Cheney responded, “There are gonna be heads exploding all over Washington, Jamie.”"

That statement right there will give him a huge bump in pre-orders on Amazon tonight...

11 posted on 08/24/2011 1:23:49 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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Cheney responded, “There are gonna be heads exploding all over Washington, Jamie.”

I guess everyone has a right to market their creation.

12 posted on 08/24/2011 1:25:04 PM PDT by mlocher (Is it time to cash in before I am taxed out?)
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To: Responsibility2nd

LOL!


13 posted on 08/24/2011 1:26:08 PM PDT by mlocher (Is it time to cash in before I am taxed out?)
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To: Jedidah

I miss him, too. Bret Baier did a nice interview with homover the weekend.


14 posted on 08/24/2011 1:26:08 PM PDT by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: Jedidah

Cheney is a good man. Add to that honorable and responsible.

Given his health, he was thinking of the country over himself.

Not to be found in dc today.


15 posted on 08/24/2011 1:27:28 PM PDT by Texas resident (Hunkered Down)
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I always thought Cheney would have made a most excellent President.


16 posted on 08/24/2011 1:28:13 PM PDT by Texan
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Just because it existed doesn’t make it valid.


17 posted on 08/24/2011 1:29:06 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: SueRae

If you haven’t ever read it you should read Matt Labash (in the Weekly Standard) “Fly Fishing with Dick Cheney”. Was a great piece.


18 posted on 08/24/2011 1:30:35 PM PDT by bkepley
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To: Servant of the Cross

Obama is sooooo rude....Touching everyone is a terrible habit....and very wrong.


19 posted on 08/24/2011 1:30:47 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Servant of the Cross

That was nicely played
The look on the Honorable cheny’s face towards the vile POS 0dumbo is priceless

of course the letter of resignation was valid.


20 posted on 08/24/2011 1:33:18 PM PDT by RWGinger
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