Cheney to Visit Hospital for Abnormal Heart Rhythm

[sabra]

Source: TIME - Mark Halperin

Doctors in Washington will perform a heart procedure on the vice president Wednesday, after an abnormal rhythm was detected earlier in the day.

Read more: http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/15/cheney-to-visit-hospital/

[graywarrior]

1. Mmmph mmmph mmmmph.....I'm keeping my mouth shut.

[madmax]

2. lol

ahhh but, it's so tempting. :x

[graywarrior]

4. So very tempting....

But we know what we think, so....

[Blaq Dem]

70. What are they talking about!!!! HE HAS NO HEART!!!!!

[TankLV]

84. so...very...tempting... must...not... unghhhhh...

[bdamomma]

13. me too, but aren't we all thinking it.

[Maine-ah]

57. oh, just fuck that!

I can't believe they found a heart. :evilgrin:

[graywarrior]

62. It was someone else's and they found it in his stomach

[bertman]

67. LMAO.

[Maine-ah]

68. bwahhaaha

:rofl:

[paparush]

93. Cha Ching! One DUzy Award..right here!

[Joe Bacon]

79. Chandra's heart finally rejecting him?

:evilgrin:

[edwardian]

83. I will wish him a speedy demise.

Hey Dick, got your hell-tan lotion packed?

[Mz Pip]

3. October surprise?

There are so many things I could say here, however I refuse to clutter the universe with more bad karma. Instead, I wish Cheney well.

[rubberducky]

5. Can I please say what I really want to say??

Oh!! Noes!! I would be fed the ultimate pizza. So, God bless his heart(???), and I just can`t wait for him to feel better. NOT!

[amdezurik]

6. can't he just send the little black iron box

he keeps it in there?

[no_hypocrisy]

7. One possible surgical treatment would be ablation wherein a section of the heart

is literally "killed" and rendered inoperative and the heart returns to regular rhythm.

[liberal renegade]

25. I don't know how

you kill something thats already dead

[MannyGoldstein]

28. Cardioversion Is My Bet

http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/treatments/cardioversion.asp

[knitter4democracy]

69. He's already got the implanted defibrillator. Why isn't that working?

Dude, he's so frackin' lucky he's got that nationally paid health insurance.

[starroute]

73. They did that on my dad last winter

The purpose is to knock out an area that's sending out disruptive electrical signals. And it did get his heart rhythm steady -- he died two months later of congestive heart failure, but he was 93. Cheney is a lot younger, and if he doesn't have any active problem besides the arrhythmia, ablation should help. Still, it doesn't seem like a good sign.

[Purveyor]

8. Just picture this. Cheney resigns as VP and Bush appoints Palin. eom

[Hawkeye-X]

10. And gets soundly rejected by the Senate.

VP appointments has to go through the Senate now.

[SoCalDemGrrl]

9. He's freaking out thinking about the upcoming investigations!!

Here's another yahoo link to the story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney

[petgoat]

61. Maybe he plans to do a Ken Lay and avoid prosecution for war crimes by faking his own death. nt

[crossroads]

76. Hmmm... I wonder

I never did fully buy the Ken Lay death story!
:eyes:
CR

[tavalon]

11. Of course, you jest!

Cheney has no heart.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

12. Cheney's heart should still be under warranty ...

afterall he NEVER used it.

[bdamomma]

16. oh that's good.

:rofl:

[Ian David]

14. Heart? What heart? n/t

[Kablooie]

15. Hope he lives to experience retribution. It would be ashame for him to go peacefully.

[peace13]

17. This is bad news.

We need this man alive and in jail next year if not before.

[Tansy_Gold]

18. "Abnormal heart rhythm" = it started beating????

Sorry. I'm not as restrained as some of you. :evilgrin:

[torbird]

33. Damn, beat me!

[kestrel91316]

19. This is an obvious misdiagnosis. An abnormal heart rhythm requires

the actual presence of a heart.

[meow2u3]

51. I think you mistook his heart for his soul, or should I say, the lack thereof

There's no presence of a soul in this guy. The only heart he does have is the one that pumps blood, and even that has always been disordered.

[Solly Mack]

20. fuck shocking his heart...water-board him and see if that works

Purely in the interests of science, of course

and surely Cheney wouldn't object to it. He supports it for others.

[alphaobama]

21. More shocking than his "abnormal rhythm" is . . .

that he even has a heart at all! Who knew?

[davsand]

22. Not a terribly "complicated" procedure. You all can probably stop celebrating.

They do put the patient to sleep--so it does involve anesthesia--and then they shock the heart to get it back in sync. Minimal risk to the patient and it will improve heart function a great deal. People with compromised heart function need to keep it (the heart) working as best as possible and this procedure does that. The biggest danger here is that the heart will return to an abnormal rhythm and they'll need to do it again.

We went down that road a couple of times when my Dad was in the later stages of heart failure. He was sleepy for a while afterward, but heart function was improved for a time.


Make no mistake, Unca Dick is a very sick man, but this by itself is probably not enough to take him to room temp.



Laura

[davekriss]

38. Actually the biggest risk is a stroke

Atrial fibrullation is more of a nuisance than a life threatening condition, though the risk for stroke rises significantly. Blood tends to pool in the atria and start to thinly clot on the walls. When they restore normal sinus rhytym, there's a risk that a clot could dislodge and flow to the brain resulting in stroke. So, before they cardiovert you (restore normal rhythm), they stick you in a hospital and load you up with heparin to reduce the risks of clotting (usually for a day or two), then first try to chemically cardiovert you and, if that fails, use shock as described.

When afib, the patient tends to get 25% less blood flow to the brain (the atria add about that much volume when beating normally). If you ask me, that would explain alot about Cheney.

[MessiahRp]

23. And Halperin should know best since his head is all the way up Cheney's ass!

Rp

[Phred42]

24. We can only hope

but if he dies - I WANT TO SEE THE BODY

not like Ken Lay

[yy4me]

26. I'm on my hands and knees. n/t

[jeff30997]

27. Appropriate quote:

"Wizard of Oz: A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others."

He's in big shit! :evilgrin:

[dipsydoodle]

29. Did it change to Reggae ?

Maybe he was worried he'd start growing dreads. :rofl:

[jmondine]

95. You mean, from its usual Imperial March from Star Wars?

[QUALAR]

30. Diagnosis

It's called a war crimes infarction. The Hague is waiting and so is Milosevic.

[dudewheresmycountry]

31. I just felt a extra beat in my heart

then a smile came across my face....

[torbird]

32. And by "abnormal," you mean...

His heart actually beat, once? Probably scared the hell back into him!

[Jim__]

34. Maybe they'll appoint McCain to finish out his term - n/t

[ThingsGottaChange]

35. So?

:evilgrin:

[Claire Beth]

36. and McCain is how much older than cheney?

should serve as reminder to everyone who might be undecided just how close Palin would be to the presidency. Quite alarming!

[Claire Beth]

37. and McCain is how much older than cheney?

should serve as reminder to everyone who might be undecided just how close Palin would be to the presidency. Quite alarming!

[treestar]

45. Cheney born Jan. 30, 1941; McGramps Aug. 29, 1936

[Vanje]

50. Cheney's heart hasnt worked very well since Cheney was 37

Cheney had his first big heart attack at 37.

His heart has been trying to quit him for decades.

[vinylsolution]

39. Cheney's "heart" problems....

... are a pre-existing condition.

So no socialized treatment for one who denies it to the rest of us.

Will somebody please pull the plug on him today...?

[Bonhomme Richard]

40. Normal for snakes. n/t

[indio55555]

41. Geat

He was supposed to make a debut today in Illinois to support Marty Ozinga. Oh well you are on your own Marty. As usual Dick is a no show.

[Oak2004]

80. Ugh-- one of the Ozingas is running?

I knew that family when I was growing up, regrettably. Not surprised it's an R.

[distantearlywarning]

42. I'm praying for him

Or maybe I should say I'm praying about him...

:evilgrin:

[quispquake]

43. Are they sure it's the heart?

Or is it the REAL thing in control:

[yodermon]

44. Dear God, Please let him Live, so that he may be held accountable in this world

before he goes on to the next.
Amen.

[Eurobabe]

46. Hey Darth, your suite in the Hague AWAITS

:nuke:

[daggahead]

47. Heart? He has one of those? n/t

[quidam56]

48. Didn't realize the fucker had one !

http://www.wisecountyissues.com

[defendandprotect]

49. New VP in offing --?

[aquart]

52. A.B. Normal. Sorry. That's what I think of.

[BadGimp]

53. October Surprise??

[Countdown_3_2_1]

54. No, Not an October Surprise. This is a Set-Up!

Come on you guys, think like a scoundrel.

This happened before. The Veep leaves office for some reason.
The president appoints a new unsullied Veep. Then the president preemptively pardons all cabinet members. Then the president leaves office, and the new Veep/now president pardons the former president.

With a pardon, he's untouchable.

[msanthrope]

55. Mccain is older thn Cheney, right? n/t

[gauguin57]

56. When a man's an empty kettle he should be on his mettle...

... And yet I'm torn apart.
Just because I'm presumin' that I could be kind-a-human,
If I only had heart.

I'd be tender - I'd be gentle and awful sentimental
Regarding Love and Art.
I'd be friends with the sparrows ...
and the boys who shoots the arrows
If I only had a heart.


Picture me - a balcony. Above a voice sings low.
Wherefore art thou, Romeo? I hear a beat....
How sweet.

Just to register emotion, jealousy - devotion,
And really feel the part.
I could stay young and chipper
and I'd lock it with a zipper,
If I only had a heart.

[KansDem]

58. BE SURE TO GET HIS PICTURE I.D., INSURANCE CARD, AND CO-PAY!!!

...before he takes a chair in the waiting room.

[kirby]

59. BREAKING: CHENEY HEART PROBLEM RELATED TO OPENING 401K STATEMENT! n/t

[femrap]

60. If he is near a working

microwave oven, does that have any effect on his heart? Ha...his heart. He couldn't possibly have a heart nor a soul.

He's satan! The world would be better off....

[Gregorian]

63. It can only be two things.

Low oil pressure. Or he's actually preparing to sacrifice himself in order to revive the republican vote.

Arrhythmias or volatility? You decide.

[formercia]

64. Dear God, please don't let Dick Cheney die.

I want to see that asshole prosecuted to the full extent of the law and die a broken man in the general population of some shithole federal prison.

[KitSileya]

65. I wish all Americans (indeed all humans) could have access to that health care

Since I consider myself a compassionate person, I wish that everyone could have access to the same health care as Cheney. When I'm in a bad mood, I wish he'd have access to the same health care as most people.

[WriteDown]

66. Who actually takes this stuff seriously?

Cheney has no heart. He's like that guy from Hellboy with the gears.

[Vickers]

71. Lucky that he can take advantage of socialized medicine.

:eyes:

[Dukkha]

72. they'll just give him another black oil injection

and send him on is merry way

[Piewhacket]

74. I merely wish Cheney a very LONG and extremely INTERESTING life.

so please lord, don't take Dick Cheney away from us...
not yet. not yet.

Hold on Dick! Hold on!
There is more in the world for you to experience!

[crossroads]

75. I didn't know he had one - the heartless freak! nt

[KamaAina]

77. He's had it his whole life

instead of the usual "lub-DUP, lub-DUP", his goes "Clank! Clank! Clank!" :evilgrin:

[lovuian]

78. He must have seen his bank account

0 dollars

[Zhade]

81. Hope that fucker dies in pain.

Sorry, I'm through with hiding it. I'd never wish anyone harm him, but since he's never going to go to the Hague like he deserves, fuck it. I hope he suffers.

[BlueStater]

82. I want the piece of shit to live.

Him dying without ever receiving any sort of comeuppance for all the evil he brought into this world is no victory for us.

[JonLP24]

85. Cheney treated for heart problem

Source: Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney was treated successfully on Wednesday afternoon for an irregular heartbeat that he experienced earlier in the day, his office announced.

Cheney was treated with electric shock at George Washington University Hospital and left soon after for his residence, his spokeswoman, Megan Mitchell, said. She said that the procedure "went smoothly and without complication," and that the vice president would resume his regular duties without delay.

Because of the incident, Cheney had to cancel a campaign visit to the Chicago area, where he had been scheduled to speak at a reception for Marty Ozinga, the Republican candidate for the House in Illinois' 11th Congressional District, southwest of Chicago. Ozinga, who owns a concrete company, is running against Democratic state Sen. Debbie Halvorson. Incumbent Rep. Jerry Weller is a Republican who is retiring after seven terms.

Cheney, 67, has a history of heart trouble, including four heart attacks. The last time he experienced an irregular heartbeat, on Nov. 26, 2007, the doctors at the GWU hospital also administered an electrical shock and restored a normal rhythm.


Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-cheney-healthoct16,0,6551721.story

[GAtomboy]

86. That thing has a heart???

I don't believe it

[HereSince1628]

92. That's the problem. His heart has been rejecting him for decades

If only the cardio-unit could dump the asshole the remainder of its life would be peaceful.

[mwb970]

87. It's too late anyway.

America would be much better off today if we had lost Vice President Dick long ago.

[curiousdemo]

88. My sentiments also......

He's been hiding out like he's dead anyway..

[Xipe Totec]

89. Can you imagine George Bush as president?

The horror!

[JonLP24]

90. It took me several attempts to figure out what your post meant - I got it now

:rofl:

[happygoluckytoyou]

91. they also found problems with an irregular brain, and a lack of courage.... send him back to KANSAS

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7474700 Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher related to Charles Keating. Oops. October 16th, 2008 . by Marty John McCain did great tonight in the debate. But every time John mentioned “Joe the Plumber,” some of us in the campaign banged our heads against the wall. If Steve Schmidt had any hair left, I hear he would have been pulling it out tonight. He reportedly screamed at John’s debate prep team tonight (out of earshot of reporters, of course). “You idiots - he’s related to Charles Keating… of the Keating Five scandal!” They thought they had a real live Joe Six-Pack who’s spurned Barack Obama’s tax plan. But what they forgot to do was check on Joe Wurzelbacher’s background. Turns out that Joe Wurzelbacher from the Toledo event is a close relative of Robert Wurzelbacher of Milford, Ohio. Who’s Robert Wurzelbacher? Only Charles Keating’s son-in-law and the former senior vice president of American Continental, the parent company of the infamous Lincoln Savings and Loan. The now retired elder Wurzelbacher is also a major contributor to Republican causes giving well over $10,000 in the last few years. Does any of this make Joe the Plumber a bad guy? Of course not. But on a night when McCain accused Obama of guilt-by-association, this isn’t going to look good for us. Hello, but on a night when John goes full bore on William Ayers and dodges a bullet by Obama not mentioning Keating Five, the press is going to bring it back front and center by midday tomorrow once they delve deeper into the most popular plumber in America. This might remind you of the Paris Hilton scandal - where one side of the McCain campaign attacked her in an ad, not realizing that her family were huge donors. I was the first to warn the campaign of the perils of miscommunication, and that story flared for a week. http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/10/16/joe-the-plumber-wurzelbacher-related-to-charles-keating-oops/

[1Hippiechick]

94. A heart cold as stone has stones in it. What did they expect? n/t

[entanglement]

96. Is his heart a V8 or a V10? Does he use regular or premium?

:evilgrin: