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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:20 PM
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Clinton praises Cheney's political prowess
(CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton said former Vice President Dick Cheney was playing politics when he suggested Secretary of State Hillary Clinton run for president in 2012 against President Barack Obama.

“I'm very proud of her. And so I'm always gratified whenever anyone says anything nice about her. And I very much agree that she's done a good job,” Clinton, a Democrat, said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “But I also have a high regard for Vice President Cheney's political skills. And I think one of those great skills is sowing discord among the opposition.”

Cheney, a Republican, floated the idea during interviews to promote his memoir, “In My Time,” when he praised the former New York senator and encouraged a primary contest on the other side of the aisle.

But Clinton said his wife, who lost the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination to then-Sen. Obama, is committed to her position in the Obama administration and doing a “heck of a job.”

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/18/clinton-praises-cheneys-political-prowess/
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MrNJ Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:28 PM
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1. Recommendation by Mr Vader
Talk about a kiss of death.
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:29 PM
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2. Sounds like a roundabout insult to me.
Clinton is clever that way. He can insult someone without them knowing it..
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:30 PM
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3. BINGO!
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:31 PM
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4. LOL yep.n/t
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Maccagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:38 PM
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5. That's how I read it.
Tee Hee.
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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:42 PM
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6. after reading the actual words, Clinton was insulting cheney
it was not a compliment.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:46 PM
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8. I know, I just posted the headline that was on CNN.
Also I figured DUER'S would swarm all over the thread. :evilgrin:
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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-11 01:08 AM
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16. you were right
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Mr Deltoid Donating Member (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:45 PM
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7. Praises?
Reread it, it insults Cheney.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:46 PM
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9. Thats the headline CNN used. I was just obliging them.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:48 PM
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10. That was Clinton's tactful way of calling Cheney a mondo asshole.
nt

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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:48 PM
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11. Of course he was insulting him!
That sweet honey-drippin' accent does sarcasm very very well.
(I'll admit it, I will always be a rabid Bill Clinton fan.)
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:48 PM
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12. Until he Calls him for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
Clinton little snide remake means nothing to me
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 02:50 PM
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13. Does that go for President Obama too?
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 03:06 PM
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14. Shit Yes
Don't you think so?

I'm tired of all the pussy footing these politicians are doing with the contrived deaths of hundred's of thousands

Oh, wait...... we voted in a new 'JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'.
the name the justice sounds pretty hollow, Holder is a figurehead and their guy they choose.

We will get Justice only when the truth is revealed
and the US has to walk in front of their intellectually and metaphorical Buchenwald
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 03:08 PM
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15. Fair enough.
I like honest answers.
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