Category Archives: dick cheney

Cheneys Are Exactly Wrong

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Cheneys Are Exactly Wrong”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe first Guanatanamo detainee civilian trial has begun. The defense is simple: Defense attorney Steve Zissou, however, described Ghailani as an unwitting “dupe” for al-Qaida. His client, he said, “ran errands” for longtime friends … Continue reading →

Posted in 11-Dimensional Chess, dick cheney, guantanamo, liz cheney | Tagged prosecutions, terrorism, terrorist | 1 Comment

idiocracy

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “idiocracy”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe Texas School Board has officially jumped the couch: 9:40 – We’re just picking ourselves up off the floor. The board’s far-right faction has spent months now proclaiming the importance of emphasizing America’s exceptionalism in social studies … Continue reading →

Posted in dick cheney, Glenn Beck, Morning Video, Paranoia, Paranoia and the Post 9/11 World, Republican tinfoil hattery, sarah palin | Leave a comment

Maddow Destroys Liz Cheney

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Maddow Destroys Liz Cheney”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAnd in doing so, parodies the Beck formula to hilarious new heights:

Posted in dick cheney, Paranoia and the Post 9/11 World, Rachel Maddow | Leave a comment

Morning Awful

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailVia Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog comes this Liz Cheney craptacular: Apparently, fulfilling your oath to the law is breaking the law. Or something.

Posted in dick cheney, Morning Awful | Leave a comment

Ripping Cheney’s Heart Out

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Ripping Cheney’s Heart Out”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhile Dick Cheney was hospitalized for chest pains, the criminal justice system was busy disproving his entire doctrine. AP via HuffPo: NEW YORK — A former airport shuttle driver accused of buying beauty supplies … Continue reading →

Posted in dick cheney, terrorism, torture | 13 Comments

Brangelina

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Brangelina”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI never, ever talk about celebrity culture in this blog. Some friends tell me that’s a shortcoming, but I think of it as my own personal rejection of the Huffington Post formula. Nevertheless, I admit the news … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrity culture, dick cheney, mainstream media, stovepiping | 1 Comment

Bob McDonnell’s Tortured Response and the Origins of Cheneyism

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Bob McDonnell’s Tortured Response and the Origins of Cheneyism”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIn his response to the president’s SOTU last night — before a curiously packed and well-coached statehouse — Virginia’s new governor took up the anti-Obama mantle. Not only did … Continue reading →

Posted in dick cheney, The End of History, torture, Underwear Bomber | Leave a comment

Dick Cheney’s Nightmare

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Dick Cheney’s Nightmare”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailis a crowd of Haitians chanting “USA! USA!” as an American search-and-rescue team evacuates a woman who was trapped in a building for three days. When Obama mentions his ideas about a permanent peace force … Continue reading →

Posted in dick cheney, Haiti, Morning Video, The Torture of Rush Limbaugh | Leave a comment

Yet Another Bush-Cheney Failure

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Yet Another Bush-Cheney Failure”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIn 2007, the United States was subject to a massive, successful cyberattack — and the Bush administration thought it best not to cause panic by telling us.

Posted in Cyberwar, dick cheney, George Bush Junior | Leave a comment

When Republicans "Cannot Recall"

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “When Republicans "Cannot Recall"”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhat is it with Republicans who “cannot recall” things? Reagan used the phrase when denying Ollie North. Larry Craig used it denying his wide stance was an invitation to gay bathroom sex. Now it … Continue reading →

Posted in dick cheney, Larry Craig's Wide Stance, Ronald Reagan | Leave a comment

When Cheney Speaks

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “When Cheney Speaks”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDarth Cheney only emerges from his secure and undisclosed cryogenic crypt whenever his own legacy is on the line. In July, he made the case for torture; now, in a massive display of psychological projection, … Continue reading →

Posted in dick cheney, Robert Gibbs | Leave a comment