Dick Cheney Didn't Regret His Vote Against Freeing Nelson Mandela, Maintained He Was A 'Terrorist'

[marmar]

In 1986, Nelson Mandela -- the former president of South Africa who died Thursday at the age of 95 -- was serving the 23rd year of what would ultimately be a 27-year prison sentence. The Western world was finally acknowledging the true horrors of Apartheid, a system of racial segregation that denied basic rights to blacks -- including citizenship and the right to vote -- and brutally oppressed a generation of South Africans fighting for equality.

In the U.S. Congress, lawmakers were ready to show their opposition to the South African regime with the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, a bill that imposed tough sanctions and travel restrictions on the nation and its leaders, and called for the repeal of apartheid laws and release of political prisoners like Mandela, then leader of the African National Congress (ANC).

The measure passed with bipartisan support, despite strong and largely Republican opposition. President Ronald Reagan was among those most opposed to the bill, and when he finally vetoed the measure over its support of the ANC, which he maintained was a "terrorist organization," it took another vote by Congress to override it. Among the Republicans who repeatedly voted against the measure was future Vice President Dick Cheney, then a Republican congressman from Wyoming.

Cheney's staunch resistance to the Anti-Apartheid Act arose as an issue during his future campaigns on the presidential ticket, but the Wyoming Republican has never said he regretted voting the way he did. In fact, in 2000, he maintained that he'd made the right decision. ...........................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/dick-cheney-nelson-mandela-terrorist_n_4394071.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. Quit being such a dick Cheney.

[warrant46]

13. He is an evil human being

[Hubert Flottz]

16. He's a corporate blood sucking neozombie.

His new heart is just as cold as his old one. Probably came out of that Castro guy from Cleveland?

[spanone]

2. cheney knows no regret...

cold hearted....


“It’s my new heart, not someone else’s old heart.”

[pangaia]

3. This dickhead never regrets anything.

About 2 seconds after his death, he will.

[jessie04]

4. I wish I would never see his name here.

wasted bandwidth.

[joeybee12]

5. This is #457,899 of 100,000,000 reasons Dickless Cheney is pure evil...nt

[Paladin]

6. Like some wise person said: Dick Cheney disproves karma. (nt)

[Maraya1969]

10. You never know. He does not seem like a happy man at all to me.

Karma is not just for outside circumstances. I think that if you teach and preach hate for others you probably hate yourself the most.

[ismnotwasm]

7. Asshole

Cheney is a disease

[Glassunion]

8. If we had drones back then we would not be having this conversation today.

[Happyhippychick]

9. He is really just a huge asshole.

[malaise]

11. What a nasty human being

[Festivito]

12. What profitable wars did Mandela ever start? See! There could have been a good war down there.

But, that Mandela guy got in the way. What a terrorist.

Not starting a war. Sheeesh!

[Politicalboi]

14. "He Was A 'Terrorist"

Said the terrorist

[neverforget]

15. In order to feel regret, one has to have a heart.

The Dick has no heart.

[moondust]

17. No moral compass.

A thoroughly amoral corporate capitalist.

[Blue Owl]

18. It's -140F in Cheney's chest cavity

Without windchill...

[Berlum]

19. Dickie 'Five Military Deferments" Cheney (R) takes a firm stand against honor & decency

How Republicon is that?

[mstinamotorcity2]

20. Shooter is a real piece of work.

Why he just won't go somewhere and oil his heart I don't know. He is a self serving man who has helped to rob this Country blind. As you can see he has been in politics way too long. A man who went from pouring concrete to building Military bases that electrocute soldiers while taking showers. Always downing Government but taking Government contracts that he gave him self. All I can say is stupid rethugs voted 2 thieves into office to steal food out of their own mouth. And was dumb enough to vote for the Romney theif and tried to get us to vote for Mr. Bain and Gain