Dick Cheney rolls in his grave, Mark Morford

[madokie]

Dick Cheney rolls in his grave
Of course, he's not actually dead. He just wishes you were
By Mark Morford

Did you feel that? That sickly sort of rolling wave, that disquieting, genital-shriveling temblor of seething grumpiness that swept through the land and made dogs spasm, trees shudder and giant SUVs spit oil and misfire?

You might've missed it. It happened just after Bill Clinton returned from his rather astonishing rescue mission to North Korea, two exhausted, grateful, grinning, tearful young American female journalists in tow, Al Gore standing by with a giant smile and President Obama and much of his administration off in the wings, nodding approvingly, as the entire nation found itself a bit dumbfounded at the calm and rather effortless brand of new, intelligent, humble, hugely effective humanitarian patriotism on display here.

The churning, teeth-grinding rumble of disquiet? It was coming, of course, from Dick Cheney.

(Author note: From here on out, the phrase "Dick Cheney" shall hereby refer not merely to the former vice-president himself, but also to the sour, clenched worldview he so perfectly encapsulated and still so lovingly represents. ...

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[susu369]

1. Wonderful

K&R

[opihimoimoi]

2. KnR loved it.....

[PA Democrat]

3. "Sorry lady, I can't save you from this burning building. I'm far too Dick Cheney to give a damn."

That was a great read.

[theHandpuppet]

4. "Former U.N. Ambassador and noted hunk of anger meat John Bolton"

LOL! This is a deserving rec.

[NashVegas]

5. Hey! Can We Sing This to the Tune of BOC's "Joan Crawford Has Rison From the Grave"?

I think it might work.

[malaise]

6. Beautifully written

and bang on target.
K&R

[tularetom]

7. Fantastic

Foreign policy for Cheney? It's a dick measuring contest.

[CrispyQ]

8. "Dick is right now hurling his razor-filled oatmeal at the TV screen, ..."

:rofl:

And here's a perfect toon to go with the article: