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On AlterNet: cheney

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "cheney"

Cheney Orchestrated Public Response to Plame Leak

Cheney Orchestrated Public Response to Plame Leak

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. July 3, 2009.
Former Bush administration officials say documents detailing Cheney's involvement must remain secret. The Obama administration agrees! Hopey changey!

Release of

Release of "Holy Grail" Torture Document Delayed

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 26, 2009.
If the arc of the Obama administration truly bends toward transparency, it seems that we've still got a ways to bend.

Demand Accountability for Torture

Demand Accountability for Torture

Accountability4torture.org, June 23, 2009.
Join thousands of others in their demonstrations on June 25.

Say it Ain't So! GOP Less Popular than Darth Cheney

Say it Ain't So! GOP Less Popular than Darth Cheney

Staff, AlterNet: PEEK. June 19, 2009.
We need a better opposition party.

While the Economy Crashes and Burns, Bush Loyalists Are Making a Killing

While the Economy Crashes and Burns, Bush Loyalists Are Making a Killing

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. June 19, 2009.
They shredded our economic safety nets, but for them jobs are plentiful and lucrative. You'll be surprised to know who's cashing in and where.

GOP Leader Boehner: Republicans 'Took It in the Shorts With Bush-Cheney'

GOP Leader Boehner: Republicans 'Took It in the Shorts With Bush-Cheney'

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. June 12, 2009.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) pins the blame for his party's current failures on the Bush presidency.

What Should Be Done With Dick Cheney and Scott Roeder?

What Should Be Done With Dick Cheney and Scott Roeder?

Byard Duncan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. June 9, 2009.
Cheney loves torturing terrorists. Roeder's a terrorist. Hmmm...

When Will Dick Cheney's Tower of Lies Come Tumbling Down?

When Will Dick Cheney's Tower of Lies Come Tumbling Down?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. June 8, 2009.
Cheney is practicing historical revisionism at its most despicable. Why does anyone believe anything he says?

Conservatives Are Waging a War on Empathy -- We Can't Let Them Win

Conservatives Are Waging a War on Empathy -- We Can't Let Them Win

George Lakoff, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.
Conservatives are trying to redefine empathy as irrational personal feeling. In fact, empathy is the basis of our democracy and must be defended.

Obama and Bush, Staying in Touch?

Obama and Bush, Staying in Touch?

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Politics. May 23, 2009.
Obama has talked with Bush since the inauguration.

A Tale of Two Speeches: Obama Uplifts, Cheney Uses Old Arsenal of Fear-Mongering

A Tale of Two Speeches: Obama Uplifts, Cheney Uses Old Arsenal of Fear-Mongering

Leslie Savan, The Nation. May 23, 2009.
While we're enthralled by Obama's elegance and reason, Cheney waits like a troll under a bridge, watching for the slightest misstep.

The Bush Era Nightmare Won't End Until Obama Embraces True Transparency

The Bush Era Nightmare Won't End Until Obama Embraces True Transparency

Frank Rich, The New York Times. May 18, 2009.
No matter how hard President Obama tries to turn the page on the previous administration, he can't. Until there is true accountability.

57% of GOP Insiders Think Cheney Has 'Hurt the Republican Party Since Leaving Office'

57% of GOP Insiders Think Cheney Has 'Hurt the Republican Party Since Leaving Office'

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 15, 2009.
Cheney's refusal to leave the public stage has many Republicans wincing.

Why Didn't Pelosi Speak Out Against Torture?

Why Didn't Pelosi Speak Out Against Torture?

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 15, 2009.
Nancy Pelosi is no Dick Cheney, nor a George Bush. But her failure to fight the Bush Administration's torture policies is a betrayal of public trust.

Is Dick Cheney Running for President in 2012?

Is Dick Cheney Running for President in 2012?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. May 12, 2009.
I'm not trying to start any rumors, but Cheney is certainly acting like a guy who plans to run for something.

Has Anyone in U.S. History Made More Americans Less Safe Than Dick Cheney?

Has Anyone in U.S. History Made More Americans Less Safe Than Dick Cheney?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. May 11, 2009.
One could write an entire book on Cheney's single-handed efforts to destroy a livable climate for the next 50 generations of Americans.

Naomi Klein, Matt Taibbi, and Bill Maher on Investigating the Bush/Cheney Torture Program

Naomi Klein, Matt Taibbi, and Bill Maher on Investigating the Bush/Cheney Torture Program

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 11, 2009.
Should we sacrifice justice for political gain? Of course not, but not everyone feels that way.

CIA Was Authorized to Keep Prisoners Awake for 11 Days

CIA Was Authorized to Keep Prisoners Awake for 11 Days

Agence France PresseMay 11, 2009.
The method involved forcing chained prisoners to stand, sometimes for days on end.

The GOP Clings to Guns, Gays, God, and

The GOP Clings to Guns, Gays, God, and "Go-Home"

Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez, New America Media. May 11, 2009.
Whether conservative or moderate, Republicans are mired in outmoded myths about America.

Is a Cheney Cover-Up Scandal Brewing?

Is a Cheney Cover-Up Scandal Brewing?

Nick Baumann, David Corn, Mother Jones. May 7, 2009.
Cheney may be responsible for deep-sixing an important torture memo -- an act that could be a crime. Will Dems bring the truth to light?

President Obama, We Want the Truth About the Bush Administration

President Obama, We Want the Truth About the Bush Administration

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. April 30, 2009.
Confronting our own misdeeds is a measure of our character. And yes, the whole world is watching

Mr. President, War Crimes Must Be Investigated

Mr. President, War Crimes Must Be Investigated

Ruth Rosen, AlterNet. April 20, 2009.
The country I care so much about has breached some of the most important international conventions. Yet no one has been held accountable.

Poll: Most Americans Disagree with Dick Cheney About Obama Policies

Poll: Most Americans Disagree with Dick Cheney About Obama Policies

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 13, 2009.
A new poll reveals that 72% of Americans don't buy Cheney's assertion that Obama is making America less safe.

David Axelrod Fights Back: Slams Dick Cheney

David Axelrod Fights Back: Slams Dick Cheney

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Media and Technology. April 5, 2009.
I have to assume the White House welcomes these kinds of opportunities.

Lessons Learned: Iran-Contra, the CIA, the CRS, and Cheney's Assassination Squads

Lessons Learned: Iran-Contra, the CIA, the CRS, and Cheney's Assassination Squads

Emptywheel, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. March 24, 2009.
A look at how Cheney gamed the restrictions put into place after Iran-Contra.