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Ranting Randy

(335 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:17 AM Nov 4

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Dick Cheney the Grinch of the GOP, the curmudgeon of conservatives, then something changed

For many years, Dick Cheney, President of Halliburton seemed to be the curmudgeon of conservatives, the Grinch of the GOP. I don’t know what changed for Dick Cheney’s stance toward his lesbian daughter to shift from estrangement to acceptance. Could several heart surgeries have something to do with it? I wonder if there was ever the point among GOP operatives where they exclaimed “Any more heart surgeries for Cheney and there is a real danger he’ll become a Democrat.”

Then in 2024 Dick Cheney issued the follow statement regarding the Presidential election:

Link to tweet

Maybe in the end, his heart wasn’t two sizes too small.

Maybe there is hope for us all.

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Dick Cheney the Grinch of the GOP, the curmudgeon of conservatives, then something changed (Original Post) Ranting Randy Nov 4 OP

Being disliked by Cheney should have been a good thing leftstreet Nov 4 #1

The Cheneys deserve credit for speaking out. dalton99a Nov 4 #2

"A real man wouldn't lie to his supporters." But apparently it was okay niyad Nov 4 #3

Vice President JD Vance Excitedly Assumes Role of Worst Living Vice President LetMyPeopleVote Nov 5 #4

made me smile Ranting Randy Nov 5 #5

Vance is a slimy piece of shit. Cheney was just oasis Thursday #6

leftstreet

(38,208 posts)

1. Being disliked by Cheney should have been a good thing

Reply to Ranting Randy (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:20 AM

Nov 4

Argh

dalton99a

(91,098 posts)

2. The Cheneys deserve credit for speaking out.

Reply to Ranting Randy (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:21 AM

Nov 4

niyad

(128,431 posts)

3. "A real man wouldn't lie to his supporters." But apparently it was okay

Reply to Ranting Randy (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:32 AM

Nov 4

to lie to everyone else, dickie? wmd's?? yellowcake? nuclear programs? who actually won the 2020 election?. Shall I go on?

LetMyPeopleVote

(172,486 posts)

4. Vice President JD Vance Excitedly Assumes Role of Worst Living Vice President

Reply to Ranting Randy (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:25 PM

Nov 5

Ranting Randy

(335 posts)

5. made me smile

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:52 PM

Nov 5

oasis

(53,175 posts)

6. Vance is a slimy piece of shit. Cheney was just

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 12:09 AM

Thursday

an outright jerk.

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