US Vice President insulates himself against identification
March 2, 2007 9:45 PM Subscribe
Interview of a Senior Administration Official by the Traveling Press. It appears that the official doesn't want to be identified. The reason is not known.
"The current Vice President of the United States, who refused to be identified by name". /joke
Even he is now ashamed to be part of this administration.
posted by Ynoxas at 10:04 PM on March 2, 2007 [2 favorites]
Even he is now ashamed to be part of this administration.
posted by Ynoxas at 10:04 PM on March 2, 2007 [2 favorites]
The Senior Administration Official Formerly Known As...
This is seriously the dumbest thing I've heard of in a while, not counting that Smarter than a 5th Grader crap. In all seriousness, does the Veep ever have to undergo routine psychological checkups to determine he's still mentally competent? I think the President does, but I'm starting to really wonder about Dick.
posted by hank_14 at 10:55 PM on March 2, 2007
This is seriously the dumbest thing I've heard of in a while, not counting that Smarter than a 5th Grader crap. In all seriousness, does the Veep ever have to undergo routine psychological checkups to determine he's still mentally competent? I think the President does, but I'm starting to really wonder about Dick.
posted by hank_14 at 10:55 PM on March 2, 2007
If have a modicum of intelligence, how do you reconcile your vote for Four More Years knowing this douche bag and the other one were who you were championing?
posted by maxwelton at 11:18 PM on March 2, 2007
posted by maxwelton at 11:18 PM on March 2, 2007
Two options: he is either insane or just messing with our heads.
Either way he doesn't give a shit what anybody thinks. Not a good attitude for a senior administration official.
posted by beno at 12:02 AM on March 3, 2007
Either way he doesn't give a shit what anybody thinks. Not a good attitude for a senior administration official.
posted by beno at 12:02 AM on March 3, 2007
I read an opinion that figures he did it as a childish demonstration of his ability to force the press to kow-tow to him. Give himself the feeling that he's back in control.
I'm flabbergasted that the guy hasn't been assassinated yet. Where are all your nutjobs?
posted by five fresh fish at 12:08 AM on March 3, 2007
I'm flabbergasted that the guy hasn't been assassinated yet. Where are all your nutjobs?
posted by five fresh fish at 12:08 AM on March 3, 2007
It would be awesome if he started using a fuzzy hand puppet at all of his press conferences. "Fuck you, Helen! Direct your damned questions to Mr Brambles or I'm hauling my entourage back to the bunker!"
posted by maryh at 12:49 AM on March 3, 2007 [5 favorites]
posted by maryh at 12:49 AM on March 3, 2007 [5 favorites]
This is a deeply weird story--made all the more Onionesque by the fact that he's travelling on a plane called The Spirit Of Strom Thurmond.
No. Seriously.
posted by EarBucket at 2:51 AM on March 3, 2007
No. Seriously.
posted by EarBucket at 2:51 AM on March 3, 2007
I don't know too much about US politics, but I think it might be Cheney.
posted by sour cream at 4:44 AM on March 3, 2007
posted by sour cream at 4:44 AM on March 3, 2007
It would be awesome of if one of journalists at that interview had the balls to write the story using the the VP's actual title and noting his demands.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 4:53 AM on March 3, 2007
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 4:53 AM on March 3, 2007
Two options: he is either insane or just messing with our heads.
One more, actually: he's finally come to realize that his public image is of a lying sack of excrement so they only way he can get his views out and have them be taken at least semi-seriously is under cover of anonymity.
posted by psmealey at 5:55 AM on March 3, 2007
One more, actually: he's finally come to realize that his public image is of a lying sack of excrement so they only way he can get his views out and have them be taken at least semi-seriously is under cover of anonymity.
posted by psmealey at 5:55 AM on March 3, 2007
The Spirit Of Strom Thurmond
It's been a week of Strom. Lennon gets deported, Sharpton manages to get attention (yet again) and now a plane bears the man's name. The Spirit of Strom lives on.
Is there an exorcist in the house?
posted by itchylick at 6:07 AM on March 3, 2007
It's been a week of Strom. Lennon gets deported, Sharpton manages to get attention (yet again) and now a plane bears the man's name. The Spirit of Strom lives on.
Is there an exorcist in the house?
posted by itchylick at 6:07 AM on March 3, 2007
It would be awesome of if one of journalists at that interview had the balls to write the story using the the VP's actual title and noting his demands.
You mean it would be awesome if one of the journalists had the balls to violate all journalistic standards and ethics about sources? More "ballsy" would have been to refuse the interview altogether.
posted by pardonyou? at 6:10 AM on March 3, 2007
You mean it would be awesome if one of the journalists had the balls to violate all journalistic standards and ethics about sources? More "ballsy" would have been to refuse the interview altogether.
posted by pardonyou? at 6:10 AM on March 3, 2007
I'm sure he knows Americans are repulsed by him, and doesn't want to taint the message which is:
If we bail from Iraq, we'll end up bailing from Afghanistan, too.
I'm sure his whole "undisclosed location" bit is really more about keeping him out of the public eye. Now their poll numbers are so low, they probably let him out to deliver bitter pills like this one.
Pelosi, et al have so far failed to use their advantage in this war, and he may be moving to negate it: They should advocate getting out of Iraq in favor of focusing on Afghanistan. That way they can't be accused of cutting and running.
posted by atchafalaya at 6:13 AM on March 3, 2007 [1 favorite]
If we bail from Iraq, we'll end up bailing from Afghanistan, too.
I'm sure his whole "undisclosed location" bit is really more about keeping him out of the public eye. Now their poll numbers are so low, they probably let him out to deliver bitter pills like this one.
Pelosi, et al have so far failed to use their advantage in this war, and he may be moving to negate it: They should advocate getting out of Iraq in favor of focusing on Afghanistan. That way they can't be accused of cutting and running.
posted by atchafalaya at 6:13 AM on March 3, 2007 [1 favorite]
It would be awesome of if one of journalists at that interview had the balls to write the story using the the VP's actual title and noting his demands.
I'm pretty sure the fact that the undisclosed source's quotes speak of Dick Cheney in the first person are the reporters' way of giving the VP a silent "fuck you."
posted by EarBucket at 6:18 AM on March 3, 2007
I'm pretty sure the fact that the undisclosed source's quotes speak of Dick Cheney in the first person are the reporters' way of giving the VP a silent "fuck you."
posted by EarBucket at 6:18 AM on March 3, 2007
I'll ask it again: how insane does a person have to be before he doesn't get to be Vice-President anymore?
/just askin'...
posted by Aquaman at 8:26 AM on March 3, 2007
/just askin'...
posted by Aquaman at 8:26 AM on March 3, 2007
Undisclosed locution.
posted by kirkaracha at 8:30 AM on March 3, 2007
posted by kirkaracha at 8:30 AM on March 3, 2007
I don't know, with the Scooter-Plame thing going on, maybe Cheney's counsel just doesen't want him to say anything that could possibly attributed to him - ever again.
posted by klarck at 9:38 AM on March 3, 2007
posted by klarck at 9:38 AM on March 3, 2007
FOX NEWS: ZOMG wink wink we figured out who the MYSTERY official is!
posted by dmd at 10:48 AM on March 3, 2007
posted by dmd at 10:48 AM on March 3, 2007
That's not a Fox News story, that's an Associated Press story already mentioned above.
posted by emelenjr at 7:34 PM on March 3, 2007
posted by emelenjr at 7:34 PM on March 3, 2007
"SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL" was a misprint. It was meant to say "OFFICIAL A."
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 7:52 PM on March 3, 2007
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 7:52 PM on March 3, 2007
The man drips with disdain for the press.
All y'all should be rallying your representatives for a constitutional amendment to allow a non-confidence vote to remove the Administration from power. It's nuts that you can't remove a tinpot dictator when the need arises.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:44 AM on March 4, 2007
All y'all should be rallying your representatives for a constitutional amendment to allow a non-confidence vote to remove the Administration from power. It's nuts that you can't remove a tinpot dictator when the need arises.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:44 AM on March 4, 2007
The man drips with disdain for the press.
That wouldn't bother me so much. I don't hold journalists in very high regard either. What frightens me about this man is that his disdain seems to encompass Mankind in general (a Senior Administration Official and, maybe, a few close relatives excepted).
posted by Skeptic at 2:23 PM on March 4, 2007
That wouldn't bother me so much. I don't hold journalists in very high regard either. What frightens me about this man is that his disdain seems to encompass Mankind in general (a Senior Administration Official and, maybe, a few close relatives excepted).
posted by Skeptic at 2:23 PM on March 4, 2007
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