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Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Fri Jun 24, 2005 at 08:33:36 PM EST
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Via Huffington Post:

Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to the cardiac unit of the Vail Valley Medical Center Friday. Contrary to Associated Press reports that he went to see orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Steadman, for a knee injury, Vice President Cheney passed through the orthopedic center directly to the cardiac unit to see Dr. Jack Eck and his team. The Vice President checked into the hospital under the name of Dr. Hoffman.

Arianna is also in Vail and has more details. This AP article just mentions Cheney going to get his old knee injury checked.

Update here.

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    Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit | 15 comments (15 topical)
    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#1)
    by Sailor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:31 PM EST
    Well, we can only hope that he has a Guidant's heart defib, that bushco's FDA run by political appointees allowed the FDA to approve and hide the problems with.

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#2)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:31 PM EST
    Haha, now that'd be some irony.

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#3)
    by desertswine on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:32 PM EST
    Maybe Dick "Go eff Yourself" Cheney is in his "last throes."

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:32 PM EST
    What are you guys talking about? He's looking for recruits...what better place than a hospital, as they're all going to end up there or in the morgue anyways...anyone seen Rummy since he took that bodybag back to the lab?

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#5)
    by Last Night in Little Rock on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:33 PM EST
    This is all a PR ploy. Dick Cheney ("Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!") is only trying to keep the rumor alive that he has a heart instead of being a heartless war profiteer, making millions on the bodies of dead Americans. In WWII, war profiteers were prosecuted with a vengeance. Nowadays they are re-elected. There's something really wrong with our society when he gets away with it, day after day, no questions asked. My, how things have changed.

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:33 PM EST
    Who is Dr. Hoffman: Dr Hoffman's focus on religion as the major driving force of terrorism was vindicated by the horror of the September 11 attacks. On the other hand, Dr Hoffman's conviction about the propensity of terrorists using WMD to wreak havoc need to be seen in a more circumspect manner; as the September 11 attacks were committed by the creative use of a humble "conventional" weapon in the form of a pocket knife.

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:34 PM EST
    Well, we can only hope that he has a Guidant's heart defib, that bushco's FDA run by political appointees allowed the FDA to approve and hide the problems with.
    - Sailor
    Maybe Dick "Go eff Yourself" Cheney is in his "last throes."
    - desertswine So let me get this straight...you folks are hoping Cheney dies, is that right?

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#8)
    by Sailor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:34 PM EST
    grad student, "Do unto others as you would have them do to you" You do believe in christ and the bible don't you?

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#9)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:34 PM EST
    Sailor, the wit, charm, and brilliance of your reply takes my breath away, just like in the song. That said (between gasps), are you telling me that if you ever end up in hospital with a heart condition, you hope that Cheney will wish you dead too? Well, that makes it all ok then. Any other comments on this situation? I see at least two liberals openly hoping their VP dies an untimely death, and no liberals suggesting this might be a base attitude. It's a lot like playing limbo (how low..can..they go?)

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#10)
    by Sailor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:34 PM EST
    perhaps I should have quoted another verse "As ye sow, so shall ye reap" If you voted for bush, then you should be willing to die in iraq. If you allow defective defib implants to be marketed, after you know they are defective and your political appointee is the one responsible for quashing medical researchers who wanted to release the data, then you should be willing to die for that decision. Of course cheney is a hippocrite and would never allow such a device in HIS chest just like repubs don't want their kids to die needlessly in an illegal war. BTW, clap louder, I'm not sure tinkerbell can hear you.

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#11)
    by Dadler on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:35 PM EST
    His death can't come soon enough. He's one of the few guys I think is worthless even to his family. A certifiably horrendous human being, and a man who has worked in the worst interest of this nation for decades. Is the dead yet?

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#12)
    by roy on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:35 PM EST
    It's sad to see commenters who complained about Rove's sleazy remarks a few days ago now make fun of an old man's heart condition. Way to give up the high ground.

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:35 PM EST
    I don't want to see anyone die an untimely death. That being said, the day Cheney finally kicks, there will be no tears shed at this house. By the way, rightwingers, found Bin Laden yet?

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#14)
    by Sailor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:35 PM EST
    some posters apparently can't tell the difference between comments by anonymous citizens and lies by the preznit's right hand man.

    Re: Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit (none / 0) (#15)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:35 PM EST
    "I don't want to see anyone die an untimely death..." Speak for yourself, Fen-fen...Blagh wants to see some righties dance on the wind...soon... Murder is a capital offense in America, remember...how many sentences you think the Crew on the Hill has earned by now? Swing, you Dick, swing...

    Dick Cheney Checks Into Vail Cardiac Unit | 15 comments (15 topical)