Cheney Gets Special Welcome in Tennessee
Suddenly, I heart Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Vice President Dick Cheney was heckled by protesters Tuesday as he spoke at the groundbreaking for a public policy center honoring former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker.
During Cheney's brief remarks, about a half-dozen people protesting the war in Iraq yelled, "War, what is it good for?" and held up a large banner saying, "Peace Now."
Cheney continued speaking and didn't acknowledge the protesters, who were escorted from the ceremony inside the University of Tennessee's basketball arena.
About 50 protesters, most of them appearing to be college age, demonstrated outside the arena. Several carried signs, including one that read "Honor Baker, Impeach Cheney."
Howard Baker was a great Senator and politician. He was the guy who asked "What did the President know and when did he know it?" during the Watergate scandal. He also tried to run for president, but Our Fearless Leader Reagan all but forced him out of the primaries.
Cheney is a torture-promoting, Geneva Convention stomping, intelligence-manipulating, election rigging, 6-time draft dodging, undisclosed-location-hiding cowardly assclown. He doesn't deserve to be on the same stage with Howard Baker.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Vice President Dick Cheney was heckled by protesters Tuesday as he spoke at the groundbreaking for a public policy center honoring former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker.
During Cheney's brief remarks, about a half-dozen people protesting the war in Iraq yelled, "War, what is it good for?" and held up a large banner saying, "Peace Now."
Cheney continued speaking and didn't acknowledge the protesters, who were escorted from the ceremony inside the University of Tennessee's basketball arena.
About 50 protesters, most of them appearing to be college age, demonstrated outside the arena. Several carried signs, including one that read "Honor Baker, Impeach Cheney."
Howard Baker was a great Senator and politician. He was the guy who asked "What did the President know and when did he know it?" during the Watergate scandal. He also tried to run for president, but Our Fearless Leader Reagan all but forced him out of the primaries.
Cheney is a torture-promoting, Geneva Convention stomping, intelligence-manipulating, election rigging, 6-time draft dodging, undisclosed-location-hiding cowardly assclown. He doesn't deserve to be on the same stage with Howard Baker.