Dick Cheney, In NBC News Interview, Says He Still Sees Obama As One-Termer

by Mark Joyella | 4:28 pm, January 17th, 2011

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In his first television interview since he underwent heart surgery last summer, former Vice President Dick Cheney says rebounding poll figures haven’t changed his mind on President Obama. In the interview, set to air Tuesday morning on TODAY, Cheney tells NBC News national correspondent Jamie Gangel “I think he’s enacted a program that a great many people are very worried about.”

Cheney, who talks about his recent surgery and weight loss, said he believes the president has “learned a lot” since he entered office, but not enough to earn him a second term:

I think his overall approach to expanding the size of government, expanding the deficit, and giving more and more authority and power to the government over the private sector is a lack of– sort of a feel for the role of the private sector in– in creating jobs, in creating wealth and getting our economy back on track. Those are all weaknesses, as I look at Barack Obama. And I think he’ll be a one term President.

Cheney also weighs in on the debate over political rhetoric in the wake of the shootings in Tucson, saying there’s merit to toning it down, but he won’t go as far as others in linking violence to strong words:

I’m reluctant to judge our politicians based upon the act of what appears to be a lone, crazed gunman. Who perpetrated the crime.

An excerpt of the interview will air tonight on NBC Nightly News.

Dick Cheney, one term, President Obama

Big Eddie

The best V.P. in history . Mr. Cheney , please ignore the nasties and the roaches soon to be crawling all over this post .
Seeing 2012 From My Window

You’re not alone Mr. Vice President!

I agree Big Eddie, I have a ton of respect for him. Miss me yet? Indeed we do, sir.
Hawk11

This man just might be one of the top 10 most destructive people in the history of this country.

Dick Cheney is the antithesis of Teddy Roosevelt.
The Tea Weasel

Judging from that pic, Chuckles ain’t gonna live long enough to find out if his prediction is true. Looks like all that hate is eating him from the inside out.
Greg

Big Eddie said:
The best V.P. in history . Mr. Cheney , please ignore the nasties and the roaches soon to be crawling all over this post .

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http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

It is time for all the loons to quit kidding themselves. Obama is not very smart. He will continue to try to stop oil drilling, coal mining, save ObamaCare,closing the border and raise taxes. That is a losing program.

Check out the 60 Minutes segment that proves that NOBODY said anything that affected the shooter in AZ.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7253008n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

The Tea Weasel said:
Judging from that pic, Chuckles ain’t gonna live long enough to find out if his prediction is true. Looks like all that hate is eating him from the inside out.

Judging from that name you are hiding behind you are not very smart. What part of your brain has a bullet lodged in it?
The Real Royal King

This cheers me.

Big Dick was right about so much. Rumsfeld. The Iraqis greeting us as liberators. Iraqi oil financing the war. O, and let’s not forget WMD’s.
The Real Royal King

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
You’re not alone Mr. Vice President!

I agree Big Eddie, I have a ton of respect for him. Miss me yet? Indeed we do, sir.

Doesn’t surprise me. Don’t let the thousands of American deaths in Iraqi and the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, men, women and children, killed change your mind.
Greg

gordonbloyershow said:
Judging from that name you are hiding behind you are not very smart. What part of your brain has a bullet lodged in it?

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Probably NOT wrong

Shit, you ain’t seen nothing, yet! Wait until Hannity is over
at about 9 PM tonight after interviewing Sarah Palin. The lefty hate
merchants here will be coming out of the woodwork. From the vitriol I
normally read here after Beck, Palin, Hannity, Limbaugh appear,in an article or clip,
I am positive
their are several Jareds lurking.
Beef up that Security detail Shawn and Sarah.
You will read and hear the words loud and stupid beginning at aound 9 PM
You heard it here first!
jo hoochie

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
You’re not alone Mr. Vice President! I agree Big Eddie, I have a ton of respect for him. Miss me yet? Indeed we do, sir.

So do I. !!!!!! Wish he would do some more interviews!
MiddleRoader

The Tea Weasel said:
Judging from that pic, Chuckles ain’t gonna live long enough to find out if his prediction is true. Looks like all that hate is eating him from the inside out.

karma
BatBoy

I agree…President “I am not ready for this job” Obama is a 1 Term nightmare!
nice_thought

While I believe he did all he could to make Americans safe while at office, I would like to see him reflect on some mistakes he made. Humble, he is not.
nice_thought

The Real Royal King says:
January 17, 2011 at 5:02 pm (Quote)
4 6
This cheers me.

Big Dick was right about so much. Rumsfeld. The Iraqis greeting us as liberators. Iraqi oil financing the war. O, and let’s not forget WMD’s.

R u still griping? Do u really believe he wanted hundred and thousands of Iraqis dead? I dont. It’s not like saddam was a Saint. I don’t think other than russia’s influence, vietnam didnt pose an existential threat to America. Are you gonna blame JFK and Johnson for hundred and thousands of Vietnamese? Time to let go.
The Tea Weasel

gordonbloyershow said:
Judging from that name you are hiding behind you are not very smart. What part of your brain has a bullet lodged in it?

I swear I thought your avatar was little Beaver Cleaver all grown up. One thing is for certain, you fit the profile of the humorless, disgruntled Righty, and have all the bite of a toothless attack dog.

nom nom nom.
The Real Royal King

Probably NOT wrong said:
Shit, you ain’t seen nothing, yet! Wait until Hannity is overat about 9 PM tonight after interviewing Sarah Palin. The lefty hatemerchants here will be coming out of the woodwork. From the vitriol Inormally read here after Beck, Palin, Hannity, Limbaugh appear,in an article or clip,I am positivetheir are several Jareds lurking.Beef up that Security detail Shawn and Sarah.You will read and hear the words loud and stupid beginning at aound 9 PMYou heard it here first!

Indeed, poor Sarah will be victimized again tonight. Her burden is great.
The Real Royal King

The Tea Weasel said:
gordonbloyershow said:
Judging from that name you are hiding behind you are not very smart. What part of your brain has a bullet lodged in it?
I swear I thought your avatar was little Beaver Cleaver all grown up. One thing is for certain, you fit the profile of the humorless, disgruntled Righty, and have all the bite of a toothless attack dog.
nom nom nom.

No, it’s a picture of Basil Marceaux.
The Real Royal King

jo hoochie said:

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
You’re not alone Mr. Vice President! I agree Big Eddie, I have a ton of respect for him. Miss me yet? Indeed we do, sir.
So do I. !!!!!! Wish he would do some more interviews!

Absolutely! We are all taken back to those salad days of W, Big Dick, Donnie and Condi, when Amerika was safe, at peace and in prosperity.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

The Tea Weasel said:
I swear I thought your avatar was little Beaver Cleaver all grown up. One thing is for certain, you fit the profile of the humorless, disgruntled Righty, and have all the bite of a toothless attack dog. nom nom nom.

Why are you a coward hiding behing the phony name? What hole did you crawl out of before you stuck your ignorant nose here?
The Real Royal Queen

The Real Royal King said:
Indeed, poor Sarah will be victimized again tonight

Only if she winds up in your dreams again. You must stop thinking of her as you fall asleep. Why can’t you dream of me once in a while. sniff, sniff…sob, sob.
The Real Royal Queen

The Real Royal King said:
Big Dick

Again, only in your dreams.
nice_thought

Gordon says, “Why are you a coward hiding behing the phony name? What hole did you crawl out of before you stuck your ignorant nose here?”

I think you are among very few ( may be Paul, sarainitaly etc) who actually put their real identity to comment. If you wanna know who u r talking to stick with facebook pages, this site is not for you. I would like to see u here though, just quit complaining about what name others use. they aren’t hiding because they are scared of you.
labman57

Medical science may be able to give Cheney a mechanical heart pump, but it cannot provide him with a soul.
The Tea Weasel

gordonbloyershow said:
Why are you a coward hiding behing the phony name? What hole did you crawl out of before you stuck your ignorant nose here?

Listen, shorty (and I mean that figuratively) I don’t feel the need to do tireless self-promotion as you do, and I am also aware that privacy, once lost, is lost forever. The hole I crawled out of had one of those “elite eastern universities” at one end and the helm of a corporation at the other.
Nachi

It’s well past time to put Cheney – to sleep.
LarryB

Cheney? Oh yeah, the guy who helped promote the lies that allowed thousands of Americans to be sent to their deaths in the Middle East, while he was laughing all the way to the bank. Surprised old Dick isn’t singing Obama’s praises since we still have young Americans dying over there.