Cheney Will Speak At GOP Convention

White House Says Vice President Will Address Delegates On Opening Night

(AP)  Vice President Dick Cheney, a conservative favorite but a divisive national figure, will join President Bush in addressing delegates on the opening night of the Republican National Convention, the White House said Friday.

There had been doubts about a speech by Cheney, who remains unpopular with most Americans. When asked earlier this week about the vice president's plans to attend the convention, spokeswoman Megan Mitchell left the question open by saying his schedule for September had not been set.

Cheney plans to speak the same Monday night that Bush will address delegates in St. Paul, Minn., Mitchell said Friday. The convention is scheduled for Sept. 1-4, ending with John McCain's nomination.

In a statement, the White House said, "The vice president looks forward to participating in the Republican National Convention and continuing to work for the election of Sen. McCain and other Republican candidates in the coming months."

Democratic candidate Barack Obama has tried to link McCain to Cheney as well as Bush in an effort to portray a McCain administration as a continuation of Bush's. Only 31 percent of Americans approve of the job Bush is doing, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released this week. In June, an NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll showed Cheney viewed positively by just 23 percent.

Still, Cheney is popular with many Republican faithful and remains a behind-the-scenes power broker. The convention provides both Bush and Cheney an opportunity for a valedictory speech to the GOP.

In recent history no sitting vice president has skipped his party's nominating convention, in large part because he has been either re-nominated for vice president or nominated for president. Even the vice presidents who were not part of the GOP national ticket — in 1976 Nelson Rockefeller and in 1952 Alben W. Barkley — addressed delegates.

There are convention no-shows among prominent Republicans. Sens. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who has been indicted on felony charges of concealing gifts and services, has said he won't attend. Nor will Sens. Gordon Smith of Oregon, Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, all facing tight races for re-election.

Two other senators, Wayne Allard of Colorado and Larry Craig of Idaho, are retiring. Craig pleaded guilty last year to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a sex sting in the bathroom at the Minneapolis airport. Oral arguments before an appeals court, part of Craig's attempt to withdraw the guilty plea, are scheduled for Sept. 10, the week following the convention in neighboring St. Paul.

[clovisbuford]

Obscamma and Cheney two peas in a pod when it comes to scams!
Posted by WellHell3 at 09:00 PM : Aug 09, 2008
so well hell 13 , since Mccain promises to continue Bush policies on everything , tell us who ytou suppoprt ? Still a Cheney fan ? You support torture as an American value ? Taguba the 4 star general who investigated Abu gharib said there was no doubt that America was guilty of war crimes ,it was just a matter of us holding leadership accountable , you still support our military ...like Taguba? You think Mccain shoud continue the Bush policies of doubling the national debt every 8 yrs? You think the justice dept ( you know that funny picture of her being blind holding scales implying they were blind and based on the law rather thatn who was in office ) should continue to be subverted according to political considerations? You think we should continue to out CIA agents as we need to if they disagree with us politically? You think women should be denied access to LEGAL birth control based on your personal religious beliefs? Enquiring minds want to know ..

[babooph]

After a few drinks he will do fine with what they give him to say-there are plenty of fully brainwashed fools to clap.

[laurelblosso]

SO SAD......Who do we trust...look at the dollar bill;;;;;;;;;;

[boatdocster]

Cheney%u2019s entourage must be quite the sight: ...
Posted by psy_war at 07:06 AM : Aug 09, 2008

Agree - Lucifer, Exxon Mobile, Defense Contractors, Blackwater, Haliburton, Death, Mars God of war, Chevron, etc etc.

Everyone EXCEPT the people he was supposed to support and defend.

[wellhell3]

Oh, I suspect Obscamma and Cheney would get along really well together since Obscamma supported his energy bill he cooked up in secret meetings...

It''''s terribly funny that Obscamma screeched about the secret meetings, then came out totally in support of his bill...but oh well...

Obscamma and Cheney two peas in a pod when it comes to scams!

[stn_sage]

...So it isn''''t against the law if I shot my best friend in the face as long as I say it was an accident and he doesn''''t care, right?...
Posted by labrat9999 at 04:46 PM : Aug 08, 2008
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EXACTLY! But, it IS against the law if you don''t have a valid Texas state hunting license at the time AND you are under the influence---you''ve been drinking---LIKE Cheney HAD! That''s why he left the area and the police did the intervew the next morning---to give him a chance to sober up!

Should WE the public be offended by this?! Maybe.

But, that''s how it is. People who are VIPs in America are above the law---it isn''t applied to them. Personally, I don''t really care. Until we get an honest government and court system, that will ALWAYS be the case!

[stn_sage]

Allright! This ought to provide a 2 or 3% bump for Obama!

Posted by stratmaster2 at 08:08 PM : Aug 08, 2008
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EXACTLY! And depending on how insulting, condescending, and plain strange they ARE---it might be MORE THAN that!

[stn_sage]

...Maybe they will sacrifice a goat at the alter of King Cheney.

Posted by kansas1946 at 01:00 AM : Aug 09, 2008
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The Bush/Cheney ''faithful'' are so DENSE, that they could literally do that ''live on stage'' and I don''t think anyone there would interpret it as ''out of the ordinary''! It would be interesting to see, how they''d respond?!

[stn_sage]

Cheney%u2019s entourage must be quite the sight: ...
Posted by psy_war at 07:06 AM : Aug 09, 2008
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Hey, that was GOOD! That was very funny!

[stn_sage]

GREAT! I can hardly wait! I''ll probably tune in to see him! Remind the public WHY they should vote for the Democrats this cycle!

[jsl45]

With a lower approval rating of either Congress or Shrub the Dumbnificent why would they let that idiot in the convention....oh well, if they are dumb enough to let Darth Cheney speak then they are dumb enough for the consequences.

[wellhell3]

Oh, I suspect Obscamma and Cheney would get along really well together since Obscamma supported his energy bill he cooked up in secret meetings...

It''s terribly funny that Obscamma screeched about the secret meetings, then came out totally in support of his bill...but oh well...

Obscamma and Cheney two peas in a pod when it comes to scams!

[wellhell3]

Make sure the metal detectors are in place and he doesn''t get in with some bird shot! lol

[zerato-2009]

I wonder waht time he will speak. Give him an afternoon or a midnight time. if they give him prime time, no one will hear after him, they will all be asleep from his monotone drone.

[bretster7]

nice picturethere cBS. No bias in that right?LOL
funny that this little bit of info is not prominently featured on the headlin page here, wonder why that is do you spose''?
The dollar reached its highest in five months against a trade-weighted basket of currencies, while oil fell more than $5 to $114.87, 22 per cent below its record high of $147.27 last month. The S&P 500 closed 2.4 per cent higher in New York.

Economies are cyclical, much like global temperatures. LOL

[demwatcher]

At least Cheney is better than having that failed, lying, yellow-backed, balls hijacked by Hillary, POS Bill Clinton speaking.

[kansas1946]

With all due respect, if a black man were to win the Presidency, whites would lose all control of the USA.

Are you ready for that???



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Posted by usais11 at 04:56 PM : Aug 08, 2008
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Is this a joke??

[kansas1946]

Oh, goody, I can hardly wait. All the minions of the dark-side gathered in one place for a rousing get together. Maybe they will sacrifice a goat at the alter of King Cheney.

[jtyler271]

Posted by usais11 at 04:56 PM : Aug 08, 2008

Yes. Also, I''m white.

[Stratmaster7]

Allright! This ought to provide a 2 or 3% bump for Obama!