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[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

Pretty bold statement from a war criminal

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

(Checks watch)

(Checks phone)

(Checks universe ID number, because Dick Cheney said something I agree with)

Says, "That can't be right..."

(Checks watch again.)

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

i'm half convinced that he's only saying this because there's some bigger, scarier democracy-destroying threat lurking in the background that he's trying to distract us from

[–] Volkditty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

He's upset that Trump took the title away from him.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Somehow, Trump returned

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

......... since Dick Cheney

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

He doesn’t want to be one upped.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Crazy when the unitary executive chickens come home to roost, Dick. I hope this sways some R voters but man, fuck Dick Cheney

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 19 points 2 months ago

Hey I’ve seen this one - is this like in the UK when John Major said he wouldn’t trust liz truss with organising a small box of paperclips and I thought fuck me, I agree with john major

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 13 points 2 months ago

And he should know because he made a damn good first of it.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cheney should to Donnie hunting.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Like Trump would be far enough away from a McDonald's to make the shooting plausible, though guess it didn't have to be plausible the first (or previous?) time.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

People get shot at McDonald's all the time. We'll manage.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I think he's worried about the Rule of Two and doesn't want to give up his slot on the Sith roster.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh geeze, I thought he was dead. Guess not. Haven't heard anything about him in a long time.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He survives by consuming the hearts of children.

[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago

He has no heartbeat.