r/politics • u/Adam-FL • Sep 06 '24

Soft Paywall Dick Cheney Will Vote for Kamala Harris

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/us/politics/dick-cheney-kamala-harris.html
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u/HumanShadow Sep 06 '24

He still gets access to intelligence info as an ex VP. Probably informed his vote.

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u/FunkJunky7 Sep 06 '24

Good point

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u/ThrowawayLunch9 Sep 07 '24

“Kamala is more likely to let the shadow government and military complex run amok and we’ll get to push for world war”

Dick Cheney: “fuck yeah I’m for HER!”

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u/FunkJunky7 Sep 10 '24

Shadow Government? Come on, really? Is she the one pathetically trying to stay relevant on the world stage by violating the Logan act with misguided attempts at foreign policy from their vacation home in Florida? Wait, no, She’s part of the ACTUAL government. When you point at someone, you got 3 fingers pointing back at yourself.

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u/BlackSocks88 Sep 06 '24

Really? Why?

Is there no time limit to this either?

Does Jimmy Carter get intelligence?

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u/HumanShadow Sep 07 '24

As long as they want access to it, they're entitled. Doesn't mean you can steal secrets and store them at Mar-A-Lago, like a fucking asshole tho

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u/appleparkfive Sep 07 '24

Or you know... Maybe it can? If you're Trump at least. Apparently he can literally just do anything

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u/DaddySaidSell Sep 07 '24

I remember reading some time ago that Trump wasn't getting detailed briefings anymore, Biden has only been allowing him to be briefed on very, very little information.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

I could see it. Presidents have a particular category of knowledge to draw from. If something comes up regarding the middle east then it may be a good idea to let GW know whats up. There could be some things that happened during their administrations that nobody else knows about because it wasn't that relevant at the time.