Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:04 PM
Javaman (40,616 posts)
Former vice president dick chaney undergoes heart transplant - UpdateLast edited Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:08 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
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 Former vice president dick chaney undergoes heart transplant - Update (Original post) |
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:06 PM
mucifer (8,498 posts)
1. Usually they don't give transplants to people in their 70s
Response to mucifer (Reply #1)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:08 PM
kestrel91316 (45,394 posts)
5. Money talks. Or perhaps threats.
Response to mucifer (Reply #1)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:11 PM
Suich (8,834 posts)
10. When a neighbor was 79 (last year)
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he got a "less than perfect" kidney. I was amazed...he seems to be doing fine now!
Don't know about hearts.  |
Response to Suich (Reply #10)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:15 PM
pacalo (20,664 posts)
60. My dad had a kidney transplant at the age of 48, but due to the anti-rejection
Response to mucifer (Reply #1)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:23 PM
liberal N proud (43,700 posts)
67. If you are in the 1%, you will get whatever you need
Response to mucifer (Reply #1)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 11:52 PM
shanti (16,657 posts)
101. now you know where much of the money went
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that the dick stole while in office
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Response to mucifer (Reply #1)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 02:48 AM
106. I met a number of people at UCSF who had heart transplants after age 70
Response to mucifer (Reply #1)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 09:21 AM
112. If Dick got a heart, somone had to die for him to get it. n/t
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:06 PM
annabanana (45,573 posts)
2. I thought his was replaced with some whirring (non beating)
Response to freethought (Reply #26)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:07 PM
Kolesar (29,324 posts)
57. Why is an old alcohol abuser getting a heart? eom
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:08 PM
3. Since he wasn't born with one, how will they hook it up?
Response to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #3)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:20 PM
22. No doubt this is a better heart ...
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:08 PM
Scuba (26,720 posts)
4. Should be "implant".
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:08 PM
cbayer (120,011 posts)
6. Here's a link
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:09 PM
freshwest (31,430 posts)
7. Ah, I thought this was an Onion article. Darth was reported to have been suffering greatly.
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Response to surrealAmerican (Reply #9)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:16 PM
freshwest (31,430 posts)
63. Some unfortunate Chinese activist? They sold organs to the highest bidder, didn't donate them.
Response to freshwest (Reply #63)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:33 PM
Pachamama (8,845 posts)
69. No, Lynne or Liz just ripped it out of the chest of some poor innocent person....
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....Kind of like the evil witch does on ABC's Sunday "Once Upon a Time"....
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:11 PM
bigtree (49,250 posts)
11. I wonder how many younger folks he stepped in front of at age 70
Response to bigtree (Reply #11)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:30 PM
totodeinhere (6,591 posts)
85. They don't necessarily go by age alone. There are a lot of factors.
Response to totodeinhere (Reply #85)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 05:33 AM
bigtree (49,250 posts)
108. good info
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:13 PM
12. I would hope that he had to wait his turn on the list just like everyone else
Response to bluestateguy (Reply #12)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:17 PM
CTyankee (35,045 posts)
64. Ha. That'll be the day...please...
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:13 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,491 posts)
13. So the Wizard of Oz does exist? And he can give a heart
Response to Curmudgeoness (Reply #13)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:19 PM
dipsydoodle (32,631 posts)
21. If you do ever reconsider
Response to dipsydoodle (Reply #21)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:23 PM
aquart (67,535 posts)
29. A Hammond B3?
Response to aquart (Reply #29)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:33 PM
dipsydoodle (32,631 posts)
36. A Hammond B3
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Response to dipsydoodle (Reply #36)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:18 PM
FailureToCommunicate (4,399 posts)
82. Just saw that at his castle...very cool!
Response to dipsydoodle (Reply #36)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 01:25 AM
winstars (1,214 posts)
104. A very nice B3 (and bass pedals) with Leslie 122, there is no sound like it!!!
Response to winstars (Reply #104)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 04:54 AM
dipsydoodle (32,631 posts)
107. The back ground to the joke is
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that I've got friends in Dayton who had a B3 in their living room with a Leslie but not the correct stool / seat. My friends sister collects antiques and she went off to an estate sale on a Sunday afternoon while I was over your side. She got back late afternoon with a big smile on her face carrying an immaculate seat which she'd bought for $45.
But that wasn't the only thing she'd bought. When the sale had finished she'd wandered off into barn and had already enquired what would happened to stuff not sold. The answer was it would be cleared as trash. In the corner of the barn was something covered with linen and sure enough it was a B3 - mint ! They let her have it for $20 to save loading it up as scrap.  |
Response to dipsydoodle (Reply #21)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:48 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,491 posts)
46. I'm not planning on going anywhere soon.
Response to Curmudgeoness (Reply #13)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:47 PM
NYC Liberal (15,599 posts)
45. LOL - "Wizard of Oz" was trending on Twitter at the same time as "Dick Cheney"
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Response to NYC Liberal (Reply #45)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:50 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,491 posts)
48. .................
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Response to Curmudgeoness (Reply #48)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 10:55 PM
NYC Liberal (15,599 posts)
96. And the even funnier part is I'm pretty sure it was just coincidental!
Response to Curmudgeoness (Reply #13)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 09:17 AM
pstokely (7,523 posts)
111. The Chimp still needs brain
Response to pstokely (Reply #111)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 01:33 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,491 posts)
117. I got lost on the yellow brick road...duh! nt
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:13 PM
BootinUp (25,610 posts)
15. Was it a pigs heart?
Response to BootinUp (Reply #15)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:16 PM
Xipe Totec (29,815 posts)
17. Compatibility is very important
Response to BootinUp (Reply #15)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:22 PM
25. Nah, Rush wouldn't sell his. Maybe it was Breitbart's. n/t
Response to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #25)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:36 PM
El Supremo (13,153 posts)
71. + 1000!
Response to BootinUp (Reply #15)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:05 PM
78. I would like to suggest
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:15 PM
rug (47,264 posts)
16. I must reconsider my donor card.
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:16 PM
frogmarch (7,243 posts)
18. I hope he lives long
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:19 PM
elleng (40,525 posts)
20. 'Aide Says Cheney Had Heart Transplant'
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:21 PM
LongTomH (3,996 posts)
24. Will they have to drive a stake through his old one? Or bury it as toxic waste?
Response to LongTomH (Reply #24)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:39 PM
freshwest (31,430 posts)
88. Aw, now, you...
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:22 PM
27. If he feels better, maybe he won't be such an asshole. nt
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:22 PM
Julian Englis (231 posts)
28. All those years of smoking....
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:25 PM
aquart (67,535 posts)
30. Must hurt a lot.
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:26 PM
31. not to worry folks, I'm sure his body will reject anything even
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:30 PM
onehandle (35,442 posts)
33. So what worthy soul didn't get a heart today? nt
Response to onehandle (Reply #33)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:37 PM
42. Probably someone like the people Olbermann featured on Countdown during the health care debate.
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:31 PM
Turbineguy (16,546 posts)
35. Maybe the Good Lord wanted to give me
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:36 PM
Th1onein (5,439 posts)
38. This will probably be deleted, but....
Response to Th1onein (Reply #38)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 01:20 AM
Hassin Bin Sober (8,615 posts)
103. There's still a chance. Go to the light, Dick. Go to the light!
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:36 PM
LeftishBrit (29,616 posts)
40. I am somehow reminded...
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:37 PM
Snarkoleptic (2,561 posts)
41. Cheney had a sphincter transplant and it rejected him...
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:44 PM
notadmblnd (17,103 posts)
44. who did he have killed to get it?
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:55 PM
50. I wonder who they killed to get a match
Response to Devil_Fish (Reply #52)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:25 PM
68. really? Utterly insensitive and out of line IMHO
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:05 PM
54. And so he takes out another loan against humanity. nt
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:05 PM
55. wouldn't it be considered an initial installation rather than a replacement.
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:06 PM
Rosa Luxemburg (22,003 posts)
56. I won't share what I am thinking right now!
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:11 PM
davepdx (164 posts)
59. I wonder if the heart will reject the body? n/t
Response to davepdx (Reply #59)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:25 PM
Glimmer of Hope (2,379 posts)
84. I couldn't help but wonder too. Hmmm.
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:15 PM
61. Isn't Dick President Obama's 8th cousin ?
Response to Grassy Knoll (Reply #61)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:32 PM
totodeinhere (6,591 posts)
86. Yea something like that. I wonder if Cousin Barack will send him a get well card. n/t
Response to BamaFanLee (Reply #94)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 12:00 AM
totodeinhere (6,591 posts)
102. I saw a science fiction show once where a person got a transplant and then
Response to penndragon69 (Reply #62)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:35 PM
Pachamama (8,845 posts)
70. Well said....
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May this new heart reject him.....
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:21 PM
underpants (105,621 posts)
66. How can we not make Darth Vader references?
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:57 PM
Fearless (12,393 posts)
75. Well hopefully he lives long enough to pay for his crimes.
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Fuck knows we're still paying for them.
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 08:59 PM
76. Heart to Heart talk
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Response to qbhawk (Reply #76)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 11:26 AM
LongTomH (3,996 posts)
113. That was exactly the plot of John Carpenter's They Live
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They Live was John Carpenter's cautionary tale about a world ruled - invisibly - by a group of extraterrestrial entrepreneurs. People were constantly being bombarded by messages to 'consume,' 'obey,' 'marry and reproduce,' and 'No independent thought.' See what I mean by 'cautionary tale?'
Cheney - as he really is? |
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:02 PM
77. My question is was he given special consideration in getting the heart
Response to cstanleytech (Reply #77)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:17 PM
totodeinhere (6,591 posts)
81. I don't think so. The average waiting time is between six months and three years.
Response to totodeinhere (Reply #81)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 06:49 PM
121. Thank you.
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Hopefully the new heart will work better than the last one in more ways than one
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:17 PM
79. Breaking News - Heart rejects Cheney
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:18 PM
Douglas Carpenter (15,140 posts)
83. somewhere there is a dead unicorn
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Response to Douglas Carpenter (Reply #83)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 09:40 PM
Canuckistanian (42,196 posts)
89. But it's family profited handsomely
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 10:22 PM
92. Some sociopath must have recently died...
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 10:34 PM
93. I Don't Want To See Anyone Ill......
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 10:49 PM
95. the flames of h@ll are licking at your a$$ Dick.....
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you can run...draw it out a few more years with surgery....but theres a special place at the dinner table in hell next to hitler, attilla the hun and nero.....
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 11:13 PM
98. Who did he kill?
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Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 01:58 AM
105. So Chandra Levy's heart finally rejected him?
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 06:39 AM
109. Waste of a perfectly good transplant heart
Response to GreydeeThos (Reply #109)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 08:55 AM
pstokely (7,523 posts)
110. Don't they give federal prisoners health care?
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 11:48 AM
114. The attitudes expressed on this thread do no credit to DU n/t
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 12:48 PM
115. How many other people in their 70's get heart transplants? I'm betting....zero
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 03:05 PM
Solly Mack (49,491 posts)
118. Oh, well.
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 04:39 PM
Doctor_J (26,370 posts)
119. miserable piece of shit has "government-run health care"
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 05:23 PM
Spirochete (4,211 posts)
120. Where did they find one small enough
Response to Javaman (Original post)
Mon Mar 26, 2012, 01:59 PM
124. How can a person who never had a heart get a transplant?
Response to ohiolover (Reply #124)
Mon Mar 26, 2012, 02:13 PM
William769 (30,435 posts)
125. if you believe that, I got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.
