Reply #119: IMO, the difference is that cheney used an expletive to one person, while

[No Elephants]

this guy smeared a large group of people. Temper versus stereotyping. Really not similar at all, though they may, on the surface, seem similar because both incidents involve vulgar language.

Substitute a racial or ethnic minority in this guy's statment and you'll see the issue more clearly. (BTW, you cannot do that substitution with "Go fuck yourself" said to a single individual.)

Now, it is not exactly like calling a racial or ethnic minority assholes because you cannot change what you are born and you can change your political views. But, the statement was still closer to that than to telling one person to f--K himself.

BTW, your memory seems short. Before Obama ran, in part, on bipartisanship, Dummya ran, in part, on being "a uniter, not a divider." And Cheney was Dummya's V.P., not just someone in his administration. So, using your logic, Cheney's statement was much more of a sore thumb than this guy's.