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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2013, 09:29 AM Jul 2013

"If life ends when heart stops, then please explain Dick Cheney."

- Texas state Rep. Gene Wu (D), in a tweet he later deleted as a "mistake."

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"If life ends when heart stops, then please explain Dick Cheney." (Original Post) WilliamPitt Jul 2013 OP

Cheney is one of the undead hobbit709 Jul 2013 #1

zombie GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #2

Haha! City Lights Jul 2013 #3

Bwaaaaaaah malaise Jul 2013 #4

Yes, please explain.. perfect! No mistake, Mr. Wu. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #5

evil cyborg spanone Jul 2013 #6

Darth Vader imitation getting more real, isn't it? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #9

I want that on a bumper sticker! n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2013 #7

Wu suddenly remembered johnnyreb Jul 2013 #8

Hah, we all know he's a vampire. Cleita Jul 2013 #10

Actually, life ends when brain activity ceases. rateyes Jul 2013 #11

There have been quite a few cases of people who have been resuscitated even after their brain Cal33 Jul 2013 #13

and the entire right-wing of politics..... lastlib Jul 2013 #17

Life doesn't require sentience Major Nikon Jul 2013 #18

Wu is one of the fast-rising Democratic freshmen PDittie Jul 2013 #12

Cheney is a zombie - and he was like that before his heart stopped. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #14

Very funny - why did he apologize for it? Peregrine Took Jul 2013 #15

Perhaps he was planning to take a small plane. n/t RufusTFirefly Jul 2013 #16

...or go bird-hunting? WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #20

It's not when the heart stops, it's when the brain stops. MurrayDelph Jul 2013 #19

Looney Louie has a computer chip where his brain ought to be meow2u3 Jul 2013 #21

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. Cheney is one of the undead

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 09:30 AM

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GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

2. zombie

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:02 AM

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City Lights

(25,171 posts)

3. Haha!

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:03 AM

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Rep. Wu!

malaise

(268,997 posts)

4. Bwaaaaaaah

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:04 AM

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I was hoping for more here

mountain grammy

(26,620 posts)

5. Yes, please explain.. perfect! No mistake, Mr. Wu.

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:07 AM

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spanone

(135,831 posts)

6. evil cyborg

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:11 AM

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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

9. Darth Vader imitation getting more real, isn't it?

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:33 AM

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PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

7. I want that on a bumper sticker! n/t

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:12 AM

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johnnyreb

(915 posts)

8. Wu suddenly remembered

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:20 AM

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Cheney's got a gun.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

10. Hah, we all know he's a vampire.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:39 AM

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It's the only explanation. Send him a case of True Blood.

rateyes

(17,438 posts)

11. Actually, life ends when brain activity ceases.

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 11:26 AM

Jul 2013

Which still leaves us wondering about an explanation for Cheney...and Dubya...and Palin...and....well, you know..

Cal33

(7,018 posts)

13. There have been quite a few cases of people who have been resuscitated even after their brain

Reply to rateyes (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 11:47 AM

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activity has stopped (flat-line electro-encephalogams). And some of the survivors
have had what is called "Near-Death Experiences." It's not so uncommon nowadays.

lastlib

(23,226 posts)

17. and the entire right-wing of politics.....

Reply to rateyes (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 12:22 PM

Jul 2013

..which hasn't had a working thought out of it in about 120 years......

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

18. Life doesn't require sentience

Reply to rateyes (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 12:25 PM

Jul 2013

The political right is filled with relevant examples of this.

PDittie

(8,322 posts)

12. Wu is one of the fast-rising Democratic freshmen

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 11:27 AM

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in the Houston delegation of the Texas House. He married a local TV reporter; they're expecting a child shortly.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/fashion/weddings/miya-shay-gene-wu-weddings.html

He's also the busiest Twitterer in the Texas Lege.

https://twitter.com/GeneforTexas

EdwardSmith74

(282 posts)

14. Cheney is a zombie - and he was like that before his heart stopped.

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 11:50 AM

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Peregrine Took

(7,413 posts)

15. Very funny - why did he apologize for it?

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 11:52 AM

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I wish Dems would STOP doing that.....apologizing.

RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)

16. Perhaps he was planning to take a small plane. n/t

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 12:04 PM

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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)

20. ...or go bird-hunting?

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 12:53 PM

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MurrayDelph

(5,294 posts)

19. It's not when the heart stops, it's when the brain stops.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 12:48 PM

Jul 2013

So please explain Louie Gohmert.

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

21. Looney Louie has a computer chip where his brain ought to be

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:34 PM

Jul 2013

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