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LeftishBrit

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40. I am somehow reminded...

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:36 PM

Mar 2012

of the old Doonesbury episode, where the heart of a liberal is transplanted into the body of a conservative, who then becomes a liberal himself! His wife sobs, "I was warned that he might be politically impaired for the rest of his life - but a (SOB!) Democrat!"

I know that's not how the heart actually works, but it would be nice if that happened with Cheney.

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Former vice president dick chaney undergoes heart transplant - Update [View all] Javaman Mar 2012 OP

Usually they don't give transplants to people in their 70s mucifer Mar 2012 #1

Money talks. Or perhaps threats. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #5

Probably paid for ... aggiesal Mar 2012 #34

When a neighbor was 79 (last year) Suich Mar 2012 #10

My dad had a kidney transplant at the age of 48, but due to the anti-rejection pacalo Mar 2012 #60

If you are in the 1%, you will get whatever you need liberal N proud Mar 2012 #67

now you know where much of the money went shanti Mar 2012 #101

I met a number of people at UCSF who had heart transplants after age 70 The Second Stone Mar 2012 #106

If Dick got a heart, somone had to die for him to get it. n/t fasttense Mar 2012 #112

I thought his was replaced with some whirring (non beating) annabanana Mar 2012 #2

He was! freethought Mar 2012 #26

It's called an LVAD... 3waygeek Mar 2012 #39

Why is an old alcohol abuser getting a heart? eom Kolesar Mar 2012 #57

He has an entire health team that travels with him wherever he goes, just crunch60 Mar 2012 #100

Since he wasn't born with one, how will they hook it up? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #3

No doubt this is a better heart ... aggiesal Mar 2012 #22

Should be "implant". Scuba Mar 2012 #4

yep! Pryderi Mar 2012 #65

Here's a link cbayer Mar 2012 #6

Ah, I thought this was an Onion article. Darth was reported to have been suffering greatly. freshwest Mar 2012 #7

He has a heart? Initech Mar 2012 #8

He does now. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #47

No. Not really. Left Coast2020 Mar 2012 #90

Who had to die for this? surrealAmerican Mar 2012 #9

Some unfortunate Chinese activist? They sold organs to the highest bidder, didn't donate them. freshwest Mar 2012 #63

No, Lynne or Liz just ripped it out of the chest of some poor innocent person.... Pachamama Mar 2012 #69

I wonder how many younger folks he stepped in front of at age 70 bigtree Mar 2012 #11

They don't necessarily go by age alone. There are a lot of factors. totodeinhere Mar 2012 #85

good info bigtree Mar 2012 #108

I would hope that he had to wait his turn on the list just like everyone else bluestateguy Mar 2012 #12

Ha. That'll be the day...please... CTyankee Mar 2012 #64

So the Wizard of Oz does exist? And he can give a heart Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #13

If you do ever reconsider dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #21

A Hammond B3? aquart Mar 2012 #29

A Hammond B3 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #36

Win mackattack Mar 2012 #74

Just saw that at his castle...very cool! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #82

A very nice B3 (and bass pedals) with Leslie 122, there is no sound like it!!! winstars Mar 2012 #104

The back ground to the joke is dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #107

I'm not planning on going anywhere soon. Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #46

LOL - "Wizard of Oz" was trending on Twitter at the same time as "Dick Cheney" NYC Liberal Mar 2012 #45

................. Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #48

And the even funnier part is I'm pretty sure it was just coincidental! NYC Liberal Mar 2012 #96

The Chimp still needs brain pstokely Mar 2012 #111

I got lost on the yellow brick road...duh! nt Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #117

Everybody! Hum along RufusTFirefly Mar 2012 #14

Was it a pigs heart? BootinUp Mar 2012 #15

Compatibility is very important Xipe Totec Mar 2012 #17

Nah, Rush wouldn't sell his. Maybe it was Breitbart's. n/t TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #25

+ 1000! El Supremo Mar 2012 #71

I would like to suggest OnyxCollie Mar 2012 #78

I must reconsider my donor card. rug Mar 2012 #16

+ 1 n/t peace13 Mar 2012 #19

I hope he lives long frogmarch Mar 2012 #18

'Aide Says Cheney Had Heart Transplant' elleng Mar 2012 #20

waste marshall gaines Mar 2012 #23

Will they have to drive a stake through his old one? Or bury it as toxic waste? LongTomH Mar 2012 #24

Aw, now, you... freshwest Mar 2012 #88

If he feels better, maybe he won't be such an asshole. nt Deep13 Mar 2012 #27

All those years of smoking.... Julian Englis Mar 2012 #28

Must hurt a lot. aquart Mar 2012 #30

not to worry folks, I'm sure his body will reject anything even ladywnch Mar 2012 #31

Brava AngryOldDem Mar 2012 #37

Isn't it wonderful jehop61 Mar 2012 #32

So what worthy soul didn't get a heart today? nt onehandle Mar 2012 #33

Probably someone like the people Olbermann featured on Countdown during the health care debate. AngryOldDem Mar 2012 #42

Maybe the Good Lord wanted to give me Turbineguy Mar 2012 #35

This will probably be deleted, but.... Th1onein Mar 2012 #38

There's still a chance. Go to the light, Dick. Go to the light! Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2012 #103

I am somehow reminded... LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #40

Cheney had a sphincter transplant and it rejected him... Snarkoleptic Mar 2012 #41

One more person dies for cheney Ohio Joe Mar 2012 #43

who did he have killed to get it? notadmblnd Mar 2012 #44

Travon Martin. NT Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #51

You beat me. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #97

Change of heart? Naw... (nt) reACTIONary Mar 2012 #49

I wonder who they killed to get a match larkrake Mar 2012 #50

Travon Martin. NT Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #52

really? Utterly insensitive and out of line IMHO auntAgonist Mar 2012 #68

I agree, a 71 year old war crimminal getting a heart is Utterly insensitive and out of line Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #122

Palpatine. nt guitar man Mar 2012 #53

And so he takes out another loan against humanity. nt Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #54

wouldn't it be considered an initial installation rather than a replacement. olddad56 Mar 2012 #55

I won't share what I am thinking right now! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2012 #56

A human could have used it. marias23 Mar 2012 #58

Bravo! n/t rzemanfl Mar 2012 #80

I wonder if the heart will reject the body? n/t davepdx Mar 2012 #59

I couldn't help but wonder too. Hmmm. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2012 #84

Isn't Dick President Obama's 8th cousin ? Grassy Knoll Mar 2012 #61

Yea something like that. I wonder if Cousin Barack will send him a get well card. n/t totodeinhere Mar 2012 #86

Let's hope Obamacare will stop things like this BamaFanLee Mar 2012 #94

I saw a science fiction show once where a person got a transplant and then totodeinhere Mar 2012 #102

His new heart, penndragon69 Mar 2012 #62

Well said.... Pachamama Mar 2012 #70

How can we not make Darth Vader references? underpants Mar 2012 #66

>>> El Supremo Mar 2012 #72

He must have gone to Oz mackattack Mar 2012 #73

Well hopefully he lives long enough to pay for his crimes. Fearless Mar 2012 #75

Heart to Heart talk qbhawk Mar 2012 #76

That was exactly the plot of John Carpenter's They Live LongTomH Mar 2012 #113

My question is was he given special consideration in getting the heart cstanleytech Mar 2012 #77

I don't think so. The average waiting time is between six months and three years. totodeinhere Mar 2012 #81

Thank you. cstanleytech Mar 2012 #121

Breaking News - Heart rejects Cheney jerseygal Mar 2012 #79

somewhere there is a dead unicorn Douglas Carpenter Mar 2012 #83

But it's family profited handsomely Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #89

Maybe He'll live sorefeet Mar 2012 #87

It would be ironic mackattack Mar 2012 #91

Some sociopath must have recently died... Thor_MN Mar 2012 #92

I Don't Want To See Anyone Ill...... queerart Mar 2012 #93

You are very kind Marthe48 Mar 2012 #127

the flames of h@ll are licking at your a$$ Dick..... rppper Mar 2012 #95

Who did he kill? avaistheone1 Mar 2012 #98

He should have been living hyphenate Mar 2012 #99

So Chandra Levy's heart finally rejected him? BiggJawn Mar 2012 #105

Waste of a perfectly good transplant heart GreydeeThos Mar 2012 #109

Don't they give federal prisoners health care? pstokely Mar 2012 #110

The attitudes expressed on this thread do no credit to DU n/t SylviaD Mar 2012 #114

How many other people in their 70's get heart transplants? I'm betting....zero teewrex Mar 2012 #115

can i take that bet? onenote Mar 2012 #123

Cheney finally gets a heart. avaistheone1 Mar 2012 #116

Oh, well. Solly Mack Mar 2012 #118

miserable piece of shit has "government-run health care" Doctor_J Mar 2012 #119

Where did they find one small enough Spirochete Mar 2012 #120

How can a person who never had a heart get a transplant? ohiolover Mar 2012 #124

if you believe that, I got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you. William769 Mar 2012 #125

Bbwaaa! ohiolover Mar 2012 #126