Ill will against former Vice President Dick Cheney still runs high in some circles.
So high, in fact, that when the University of Wyoming decided to name an international student center after him, Suzanne Pelican began circulating a petition against it last year. One year later, that petition has earned 150 signatures and an Associated Press story.
In a story titled “Protest brews over Cheney center at Univ. of Wyo.” AP reporter Mead Gruver writes:
The university's decision to name the center after Cheney, a former Wyoming congressman, prompted a petition that collected more than 150 signatures.
The petition said polices of the Bush administration were "very controversial" and the name will affect how people perceive the center. Cheney's support for harsh interrogations — torture, some say — is one reason to oppose naming the center after him, said Suzanne Pelican, who began circulating the petition a year ago.
One hundred fifty signatures in a year? That must be some kind of organizing.
At the Bloomington, Indiana Tea Party I attended on April 15, the organizers got 577 signatures in a matter of hours.
Hat tip to Gay Patriot who comments:
Wow, we got thrice that in an afternoon at a Tea Party in Santa Monica, one of the most left-wing bastions in the Golden State. And we didn’t have a an AP report from that grassroots protest leading Yahoo!’s news.
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Leave it to the
September 9, 2009 - 17:19 ET by bigtimerLeave it to the AP.
Pathetic.
Just pathetic.
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Suzanne Pelican
September 9, 2009 - 17:22 ET by delmarShe had better stay working in academia. She wouldn't stand a chance in the private sector, especially in sales.
delmar...Ding....ding....ding
September 9, 2009 - 18:09 ET by ConservativeRexdelmar...Ding....ding....ding...we have a winner!! Too bad we don't have an accompanying photo of Pelican. I'm still laughing, very clever.
Here's Ms Pelican's bio, a
September 9, 2009 - 18:13 ET by Mitchell BlattHere's Ms Pelican's bio, a prof at Wyoming:
http://images.google...
If Edison were to invent the light bulb today, the head- lines would read, '200,000 candle makers lose their jobs.'
Pelican, huh.....
September 9, 2009 - 18:50 ET by doug1950Damn, talk about ironic! Although, I would have guessed more like a pileated woodpecker.
So, Ms. Pelican is a professor of Food Science and Nutrition. In other words she is a cafeteria lady. My next question. Where the hell is her hair net? That is just pathetic on her part and the AP. Must have been a really slow news day.
meanwhile
September 9, 2009 - 17:26 ET by katainkentthe healthcare petition being delivered to congress got 1.2 million. But.... will it get press?
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AP=Associated Pravda
September 9, 2009 - 17:27 ET by d1carterAP=Associated Pravda
Excellent
September 9, 2009 - 17:31 ET by bigtimerExcellent d1...
Spot-On...nail right on the head!
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If some one ever asks for a
September 9, 2009 - 17:28 ET by Chris NormanIf some one ever asks for a clear example of bias and proof of a liberal agenda in the media, this report would do admirably.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... Really, how do
September 9, 2009 - 17:33 ET by bigtimerChris...
Really, how do you get much lower than this pathetic BS with bias...I don't know that I can think of any other example off the top of my head at the moment...excellent catch by author of this blog-post.
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bt, When you tink about
September 9, 2009 - 17:40 ET by Chris Normanbt,
When you tink about it, really, what good does it do to watch or read "the news" anymore? One isn't getting a true picture of what's going on in the world, just the things the media has decided the public needs to know. If one only watched the mainstream media, they'd believe that liberals are universally loved and conservatives roundly hated. That liberal ideas are the only ones out there worth considering. When you get right down to it, you might as well read a fiction book.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... Right you
September 9, 2009 - 17:45 ET by bigtimerChris...
Right you are...another reason I am glad I am going to be so busy this next month, I will just leave the talk-radio on, catch what I can, do what I can here or there with my opinions and voice making calls and some via internet, but won't have the time to be able to let the msm drive me crazy, let alone what congress does to us...and I fear they will.
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Pelican, next time try
September 9, 2009 - 17:34 ET by delmarto find some people who will sign on without reading, people like Van Jones.
Amazing
September 9, 2009 - 17:51 ET by jdlybrandKeith Olberman will be glad to know all his listeners put their name on that sheet of paper. He must be proud!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
I think you misread the number
September 9, 2009 - 19:07 ET by lsudolemiteIt said 150 people signed it, not 15.
oops
September 9, 2009 - 19:32 ET by jdlybrandmy bad!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
The multiple protests in
September 9, 2009 - 18:07 ET by G. MayThe multiple protests in the nation's capitol that are critical of President Obama aren't even on the AP's radar, but a 150 signature petition about a building in WY named after the last VP is.
Color me shocked.
I'm betting
September 9, 2009 - 18:14 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonthat ms pelican played acorn and filled in 147 of the names by herself.
I can also see some 'students' not making the grade to be invited back next year once the names are released.
Wyoming LIKES Mr. Cheney
http://gjresult.com
150 people
September 9, 2009 - 19:05 ET by Brad90956150 people signed the petition...Wow, that's 147 more people than Olbermann gets in a night.
PLACE YOUR BETS...
September 9, 2009 - 21:29 ET by danybhoyI bet we could come up with something like the Dick Cheney Fan Club, or set up a petition to promote the idea of present Cheney with the Medal Of Freedom or something like that, & could get way over a million people to sign it.
Would the MSM cover it? How fair would the reports be to Cheney? How fair would the reports be to those who would sign such a petition?
Anybody who wants to set something like that, have at it. I would, but I'm barely able to shop online.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Dick Cheney Fan Club
September 9, 2009 - 21:36 ET by Sergeant ROCKThat's a great idea!!! But then, I did a search...
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
HE HAS ONE???
September 9, 2009 - 21:45 ET by danybhoyDick Cheney has a fan club, I'll be damned...
http://dickcheneyfanclub.org/
...it is "unofficial", but he does have one.I don't really want to join too many fan clubs, I'm in Iron Maiden's official club, mainly for ticket presales. But I may have to join Cheney's.
Thanks for the tipoff SergeantROCK!
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Dick Cheney Wants You!
September 9, 2009 - 21:51 ET by Sergeant ROCKIt looks dated though. And I didn't see anything in my brief scan about members or membership. We need something like a Yahoo! Group where we can have a number (in the millions, I'm sure) to counter the paltry 150 they have. And then, see how the MSM reacts to that!
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Meanwhile...
September 9, 2009 - 19:06 ET by slickwillie2001Meanwhile, a TEA protest in Chicago, the Bamster's hometown, draws 10,000 on the weekend and goes unreported.
hey slick
September 9, 2009 - 19:38 ET by jdlybrandI thought his 'hometown' was in Kenya. Chicago is his 'homeytown'.
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Cheney-I have way more
September 9, 2009 - 20:24 ET by RR GOPCheney-I have way more respect for the man since he left office than when he was in. He has worked hard to defend President Bush and picked up the slack in doing what the RNC should be doing concerning terrorism and keeping Americans safe from harm.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
150 in a year
September 9, 2009 - 21:44 ET by oldmanateeis not considered "brewing", sounds more like it is being 'distilled'.
Maybe in 10 or 15 years, it will be worth drinking.
Unanimous
September 9, 2009 - 23:02 ET by BlueCat57Doesn't that represent 100% of the faculty, staff and student body of the U of W. C'mon Wyoming has only what 1,000 residents if you don't count cows and horses.
I see similarities.
September 10, 2009 - 02:35 ET by Army Brattweenst this crap and the so called "consensus" of 600 scientists that claim Unicorns and Global Warming are real.
Yet the 31,000 scientists that say that Unicorns and Global Warming are not real are thoroughly and completely ignored.
http://www.aim.org/b...
islam is a lie and Truth is killing it.
Sending this email was fun...
September 10, 2009 - 11:10 ET by TheDeuceAnd to think, it only took you a year to get that whopping 150 signatures opposing the naming of an international student center after Wyoming’s former congressman. Your university must be so proud!
But, hey, you can look on the bright side…no one is threatening to rename the cafeteria in honor of the former congressman and 2-term Vice President, so, perhaps the name won’t inconvenience you as badly as you’d first assumed.
Have a nice day.