At least he didn’t say ‘Kansas’

cheneySigns that the Bush presidency is winding down: Talking Monday at the National Press Club about revelations that he’s distantly related to Barack Obama, Vice President Dick Cheney added that there are Cheneys on both sides of his family tree. “And we don’t even live in West Virginia,” Cheney joked. A spokeswoman later apologized for his “inappropriate attempt at humor,” which had caused bipartisan outrage in the state. West Virginia, by the way, went for Bush-Cheney in 2000 and 2004.

14 Comments

  1. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 6:44 am | Permalink

    Rhonda, that joke wouldn’t play in Kansas.

    Now if Cheney had said, “Linda discovered there were many schnauzers in our family,” the punchline would have been, “And we aren’t even Kansas Republicans!”

    Pure comedy gold.

    (It’s funny ‘cuz it’s true.)

  2. Kev
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 7:06 am | Permalink

    Who cares about West Virgina? A state full of racist rednecks. Not only are they RACIST but about 20% of them are so RACIST that they would actually openly tell poll takers that they are racist. The only thing West Va is good for is providing guest for the Jerry Springer show!

  3. Regular
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 7:59 am | Permalink

    Not like some on this forum haven’t used the ‘cousin’ marrying cousin joke themselves.

    Imagine, someone having a preconceived notion of what a state is. Kev? :)

  4. Predestined
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 8:21 am | Permalink

    Hey, Dick! Don’t let the door hit ya on your backside on your way out!

  5. writerdog
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 8:41 am | Permalink

    It’s an’ts happ’n in Kansas…. Ya ev’r seen my
    sis-turen?

  6. Phantom
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 9:34 am | Permalink

    “Vice President Dick Cheney added that there are Cheneys on both sides of his family tree”
    That explains it Inbreeding!

  7. TomPaine
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 9:37 am | Permalink

    I always thought it was Alabama and Mississippi where people married their cousins.

  8. Phantom
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 9:37 am | Permalink

    Hey, this ain’t right, Kanasas is the punchline state! Guess all the disgraced Republicans want to keep us as their Sanctuary State.

  9. Phantom
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 9:39 am | Permalink

    Cousins? Dick didn’t say anything about cousins!

  10. CF2K
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 11:02 am | Permalink

    Coming, as he does, from a rural hellhole like Wyoming, Cheney is in no position to talk.

    What a douchebag. Glad to see that the drunkard who shot an old man and got away with it continues to diminish his own stature.

  11. LLTVET
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 2:35 pm | Permalink

    Didn’t we talk about this yesterday Regular? I sure hope that Cheney’s Halliburton buddies don’t need WV’s bituminous coal that you spoke of.

  12. Jack
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 5:32 pm | Permalink

    What ya call a Kansan with a truck load of sheep?

    PIMP!

  13. Phantom
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 10:38 pm | Permalink

    Or a Sheik with a Harem!

  14. rich4the97th
    Posted June 7, 2008 at 2:33 am | Permalink

    V.P. Agnue was greeted one his way to a speech by a sign that just said, “appoligise now so you won’t have to after your speech.” It seems every time our V.P. opens his mouth he either lies, swears or owes someone an appoligy.