As part of her ideological war to reclaim the GOP for neocons, the now-deposed House leader falsely denied her role in a tale designed to block withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Trump's lasting legacy will be how he changed some of the old thinking in the Republican Party, specifically about endless wars. It is not Liz Cheney's Party anymore, and all of us are better off.
I seriously love Glenn. Dude is legit. He and I are on separate sides of the political spectrum on paper, but he is an absolute inspiration.
There has been no other person who’s had a bigger impact on my critical thinking than Glenn. Hope that others support his work financially as well. We need him to continue to expose the elites for what they are!
And to watch the feigning lovefest on the democratic side for Liz Cheney and her "bravery" and "speaking truth to power" is truly gross. Just based on that alone it seems that the right decision was made to take her out of the Conference Chair position, not to mention everything else that Glenn stated.
It sickens me to no end that she was in any role in the leadership. The GOP cannot afford to be that out of step with its voters.
Glad she's ousted, but dammit, the RINOs have got to go. I'm sure that the Democrats would LOVE to have another neocon (emphasis on con, as in conartist) on their team. Go be awful over there, Liz.
Good riddance to Liz Cheney. Of course this story or another needs to list ALL of those that spread the false story and the media that breathlessly blasted it out with their megaphones. Textbook propaganda machine. Disgusting.
Thank you -- Biden and his handlers are doing exactly the same, unfortunately. No wander that they embraced a despicable Liz Cheney and GOP pro-ear lunatics:
Top priorities of corrupt Biden administration is not to prevent financial scandals but to try to make sure that the DNC/CIA scam of the century -- the Russia-gate hoax -- will NOT / will NEVER be fully acknowledged.
Team Biden Flogs Russian 'Interference' in U.S. Vote, No Matter What Its Intel Agencies Say -- By Paul Sperry May 07, 2021
In his big speech last week, President Biden complained about “Russia's interference in our elections” but his intelligence community, led by his appointee Avril Haines, right, says there wasn't any.
The Biden administration is misquoting its own intelligence findings on Russia – because the lying team of Obama-Biden-Hillary concocted the immense and dangerous Russia-gate hoax. As a result we have now double Cold Wars (with Russia and with China – and with support of some GOP lunatics)
The biggest problem is neo-con/lib control and use of the Central Imperial Agency. It needs to be gutted, publicly. I'm talking show trials. Who will do that? Biden?
You anti-war Democrats should have voted for the candidate who, by being the CIA's main target, could have done it. But your TDS was more important to you.
When are otherwise classical liberals of the "left" going to wake up, and stop trying to use the State to end poverty (it never will) and redristribute wealth (the attempt of which always results in greater unfairness than that of luck and individual difference in the first place)?
Liz Cheney is the poster child for the lying duplicitous war mongering neocons. Amazed the Republicans had a smidgen of spine and removed her. We must be a party of peace, prosperity and AMERICA FIRST.
Glenn, can you explain why it is that Republican neocons want to continue these endless wars? You alluded to Raytheon in the last sentence, and certainly there is material gain to be had by Washington from these wars. But what is the ideological explanation for why Republican neocons want to continue all this stuff? How does Liz Cheney directly benefit from remaining in Afghanistan?
Maybe I just need more caffeine this morning, but this strikes me as a low point in Greenwald's writing.
He states, "The issue is not merely that Cheney lied: that would hardly be news," and, indeed, it would not, and then he proceeds to not tell us what the power struggle that has led to her defeat is actually all about. Instead, he gives us a tale of her interest in power and in war that doesn't coherently intersect with Cheney's removal from the number 3 spot.
The reader is left wondering what his main point even was. Was it that she's a liar? No, that's not news and Greenwald admits "that would hardly be news." Was it that she's pro-war? That she's interested in power and not ethics? No, these would hardly be news, either. ...One is left with the impression Glenn _intended_ to tie her pro-war and power-lust agendas with her ouster somehow, but he didn't. -shrug- ...I've read better Greenwald articles.
Meanwhile, the big story of the day pertains to Israel's criminal and horrific acts of evil against helpless and innocent humans, but he's not talking about that.
And the big media story of the day continues to be Assange's predicament; his persecution is more of a threat to the current biosphere, humanity writ large, the American people, and even Glenn's pet topic, the media, than anything to do with Cheney's failure. And the SECOND big media story of the day - to continue to harp on Greenwald's pet topic - is how the media in the USA _continues_ to lie like a rug in support of Israel while Israel commits ethnic cleansing right in front of the world's face, and they fail to report it.
I sure would like to see Glenn turning his attention to subjects that matter.
The problem for the neocons now is that while the Republican establishment may love them, the Republican base cannot stand them at this point. I mean do you think Republican voters would have gone with an obnoxious blowhard if they liked what the neocons were offering. Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton, was there any difference in economic or foreign policy? So, Donald Trump says he is for seriously reducing illegal immigration, getting us away from bad trade deals, and not starting any new wars. Now, the Republican establishment (I like to call them Republican Inc.) sees their opportunity. There is no way this Trump clown will win and everything he is advocating for will be discredited. Now is the time for the candidates to release their inner neocon. Full speed ahead! I will stop for a moment to allow Substack readers to enjoy the schadenfreude.
Now the establishment Republicans want to reclaim the party, but they have made five massive mistakes. First, they proved to be completely useless with their majority. “The wall idea is stupid, eVerify would be much more effective! Oh no, we are not actually going to introduce the bill and vote on it. That would involve work and might run counter to my golf buddies’ desire for cheap, off the books labor. Was there anything else you wanted? I’m just kidding. We only pretended to care, but don’t worry, we will pretend to care again in time for next election.” Second, the only real bill they passed was a corporate hand out, I’m sorry, I mean corporate tax cut. “Hey, the economy has undergone forty years of change and the corporate tax rate is massively different than when Regan cut it but I’m sure we can convince people that it will be exactly the same result.” Third, when opposing a man like Donald Trump it is best to act like a mature, responsible, levelheaded adult. So instead, they became petty, obsessive, conspiratorial, and constantly angry. Fourth, when you go on and on about your “principles,” it actually helps to have some principles. They would criticize Trump even after he did something they wanted and rarely give him praise for doing something they wanted. The neocons refused to ever defend him against the most baseless accusations. Russiagate anyone? They had no problem lying about him or slandering his voters. Which brings me to number five, they let Republican voters know just how much they hate them! It got to the point where the accusations and insults were so vile, you could not tell the difference between them and the Democrats. The neocons love to blab on and on about how they are “representatives” and how they need to protect Washington from the plebs. One problem, if your voters do not think you are “representing” them and they know you hate them, they do not have to vote for you.
This scum is as and as Bolton and that fact that so called Liberal media is lionizing this scum is disgrace. Anther proof that the media is not liberal or left, but pro war and very right wing when it come to continuation of imperial wars. Liz Cheney is a war criminal just like her father.
Trump's lasting legacy will be how he changed some of the old thinking in the Republican Party, specifically about endless wars. It is not Liz Cheney's Party anymore, and all of us are better off.
I seriously love Glenn. Dude is legit. He and I are on separate sides of the political spectrum on paper, but he is an absolute inspiration.
There has been no other person who’s had a bigger impact on my critical thinking than Glenn. Hope that others support his work financially as well. We need him to continue to expose the elites for what they are!
And to watch the feigning lovefest on the democratic side for Liz Cheney and her "bravery" and "speaking truth to power" is truly gross. Just based on that alone it seems that the right decision was made to take her out of the Conference Chair position, not to mention everything else that Glenn stated.
It sickens me to no end that she was in any role in the leadership. The GOP cannot afford to be that out of step with its voters.
Glad she's ousted, but dammit, the RINOs have got to go. I'm sure that the Democrats would LOVE to have another neocon (emphasis on con, as in conartist) on their team. Go be awful over there, Liz.
Mittens is next.
Thank you for continuing to document the duplicity in DC.
Good riddance to Liz Cheney. Of course this story or another needs to list ALL of those that spread the false story and the media that breathlessly blasted it out with their megaphones. Textbook propaganda machine. Disgusting.
The absolute best money I spend every month is on this subscription. Glenn speaks the truth. Such a rare thing nowadays.
Thank you -- Biden and his handlers are doing exactly the same, unfortunately. No wander that they embraced a despicable Liz Cheney and GOP pro-ear lunatics:
Top priorities of corrupt Biden administration is not to prevent financial scandals but to try to make sure that the DNC/CIA scam of the century -- the Russia-gate hoax -- will NOT / will NEVER be fully acknowledged.
Team Biden Flogs Russian 'Interference' in U.S. Vote, No Matter What Its Intel Agencies Say -- By Paul Sperry May 07, 2021
In his big speech last week, President Biden complained about “Russia's interference in our elections” but his intelligence community, led by his appointee Avril Haines, right, says there wasn't any.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/05/07/team_biden_flogs_russian_interference_in_us_vote_no_matter_what_its_intel_agencies_say_776083.html?mc_cid=74007ffd5f&mc_eid=6198033111
The Biden administration is misquoting its own intelligence findings on Russia – because the lying team of Obama-Biden-Hillary concocted the immense and dangerous Russia-gate hoax. As a result we have now double Cold Wars (with Russia and with China – and with support of some GOP lunatics)
The biggest problem is neo-con/lib control and use of the Central Imperial Agency. It needs to be gutted, publicly. I'm talking show trials. Who will do that? Biden?
You anti-war Democrats should have voted for the candidate who, by being the CIA's main target, could have done it. But your TDS was more important to you.
When are otherwise classical liberals of the "left" going to wake up, and stop trying to use the State to end poverty (it never will) and redristribute wealth (the attempt of which always results in greater unfairness than that of luck and individual difference in the first place)?
Liz Cheney is the poster child for the lying duplicitous war mongering neocons. Amazed the Republicans had a smidgen of spine and removed her. We must be a party of peace, prosperity and AMERICA FIRST.
Glenn, can you explain why it is that Republican neocons want to continue these endless wars? You alluded to Raytheon in the last sentence, and certainly there is material gain to be had by Washington from these wars. But what is the ideological explanation for why Republican neocons want to continue all this stuff? How does Liz Cheney directly benefit from remaining in Afghanistan?
Thank you once again, Glenn. Lying was the polluted air Liz Cheney grew up breathing in her family.
Maybe I just need more caffeine this morning, but this strikes me as a low point in Greenwald's writing.
He states, "The issue is not merely that Cheney lied: that would hardly be news," and, indeed, it would not, and then he proceeds to not tell us what the power struggle that has led to her defeat is actually all about. Instead, he gives us a tale of her interest in power and in war that doesn't coherently intersect with Cheney's removal from the number 3 spot.
The reader is left wondering what his main point even was. Was it that she's a liar? No, that's not news and Greenwald admits "that would hardly be news." Was it that she's pro-war? That she's interested in power and not ethics? No, these would hardly be news, either. ...One is left with the impression Glenn _intended_ to tie her pro-war and power-lust agendas with her ouster somehow, but he didn't. -shrug- ...I've read better Greenwald articles.
Meanwhile, the big story of the day pertains to Israel's criminal and horrific acts of evil against helpless and innocent humans, but he's not talking about that.
And the big media story of the day continues to be Assange's predicament; his persecution is more of a threat to the current biosphere, humanity writ large, the American people, and even Glenn's pet topic, the media, than anything to do with Cheney's failure. And the SECOND big media story of the day - to continue to harp on Greenwald's pet topic - is how the media in the USA _continues_ to lie like a rug in support of Israel while Israel commits ethnic cleansing right in front of the world's face, and they fail to report it.
I sure would like to see Glenn turning his attention to subjects that matter.
PS: Am I the only one to see similarities between leading female pro-war advocates -- Hillary Clinton and Liz Cheney? ;-))
The problem for the neocons now is that while the Republican establishment may love them, the Republican base cannot stand them at this point. I mean do you think Republican voters would have gone with an obnoxious blowhard if they liked what the neocons were offering. Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton, was there any difference in economic or foreign policy? So, Donald Trump says he is for seriously reducing illegal immigration, getting us away from bad trade deals, and not starting any new wars. Now, the Republican establishment (I like to call them Republican Inc.) sees their opportunity. There is no way this Trump clown will win and everything he is advocating for will be discredited. Now is the time for the candidates to release their inner neocon. Full speed ahead! I will stop for a moment to allow Substack readers to enjoy the schadenfreude.
Now the establishment Republicans want to reclaim the party, but they have made five massive mistakes. First, they proved to be completely useless with their majority. “The wall idea is stupid, eVerify would be much more effective! Oh no, we are not actually going to introduce the bill and vote on it. That would involve work and might run counter to my golf buddies’ desire for cheap, off the books labor. Was there anything else you wanted? I’m just kidding. We only pretended to care, but don’t worry, we will pretend to care again in time for next election.” Second, the only real bill they passed was a corporate hand out, I’m sorry, I mean corporate tax cut. “Hey, the economy has undergone forty years of change and the corporate tax rate is massively different than when Regan cut it but I’m sure we can convince people that it will be exactly the same result.” Third, when opposing a man like Donald Trump it is best to act like a mature, responsible, levelheaded adult. So instead, they became petty, obsessive, conspiratorial, and constantly angry. Fourth, when you go on and on about your “principles,” it actually helps to have some principles. They would criticize Trump even after he did something they wanted and rarely give him praise for doing something they wanted. The neocons refused to ever defend him against the most baseless accusations. Russiagate anyone? They had no problem lying about him or slandering his voters. Which brings me to number five, they let Republican voters know just how much they hate them! It got to the point where the accusations and insults were so vile, you could not tell the difference between them and the Democrats. The neocons love to blab on and on about how they are “representatives” and how they need to protect Washington from the plebs. One problem, if your voters do not think you are “representing” them and they know you hate them, they do not have to vote for you.
Off topic: Can we please get an edit function?
This scum is as and as Bolton and that fact that so called Liberal media is lionizing this scum is disgrace. Anther proof that the media is not liberal or left, but pro war and very right wing when it come to continuation of imperial wars. Liz Cheney is a war criminal just like her father.