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A play on vice George W. Bush apparently asked Dick Cheney to be his running mate while munching on a fried chicken leg.
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whether or not it is fair to pin the failures of the war on a singular man.
Our leaders rightfully possess culpability for the decisions made on their watch. Yet I wonder if Or that is at least Dick Cheney knew to the extent he how Adam would be pilloried in the press if he McKay, director of took the job Bush offered him. I the new movie wonder whether his children knew Vice, depicted the the scrutiny they would endure, the Samuel moment in which ways in which conjecture Moore-Sobel Dick Cheney surrounding their personal lives agrees to join then would appear before audiences all across the country (even more than -candidate Bush’s ticket. a decade after their father left “I want you to be my VP...” Bush office). Is such an examination even helpful to our democratic says to Cheney. experiment? “I am the CEO of a large Human nature seemingly precludes company...” Cheney responds, us from seeing the best in our while continuing to list off the leaders. Typically, Americans are most impressive titles on his all too eager to indulge in our resume. public servants’ greatest failures. We remember President Reagan for The film depicts Cheney as Iran Contra, Bush 41 for “Read My manipulating Bush into giving Lips.” We remember Vice President away a large chunk of his Dan Quayle for misspelling presidency, in favor of allowing this son of Wyoming to attain the “potato” (minus the e) or Al Gore for seemingly taking credit for the power he so desperately desired. invention of the internet. We reduce our leaders down to simple “...There is no question that Cheney is a brilliant bureaucrat, a caricatures - defining them simply by one misstep. One mistake. One brilliant operator...” McKay tells Terry Gross at the beginning of an event. interview on NPR’s Fresh Air. I would venture to guess that there Before mostly spending the is a lot more to Dick Cheney than remainder of his time on air just his decision to champion an painting Cheney in a rather negative light. “...The biggest thing invasion of Iraq. Some of those aspects of the man are on display in he did was by going to war, and Vice. His love for his wife Lynne. then in the end, turned out the His love and affection for his intelligence was bogus...” daughters, even when Mary reveals As if Vice President Dick Cheney her sexuality (which will inherently was the sole reason why the United affect her father’s political future). His willingness to give up his States invaded Iraq in 2003. presidential aspirations to protect This line of argument ignores the his daughter (although, if you read fact that the Iraq War Resolution certain accounts, the decision may passed the Senate back in October have involved additional factors). The point being that there are things 2002, with the final vote tally to admire about Cheney, no matter clocking in at 77-23 (which what political party with which you included 29 members of the opposing political party). It passed identify. the House, 296-133. Yet the I won’t take the space to point out members voting in favor of the the factual inaccuracies in the film measure are not having a movie - plenty of others have done that made about them. already. Although it is important to note how easily the line between This is in no way meant to be a fact and fiction can blur. full-throated defense of our Moviegoers are being offered a mix 46thVice President. He made plenty of ill-fated decisions, ones of both, as so many of the that had large consequences for our conversations (i.e., between he and his wife) are likely truly nation. Yet I wonder if the unknowable. Assuming the truth eagerness of this film to paint inherent in this account should be Cheney as a villain obscures taken with a grain of salt. reality. Decisions in hindsight are easily questioned. New information can provide a shift in perspective. What seems so apparent now – that the Iraq War was ill-fated from the outset – was not necessarily the attitude espoused by many Americans at the time. After all, in March 2003, 71% of Americans “supported the decision to use military force in Iraq,” according to Pew Research. This is not to say that invading Iraq was the right decision, mind you; but, to ask
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Obviously, the First Amendment guarantees the right to free speech. Adam McKay is free to portray Richard B. Cheney in any way he pleases. Yet the question remains. Shouldn’t we do more to reflect the entirety of a person, instead of indulging in a perceived caricature? Samuel Moore-Sobel is a freelance writer. To read more of his work, visit www.holdingontohopetoday.com
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carried unopposed. The council also approved and adopted the Grayson County Thoroughfare Plan and avoided Executive Session to approve Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman's contract. Mayor Stanley swore in three new reserve officers to the Howe Police Department. Brian Jones returns to the department as a reserve as he was here as an officer before. John Grant was also a reserve and part-time officer for Howe and a resident of the city. He also returns as a reserve officer. Chief Hudman also introduced Jeff Jones who said he had known for 30 years and is a retired Sherman Police Officer. The council was also introduced to Officer Kilbourn who has been on the staff for about a month and reintroduced 2017 HPD Officer of the Year Brandon Ozuna who left for a couple of weeks. He told the council and the audience that upon Ozuna's return, he was instrumental in catching a burglar which could possibly lead to multiple resolved cases around the county.
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