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99. Captain Chemical Ice Cream Truck

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 02:14 PM

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neither repented nor redeemed himself to any measurable degree prior to his passing. I'll pass on "newfound respect for the dead simply because they are dead" schtick, and leave his fans in the media and on their couches to grumble about poorly Old White Men are treated and never given the respect they've (never) earned.

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Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

YAYYY!! InAbLuEsTaTe Tuesday #1

You took the word right out of my mouth!! lastlib Tuesday #27

And war criminal. RandySF Tuesday #2

the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions underpants Tuesday #3

CNN popsdenver Tuesday #71

Unwept, unhonored, and unsung Hekate Tuesday #4

RIP Richard WMD Cheney lildDemz Tuesday #47

Wow, even that evil bastard turned on Cheetolini synni Tuesday #101

So wait... purr-rat beauty Tuesday #5

Will rwnj follow the rule of three notables in a row? Marthe48 Tuesday #36

We can only hope. mountain grammy Tuesday #43

Hopefully Satan has cleared a lot of room for new evil inhabitants over the next decade. Irish_Dem Tuesday #6

How ironic seeing GWB on the football field last night in Dallas and chicoescuela Tuesday #11

We see the evil precursors to our current Nazi fascist regime. Irish_Dem Tuesday #12

Yep. I naively thought it could not get worse than those two. chicoescuela Tuesday #13

I remember being horrified by Bush/Cheney. Irish_Dem Tuesday #18

100% chicoescuela Tuesday #20

I think they were equally as bad. NYC Liberal Tuesday #37

You have a point RazorbackExpat Tuesday #94

No doubt about that! NYC Liberal Tuesday #120

my parents were Holocaust survivors.. agingdem Tuesday #75

Yes I have heard the same stories. Irish_Dem Tuesday #77

"If this were a dictatorship it would be a heck of a lot easier... as long as I'm the dictator. Hehehe." ― George W Bush CrispyQ Tuesday #55

Bush was always drunk and high during his presidency. Irish_Dem Tuesday #57

Let's move that deadline forward Marthe48 Tuesday #38

He was the chief architect of the iraq war, 9-11 happened on his watch. Mr. Sparkle Tuesday #7

He either let it happen or made it happen. 9/11. Irish_Dem Tuesday #21

Ironic that my feelings toward him have been so tempered by the horror that is MAGA, TRUMP, and his ilk hlthe2b Tuesday #8

Well said UpInArms Tuesday #9

I agree. BlueKota Tuesday #16

Somehow I missed that D Cheney was against J6! electric_blue68 Tuesday #64

He was a vocal critic of what happened. BlueKota Tuesday #93

I never thought I'd see those two do something honorable synni Tuesday #102

Dan Quayle I knew about. electric_blue68 Tuesday #112

This is what happens True Dough Tuesday #10

My sentiments exactly. Paladin Tuesday #17

Some sins are harder to forget than others. Kevin Cloyd Tuesday #83

Trust me, I'll never advocate sainthood for Cheney or his enablers. Paladin Tuesday #90

The heart should have gone to someone else TexasBushwhacker Tuesday #79

Well, he lived 12 years afterwards (ignoring his moral suitability to receive it)... Anything beyond 5 years is good. hlthe2b Tuesday #114

Not quite the square on my bingo card I was hoping for... EarthFirst Tuesday #14

one down. nt Javaman Tuesday #15

Say goodnight Dick. twodogsbarking Tuesday #19

It should be noted... GiqueCee Tuesday #22

"Dick Cheney was a great and good man...." only his kin folk think so irisblue Tuesday #23

Are they sure? markbark Tuesday #24

He's in BumRushDaShow Tuesday #29

Now that's just.....FUNNY! Bengus81 Tuesday #31

I bet I can guess the location Marthe48 Tuesday #39

I waited for this headline throughout the wretched w bush administration. mwb970 Tuesday #25

They FBi issued a statement. His plane was not shot down by a mysterious white plane that wasn't there. twodogsbarking Tuesday #26

hoo-fucking-ray KG Tuesday #28

Limbaugh,Cheney DEAD....what are you waiting on Trump? Bengus81 Tuesday #30

NEXT. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #32

Halliburton. Kellogg brown & root suegeo Tuesday #33

Bone spurs aren't gonna get you out of this one, you fat bastard, get your butt in line, he's coming for you. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #34

tRump had him killed...... lastlib Tuesday #35

Dick will get a 21 shotgun salute. Duncanpup Tuesday #40

They couldn't find another black heart to transplant? n/t aggiesal Tuesday #41

I wonder whether Dubya will show up for the funeral? FakeNoose Tuesday #42

He'll be there BumRushDaShow Tuesday #45

I'm wondering if he gets the full state funeral Bayard Tuesday #84

If Chump gets to decide ... then no FakeNoose Tuesday #85

I had to dig to see when the last former VP passed away and that was Walter Mondale in 2021 BumRushDaShow Tuesday #109

Sorry to say, Bayard Wednesday #121

They do those state funerals in the U.S. Capitol BumRushDaShow Wednesday #122

No words Clouds Passing Tuesday #44

Dick Cheney's legacy. Alan Kurdi ... warning graphic. Botany Tuesday #46

Lied us into an unjustified war in Iraq when our enemies were in Afghanistan Mysterian Tuesday #48

Another Republican war criminal who will never spend a day behind bars. Aristus Tuesday #49

If CNN had at all been interested in accuracy, DFW Tuesday #50

They say these things happen in threes... CrispyQ Tuesday #51

Jim Robinson lakercub Tuesday #119

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Tuesday #52

I don't know if there is any truth to the legend that . . . AverageOldGuy Tuesday #53

You're not supposed to speak ill of the dead so Jarqui Tuesday #54

Militarization sprouted wings because of Cheney bucolic_frolic Tuesday #56

Yea, another dead Republican. BradBo Tuesday #58

Adios, fucko JoseBalow Tuesday #59

Should I pop the champagne now? the_liberal_grandpa Tuesday #60

Yes you should. Sequoia Tuesday #88

"faulty assumptions"? Outright lies by the PNAC cabal... CaptainTruth Tuesday #61

Another one bites the dust Wild blueberry Tuesday #62

I thought the sun seemed a bit brighter this morning. louis-t Tuesday #63

I feel bad that Dick Cheney died before he got to go hunting with Trump. twodogsbarking Tuesday #65

He'll be waiting in hell for Donny Boy Blue Owl Tuesday #66

Cheney lived a long while on borrowed time Deminpenn Tuesday #67

Now he belongs to... LudwigPastorius Tuesday #68

I wonder who will speak at his funeral angryxyouth Tuesday #69

Hopefully trump tonight. republianmushroom Tuesday #70

Bury him deep. thought crime Tuesday #72

Finally Sanity Claws Tuesday #73

One thing I will concede to him... BobTheSubgenius Tuesday #74

Rejecting free aid from our neighboring countries after Katrina, that SOB! GreenWave Tuesday #76

I won't be attending the funeral Chautauquas Tuesday #78

Been waiting for this one. pecosbob Tuesday #80

This is me... ShazzieB Tuesday #92

This message was self-deleted by its author pecosbob Tuesday #81

That's nice. SergeStorms Tuesday #82

Well, another far right Republican shit I've managed to outlive. Warpy Tuesday #86

Update: Upon arriving in Hell, Cheney was celebrated as a hero and lauded by the local potentate. JHB Tuesday #87

VP debate v Lieberman hibbing Tuesday #89

The perfect beginning Rocknation Tuesday #91

You're only supposed to say good about the dead. generalbetrayus Tuesday #95

Fuck him hope he rots in hell gopiscrap Tuesday #96

Rest In Piss, Dickhead Cheney. DinahMoeHum Tuesday #97

OMG. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Tuesday #98

Captain Chemical Ice Cream Truck Torchlight Tuesday #99

Didn't he get a heart transplant? Didn't seem to do much. C Moon Tuesday #100

DICK CHENEY, DUBYA'S PUPPETEER Skittles Tuesday #103

Today is a good day RockRaven Tuesday #104

Good riddance to bad rubbish sakabatou Tuesday #105

about time! now he's paving the road to hell for donald. orleans Tuesday #106

Good! I wish it happened looooong ago. BigmanPigman Tuesday #107

Flags will be at half-mast for twenty seconds at 3 am tomorrow in remembrance of Mr. Cheney. twodogsbarking Tuesday #108

He might not allow even that much time BumRushDaShow Tuesday #113

I must be getting soft in my old age Blue_playwright Tuesday #110

This makes me sad... QueerDuck Tuesday #111

His grift was peanuts compared to the Trump family. pfitz59 Tuesday #115

That fat fuck is dead. BigDemVoter Tuesday #116

Son of Satan dead at 84... Earth Bound Misfit Tuesday #117

What??? Nothing about his skill at hunting, marksmanship?? 58Sunliner Tuesday #118

Vice President JD Vance Excitedly Assumes Role of Worst Living Vice President LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #123

Vice President JD Vance Excitedly Assumes Role of Worst Living Vice President LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #124

I guess both of them have redeemed Dan Quayle? BumRushDaShow Wednesday #125

its not often a Vice President gets on the cover of Mad Magazine DBoon Wednesday #126