Cheney: Trump on twitter means we don’t need press anymore

Posted by | December 4, 2016 15:19 | Filed under: Media/Show Business News Behaving Badly Politics

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Why have a press to hold leaders accountable when they can just tweet whatever they want?

At the Reagan National Defense Forum, CNN’s Barbara Starr asked the former vice president if Trump’s casual tone on Twitter was dangerous…

“I think one of the reasons people get so concerned about the tweets is it’s sort of a way around the press,” he said. “It’s modern era, modern technology. He’s at the point where we don’t need you guys anymore.”

Pausing a moment for audience laughter, Cheney added: “I apologize.”

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14 responses to Cheney: Trump on twitter means we don’t need press anymore

  1. labman57 December 4th, 2016 at 17:15

    Hey, if it can’t be said in 140 characters, then it ain’t worth saying … right, Dick?

  2. amersham1046 December 4th, 2016 at 17:52

    But they will be there even if you don’t like them–
    reporting things you will not like the public to hear

  3. bpollen December 4th, 2016 at 18:30

    Yeah, it’s perfect for Trump! Only 7% of the US uses Twitter.

    • oldfart December 4th, 2016 at 18:49

      And how many of that 7% are loyal tRump voters ? If any.
      Leave it to the Dark lord to Harsh the buzz of the press.
      Apologize my AZZ, I’m sure he meant it.

      • bpollen December 4th, 2016 at 19:01

        Well, one of the points of pride with the alt-reich (the NEW Klanazis) is that they are “tech-savvy.” So they probably are twits (that’s what you call Twitter users, isn’t it?)

        • oldfart December 4th, 2016 at 19:11

          Works for me… ;)

        • StoneyCurtisll December 4th, 2016 at 19:59

          Jeezuz is just alt-right with me….(bad stoney)

          • bpollen December 5th, 2016 at 00:16

            I belong to the First Church of Christ the Cheesemaker – We sing it like this: “Cheeses are just alright with me…”

    • StoneyCurtisll December 4th, 2016 at 19:57

      On the good point, he can’t twitter me..(I don’t do twitter either)

  4. Gina Bousquet December 4th, 2016 at 19:21

    Oh yeah, because the nation doesn’t need facts, critical thinking, political analysts… Grill the press!

  5. StoneyCurtisll December 4th, 2016 at 19:56

    Cheney?…
    This muther fugger is still alive?
    Nooooooooo~! (say it ain’t so)

  6. amersham1046 December 4th, 2016 at 21:31

    Side stepping the media has been done before FDR using his ‘fireside chats’ to by pass the Republican control over the major newspapers. His goal was to talk to the American people directly without going to the filters the press put many of his speeches thru. This way he could not be ‘misquoted or interrupted in misleading ways.–
    With Trump , what you see is what you get

  7. Suzanne McFly December 5th, 2016 at 10:11

    The evil cheney wishes he knew of a way around the press when he was President (come on, we all know who drove the boat when W was in office).

  8. Bunya December 5th, 2016 at 14:26

    Tell us about it, Dick. We always value the opinion of great war heroes such as yourself. We’ll never forget how you bravely fought for 5 Viet Nam deferments back in the ’70’s and, 30 years later, heroically hid yourself if a bunker while you sent America’s young to die in a war fought to increase your income. Such courage! Such valor! The name “Dick Cheney” will go down in history as one of the greatest …. I don’t know what … in U.S. history.

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