Cheney: Obama Looks Like He Wants To ‘Take America Down’ From The Inside

US Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Vice President Dick Cheney condemned Russia on Thursday for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attemp... US Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Vice President Dick Cheney condemned Russia on Thursday for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to change Georgia's borders by force. Speaking during a closely watched trip to this U.S.-allied South Caucasus nation, Cheney also assured Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili that the United States was "fully committed" to his country's efforts to join NATO. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) MORE LESS
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday floated one of the “theories” he’s heard about Barack Obama — that the president may just be intentionally trying to destroy America from the inside.

Cheney sketched out the idea in an interview with rightwing radio host Hugh Hewitt.

“I vacillate between the various theories I’ve heard, but you know, if you had somebody as president who wanted to take America down, who wanted to fundamentally weaken our position in the world and reduce our capacity to influence events, turn our back on our allies and encourage our adversaries, it would look exactly like what Barack Obama’s doing,” Cheney said.

The scenario Cheney described was similar to the plot of “The Manchurian Candidate,” a novel and film that told a story of a brainwashed American politician used as a sleeper agent by communists seeking to “take America down.”

“I think his actions are constituted in my mind those of the worst president we’ve ever had,” the former vice president added.

h/t Politico

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