Liz Cheney Shoots Back At Christian Bale For Likening Her Father To ‘Satan’

on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) (L) speaks after the weekly House Republican Conference meeting March 20, 2018 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. House Republicans held their weekly meeting to ... WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) (L) speaks after the weekly House Republican Conference meeting March 20, 2018 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. House Republicans held their weekly meeting to discuss GOP agenda. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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After actor Christian Bale thanked “Satan” for inspiring him in his portrayal of former Vice President Dick Cheney for the new film “Vice,” the former VP’s daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), tweeted the actor was “probably” inspired by the devil when he was arrested for alleged assault in 2008, too.

The charges against Bale — alleged assault against his mother and sister — were ultimately dropped because the prosecution in England couldn’t find enough evidence to support the allegations.

During his acceptance speech for Best Actor at the Golden Globes on Sunday evening, Bale also compared the former vice president to other “charisma-free assholes” he may play in the future.

“What do you think, Mitch McConnell next? That could be good,” he said before thanking “Satan” for “inspiration on how to play this role.”

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  1. Dick and Lynne Cheney were the Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu of American politics.

  2. Avatar for jmacaz jmacaz says:

    Liz:

    Satan probably inspired him to do this, too. Christian Bale arrested

    And she would be the best to know this, as she was raised by Satan.

  3. Ahhh, yeah… it’s funny because Cheney is the Dark Lord.

  4. Avatar for vonq vonq says:

    Surely, she has used the semantics argument before: He didn’t say Cheney was like Satan, he said Satan inspired him in playing the role. How did he compare Cheney to Satan?

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