Cheney may been a heart transplant

[Stinky The Clown]

Poor guy. He needs to decide soon if he wants to try for a new heart since his age will soon make him ineligible.



http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/05/earlyshow/main7215261.shtml

[hobbit709]

1. don't you have to have one to start with.

[reflection]

7. Yeah, the word should have been 'implant', not 'transplant'. n/t

[Octafish]

2. Knowing how his friends operate, he probably won't get one.

Dead men tell no tales.

[peacebird]

3. he looks like crap in that photo

as gaunt as he looks i would be surprised if he doesn't have cancer.

[DrDan]

4. hasn't he said in the past that he did not want a transplant?

[Solly Mack]

5. What a sad statement about America that Cheney isn't in prison.

(Not just Cheney, of course)

[malaise]

6. Agreed - All he needs is a cell

in prison.

[Solly Mack]

10. And that's more than he deserves...

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. They found a donor apparently with the right compatibility

The viper found in caves and undisclosed locations.

[elleng]

16. Thanks; was gonna say, 'Surely not human.'

[ellenfl]

26. he shoudl get a pig's heart. eom

[monmouth]

9. I don't think he qualifies for a transplant. There are some pretty tough

guidelines involved there and I read somewhere he doesn't come close to meeting them. Bottom line: It would be a waste to transplant a healthy heart into someone unable to maintain it physically.

[siligut]

11. Since when have they played by the rules?

If Cheney wants one, he will get one, even if there is just an iota of chance that it will save his life.

[leeroysphitz]

12. but who was phone?

[catzies]

25. What is this I don't even

[LynneSin]

13. Why waste a good organ on someone who never had a heart to begin with

:grr:

[Bonhomme Richard]

14. Can we get him one with a pre-attached stake? n/t

[EFerrari]

18. LOL

[Javaman]

15. Transplant means he had to have one to begin with. nt

[qb]

17. Not to worry - he'll buy one on the black market when he needs it.

:thumbsdown:

[Erose999]

19. I am thinking his problems may be that he's rejecting a black market transplant. I mean he did take

a trip or two to China and other places where BM transplants happen while he was VP.

We know he's unethical enough to get (or have gotten) a BM transplant, and he can certainly afford it. The only question is does he have the and opportunity?

[Initech]

20. He's had more lives than most cats.

[RC]

21. I'm sure he is doing whatever he can to live as long as he can to stay out of

Hell as long as possible.

[Sheepshank]

22. He'll find a young, healthy 23 yo athlete

and rip it out of his chest. Cummon, you know he would do it in a heart beat.

[Tatiana]

23. Karma is clearly catching up with this evil man. n/t

[chemenger]

24. There was an episode on The Outer Limits titled "White Light Fever"

(Season 1, Episode 6) ... Wikipedia summary follows (slightly revised for obvious reasons):

Dick Cheney's heart fails again and he sees himself moving down a tunnel of light. His personal physician, Dr. Victor Frankenstein rushes to the scene and resuscitates him just in time. A mysterious blue energy appears near Cheney's body and moves into the electrical systems of the room. Although Cheney is still alive, his heart is badly damaged — and the artificial heart being developed by Dr. Frankenstein will not be ready in time. Cheney threatens to pull funding from the artificial heart project unless he is moved to the front of the queue for the next available donor heart.

This puts Dr. Frankenstein in a difficult moral situation. Losing funding for the artificial heart project could mean the loss of a system that could save thousands of lives. To keep the funding he must give priority to a ruthless, cold elderly man who has already had a full life. The situation is even more difficult because John (or Jane) Doe, is only eighteen and needs a heart transplant. He/She will not survive beyond a couple of weeks.

The blue energy release during Cheney's last resuscitation tries to kill Cheney. Dr. Frankenstein realises that keeping Cheney alive beyond his time has serious consequences and refuses Cheney's request to be given priority.

Both of the prospective heart recipients; Cheney and John (or Jane) Doe die. Cheney sees the girl inside the tunnel of light, and realises that their future paths are very different. The girl comments that it is so warm and that she had expected it to be the other way around. She goes to Heaven while he descends into the depths of Hell.