Cheney: I’d choose Rush over Powell

Posted May 10, 2009, 11:19 AM PT by Jed Lewison • First broadcast: May 10, 2009

Dick Cheney tells Bob Schieffer that not only would he choose Rush Limbaugh over Colin Powell to represent the Republican Party, he thought Colin Powell had already become a Democrat.

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Transcript:

SCHIEFFER: Rush Limbaugh said the other day that the party would probably be better off if Colin Powell left and just became a Democrat. Colin Powell said Republicans would be better off if they didn’t have Rush Limbaugh out speaking for them. Where do you come down [on this]?

CHENEY: Well, if I had to choose in terms of being a Republican, I’d go with Rush Limbaugh, I think. I think my take on it was Colin had already left the party. I didn’t know he was still a Republican.

SCHIEFFER: So you think that he’s not a Republican?

CHENEY: I just noted he endorsed the Democratic candidate for president this time, Barack Obama. I assumed that that is some indication of his loyalty and his interest.

SCHIEFFER: And you said you would take Rush Limbaugh over Colin Powell.

CHENEY: I would, politically.