Gothamist: Dick Cheney Visit to Neutralize Tonight's Manhattanhenge

tbtam

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:09:29 -0500

For best spots see this post with email from Neil DeGrassi, the founder of Manhattanhenge - http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2008/05/manhattanhenge-2008.html

EastRiver

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:26:14 -0500

You are either hard to please and bore easily East River or you've got a soft spot for the Prince of Darkness. I hope its not the latter. It's the former. For all he's done he deserves bashing into eternity Then by all means bash him with facts and figures but every idiot telling eight year old jokes think he's a comedian. Yawn. Go to Daily Kos is you need to keep saying this drivel over and over to an audience. I suspect Gothamist is just trying to drive up page views and apparently I'm helping out.

Fritzdecat

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:44:36 -0500

long fact-finding tour of Iraq. How about a fact finding tour of what its like to sit in an unarmoured Humvee with both your legs blown off...while you are cut off from your platoon because Rumsfeld thought they could save money by going digital.

Spiritof76

Thu, 29 May 2008 18:24:40 -0500

For all hes done he deserves bashing into eternity For all he and Dubya have done, when they leave office, Halliburton should send him on a nice, long fact-finding tour of Iraq.

fotoaddict

Thu, 29 May 2008 18:09:02 -0500

@EricRoberts: I was out on 34th street @ Park last year.. and on the actual day, the sun set in the very middle. keep in mind. when the sun sets this time of year, it doesn't drop straight down. It comes in at an angle of maybe 20-40 degrees above horizon, setting from left to right.. So it would have been behind that building on the left and at sunset, the very top of the sun would hit the horizon in the very middle of the street.. this picture, with the sun that high yet still in the middle, I would have imagined to be taken a few days after the 'eng.. but it could be the difference between 34th and 42nd.. Maybe Tudor city being higher elevation changed it.. not sure..

sonyactivision

Thu, 29 May 2008 17:24:11 -0500

We are as horrified by the ongoing specter of Dick Cheney as his daughter is by the sight of dick.

Anna_Merkin

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:28:52 -0500

Trilateral Commission. Bilderberg Group. Tin Foil Hat.

Fritzdecat

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:00:42 -0500

You are either hard to please and bore easily East River or you've got a soft spot for the Prince of Darkness. I hope its not the latter. For all hes done he deserves bashing into eternity

EastRiver

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:49:10 -0500

Someone crying foul about a little Cheney bashing? No. People are saying that Dick Cheney prince of darkness, vampire, etc. jokes are eight years old. New books by former White House staffer don't make old jokes funny or relevant. On the other hand, if you have new material. . .

west side Michael

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:52:09 -0500

This is one dick i would not give viagra.

Spiritof76

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:43:01 -0500

Look, even the former White House press secretary who spent six years as their mouthpiece has terrible things to say about Bush, Cheney and company in his new book. That's gotta count for something.

JMH

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:39:36 -0500

By the way, Cheney-bashing is hardly original, but it's an amusing way to tie two NY-related news items into one post.

JRod5417

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:31:04 -0500

The photo of Cheney alone makes this post worth reading.

VanessaNYC

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:23:56 -0500

I agree that this post is amusing. Reminds me of Mr Burns blocking the sun in that episode of the Simpsons. :P

Fritzdecat

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:23:03 -0500

Someone crying foul about a little Cheney bashing? As Sue Simmons would say... "Get the phucke Owddahere"

sakebalboa

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:22:58 -0500

i still like the photo of gore summoning a fire spirit. http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/c/ce/AlGoreAndGlowingOrb.jpg/120px-AlGoreAndGlowingOrb.jpg

djwerdna

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:21:17 -0500

JMH, try going to the bridge over 42nd St. at Tudor City. Get there at least an hour before sunset for a good viewing spot.

JMH

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:18:15 -0500

Where/when is a good place/time to see Manhattanhenge? Anyone know? (I guess the above picture would suggest 42nd street.)

jenspellnogood

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:17:20 -0500

c'mon everyone knows that cheney controls the sun, so stop hating and thank the man for the show.

abzme

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:02:07 -0500

I too think it's appropriate. Wouldn't this all make much more sense if Cheney really was a Druid of some sort and tonight is a séance to do and perform some more evil deeds? Whether you buy that or not, Cheney looks like he believes in many old world gods.

Rocknrope

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:10 -0500

^ Besides, everyone knows that exposure to direct sunlight would cause the vice president to spontaneously combust.

interlard

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:57:08 -0500

Oh Sleepy, you're such a killjoy. I for one am glad to not miss Manhattanhenge, cos I always do and I'd like to take some photos. I also approve of most Cheney-bashing, no matter how unoriginal. I think we all need to be reminded that about half the country voted for these two evil/stupid people and we need to watch out for that in the future. We tend to have such short memories.

SikBug

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:55:30 -0500

Classic.

EricRoberts

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:54:13 -0500

@fotoaddict - Just curious, but you've been out where? Why would the sun setting in the middle of the street affect how much sun is visible? From flickr it looks like the pic was snapped last night on 42nd st.

Sleepy

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:44:01 -0500

Ok I loathe our current executive branch as much as the next guy, but seriously? This post isn't even funny. Am I the only one who immediately rolled their eyes at this? Such a tired brand of humor. Either try for some level of neutrality or make your Cheney-bashing original/fresh. Please.

fotoaddict

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:43:48 -0500

10$ says that photo isn't from Manhattanhenge.. I've been out there, and the sun sets directly in the middle of the street, so you'd never have that much sun visible.