When Cheney tried to bite Gerald Ford

I saw this photo a while back, and everyone said I should write about it, because it's so uproarious:


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That's a photo from 1975 of Donald Rumsfeld, Gerald Ford, and Dick Cheney together in the Oval Office. Cheney and Rumsfeld of course occupied important positions in the Ford administration - giving them a chance to consolidate their power even a generation ago.

As a side note, the elder Bush is not pictured here, but Ford later appointed him as CIA director. Bush was so paranoid that he believed Rumsfeld was plotting to destroy his political career. (For all I know, maybe he was.) But that's another topic entirely.

The funny thing about this photo is Cheney's pose. (That's Cheney on the right.) The sorry-assed goofball has his hand on his gut, and like an angry animal, he's baring his teeth at President Ford (who is standing in the middle).

Yes, Sure Shot Cheney is showing the Leader of the Free World that Ultra-Bite smile!

When I look at this photo, I feel like saying to Ford, "Watch out, Jerry, he's about to bite you!"

As for ol' Rumsfeld, he has this excited look on his face like he's about to watch a good boxing match.

The aftermath of this photo is unknown. It's not known if Cheney was successful at mauling the Commander-in-Chief, or if Ford got out of the way in time.

This picture is actually symbolic of the way Dick Cheney later returned to bite America squarely on its rump.