God Sure Does Work in Mysterious, and Oft Times, Hilarious Ways . . .

Huh??

Fearing that terrorists might use the electrical device implanted near his heart to kill him, former Vice President Dick Cheney said he had his doctor turn off its wireless function in 2007.

In an interview set to air Sunday on "60 Minutes," Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, said his cardiologist disabled the defibrillator's wireless function over concern that terrorists could use it to send a fatal shock. Years after the procedure, Cheney noticed that very scenario play out in an episode of the show "Homeland."

"I was aware of the danger...that existed...I found it credible," Cheney said. "I know from the experience we had and the necessity for adjusting my own device, that it was an accurate portrayal of what was possible."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cheney-had-heart-device-disabled-to-prevent-terrorists-from-sending-fatal-shock


Lol!!  Hoo boy - The Gadfly just knows that there's a wealth of justice themed comicality in that excerpt - but will defer and allow the late night comedians to reap the pleasure of the mockery that is certain to be dished out.

As it is though - you just have to wonder whether or not if there truly is a sentient being with a wicked sense of humor running the show down here from a celestial perch above.  Then again, it could just simply be that sometimes karmic justice likes to put an entertaining twist on it's operational technique.  Either way, this is some funny fucking shit.

Imagine if you will - the mischievous irony that abounds in this story.  The fact that such a loathsome human being like Cheney has to spend the last few years of his execrable existence worrying whether "turrists" are clandestinely plotting to hack in to and high voltage jump start the defibrillator that keeps his charcoal black heart pumping - is priceless.  And it goes without saying that it is probably the next best form of retribution that the depraved bastard could endure for his crimes -- short of that is -- his ultimate fate, which The Gadfly's pious sources inform him, involves the wailing of souls, pits of brimstone, lakes of fire and and a personal, up close introduction to a red skinned fellow with goat horns on his forehead and a tail with a pitchfork tip.



----TFG