Snark certainly isn't my goal. I don't know how I gave off that impression so clearly in this thread to everyone. Of course I'd like to make him uncomfortable, but it won't happen. I really want interesting answers for the man. I believe he's done some of the worst harm to the country in it's history, but obviously he didn't do it out of malice, and despite hating him so much, I still have deep respect for the man and I'm completely in awe of what he's been capable of doing, in a similar way that I'm in awe of Putin and have to respect how goddamn good of a politician he is, despite being an absolutely dreadful, despotic villain. I'm leaning towards CIA or thenewgreen's suggestion of asking about yellow cake. The man's a complete enigma in a lot of ways, and I'm hoping now that he's out of the vice presidency he might be more candid than he would have been previously. In those "who would you have dinner with" conversations that occasionally come up, he's also in the top three for me because of how much history he's seen.
I don't know if you really did give off that impression. I think that people are expressing their emotional opinions of Dick Cheney through their suggestions of what to ask him. In other words instead of actually giving you questions to ask Dick Cheney to support your goal, they are giving you their opinions of him, often in scathing or satirical question form. It's interesting to see that happen. One wonders why.
An emotional response is often the easiest one, which is why it's seen so often. Also, in this case they were likely prompted (if obliquely) by Meriadoc's personal opinion of Dick Cheney. Additionally, Meriadoc hasn't provided any details on the context of why Cheney will be speaking there, who he will be speaking to, or why he will be answering questions. I think it would be helpful too, for Meriadoc to think about why he wants to ask questions and how he'll be able to capitalize on the answers. "What do you get on your hotdogs" might be an innocuous question in a vacuum, or to most people, but to certain people in the right contexts it could easily lead to a broader, much more interesting discussion. Memory often triggers emotional responses too. It's unlikely that it'll be that easy with this particular speaker, but researching a person is a good way to go before asking them questions.
Interesting. And me? There's nothing I'd ask the man. I feel I understand Dick Cheney which dissipates the anger... but not his responsibility to history. In those "who would you have dinner with" conversations that occasionally come up, he's also in the top three for me because of how much history he's seen.