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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Cheney feud story is bullshit.
I think the whole thing is bogus. It's just something the Cheney clan cooked up to get attention for Liz. Mary is in on it, as is her wife. I'm not buying it for a minute. They're all scum. When Dick and whats-her-name came out and chastised Mary, I knew for certain the whole "feud" story was bullshit.
Just me?
spanone
(135,627 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Pretty fucked up things. Just look at the gang over at FOX news for example.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)...not just you.
PEACE!
Fridays Child
(23,998 posts)Can you hit me with some background details or maybe a link?
Thanks!
pamela
(3,469 posts)I'm sorry. I hate it when people post cryptic stuff they just assume everyone knows and here I am doing it. I'll summarize it...
Liz is running for the senate in Wyoming and is way behind in the polls. She was on Fox and Friends this weekend and spoke out against marriage equality. Her sister Mary and Mary's wife released statements saying they were hurt and disappointed. Then Dick and whats-her-name released a statement supporting Liz. The news channels have been hyping the Cheney feud all day. Lots of free airtime for Liz and a big ol' bone to her ugly base who probably love that she is being hurtful to her gay sister.
Fridays Child
(23,998 posts)We're passionate, around here, and we get ahead of ourselves, right?
I agree with you, by the way. This, most assuredly, is a desperate attempt to administer CPR to a campaign that's on life support. And, while I am never surprised when Republicans exploit their own family members in pursuit of power, I am always thoroughly disgusted.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)tenderfoot
(8,424 posts)Political theater.
pamela
(3,469 posts)Love your username. Welcome to DU!
pamela
(3,469 posts)Oh well, welcome anyway.
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ReRe
(10,597 posts)polichick
(37,152 posts)It's amazing to think that there are Americans who admire the Cheneys, who think cruelty and greed are admirable characteristics.
Cha
(295,899 posts)every other shit things they perpetrated. What's a little setup between siblings?
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Then again, there are real divisions in that party. And I'm sure there are Republicans who feel the Creationist Jesusbagger wing has overstayed its welcome calling the shots.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)Just because her last name is Cheney doesn't make her evil.
Ronald Reagan Jr is a great liberal.
Don't pass the sins of the father onto their offspring.
tina tron
(160 posts)and perhaps if we did "pass the sins of the father" off onto Bush junior, then we wouldn't have had the horrible 8 year mess in the Bush presidency.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1935960
Mary Cheney Stands Behind Dad on Iraq
"I think they have done the exact right thing in Iraq," she said.
vankuria
(901 posts)I have no sympathy for Mary Cheney or her wife, they are republican's who support her dad's bigoted homophobic party. Mary and her creepy parents are only concerned about this issue as it affects her, not the millions of people out there fighting for equality. And who out there really believe the Cheney's would give a fuck about marriage equality if their daughter wasn't gay?
I agree this has all been drummed up to give attention to Liz's losing senate bid anyways
malaise
(267,791 posts)Rec
cali
(114,904 posts)and it sure doesn't help Liz
tina tron
(160 posts)and that is all that matters
cali
(114,904 posts)link to polls?
Liz is something like 50 points down in WY.
Oops, make that 52
http://www.kgwn.tv/story/23979463/enzi-leads-cheney-in-latest-poll
tina tron
(160 posts)next to Utah. Anti-gay zealotry can only help her in Wyoming. Remember Matthew Shepard.