Cheneys Mad After Kerry Mentions Daughter

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The Guardian

Friday October 15, 2004 1:31 PM

By LAURA MECKLER

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mary Cheney typically works quietly behind the scenes on her father's vice presidential campaign, but she was dragged front-and-center after John Kerry noted that she is a lesbian during his debate with President Bush.

Her parents were furious at Kerry. But others who have publicly navigated the waters of politics and homosexuality say Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife may have overreacted to what Kerry called an attempt to compliment them on how they have dealt with having a lesbian daughter.

The Cheneys went on the attack immediately after the debate, where Kerry had suggested their daughter's sexual identity was formed at birth.

``I'm a pretty angry father,'' said the vice president. ``Cheap and tawdry political trick,'' charged his wife.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4552781,00.html

[bpilgrim]

OUTRAGED that their DAUGHTER is 'QUEER'

is more like it :evilgrin:

peace

[EagleEye]

1. Do you even read DU Before posting??????

This is the 1000th post on this. Where are the moderators???????

[bpilgrim]

2. chill

sheesh... only been up 2 mins since your 'post'

peace

[Moderator]

4. right here

Locking

[skypilot]

3. Oh, just give it the fuck up!!!

Dickhead Cheney and his lesbian-novel-writing wife didn't make a peep after John Edwards did the same damned thing in the VP debates. In fact, this whole little artificial controversy they are trying to get momentum behind is just going to put their daughter that much more in the spotlight, so if they were so concerned about privacy they'd stop this shit right now.