Edwards outed Cheney's daughter during the VP debate.

[zoeb]

That's what one of the pundits on Faux said...I saw Cheney talking about Mary on one of his stumps...What was the Faux idiot talking about? Fred? I didn't catch the name.

[JI7]

1. Cheney's daughter outed herself

[Ediacara]

2. That's sooooooo stupid....

Let's forget the fact that Mary Cheney's been out for YEARS, Cheney talked about HIS GAY DAUGHTER MARY in the 2000 VP debate against Lieberman.

[LisaLynne]

3. They were saying this right after the VP debates.

They obviously aren't aware of the actual meaning of the term 'outed'. She was already out.

[Jawja]

4. He did not.

The moderator asked Cheney a question about his daughter. Edwards followed up.

[politicat]

5. you can't out the out.

eom

[JimmyJazz]

6. she's been out for years - Edwards had nothing to do with it

I remember people talking about it 4 years ago. It's the RW who thinks she got outed by Edwards

[spooky3]

7. AND, it was the moderator who brought up the issue.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Facts

Cheney*s gay daughter prompts questions about GOP policies 5 Aug 2000

Cheney*s lesbian daughter puts Republicans on the spot 2 Aug 2000
by Bruce Mirken

Republicans to face gay, lesbian issues 31 July 2000 USA Today

Bill Press: Cheney proves he's not up to the job But Cheney's reluctance to stand up for gay couples is even sadder. 6 Oct 2000 CNN
It's no secret that his daughter Mary is a lesbian and lives with her partner in Colorado. How powerful it would have been had he declared that he loved his daughter, whatever her sexual orientation, and would fight to make sure that she be granted the same rights given every other American.

[donco6]

9. She's been out for years.

I read about it in the FIRST debates.

[nostamj]

10. oh goodie!!!! an update from FAUX NEWS!!!

thanks.

idiot! Mary has been OUT for YEARS....

believe it or not, here at DU we DON'T NEED TO HAVE RW TALKING POINTS on this forum...

buh bye! :hi:

[ParanoidPat]

13. Results for Google search for "Mary Cheney, lesbian".......

.......Results 1 - 10 of about 22,400 for Mary Cheney, lesbian. (0.22 seconds) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Mary+Cheney%2C+lesbian&btnG=Search

Oh yeah, Edwards really spilled the beans on that one. :eyes:

[bigtree]

11. Cheney took it further, unprompted

Cheney breaks rank on same-sex marriage / Vice president refers to daughter as lesbian publicly for 1st time

Asked his position on the subject at a town hall meeting in Davenport, Iowa, Cheney replied: "Lynne and I have a gay daughter ...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/08/25/MNGHQ8DV6Q1.DTL

[FrankBooth]

12. Big Surprise - FAUX News is lying

Lying is part of their style guide.

[txindy]

14. Again with this question?

1)Mary's been out for years. Coors Gay/Lesbian liaison.
2)Cheney has had speeches including this info. multiple times this year.
3)Gwen Ifill brought up the question about homosexuality & Cheney's family situation
4)Edwards followed up on that question
5)Fox employs O'Reilly as it's BIG star. Enough said.