Should They Have the Child Out-of-Wedlock, or Get Married First?

[Stephanie]

What would Jesus want them to do?




Mary Cheney, left, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, sits with her partner, Heather Poe,
in Madison Square Garden during the Republican National Convention in New York in this Wednesday,
Sept. 1, 2004 file photo. Mary Cheney is pregnant, according to a published report. Cheney, 37,
and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, 45, are 'ecstatic' about the baby, due in late spring,
The Washington Post reported in Wednesday's editions, quoting an unnamed source close to the couple.
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, FILE)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/061206/480/ny11912061315

[uppityperson]

1. none of our business

[Deja Q]

6. Public figures are public in all things.

That's why they get paid big bucks.

And especially when they take a stand, given that they are seen as role models, observing any hypocrisy only makes an evening more interesting than NBC's "Must See TV".

[Bucky]

15. Exactly. If Ms Cheney sat out the gay rights debates, I'd say leave her be. But she's anti-equality

She's taken stands withthe political side of those who work to suppress the civil rights of gays. If she'd stayed quiet (like Alan Keyes's daughter) I'd say leave her alone. But, like most progeny of Republican bigwigs, she couldn't restrain herself from cashing in on her name and standing up for one conservative cause after another. Picking on her child-to-be would be horrendous and unacceptable. May Cheney is fair game.

[mondo joe]

31. When Mary Cheney made my family her business, her family became mine.

[blm]

2. Stephanie - BEST POST yet on the subject.

Salute.

[tanyev]

13. Yep. Nailed it.

I can't wait to use that on a fundie.

[Stephanie]

14. ty!

:hi:

[bluerum]

3. Have baby - then be forced to give it up for adoption. They are

clearly going to be an evil corrupting abomination of a family and the child should have a chance for life with a normal, white, upper class, rich, family of privilege where they will not be required to join the military or be subjected to the taunts and jeers of other children about having two mommies.
:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Deja Q]

4. Out of wedlock.

Sock it to 'em.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. I think they should marry.

Make it legal. :)

[Deja Q]

7. Piffle. They'd probably divorce within 5 years.

Plenty of heteros can't make it that long in marriage.

[Bitwit1234]

8. This SHOULD be a non-story

but with the way the republicans bash gays, gay marrige and "BLOW JOBS". You'd think this would cause an all out riot.

[Bucky]

16. I predict most big name gay-bashing Republicans will leave this alone.

Only a few "fringe nuts" (in this case the term means "ideologically consistant") will dare mention this.

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. Of course they'll avoid it, hypocrites that they are.

[Stephanie]

30. we should MAKE them choose

They keep demanding that we have a PLAN to fix the mess they've made in Iraq. Let's demand they answer this question.

[itsmesgd]

9. wedding on tv

and make daddy wear a pink suit and giver her away

[novalib]

10. WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT!

They should do WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY want to do!!!

I'm sure that these two strong women are quite capable of raising a child whether they get married or not.

These two women deserve our support -- NO MATTER HOW THEY DECIDE to raise their child!

[itsmesgd]

11. exactly

their 15 years have trumped my failed 3 years, and I had a fancy wedding. I take that back, she had a fancy wedding, I showed up in a tux and stood at the front of a church.
on edit: wouldn't you want to see dick at the wedding (sorry about the pun)?

[Bluebear]

20. 'These two women deserve our support'

Just like she supported the rest of us!

[Bake]

21. Support that fucking hypocrite?

Not in this galaxy ...

The Cheneys -- all of them -- have shown themselves time and time again to be among the most hypocritical, condescending bastards on the face of the earth. This is just the latest example.

Bake

[mondo joe]

32. They don't deserve SHIT much less SUPPORT.

They are part of a war on gay Americans.

Support?

Fuck no.

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[Ian David]

17. Do you really want a "Shotgun Wedding" in the Cheney family?

[Catherine Vincent]

28. LOL!

[Lilith Velkor]

19. Wedlock-schmedlock, she should help us impeach her dad

Thus saith the Rabbi Jesus.

[Bluebear]

22. So what's Lynne's take on "Eve and Eve"'s blessed event? nt

[Stephanie]

23. I suspect Lynne's the one who leaked it.

She wanted to boast about the new grandkid, but she didn't want her name attached to the story lest anyone think she approves.

[Bluebear]

33. I can see Lynne holding the baby out at arm's length like a spoiling flounder

So she doesn't catch "the gay" from it.

[Stephanie]

36. a spoiling flounder!

:rofl:

[cynatnite]

24. Who cares? Not my business n/t

[xultar]

25. They should do both. Have the baby out of wedlock then get married.

That would be what...2 sins? :evilgrin:

[Lex]

26. That's Tom Cruise / Katie Holmes' style, no?

Would surely be nice if Mary and her partner had the right to choose marriage before, during, or after the baby!

[xultar]

34. True. But it would be better if they had the right and commit 2 sins. Fundies

would surely die from the horror.

By the way I'm not an idiot. I understood the OP. I'm a friend of the GBLT community...of more than 20 years.

They could still get married by moving to Boston.

[TheFarseer]

27. This poll needs "burn in hell" as a choice

damn sinners :sarcasm:

[Junkdrawer]

29. If I'm Heather Poe, I'm all for tying the knot...here's why....

Falwell vows to take Lesbian Rights in Artificial Insemination to Supreme Court...

[MadHound]

35. I really don't give a flying flop what these two do.

Are they hypocrites for supporting Bush and his gay bashing buddies, sure. But this is their life to do with as they see fit. But I do feel a bit sorry for Mary, she is looking more and more like her Dad every day:scared:

[maxrandb]

37. They were for Gay Marriage before they were "aginst" it

everyone say it with me...FLIP...FLOP

[knitter4democracy]

38. They refer to themselves as married.

They probably already had a private ceremony ages ago.

You know, I am super tempted to make some booties and send them to her. I mean, her dad's base isn't going to knit for the baby, as horrified as they are. The gay knitters aren't, since they're mad as hell at her. Maybe I will, some pretty rainbow ones. It's not the baby's fault, and it might make the moms pause and think for a second.

[JoMama49]

39. Yes, an outpouring of family values - bring on the wedding!

Isn't a committed, married couple the best for a child?