(AFT) Cheney's gay daughter hits Bush stance on gay marriage

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Cheney's gay daughter hits Bush stance on gay marriage

Sun May 14, 4:11 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The lesbian daughter of US Vice President
Dick Cheney hit out at President George W. Bush's support for a constitutional amendment proscribing gay marriage.


Mary Cheney, 37, told Fox News Sunday that the idea, which was backed strongly by Bush's Republican Party during his 2004 re-election campaign and continues to be promoted by many conservatives today, was "a bad piece of legislation".

"I think that is what the federal marriage amendment is, it is writing discrimination into the constitution.

"It is writing discrimination into the constitution and, as I say, it is fundamentally wrong."

"I would also hope that no one would think about trying to amend the constitution as a political strategy," she added.

pathetic coward.

has ever spoken out like this before - yet, 2 weeks before Fristian launches his "War on Gays So I can our wingnut McCain" - both of them start saying it would be wrong to use for political purposes.

Are they trying to influence someone or trying to provide someone with cover?

... The poll, conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates and released May 9, also shows that voters believe Congress should consider the Marriage Protection Amendment only after it makes health care more affordable, deals with the war in Iraq and halts illegal immigration.

"Voters want Congress focused on fixing America’s challenges, not creating more," said Samantha Smoot, HRC’s political director.

The polling, conducted in April among 802 registered voters nationwide, showed that 49 percent of those questioned believe gay marriage should be a state issue. Only 33 percent of those questioned believed the issue should be decided by amending the U.S. Constitution. Another 18 percent were not sure how to handle the issue ...

http://www.sovo.com/2006/5-12/news/national/opposed.cfm

The Rs are picking their 06 wedge issues, and they've decided gay marriage may not be the ticket to re-election: this leaves them the problem of convincing the Talibornigan that this topic muist be set aside for the present ...

You're still into gratuitously bashing liberals like some attack bitch? Nothing's changed there? still saying "It was a cheap and blatant political ploy"?

So you're still a right-wing tool?

Just checking.

Why didn't you? And, when Kerry and Edwards praised your father for his support of you, in defiance of his own party's hate-filled rhetoric, you and your family responded by verbally attacking them.

Shame.

that she's *gasp* a lesbian, right?

I am so thrilled you deigned to speak. I wonder what we owe the honor to. We hardly deserve your wise and thoughful advice. Come to think of it make like a tree and leave.

hundreds of millions in cash and stocks from her daddy.

You campaigned for your own oppressors.

Jesus H. Christ, you couldn't cut this hypocrisy with a Sawzall.

:eyes:

You're a pathetic little bitch. The lowest of the low. You let yourself be used by the very men who despise what you are. You and everyone like you sicken me.

Mary loves money.

you know, be a TEAM PLAYER.

ooops... Not THAT team.... the Republican Party's Team.

She's a day a late and a dollar short on this issue.

Mary Cheney's the one who's fundamentally wrong here, especially in her tactics.

Who, exactly, is she against?

This supports that! How stupid can a person be?

if your daddy had you to avoid the draft.

Fuck her

Bet she's still a card-carrying Log Cabin...

37 and only slowly becoming reality-based, if at all.

Go fuck yourself. We don't need or want you, asshole!

who the hell is she and what do we care about her opinions anyway? Go back under your rock with the rest of your criminal family. You don't matter.

Ditto what you said. ;)

I know that DU Rules prevent the use of certain words in describing women... but can the moderators create a "Mary Cheney Exception" regarding use of "The C Word"?

NO I don't give a fuck and won't buy the book.

Keep on talking Mary...you money grubbing book-selling hoe.

Mary Cheney. Gay. Lesbian Daughter of Republican VP Dick Cheney. Stood on the campaign platform with her parents and Adolph Bush in 2004. Was offended that her sexual preference was mentioned during the debates. Allowed the GOP to use it to manipulate public opinion to their advantage.

F*CK YOU, Mary Cheney. You are offensive to most gay people because you're such a f*cking hypocrite.

You're disgusting, Mary, right down to the very core. Shame on you for supporting these people who harbor so much hatred for your kind. They may make an exception for you, but remember they believe you're not worthy of the same rights every other person is, because of your orientation. That's discrimination, and you should have spoke out against it a long time ago.

again for the 2006 and 2008 elections. I know it's a leap of logic, but these people are about as disingenuous as you can get. She could be trying to make sure the single issue "no gay rights of any kind" voters come out to vote in November. Her father and * know that the party has already turned on them and won't be coming back. Why not use their own little "supposedly" renegade queer family member to keep the "oh lord almighty, I got to keep the queers from my children" fanatics all fired up with hate. Make sure they keep voting the party that will at least give lip-service to a national no gay marriage amendment.

Who knows with these people.

and they did use it as a political strategy

"hits out".

who does this?

for November 06 so the hate mongers in the republican party come out of their holes to vote on the "wedge" issues.

Yeah, like calling anyone who broaches the issue "slime" and whatever other invectives she hurled at Kerry and Edwards.

2004.

And by the way, weren't you saying last week something like, when it comes to respecting civil rights, "everybody's entitled to their opinion"? :eyes:

So which is it? It's not rocket science.

send gays to the camps.

Nobody likes you mary. Gays can't stand you because of who you're enabling, fundys can't stand you because of what you are, and liberals can't stand you because of what you stand for - Cheney.

You stupid stupid girl.

Shut up so we can at least grow indifferent. As it stands, your foot in mouth disease is choking you to death in the public eye.

You gotta wonder how her wife feels being married to a Cheney-supporting republican.

Ewwwww.

This all would have meant something during the 2004 campaign. Now it's just empty rhetoric. Just another idiot Republican.

the shit doesn't fall far from the tree

these people are so transparent :puke:

is the only reason she isn't serving in uniform in a major combat role right now...that damned don't ask or tell, you know. The Cheney Family is so noted for their heroism under fire...:evilfrown: :evilfrown:

...seems to me you own it.