Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Mary Cheney's Walk-In Closet
Comfortable on top of that pedestal, Mary?
But Cheney saves her harshest words for Bush's 2004 opponents, calling Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a "son of a bitch'' and his running mate, John Edwards, a "total slime'' for discussing her sexual orientation during nationally televised debates during the campaign.
Now, to be fair, apparently she has been pissed off at people like Alan Keyes and Dubya for playing ping-pong with her sexuality. The question is, to what degree:
In her interview with Diane Sawyer, Cheney said of Bush: "I think he's a very good man On these issues, he hasn't caught up.''
So, Bush and the people surrounding him are fundamentally good, despite the fact that:
-he has made numerous speeches about how marriage between a man and a woman is the only way, and how there should really be an amendment saying as much;
-Dick Cheney, Mary's own father, has expressed political support for the woman who authored said constitutional amendment;
-the Republican National Committee, the very body that props up said President, has used gay marriage as a scare tactic.
But when John Kerry and John Edwards point out the absolute hypocrisy of this all, then they're the scum. When Daddy and his friends put out the bigotry in the first place, then it's... what? Merely detestable? Quaint, even?
I'm sorry, Mary. You want to play this game, you take out the big bastards first. You take out the people who are playing with your rights like they're a football in the hands of Lucy van Pelt, not the Charlie Browns who are trying to hit it where it's needed. Welcome to the community, but you've got a shitload to learn.
But Cheney saves her harshest words for Bush's 2004 opponents, calling Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a "son of a bitch'' and his running mate, John Edwards, a "total slime'' for discussing her sexual orientation during nationally televised debates during the campaign.
Now, to be fair, apparently she has been pissed off at people like Alan Keyes and Dubya for playing ping-pong with her sexuality. The question is, to what degree:
In her interview with Diane Sawyer, Cheney said of Bush: "I think he's a very good man On these issues, he hasn't caught up.''
So, Bush and the people surrounding him are fundamentally good, despite the fact that:
-he has made numerous speeches about how marriage between a man and a woman is the only way, and how there should really be an amendment saying as much;
-Dick Cheney, Mary's own father, has expressed political support for the woman who authored said constitutional amendment;
-the Republican National Committee, the very body that props up said President, has used gay marriage as a scare tactic.
But when John Kerry and John Edwards point out the absolute hypocrisy of this all, then they're the scum. When Daddy and his friends put out the bigotry in the first place, then it's... what? Merely detestable? Quaint, even?
I'm sorry, Mary. You want to play this game, you take out the big bastards first. You take out the people who are playing with your rights like they're a football in the hands of Lucy van Pelt, not the Charlie Browns who are trying to hit it where it's needed. Welcome to the community, but you've got a shitload to learn.
