Lynne Cheney Gets Snappish In Gay Amendment Interview

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/02/021005cheney.htm

Lynne Cheney, wife of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, opposes the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage that President George W. Bush repeatedly has called for.

The Cheneys' daughter Mary is openly gay.

"I don't support an amendment to the Constitution banning gay marriage," Mrs. Cheney told National Public Radio's Fresh Air Feb. 9. "I think it's a matter that should be left to the states.


I'm so sorry that I missed that interview--sounds like it would have been a real hoot!

[slor]

1. Well, she looks like a...

snapping turtle, so it was natural.

[donsu]

2. much praise to Terry Gross for 5 attempts to get the she Cheney to

talk some truth.

a gold star for making the she Cheney snappish.

[Ian David]

3. I like THIS part...

Cheney grew testy when Fresh Air host Terry Gross tried to question her further on the issue.

Gross said that when President Bush said in his State of the Union address "that this amendment would be for the good of families, children and society, I couldn't help but wonder if parents of gays and lesbians would see it as being good for their families, and I--"

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Cheney grew testy when Fresh Air host Terry Gross tried to question her further on the issue.

Gross said that when President Bush said in his State of the Union address "that this amendment would be for the good of families, children and society, I couldn't help but wonder if parents of gays and lesbians would see it as being good for their families, and I--"

[sonicx]

4. She's not against the amendment

It would just look really bad if she said so. None of the Cheneys give a damn about gay rights. Fuck them all.