During the third Presidential debate, John Kerry mentioned that Dick Cheney's daughter Mary is a lesbian. Afterward the Cheney's were upset that Kerry would say that. Lynn Cheney said "that is not a good man, it was a cheap and tawdy political trick. That is not a good man."
The Bush/ Cheney people are trying to make a big deal out of something that's really insignificant to distract from the real issues. If Senator Kerry hadn't said it, they would have found something else to criticize him about.
John Kerry later said "he was only trying to say something positive about the way strong families deal with having gay family members." He also said "It was meant as a very constructive comment, in a positive way," he told CNN.
Asked how his comment was constructive, Kerry told CNN, "It's respectful of who she is. And they've embraced her and they love her. I have great respect for them for that. And it seems to me that was the point I was trying to make."
A couple of weeks ago, Senator John Edwards made a reference to Cheney's daughter being gay when answering a question during the vice- presidential debate, Cheney thanked him for the comment.
Dick Cheney during a campaign visit on August 25, 2004, admitted his daughter Mary is a lesbian. Cheney wasn't even asked a question about her. He was asked if he favored amending the Constitution to ban 'same-sex marriage' as Bush does. Cheney said he didn't favor an amendment, but supported the President's decision.
Instead of just answering the question he was asked, Cheney admitted for the first time publicly that Mary is a lesbian. Why he admitted that I don't know. Most people were already aware that his daughter is gay, and nobody really cared about that.
Kerry did nothing wrong by mentioning it. If the Cheney's didn't want anyone mentioning their daughters sexual preference then Dick Cheney shouldn't have mentioned it in the first place.
The only reason why the news media is even talking about this, is they love controversy. And they want to try and make a controversy out of something that's really insignificant. It's an outrageous shame that Dick Cheney has brought Mary embarassment in front of the nation.
Are they ashamed?
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