Is it proper to drag her into it?

El Barto · #1 10-13-2004, 11:10 PM

KERRY: We're all God's children, Bob. And I think if you were to talk to Dick Cheney's daughter, who is a lesbian, she would tell you that she's being who she was, she's being who she was born as.

Why did Kerry bring up Cheney's daughter? Do you find this at all offensive?

KERRY: And I've met wives who are supportive of their husbands or vice versa when they finally sort of broke out and allowed themselves to live who they were, who they felt God had made them.

Can anyone tell me what the hell he is talking about here? Is he saying, "wives stay tied to your gay husbands"?

jdl22 · #2 10-13-2004, 11:13 PM

No, he's saying they are supportive of them. Not sure what's not clear about that second quotation.

El Barto · #3 10-13-2004, 11:16 PM

I thought it was telling that Bush emphasized how much he loved his wife, while Kerry talked about "Marrying Up".

anatta · #4 10-13-2004, 11:28 PM

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I thought it was telling that Bush emphasized how much he loved his wife, while Kerry talked about "Marrying Up".

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I thought it was telling that Bush didn't get the joke.

elwoodblues · #5 10-14-2004, 09:14 AM

Considering the question is what have you learned from the strong women in your life, Bush talked about how much he loved his wife and Kerry answered the question.

GWB · #6 10-14-2004, 09:37 AM

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Kerry answered the question.

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I guess you weren't paying attention, all Kerry said about his wife was that he "married up", what did he learn from that?

elwoodblues · #7 10-14-2004, 09:51 AM

The question was about strong women in their lives and what they were taught by them. Kerry answered that his mother taught him "Integrity, Integrity, Integrity." He also said of his wife and daughters "I can sometimes take myself too seriously. They surely don't let me do that. "

ThaSaltCracka · #8 10-13-2004, 11:38 PM

probably because Bush opposes gay marriage, but thats just my guess.

Glitchh · #9 10-13-2004, 11:57 PM

I thought it was a bit strange - Edwards did the same thing ... "your GAY daughter". They are obviously trying to make their opponents uncomfortable and it came across as a bit offensive IMO.

PITTM · #10 10-14-2004, 12:05 AM

i think it is much more offensive to the gay community that the president and vice president are anti gay marriage then it is that edwards pointed out that Cheaney cannot support his own daughter's lifestyle...

rj