DAVENPORT, Iowa Aug. 24, 2004 — Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, spoke supportively about gay relationships on Tuesday, saying "freedom means freedom for everyone."
At a campaign rally in this Mississippi River town, Cheney was asked about his stand on gay marriage an issue for which his boss, President Bush, has pushed for a constitutional amendment to ban such unions.
Bush backs a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage, a move Cheney says was prompted by various judicial rulings, including the action in Massachusetts that made gay marriage legal.
"I think his perception was that the courts, in effect, were beginning to change, without allowing the people to be involved," Cheney said. "The courts were making the judgment for the entire country."
What a sack of ... whatever it is that man is.
Fine. Why don't we recognize interracial marriages but only give special tax incentives to the all-white couples? To couples that go to church every Sunday?
This is a mostly-Christian country. Why don't we have a vote. If most people agree, let's put big crosses in every city center. Why not? The majority agreed it was a good idea!
I wonder how he sold his soul. EBay? Think he got a lot for it?
Incidentally, I emailed Michael and told him about this piece of news. "He says he supports gay relationships and the marriage ban." Michael replied: "yes, well, he also wears underwear and has no balls." (He was concerned that this would be misinterpreted as a slur against women somehow, which it's totally not. Just against Cheney.)
