Friday, October 15, 2004
You should be reading Lileks. But first, read me.
Today's Bleat contains good stuff about the whole Mary Cheney thing that erupted yesterday.
My take on it: I wasn't really offended until Liz Edwards weighed in (sorry) on the matter, opining that Lynn and Dick Cheney's taking of exception over having their daughter dragged into the campaign by their political opponents indicates that they're somehow ashamed of her. This statement exhibits exactly the level of class I expect from the overindulged wife of an ambulance-chaser.
Kerry claims he was trying to say something positive. I'd almost believe he was telling the truth, if his lips weren't moving. You want to say something positive about your opponent's running mate? Try saying something positive that isn't a back-handed slap against what you perceive as your opponent's intolerance. To put it another way: Kerry thought he could drive a wedge between Bush and his most religiously-conservative supporters by bringing up Mary Cheney's sexuality. Otherwise, he would never have attempted to say something "positive" about Republicans. Why would he? In that arena, in the debate, in the campaign for President of the United States, why say anything positive about the opposition? As James Carville so eloquently says, "When your opponent is drowning, throw the sonuvabitch an anchor." If Kerry didn't think he was throwing Bush an anchor, he would've kept his mouth shut, and that would've been a welcome relief.
Lil' Johnny Edwards defends his boss by pointing out that the Cheneys themselves had referenced Mary's orientation in the course of their campaigning. Well, yes, they did. Thing is, though, she's their daughter, not Kerry's. And don't let Dick Cheney's gracious answer to you during the VP debate fool you, youngling Edwards: it was just as inappropriate for you to bring it up then as it was for Kerry on Wednesday night. She's not your family, and it's none of your business, and if the Cheneys want to talk about their daughter, they can, with no reciprocal obligation on your part to do anything except keep your piehole shut. It's their family. You don't have Thanksgiving dinner in the Cheney household.
UPDATE: Pat Cadell, former Democratic strategist and frequent guest on FNC programs, was just on Hannity and Colmes saying that Kerry's reference to the VP's daughter was aimed at African-American voters, who tend to be liberal except on the issue of homosexuality. At the end of the segment, he also mentioned Christian conservatives who are supposed to be outraged by the Cheneys' audacity to allow their daughter to continue drawing breath.
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My take on it: I wasn't really offended until Liz Edwards weighed in (sorry) on the matter, opining that Lynn and Dick Cheney's taking of exception over having their daughter dragged into the campaign by their political opponents indicates that they're somehow ashamed of her. This statement exhibits exactly the level of class I expect from the overindulged wife of an ambulance-chaser.
Kerry claims he was trying to say something positive. I'd almost believe he was telling the truth, if his lips weren't moving. You want to say something positive about your opponent's running mate? Try saying something positive that isn't a back-handed slap against what you perceive as your opponent's intolerance. To put it another way: Kerry thought he could drive a wedge between Bush and his most religiously-conservative supporters by bringing up Mary Cheney's sexuality. Otherwise, he would never have attempted to say something "positive" about Republicans. Why would he? In that arena, in the debate, in the campaign for President of the United States, why say anything positive about the opposition? As James Carville so eloquently says, "When your opponent is drowning, throw the sonuvabitch an anchor." If Kerry didn't think he was throwing Bush an anchor, he would've kept his mouth shut, and that would've been a welcome relief.
Lil' Johnny Edwards defends his boss by pointing out that the Cheneys themselves had referenced Mary's orientation in the course of their campaigning. Well, yes, they did. Thing is, though, she's their daughter, not Kerry's. And don't let Dick Cheney's gracious answer to you during the VP debate fool you, youngling Edwards: it was just as inappropriate for you to bring it up then as it was for Kerry on Wednesday night. She's not your family, and it's none of your business, and if the Cheneys want to talk about their daughter, they can, with no reciprocal obligation on your part to do anything except keep your piehole shut. It's their family. You don't have Thanksgiving dinner in the Cheney household.
UPDATE: Pat Cadell, former Democratic strategist and frequent guest on FNC programs, was just on Hannity and Colmes saying that Kerry's reference to the VP's daughter was aimed at African-American voters, who tend to be liberal except on the issue of homosexuality. At the end of the segment, he also mentioned Christian conservatives who are supposed to be outraged by the Cheneys' audacity to allow their daughter to continue drawing breath.
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