Yes. A common liberal belief (still actually unproven to the best of my knowledge, but possible) is that sexual preference is inborn- -genetic. That makes it no different than being born male, female, ugly, black, white, Asian, or any number of other differentiations among people. It is something you have no control over. Someone can be ugly as sin and have sterling character. I have known such.
However, I truly do not think Kerry meant it unkindly.
Suppose Cheney, then Bush, had made reference to this in the debates:
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Suppose it was something like "And we all remember the appearance Mr. Kerry's daughter put in at the Cannes Film Festival. And her fashion statement."
Would you take that as simply a friendly remark?
Come now, Suma, these guys aren't golfing buddies; their political rivals running national campaigns for the Presidency of the United States.
I will tell you this. If he did I will not vote for him.
Then you'd better find another candidate (I'm sure it won't be Bush), because he and Edwards did. In both cases the references were gratuitous, unnecessary comments- -like they were itching for an opportunity to get them in.
I thought that he meant it as a piece of information to the right wing who believe that gays have a choice about choose to be what they are.
THEN you DO realize it was NOT just a friendly offhand remark and in fact was politically motivated.
AND it did back fire.
And it should have. So what? This is like saying because that because Nixon had been pilloried so badly in the press over Watergate, he should not have had to face impeachment.
I agree however over and over that he should not have used Mary just as I now think her parents are doing her a big disservice by keeping this ups.
OK. What are GWB and Cheney doing to keep his daughter in the public spotlight? Other than Cheney expressing his outrage at the opposition using her for political purposes, that is. Do you think he should laud her attackers?
Let me point out something else: Not uncommonly in a situation like this, the family breaks relations with the stray. Cheney and his wife did not. She is still accepted and welcome in the family. More than that, Cheney had enough confidence in her intellect and judgement to make her his campaign manager.
It appears to me that the Democrats are complaining about the mote in Cheney's eye while ignoring the log in their own. |
