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To: Elroy who wrote (206939)	10/16/2004 6:22:53 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1576206

>I think he simply wanted to remind the voting public that Cheney has a gay daughter. That has implications among some of the GOP religious right anti-gay voters. I don't think she is the best example of a gay individual that he can choose to name in a nationally televised debate. Of course he was thinking politically... at the same time, I can absolutely not think of a better way to answer the question at hand than he did, even if there was other political thought involved. >Why do you think he chose her instead of A) a well known gay celebrity, or B) a gay person that he knows personally? Because it couldn't have nearly as much impact on the argument than mentioning someone that Bush knows personally. -Z

To: Elroy who wrote (206939)	10/16/2004 11:38:14 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1576206

I think he simply wanted to remind the voting public that Cheney has a gay daughter. That has implications among some of the GOP religious right anti-gay voters. I don't think she is the best example of a gay individual that he can choose to name in a nationally televised debate. What implications? Give them a cause for false outrage and to hog the news? Makes no sense. Why do you think he chose her instead of A) a well known gay celebrity, or B) a gay person that he knows personally? I have no idea. But you imply that the mention was planned. I am a supporter of Kerry, and I thought it was a dumb mistake immediately. His advisers would counsel against it. He gave the wingnuts a pretense for false outrage...and all he said is that gays are born gay, which is in fact a statement of support. Al