Cheney apologizes to West Virginians for inbreeding joke

[Abacus]

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Vice President Dick Cheney apologized Monday for what his spokeswoman called "an inappropriate attempt at humor" that implied that inbreeding is common among West Virginians, a remark that elicited outrage from the state's senior senator.

Asked during a question-and-answer session at the National Press Club about the fact that a search of his family tree found he is a distant relative of Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential front-runner, Cheney said the two politicians were unlikely to hold a family reunion.

He said that the Cheney line on his father's side of the family dates to 1630's, and a Cheney family line on his mother's side dates to the 1650's.

"So, I had Cheneys on both sides of the family — and we don't even live in West Virginia," Cheney cracked. After pausing for laughter from the crowd, Cheney added, "You can say those things when you're not running for re-election."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/02/cheney-apologizes-to-west-virginians-for-inbreeding-joke/

We gotta get him out there more.

[DangerousRhythm]

1. I wish there were a way to spread this story in WV.

He's such an ass.

[nickyt]

6. It's in the Charleston Gazette:

Latest News
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http://wvgazette.com/

[nickyt]

7. Also the Huntington, WV, Herald-Dispatch:

Cheney tells West Virginia joke
Jun 02, 2008 @ 07:30 PM

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/

Word's out in WV, no problem -

[DangerousRhythm]

20. Good to know!

I figured as much. Whenever my city is in national news you can bet that same story is in local news at least 10 times as much. :)

[ccharles000]

2. Dick is an ass.

[bronxiteforever]

3. Lets see if this gets as much coverage as the bitter remark-

-see it is ok to insult rural people if you are from the GOP. Cheney is an old timey good ole boy just like rural folk.:eyes:

[Lint Head]

4. This lying fuck should have been aborted!

I wonder how many West Virginians he is responsible for killing?:dem:

[Imagevision]

5. No one can top go_fu*k_yourself Cheney for being the ultimate political scumbag

[blue sky at night]

8. If anyone should know about inbreeding..

it would be the King of Sleaze and Evil himself. I wish we didn't even know about this asshole.

[nomorenomore08]

9. It's okay, WV folks, he still despises you.

I've heard that WV has the highest per capita number of enlisted military. How fitting that Cheney would mock the very people he sent off to war in order to line his pockets...

[bbinacan]

10. Oh chill out

I went whitewater rafting on the Upper Gauley and our guide, a West Virginian, made the following joke. WV- where the men are men and the sheep are nervous.

[Elidor]

11. I wish they'd run him for veep again

But McCain is easy enough, with his overturn Roe v. Wade and 100 More Wonderful Years in Iraq. Bob Dole is about to be knocked out of his role as poster boy for disastrous GOP presidential candidacies.

[QC]

12. He sounds like a lot of people here did during the WV primary.

Actually, a lot of the commentary here was much uglier.

[goletian]

13. so?

[Why Syzygy]

14. He isn't running for re-election, and McSheep is a sacrifice. Dump away, Dick!

[Hamlette]

15. is this a first? The VP apologizing? Now he should apologize for the war, and for sneering at us

[CreekDog]

16. Cheney apologized???

i sense a disturbance in the force... :hide:

[billyoc]

17. But not for all the dead West Virginians in Iraq?

:grr:

[Barack_America]

18. So what?

Isn't that his normal response to offending decent Americans?

What an asshole. Though I must say that I recall similar statements here on DU before the WV primary.

[frickaline]

19. just when I thought I couldn't be any more disgusted by the man

K&R cause he's nasty.