Reply #59: Whoa, JE did not pull it out of the air! The mod. brought the topic up..

[henslee]

IMO, both Cheney and the mod. Ifill, were super lame in that they talked around the specifics. And then when JE finally got specific using the words "gay daughter" -- he at least helped convey the full import of Ifill's question which would have been lost otherwise.

on edit - true, he didn't have to keep repeating it... but wtf, this is war.

JE never said anything was wrong with having a gay daughter. Does your friend think something is shameful about having a gay daughter?
Frankly, the way the cheney's hide her away like a leper is way more repulsive than JE's remark.

excerpt from debate - Ifill's question....

IFILL: "The next question goes to you, Mr. Vice President...
I want to read something you said four years ago at this very setting: "Freedom means freedom for everybody." You said it again recently when you were asked about legalizing same-sex unions. And you used YOUR FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE as a context for your remarks.
Can you describe then your administration's support for a constitutional ban on same-sex unions?"