[drjimmy]

If this was Chelsea Clinton (or some other Democrat), she'd be on the talkshows promoting lesbian parenting as the new wave of progressivism. The difference is between a private life publicized inadvertently (because Dick Cheney is VP) and a life which is intentionally directed to make publicity and push an agenda.

You must have missed Mary Cheney's appearances on ABC's "Primetime" and the "Late Show with David Letterman" last May, promoting her autobiography "Now It's My Turn." And after the 2004 vice presidential debate (the one in which John Edwards mentioned her being a lesbian), when Mary Cheney and her partner both appeared on the stage with the rest of the Cheney family. And when Mary served on the board of the Republican Unity Coalition, an organization that says its purpose was "about one big idea: making homosexuality a 'non-issue' for the Republican Party." Of course there's also before she got involved in politics, when she served as a gay and lesbian outreach coordinator for Coors Brewing Company.

It's funny, the knots some folks here are twisting themselves into in order to come up with some reason to give Mary Cheney a pass on this. The incorrect notion that she doesn't "flaunt" her homosexuality is one of the most silly. I think dogbyte12 in post #96 best hit the nail on the head, regarding the hypocrisy issue. My opinion is that Mary Cheney should be given a pass because it's none of my business either way, whether she flaunts it or not.

[SeaBiscuit]

Yeah, I guess if you try to hide a sin then it's not really a sin... Hypocrisy is right.

[Howlin]

You must have missed Mary Cheney's appearances on ABC's "Primetime" and the "Late Show with David Letterman" last May, promoting her autobiography "Now It's My Turn." And after the 2004 vice presidential debate (the one in which John Edwards mentioned her being a lesbian), when Mary Cheney and her partner both appeared on the stage with the rest of the Cheney family. And when Mary served on the board of the Republican Unity Coalition, an organization that says its purpose was "about one big idea: making homosexuality a 'non-issue' for the Republican Party." Of course there's also before she got involved in politics, when she served as a gay and lesbian outreach coordinator for Coors Brewing Company.

And in only the last thing you mentioned did she say ANYTHING at all about being a lesbian.

What would you have her do, just disappear off the face of the earth?

Never mind. I think I know the answer to that one.

[No.6]

"You must have missed Mary Cheney's appearances..."

Yea, I did. Guess you can ignore my prior comment as, if your notes are right, she has been pushing the activism route.

[DungeonMaster]

It's funny, the knots some folks here are twisting themselves into in order to come up with some reason to give Mary Cheney a pass on this.

Well said, I notice the same thing.

[tuesday afternoon]

Interesting that you still think she should be given a pass after what you wrote about her.

She is a public figure. She knew her pregnancy would be national news. She and her partner may even have discussed the benefits of having the Cheneys' be the grandparents when deciding who would be the mother. As you point out, Mary Cheney is a pretty keen advocate for homosexuality.

I find the whole thing surreal. Two women having a baby makes national news and we are expected to think it is great news or have no opinion on it because it's the Vice-President's daughter. I think it is a sin against nature, no matter how "nice" the couple appears.