Frist won't criticize Cheney for cursing

AP | 6/27/04

[cripplecreek]

Good.

[eddie willers]

Did Tom Daschle apologize for John F'ing Kerry's Rolling Stone interview?

[kattracks]

The media has really latched on to this. I wonder why they didn't ask Dem leaders what they thought of Kerry using the F bomb for PUBLUC consumption.

[AUH2OY2K]

I'm torn on this one. On one hand Leahy deserves to be berated. On the other, Cheney is setting a bad example for our children. I can imagine our school children repeating the explicative and in their defense, stating that the VP said it. It could end up like the oral sex/Clinton debacle.

[Huck]

On Saturday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said President Bush had no problem with his vice president's language. "It's not an issue with the president," McClellan said.

You gotta love that GWB. I just ordered a cap, yard sign and some bumper stickers from www.georgewbush.com.

[cripplecreek]

"F" is for $50.

Send a $50 donation to a republican of your choice and explain that Dick Cheney earned it.

[JZoback]

Thankfully Frist the Senate leader instead of that pussy.......cat Trent Lott.

I imagine Lott would be licking the boots of Leahy and the press about now.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Hey Leahy! pHUCK YOU. Man, that felt good. I've wanted to say that for a long time.

[FairOpinion]

Cheney should be congratulated for his restraint in responding to extreme provocation. (I mean this seriously)

[Huck]

I friggin LOVE Dick Cheney. And that's a great idea. I think I'll take you up on it.

[Libertina]

How odd that the media has so many stories about this Cheney statement when they didn't cover Kerry or Hillary or Bill... NOT /s

[cripplecreek]

I got the idea listening to Hugh Hewitt. Spread the word.

The wife and I decided that our $50 donations would go to local candidates this time.

[Knight Templar]

""The Tennessee Republican indicated that Cheney's outburst at Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., can be attributed to political passions aroused by the election year.""

This is why I don't contribute to the NRSC, Hugh.

Why can't Frist come out and call Leahy what he is? I will give to specific campaigns until I see some backbone, from other than the Vice President in Washington.

[gipper81]

Next time (after the election) maybe he can throw a punch at Leahy.

[kattracks]

On the other, Cheney is setting a bad example for our children.

This remark was made during a private conversation. If you want to blame someone for "corrupting" the children, blame it on Leahy for whining about it and media for reporting it as world shattering news. BTW, if you've ever heard a conversation between kids, this word is already part of their vocabulary. Furthermore, clinton didn't just make the use of the words Oral Sex acceptable, but the practice of it.

[jimboster]

Let me see if I understand this. Leahy can publicly accuse Cheney of sacrificing the lives of American men and women in order to make a buck for his old company Halliburton. Yet, it's somehow obscene for Cheney to f-him off in a private conversation?

[AUH2OY2K]

Cheney was at work as an elected official when this occurred. It is an untenable argument that children already say it thus our leaders should get a free pass when they use expletives. The idea is to set a good example. I'm sure Cheney, with his wealth of experience and knowledge, could have expressed himself better than he did.

[cripplecreek]

Does leaky even remember where he got his nickname?

[alnick]

How bizarre that it's considered newsworthy that a 63-year-old man used a curse word in a private conversation.