He had to remain consistent?
He had the PERFECT opportunity to NOT say a word, refuse to be baited by the reporter, and say something along the lines of "Well, I'm not going to be drawn into discussion individual people," or something like that.
But he didn't. He TOOK the opportunity to add to the trashing of Mary Cheney by saying "'Of course she is,' he replied. 'That goes by definition. Of course she is.'"
If he knew about his daughter at the time, how sad and how painful the interview's direction must have been.
Right; sad and painful for HIM, but that didn't stop HIM from saying something that must have been "sad and painful" for another family, right?
But, it doesn't matter who we're talking about, the truth is the truth
The truth is the truth; and the truth is that Alan Keyes knew on that day that his very own daughter was a lesbian and instead of shutting up, chose to trash another man's daughter without mentioning his own.
Howlin, I agree with you. That just seems so low and devious.
Read Maya Keyes' own words quoted in post 33
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1351749/posts?page=33#33
and more,
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1351749/posts?page=432#432
She believes that her daddy is doing what is right, according to his and her mother's morals.
Actually, she sounds quite a bit like her daddy, doesn't she? No reason to back down from a definition or position just given because it's not popular.
Howlin, Ambassador Keyes had just made a strong (and clear, in my opinion) statement. If he had equivocated or Clintonesqued his way around it, the hypocrisy would have been pointed out. Even Maya believes that her parents held out hope that she would turn around until she attended the anti-Bush rally.
That is a really creepy thing to do.