Problem is ... Dick Cheney kicked the moral high-ground out from under the GOP.
While John Kerry was roundly condemned for using language that many consider inappropriate, that's largely dropped away, because of the VP's intemperate comment.
You ae right, however - the headline is (at best) misleading.
Sadim
"Problem is ... Dick Cheney kicked the moral high-ground out from under the GOP.
While John Kerry was roundly condemned for using language that many consider inappropriate, that's largely dropped away, because of the VP's intemperate comment"
I think saying something to someone in the heat of an arguement is completely different then using fowl language in a magazine interview.
Nobody would have even heard about the incident if it weren't for Leahy running to the media.
Cheney's F bomb was like cursng at someone who cut you off in traffic.
Kerry on thed other hand was sitting for an interview with Rollingstone when he cursed.
Kerry knew that people would be reading it.
He was "trying" to be cool.
Too bad nobody told him Rollingstone is so not "cool" anymore.
The Vice President's comment was only heard round the world because Leaky Leahy ran as quickly as he could to the media to tattle about it.
A real man would have kept it between the two of them. But libs are very much girlies.
Prairie
The difference being that there is no physical evidence (video or audio recording) that Cheney actually did this. The story came from the mouth of Patrick Leahy. I'm not even sure if Cheney even acknowledged that he said it?
Dick Cheney was having a PRIVATE conversation.....pulleaasseee.....not on mike, or ON the RECORD...he COULD deny it, like a DEM WOULD, and LIE, but he didn't. Sheesh....the double standard reeks.