Posted on 10/18/2004 2:12:05 PM PDT by wallcrawlr
The wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday that Republican criticism of Sen. John Kerry for mentioning Mary Cheney's sexual orientation was a distraction from more pressing issues.
Campaigning in Denver, Elizabeth Edwards also argued that President Bush has tried to politicize the issue of gay rights in pressing for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
``I believe the president has tried to use the constitutional amendment as a wedge issue, instead of addressing things like health care or real reform and attention to our veterans' issues,'' Edwards said.
Mrs. Edwards also said she was upset with the GOP complaints about Kerry's comments in his debate last week with Bush. Republicans have called Kerry remarks inappropriate, and in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, Bush said the statement was ``over the line.''
``I'm distressed that what it did was distract from what should have been a dialogue over issues that should have been raised during the third debate - domestic policy issues like health care and jobs and education,'' Edwards said.
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Hey! Petunia,If we want any $hit out of you we will squeeze your head.
This is so cool.
The democrats have been forced to talk about the Mary Cheney gaffe Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and now Monday.
Beautiful. All that airtime in which they could be telling lies. Gone.
Well then, perhaps you should just shut up about it, don't you think?
How would she Elizabeth Edwards like it if people were going around and calling her a Fat Slob? She just don't know when to keep her mouth shut!
You can almost hear the ambulance sirens when Little Johnny and his lovely bride are around. The sleeze just oozes from these two.
Where does she find the time? Doesn't he play pro football on Sundays?
Said that in Colorado, huh? She should pretty well nail the state down - for Bush.
"The lady is stupid."
How many real Americans use the word "feint"?
'I just love the fact that the journalist added the name of the town in Colorado where Mary lives. They way things are going, I wouldn't be surprised to see some dem jerks go there to cause trouble. Maybe I'm being paranoid but I don't think her town was integral to the story, and you just never know.
That's a girl keep the issue alive. LOL
I agree. The longer this gets air time the better.
But, you'd think after 8 years of college she might know that.
She can only look like the 4th runner up at the Homecoming Queen contest - fat, pissed, and teen-aged.
bingo!
I think the fat lady needs stop singing...
Semper Fi
LIZZIE the HUT
Whether an issue is or is not divisive is totally irrelevant. If we do nothing, the courts will force the issue. Why won't the media ask her who she thinks should decide the homosexual marriage issue? The people or the courts?
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