Very well stated. But by the looks of it the Republicans drank the Cool-Aid and it's going to take a lot to excise the party clean.

And the ironic part is they can thank Obama for their new found freedom, Daddy would have never touch that hot rock especially in office........

@firecracker*

Oh boy; They can kick start their vibrators and roll each others tampons.

Is that what went through your head when you read this article?

firecracker do you roll your girlfriends' tampon for her big fellla . . .

So she supported her father and helped run his campaign, even though he was against gay marriage, but now she gets married. Really hypocritical!

Guess they had to wait until Darth Cheney's new heart was strong enough to take the shock.

On the serious side, best wishes to them.

While VP he couldn't say he supported gay marriage but now he can. Typical lying while you are in office. These two have been together longer than most hetero marriages, says a lot about their commitment to each other.

Wow, the ultimate in hypocrisy.

Mary Cheney, left, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, with her partner, Heather Poe, at the Republican National Convention in New York in September 2004.

And there they sit, among a large group of people who, if given the chance, would lynch both of them. If Heather was black, they'd have both been swingin from the rafters in the GOP backroom by the end of the night...

Best wishes to them! I hope Mitt at least found it in his heart to send them a card! Dick Cheney just raised him a ton of money the other day, so at least, one good turn deserves another.

frog

if given the chance, would lynch both of them

Now you know they wouldn't do that. They would just put them in a electrified fence out back and let them starve to death.

With a bit of luck the former Dick's heart will swell with pride until it pops.

SOME, "Preachers", are just another form of lying sacks of stuff "POLITICIANS", just saying what benefits themselves the most. Only caring about themselves, and not there to serve anyone, BUT THEMSELVES. Politicians, either side, and Preachers, are nothing more than "Salesmen", telling people what they want to hear, not the truth, but for their own "Personal" gain.

You can just imagine how Santorum and his ilk are reacting.

This is possibly the only issue I respect Cheney on. He has loved and supported his daughter, her partner and their children. He came out in support of gay marriage 3 years ago. When did Obama come out in support? Oh yea, a few weeks ago.

Cheney doesn't have a problem with this issue at all. Hopefully he can educate the religious fools that are co-opting the GOP.

lynsey- Did he support her when he was in office? While they running for reelection? No of course not.

Cheney and his his wife acted outraged that Sen Kerry brought up the "GAY" issue, you can't re wright history. He is a hypocrite!

shhhhh, If the Repubs are quiet about this, maybe this story will go away. They hope!

Does the Dick in the family know?

" ... When did Obama come out in support? ... "

Huh, let's see ......

Before he was elected? Yes he did, indirectly. ANYONE with a brain can get from repealing DODT, to supporting same sex marriage. It's not that big of a step.

Oh. But that's right, the Right don't have/use brains, they may or may not have. In the same way they don't need truth or facts. Oops! Sorry, my bad.

This is possibly the only issue I respect Cheney on. He has loved and supported his daughter, her partner and their children. He came out in support of gay marriage 3 years ago. When did Obama come out in support? Oh yea, a few weeks ago.

He only mumbled it in a manner that was least likely to harm the GOP platform. And when comparing him to Obama, let's remember one thing: did Cheney shout out his support for gay marraige when he still had an election to run for and win? Nope. He never said One Word when it actually might have hurt him. Obama said it before his second election, and knew it was the right thing to do, even though it could cost him many, many votes.

Sorry Joe, but the purpose of this article is to let us know that they got married, that's all. Get off the spin merry-go-round and get a life. Your attempt to create 'dissension' is clear.

AFTER Dick bought his new heart.

Listen, I can't believe I'm even trying to defend Cheney on anything, but let's use this opportunity to educate the right wing idiots that gay marriage is no big deal...even Dick Cheney doesn't have a problem with it. Nor does he have a problem with his grandchildren being raised by two Moms.

Why drive a stake thru Cheney's new heart when we can use him as an example of how the GOP should deal with the issue.

We can always go back and crucify him as a warmongerer next week!

He's a POS treasonous war criminal that needs to be sent to the Hague to stand trial for crimes against humanity...or preferable stood up against a wall and shot here in the US for treason. Even a blind hog will root up an acorn on occasion. Doesn't mean he's not blind or a pig.

lynseypug - When did Obama come out in support? Oh yea, a few weeks ago.

Actually it was in 1996, twice on the record. And while Obama's ambiguous position since then was just to fool the gullible bigots, the reality is that he's always been careful to draw a distinction between his support for full legal equality and what his religion tells him.

Her husband or w/e looks like a guy.

'firecracker' wrote:

"Oh boy; They can kick start their vibrators and roll each others tampons."

Reply to 'firecracker':

"The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye;

the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract."

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

They deserve to be happy and raise their kids without intimidation and I truly wish their family the best. The thing I just don't understand is how Mary can still support a political party so full of intolorance and bigotry. She must know that the Republican Party will never stop their campaign of hate until all gays and lesbians in America are reduced to non citizenship status.........

The Cheney's made a good life for themselves while in the repub party. Halliburton was ready to tank until cheney came up with the Iraq invasion instead of going after Al Quaida, the terrorists who attacked the WTCs. All those repubs are living hi on the hog, on you. Time to return to sanity. Vote Democratic in all elections, get rid of those repub/tparty people in Congress, spouting their lies and hate. Why are the big money repub/tparty corporate boys throwing over a billion dollars on this election? In 2010 the repub/tparty dropped almost a billion to get their boys into Congress and into governor positions. Voter fraud - in your dreams. The repub/tparty are the lowdown cheats and they know it. Why else do they have to buy their supporters and keep them fed from the trough? They're trying to buy the U.S. and we won't let them. OBAMA 2012 and a strong Democratic Congress

I along with almost everyone I know is in agreement with earthgirl. What is needed is a grassroots effort to get everyone to vote. Rid us of the lying, bottom feeders and we have a great opportunity to make America and the world better.

Seems the liberals on this board are very disappointed to see that they are wrong when they cast the entire Republican party as homophobic. Kind of deflates their mojo and their mantra. Can't tell me EVERY liberal is completely for gay marriage, anymore than to say that EVERY Conservative is against it. One size does not fit all..on either side of the aisle.

Aggie, you are correct that there is no universal definition of Democrats. But being progressives means that they are all interested in the big picture.

Same for Republicans. We all know there are two different types of Republicans, the greedy liars who stand to gain more money and power by talking the other type, dupes to the lies, into supporting them. Which group do you belong to? Oh, sorry, I should have known - being an aggie tell us more than you would be comfortable with.

@lynseypug "This is possibly the only issue I respect Cheney on. He has loved and supported his daughter, her partner and their children. He came out in support of gay marriage 3 years ago. When did Obama come out in support? Oh yea, a few weeks ago."

Ever hear the expression "actions speak louder than words"? Yeah, for 3 years Dick Cheney has "said" he supports same sex marriage. But what did he do when he was in a position of power to make things happen? Nothing. Obama, on the other hand, has acted almost from the get-go: his administration stopped defening DOMA, ended "Don't Ask-Don't Tell." He was only late to the game in matching his words with his actions. He was already walking the walk, just not talking the talk. To me, it's far more important what he DOES than what he SAYS. But now he's doing as well as saying. Cheney is just talk.

Good for Mary Cheney.

The hypocrisy of this situation is just staggering! Face it, Darth Cheney would NEVER have supported gay marriage if his own daughter were not a lesbian. Even though he knew Mary was a lesbian, he wouldn't stand up for her and her partner publicly until a couple years ago when it became common knowledge he had a gay daughter. I hope he understands and regrets his decision to leave his own child and so many other Americans in limbo when he could have exercised his influence to help them.

Can someone please explain how there can even exist such a group as the Log Cabin Republicans? How can anyone be so blind and so delusional as to crucify himself/herself for the sake of the GOP?

tex2C....You have no clue what I "am comfortable with"..Who I am or what I am. You're just babbeling. Don't embarrass yourself on my account.

BWAAhahaha ! Ewwwww.... creepy

"Mary Cheney and long time squirrel-friend" would be more palatable...

kaybeetoys' wrote:

"Can someone please explain how there can even exist such a group as the Log Cabin Republicans? How can anyone be so blind and so delusional as to crucify himself/herself for the sake of the GOP?"

Hi, 'kaybeetoys.' I didn't know anything about the group either. And I don't know if your question was just rhetorical, but if you are actually curious I think you'll find the Wiki as interesting a read as I did after seeing your question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Cabin_Republicans

What I take away from the Wiki article is that the "Log Cabin Republicans" are working to change the direction of the Republican Party ...from within.

And when you think about it, that's a pretty sensible approach, given that it's unlikely that opposition to the Republican platform from the outside will do anything more than just steel its resolve and push it even more to the Right.

An 'intellectual insurrection' from the inside shows more promise on a multitude of issues confronting any political party than does confrontation from those perceived as 'the other side.'

And when you really think about it, LGBT people don't need to spend their efforts persuading Democrats of their rights to equal treatment and civil rights. That's pretty much been a done deal for two to three decades.

=)

#1.37

Someone seems not to understand " Parental Love " mistaking it for what many Sociologist will call " Hidden Hate and fear " that is to go along with what ever the child wants in " Fear of loosing their Love and attention " a TRUE love stands UP to principles and what is right NOT only for ones self and ones family but for the community in General, Homosexuality its COSTS to any community both emotional financial and phycological is far too great to just " allow it out of Fear!"

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Eagle Averro wrote: #1.37:

"Someone seems not to understand " Parental Love "..."

No, 'Eagle', someone seems not to understand "Love."

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

'Eagle', The heart wants what the heart wants. And I would urge you to set aside your prejudices and try a bit harder to find love for others, and rejoice in love, rather than pointing fingers and making judgments.

" It does not demand its own way. "

'Eagle', The heart wants what the heart wants. And I would urge you to set aside your prejudices and try a bit harder to find love for others, and rejoice in love, rather than pointing fingers and making judgments

#1.42

Nice Quotes, Thank You, but someone prejudice makes them " Blind to the word ", I would like to remind you of Mathew 7 " Remove the rafter from your eyes before ... " and later on " Lord did WE not do Miracles in your name ,,,,, Get away from Me, you workers of Lawlessness "

Add to that a question from your Children, " Mum/Dad, Should we love nature and be natural " and you response would be?

Robert,

The "heart [may want] what the heart wants" - and that desire may seem quite real; however, the Bible reminds us that:

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" [Jeremiah 17:9]

and

"For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these things come from within, and defile the man." [Mark 7:21-23]

In addition, let us not forget that the "love" in I Corinthians 13 is agape.

GBL

Time to jump in the sack and do the ol' clam slam. Eeeewwwwww!

Thanks, markwonder.

I just lost my appetite.

I like it. No Dick for this Cheney.

It's very strange that we (or at least I) didn't hear about this during Bush's presidency.

I find it ironic that this marriage took place "legally" in DC...

@Frogmorton

Wow, the ultimate in hypocrisy.

Mary Cheney, left, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, with her partner, Heather Poe, at the Republican National Convention in New York in September 2004.

And there they sit, among a large group of people who, if given the chance, would lynch both of them. If Heather was black, they'd have both been swingin from the rafters in the GOP backroom by the end of the night...

But it isn't hypocrisy. His position was no different than Obama's in the first campaign who only now finds it expedient to declare his belief that gays should have the same rights as everyone else. People expected Dick Cheney to be a small minded homophobic because he is a Republican but no one said anything about the hypocrisy of President Obama because he is a Democrat who didn't believe in gay rights.

The fact is you can support a candidate even if they hold beliefs you disagree with. I believe that gays should have the right to marry their same sex love and I believe that abortion should remain legal (even though I believe it is murder) and while you would assume I would vote for President Obama I will not because of so much just this week but also because he has no fiscal responsibility and his healthcare referendum is unconstitutional (as are so many other things he has done recently).

*(and before you say that Bush did a bunch of horrible things, I agree, that doesn't mean it's okay for President Obama to do them too.)

Jared Jenkins, you are describing things that a whole lot of men do to women and women do to men. So why it is so bad if gays do it.

Something tells me that Jared spends far, far too much time thinking about same-sex sex to be 100% straight. We're here for you, Jared, when you're ready to come out of the closet.

" ... that doesn't mean it's okay for President Obama to do them too ... "

Why not? It's the same excuse that Bush used. Oh. There is one small difference. Bush lied. No one else had really done it. But it worked, because the Right shouted down anyone that tried to show that they hadn't. That's how the right works they lie and then ....

<hands covering ears> lalalalalalalala, can't hear you. LALALALALALALALA, CAN"T HEAR YOU!!! See we told you the other guy did it too. LALALALALA ........

Test

Jared, when was the last time your anus got ripped apart by another man. If no earlier than last weekend, you probably need to go to a doctor. There are several local clinics you could slip into so the wife does not see you and get the thing sewed up before you show your azz again on this vine.

Jared you have some issues. From your post it seems you were having alot of fun describing the sexual acts of gay people. I hope you understand marriage isnt about sex, it is about commiting to someone you love and want to spend the rest of your life with. I wish them both the best.

Actually Bicfj, I'm not sure that would happen. If gay marriage is legalized for a time and a marriage happens and then it is made illegal, I believe those that were married while it was legal are still married after because laws are generally not retroactive.

Y'all don't be to hard on Jared. He's just trolling for a gay guy to show him the error of his ways and he has more luck trying it this way.

@ Jared - who told you that gay people eat poop?! You've been watching too much Tosh.O. It's just a silly show that pokes fun at people (usually ignorant & mentally challenged people). It isn't factual.

@Jared Jenkins

I think you're spending way too much time imagining what homosexuals do in the bedroom. Do you think the acts you describe would by alright if they were done by heterosexuals? Everything you describe can be done by heterosexuals too.

Maybe you need to ease up on the porn.

'if people talk graphically about gay sex, that that supposedly mean that the person is struggling with their own homosexual feelings or lifestyle.'

Methinks thou protesteth a bit too much! Come on out Jared, we won't laugh at you. Hell, you might even be able to land a job at a great restaurant.

ANd in another first Mary Cheney gives away her father at the weddding.

IF he had a heart...

...wait...

He just got his heart. . . Let him practice with it a bit.

Yes, Dick.. head..of some republican committee or something, did get a new heart and at what age? Yes, 71 yrs old, Dick has to be the oldest heart recipient historically, why? because the criteria for transplant of a heart doesn't extend to persons of that age. Why should a 71 yr old man be given a heart that may have saved the life of a 25 or 35 yr old man or woman, or hell even a 45 yr old in need of transplant. Politics is a sickening business and the favoritism that enables a 71 yr old to live and quite possibly condemned a 30 yr old to death because of "WHO" he is when a heart that was avail was given to someone regardless of that persons place in the line up established by the registry for avail organs. Cheney, you are an evil SOB, and if there is a "hell" your spot is being warmed up as we speak. And the Doctor that performed that transplant should have his surgical rights revoked, permanently and then he should be charged with a crime for either the death of the rightful recipient or the suffering that person had to endure while waiting for another viable organ. That transplant was the most incredible slap in the face of the American people by Cheney, basically telling us that the established rules do not apply to him or people like him and if you all don't like it there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it! Sickening, absolutely sickening. The degree to which this country has sunk morally is shameful.

And it was paid for by the gold standard health insurance that we, the taxpayers, provide for him. While his GOP buddies are trying to take our insurance away.

Okay all you haters, and people who believe that their laws should apply to what goes on in the privacy of the bedrooms of others. A few facts so listen up:

- It has been going on for thousands of years, well before recorded history.

- It is practiced in many cultures to this day.

- It is detailed in the Bible many times.

- It is well documented in many, many species in the animal kingdom.

- It is a personal matter of choice.

- It provides mutual satisfaction to both partners.

- Everybody has an equal freedom to love whomever they choose without being discriminated against, and it's nobody else's damn business what goes on in the bedrooms of those who practice it.

Best of all, consent isn't required any more than consent is required to declaw, neuter or bathe for that matter.

Legalized bestiality - The next progressive sexual frontier. Ew. Further proof that this country is going straight down the toilet.

Wouldn't that be PING, . . . PING, . . . PING?

@firecracker

Bwa ha ha ahaha hahah haha

Corporations are people my friends !

Still holding? It's going to be a while.

Seriously? You're pathetic. Those two are evil looking!

they sure are --- thank goodness they're both finally out of office, and no more Cheney/Bush in the white house ever again!

Actually Dick has supported State's Rights to allow gay marriage for years.

See, Dick and his wife have known for years what a wonderful daughter they have. Once folks come to know people, it's alot harder to fear and hate them.

I wonder if everyone came out, how many homophobes would be forced to rethink their fears.

Then he left the room and ordered more no-bid contracts for Halliburton..

i agree with you! While he said that he disagree, that he would support him (Bush). Nothing wrong with that. That's not being a hypocrite. That's keeping your personal beliefs seperate from your work. And that's what he did. We don't always agree with our bosses, but we do support them.

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Must really be something -- to work for a boss who'd prefer to see your own daughter dead. What a life some of these GOP POS's live...

Hey, who created gays? Didn't your God create all human beings? If so, He created gays also. Must have had His reasons, don't you think. Oh, do you think?

...because that's what someone told you...

So, if someone is married by a county clerk or a Justice of the Peace, they haven't had a "real" wedding? Well, I've got news for you, it is every bit as "real" as one performed in a church. Just ask any lawyer.

loslo - there was really no wedding,they went thru the motions but for it to be a real wedding sanctified in the eye's of God it would have to be between one woman and one man.

You must belong to one of the bigoted cults, like the Mormons or Southern Baptists.

Many Christians don't share your hate or your ignorance.

Loslo, You are absolutely correct! A marriage is not a marrige without our Lord God and Savior.

ManWomanGod - A marriage is not a marrige without our Lord God and Savior.

I'm an atheist and no religious cult was involved in my marriage. Does that mean I can't file a joint tax return?

Does that mean I can't file a joint tax return?

Skrekk ... look on the bright side. Next year, you don't have to buy an anniversary gift. When someone uses "God" in their nickname, you know that they just have to be right.