Let's rewind for a moment. Here's what Alan Keyes (R), candidate for the U.S. Senate from Maryl... I mean Illinois
said on September 1st:
In an interview with SIRUS satellite radio, the Internet's Drudge Report said Wednesday, Keyes called Mary Cheney "a 'selfish hedonist' because she is a lesbian."
Keyes said: "The essence of ... family life remains procreation. If we embrace homosexuality as a proper basis for marriage, we are saying that it's possible to have a marriage state that in principal excludes procreation and is based simply on the premise of selfish hedonism."
Asked whether that meant Mary Cheney "is a selfish hedonist," Keyes said: "That goes by definition. Of course she is."
Keyes took to the airwaves again Wednesday to try and put the remark in context. WBBM-AM, Chicago, reported he denied the comment was meant to slam Mary Cheney and blamed the media for taking a generalization and making it personal. Keyes said if he had a lesbian daughter he would love her but tell her she was sinning.
Where was Lynne Cheney's outrage at that statement? Where was Richard don't-call-me-Dick Cheney's fury at Keyes?
Where was the right-wing punditry to attack this "victimization".
So, let's sum up GOPerville:
- It is wrong for Kerry & Edwards to acknowledge Mary Cheney's existence.
- It is ok for Alan Keyes to call Mary Cheney a selfish hedonist.
Oh, yeah. By the way?
Around September 26th, we learned that,
yes, Alan Keyes' daughter is a lesbian, too.
You can't make this stuff up, people.
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