It's sad to see a man with an openly lesbian daughter have no problem whatsoever continuing to use gay-bashing code to attack his political opponent. Yes, I'm talking about the "sensitive" fury that apparently broke out while I was enjoying Monaco.
First off, it's anti-gay code, pure and simple. It fits into the larger pattern the Bush-Cheney team are using to cast Kerry and Edwards as somehow less manly by attributing feminine and/or gay characteristics to them.
Second of, it's an outright lie. Read Kerry's quote, then read Cheney's spin on Kerry's quote. Outright fucking lie.
But hey, the man is willing to sell his gay daughter for votes - hell, his gay daughter is willing to sell herself, her lover, and her community for votes - so big surprise Cheney is a liar to boot.
What Kerry said:
"I believe I can fight a more effective, more thoughtful, more strategic, more proactive, more sensitive war on terror that reaches out to other nations and brings them to our side and lives up to American values in history."What Cheney says Kerry said:
"As our opponents see it, the problem isn't the thugs and murderers that we face, but our attitude. Well, the American people know better. ... Those who threaten us and kill innocents around the world do not need to be treated more sensitively. They need to be destroyed." (Cheney actually said more than this, check out the article for his entire quotes.)The irony here, of course, is that it is EXACTLY Bush-Cheney's "attitude" that got us into the war in Iraq, that required the US to go it alone, and that has now given us over 900 dead Americans lost to this lie of a war.
