Dick Cheney's voice: grumpy, or a Wyoming accent?

In My Humble Opinion
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I’ve heard Dick Cheney’s voice described as a monotone; that it projects a curmudgeony demeanor. In the debate, his voice certainly reflected no passio; there was little tonal variation, unlike John Edwards.

A while ago, I lived in Colorado for about four years. I found that some Coloradans – not transplants or your typical urban or suburban dweller, but rather what I called “horsey people” – usually talked in a monotone, seldom moving their mouths as they spoke. Many people from Wyoming I met also talk in the same manner; little mouth movement, little emotion, and little variation in tone.

So, in your opinion, does Dick Cheney speak in a grumpy, droll monotone, or is it really just a typical Wyoming inflection/accent?

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Mods: maybe move this to Great Debates, since it deals with the elections in some respect?

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Cheney is not originally from Wyoming, is he? He moved there so that he could be on the same ticket with Bush, who is obviously from Texas. (Electors can’t vote for a prez and VP from same state.)

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According to his official bio, he was born in Lincoln, NE but grew up in Casper, WY. Prior to 2000, he had his official residence in Texas (Haliburton is based there), so he had to “move back” to Wyoming once he nominated himself for the VP job.

It does sort of seem to be a Western “rancher” accent, but my only experience with Wyomingians was driving through the state once on I-80.

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It’s Wyomingites, actually.

I was born and raised in Wyoming. I would say it’s half and half. Half just how he talks, and half Wyoming-accent.

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That’s about right. Cheney was our congressman when we lived there in the early 80’s.