That made Cheney say, something to the effect, 'You should not have asked that question?"
Anyone see the interview?
I was curious about that too but something in his response suggested it was about his family. Given that his daughter’s gay and he’s pretty conservative, my guess is that it involved her.
Video and Transcript up at http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/horsesmouth/2007/01/post_16.php
Q: We’re out of time, but a couple of issues I want to raise with you. Your daughter Mary, she’s pregnant. All of us are happy. She’s going to have a baby. You’re going to have another grandchild. Some of the – some critics, though, are suggesting, for example, a statement from someone representing Focus on the Family:
“Mary Cheney’s pregnancy raises the question of what’s best for children. Just because it’s possible to conceive a child outside of the relationship of a married mother and father, doesn’t mean it’s best for the child.”
Do you want to respond to that?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: No, I don’t.
Q: She’s obviously a good daughter –
THE VICE PRESIDENT: I’m delighted – I’m delighted I’m about to have a sixth grandchild, Wolf, and obviously think the world of both of my daughters and all of my grandchildren. And I think, frankly, you’re out of line with that question.
Q: I think all of us appreciate –
THE VICE PRESIDENT: I think you’re out of – I think you’re out of line with that question.
Q: – your daughter. We like your daughters. Believe me, I’m very, very sympathetic to Liz and to Mary. I like them both. That was just a question that’s come up and it’s a responsible, fair question.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: I just fundamentally disagree with your perspective.
Q: I want to congratulate you on having another grandchild. Let’s wind up on a soft note.
Here you go… she and her partner are expecting in the spring.
From the link…
"Cheney said he was “delighted I’m about to have a sixth grandchild” during the interview with a cable news network. But asked about his reaction to a statement by Focus on the Family, the organization led by James Dobson, Cheney stared down his questioner, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
“Mary Cheney’s pregnancy raises the question of what’s best for children. Just because it’s possible to conceive a child outside of the relationship of a married mother and father doesn’t mean it’s best for the child,” Blitzer read, quoting the organization.
Asked if Cheney wanted to respond, the vice president paused and stared at Blitzer before saying, “No, I don’t.”
I saw Wolf B and Cheney walking with the Queen.