ｾ ｾ Ｍ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ ｾ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ ....................... 22 October 2004 VIEWS The Tulane Hullabaloo • 11 Gaygate: The Mary Cheney controversy Kerry's below-the-belt remark proves offen- Be ashamed ofyour politics, not your daughter: Cheney should sive to respectful mature politics not be afraid of daughter's sexuality Paul that came out of his mouth. There was no vice president's openness on the topic cussed extensively in the media during need for him to use her to make his point. Chn"s iUatt/Jews of his gay daughter and apparent sup- the 2000 election. Mary Cheney has How does this man know what Mary Cheney Oates port of her lifestyle. made reference to it made a career out of her sexual orien- was thinking? It's hard to believe he does, during the vice-presidential debate, por- tation, and therefore it can easily be From Sepe. 30 to Oct. 13, the American seeing that they probably don't sit down and The third and final presidential traying the Cheneys as loving parents argued that she willingly gives up a people watched three presidential and one have coffee together. debate ruffled a few feathers in who want the best for all of their chil- certain degree of privacy. It is com- vice-presidential debate. For roughly two E\en worse is that his very next state- Washington, and this time it wasn't the dren. Cheney thanked Edwards, driving pletely astounding that such a huge fra- weeks. both parties declared rheir candidate ments were about people he does know per- ramblings of a 527 group sening people home the point that the topic of his cas has erupted from such a benign had won the debares. sonally. who say it is not a choice. But why off. These ruffled feathers belong to daughter's sexual orientation was not comment. Kerry's intention was far I don·r want to talk about who won the didn · t he bring those people up by name? Vice President Dick Cheney and his off Limits. from hostile; its intentions were to debates, becau e in the grand scheme of Maybe it" s because he isn't running against wife, and their agitation is directed So. there we have it. During a close come across to many Americans as thing . winning the debate doesn't necessari- openly homosexual Massachusetts con- towards Sen. John Kerry. vice-presidential debate it is OK to refer intending to serve as a reminder that ly mean \\inning the election. The latest polls gressman Barney Franks. Maybe it's What could upset the vice president to Cheney's lesbian daughter, but when homosexuality touches the lives of hoy. Sen. Kerry won all three debates. but he because he isn't running against Governor and his missus so much, you mighr ask. early polls start to show the incumbent many families from all social, ethnic has not been able to pull away from the pres- James E. McGreevey of New Jersey. It was Well, the answer is simple. Kerry losing his third and final debate, a and political backgrounds. ident. I want to talk about statements that a below-the-belt move to bring up Mary brought up their lesbian daughter in his smoke screen has to be thrown up to Shame is certainly one campaign were made during the debate, which I think. Cheney. response to the question. "Do you disguise this embarrassing fact. Before ideal the Bush administration is going have given rhi election over to the president. I believe that becau e Kerry declared that believe homosexuality is a choice?" putting too much into what the Cheneys out of its way to promote. Bush's cam- Pre idenr Bush had a Jot of zingers that people are born gay. he will lose a significant "We're all God's children," Kerry are saying, consider the fact that Kerry paign has been so blatantly homophobic night. ·'A plan i<. not a litan) of complaints:· amount of votes among moderate Catholics said, ''And I think if you were to talk to said nothing derogatory about Mary that for the first time in history, the Log he said. That urns up the entire and Prote tants. Many religious Democrats Dick Cheney's daughter, who is a les- Cheney. That is unless you are ignorant Cabin Republicans refused to endorse a Kerry/Edwards campaign. in addition to con- are socially conservative. Though the polls bian, she would tell you that she· s being enough to believe that being a lesbian is Republican candidate, citing the admin- stant mention of the fact that Kerry served don't show my suggestion, the ballots will who she was. She· s being who she was something to be ashamed of. istration's use of gay and lesbian fami- three month in Vietnam. how it 1 'ov. 2. It is unfortunate for Kerry that born as. I think if you talk to anybody, Any rational and halfway intelligent lies to drive a wedge between Kerr) meanwhile spoke nonsensically his campaign manager declared Mary Cheney it's not a choice." adult, be they Republican or Democrat, Americans. about faith. The _enator expre., ed hi fair game. Whether or not this statement was in rich or poor. gay or straight, can see that My advice to both candidates would Catholic faith. and yet oppose the po ition Some of you will make the argument that some way offensive or inappropriate this whole situation reeks of partisan be to stay focused on the issues at hand the Catholic Church has on abortion. ·'Faith ｾ ｡ ｲ ｹ Cheney is fair game becau e her father has become a rather hotly debated topic. politics. This is clearly an anempt to and continue to promote their agendas. without works is dead:· he then aid. quoting broughr it up during the 2000 election and the Consider first that the vice president continue the smear campaign that Mary The senseless mud slinging has grown from cripture. In other words. having faith 2004 election. He only brought up the issue of himself. when addressing a gathering of Cheney herself participates in daily on tiring; the vast majority of voters are and not lhing by tho_e principles i null and his daughter because the left confronted him supporters in Davenport, Iowa, set the behalf of Dick Cheney and the GOP. sickened by it. What we see is an void. with it. calling him a hypocrite in the last precedent by making reference to his Mary Cheney got her 30 pieces of silver increasingly more transparent distrac- The bigge t point of rhe nighr wa the election. He brought up the issue to make his daughter's sexuality. "Lynne and I have for selling out the gay community, but tion. It truly is beneath the standard of statement heard around the world. The mod- position clear. and so the media would not a gay daughter. so it's an issue that our now. in her highly public position as a democracy that the United States of erator a. ked Bu h if he thought ｨ ｯ ｭ ｯ ｾ ･ ｸ ｵ ｡ ｬ ｩ harp on his daughter. Cheney only acknowl- family is very familiar with." Cheney political advisor for the incumbent vice America should project to the world. ty wa a choice. The president said he didn"t edges that his daughter is a lesbian when said in a statement critical of the Bush president. it is entirely unreasonable to know but he believes marriage is between a brought up by others. administration· s position on a constitu- expect to escape notice. Chris Oates is the assistant online man and a woman. ·'But a we respect some- So now the question is why is it wrong for tional amendment banning gay mar- Neither Kerry nor Edwards "outed" editor for the "Hullabaloo." He is a one·., righr ·. and a we profe tolerance. we Kerry to talk about Cheney's daughter? It is a riage. or attacked Mary Cheney. In fact. freshman in Tulane College and can be houldn"t change - or have to change - our simple answer to a simple question. It is his Sen. John Edwards. observing the Cheney's sexual orientation was dis- reached at [email protected]. ba ic 'iews on the anctit) of marriage... DAUGHTER. ca e closed. Kerry bringing up Kerry' an wer was quite different. Cheney· daughter during the debate is the . Hoeve11i l(E ··we· re all God. s children ... and I think if you equivalent of Bush talking about Kerry's wife were to talk to Dick Cheney's daughter, who if he was asked a question about outc;ourcing Vo,.E5 ｲ ｯ ｾ ｓ ･ ｾ ･ 1.c a lesbian. he would tell you that she· s jobs. being v.ho he \\as. he's being who she wa D ｾ born a. :· he aid. Paul Jfatthews is a Tulane College junior He u. ed the daughter of the vice pre ident majonng in political science. He can be con- to get ｨ ｩ ｾ point aero_::.