Lynne Cheney On The VP, Gays And Her Book

Vice President's Wife Takes Sunday Morning Back To Her Roots

(CBS)  As the wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney is the nation's second lady. But many people see her husband's title as just a technicality and believe that he really is the man running the country, not President Bush.

"Well, that's not the case," she told Sunday Morning correspondent Rita Braver. "And Dick would be the first to tell you that."

For almost seven years, Lynn Cheney and her husband have lived in the vice president's house in the nation's capital. You would think by now that Cheney is used to the criticism of her husband, but she said it still dismays her.

"Most of the time it's just surreal," she said. "Because there's such a disjunction between the kind of criticism and the man I've known for more than 50 years. He is a terrific guy. He's very strong and I think that sometimes that's the basis of a lot of the criticism."

They may seem to be the ultimate Washington power couple, but Lynnie Vincent and young Dick Cheney started out in a very different world - a world she describes in her new memoir, "Blue Skies, No Fences."

"Casper Wyo., population 18,000 when I was born, was large enough to hold the surprises of civilization, but small enough that the prairie was close by - for some in our town, right out the front door - stretching on forever, under the great curving sky," Cheney wrote about her hometown.

In her book, Cheney tells the story of both her husband's family and her own traveling across the west to settle in Casper.

"Well, my father's people were Mormon, and had immigrated not long after Brigham Young had settled Utah," she told Braver. "My great-great grandmother came from Wales. Went through this perilous crossing of the ocean, lost her husband, lost a child. Kept heading West, you know."

For her first interview about the new book, Mrs. Cheney took Sunday Morning to some of her old haunts, like downtown Casper, where she and her parents came on Saturdays to people-watch.

"My mother would say, you know, 'There's Willicine Lynnie, you remember Willicine?' And I would remember Willicine because she'd give me a home perm that did not work very well," she said.

Bad perm or not, she went on to become a star baton twirler, winning the State Championship. Her first date with Dick Cheney, Number 20 on the high school football team, took place at a dance in a cabin. The Vice President asked her to dance and Cheney replied: "You're kidding."

"And he took that to mean, 'What, me go out with you?'" she said. "But actually, I was just surprised. But he was this great-looking guy that sat next to me in chemistry class and I really meant, 'Wow, that's terrific.' And fortunately for our children and grandchildren, he gave me a chance to explain."

But their romance at Natrona County High School hit a few bumps. During their senior year he dumped her for a cheerleader. But Lynne's grandmother came to the rescue.

"She took me downtown to Cass' department store, which was, you know, quite a high end department store as far as we were concerned, and bought me a black lace sheath dress," she said.

She looked so fabulous that Dick Cheney could not resist, and today Lynne is her husband's staunchest defender.

"He is strong," she said. "He does have convictions. He wants to move forward."

Lynn Cheney, of course, can speak for herself. With a Ph.D. in English Literature, she served as Chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and she was a Conservative culture warrior on CNN's "Crossfire."

But though she was a tireless campaigner for the Bush/Cheney ticket, she avoided controversy after the election, writing a series of bestselling children's books.

"Life is difficult enough when you have a spouse in one of these large jobs, I think, without my complicating it further," she said.

Her new book is largely a celebration of the joys of growing up in the West in the '40s and '50, which Braver's husband helped publish along with several others of Lynne Cheney's books. In "Blue Skies, No Fences," Cheney acknowledges that her world of prom dates and being homecoming queen was not open to everyone - African Americans, for example. And she writes that the times "were hard on kids who were gay." It's an issue that Cheney is sensitive to as the mother of a gay daughter.

"I think the society has evolved," she said. "I've evolved in my way of thinking, but I think the whole society has evolved. You know, my mother had a rule which was people are just people."

There has been some speculation that with her knack for politicking, Lynne Cheney might launch her own political career, once her husband's term is over. One article called her the "GOP's Hillary Clinton." But Lynne Cheney says not so fast.

She says she is confident the Republican presidential candidate will continue Bush/Cheney policies, even though some critics say that this administration will go down as the worst in history.

"I think when the history books are written, one of the most remarkable facts about this administration will be that we have not been attacked since 9/11," she said. "It was the policies of this president and this president helping him that kept this country safe."

Even the unpopular war in Iraq will prove to be a good decision, Cheney said.

The Cheneys are well aware that they have only a little more than a year to live here in the Vice President's house and say they are ready to start spending more time in Wyoming.

"We have been doing this for 40 years," she said. "And you know, I really look forward to a life where, you know, we can stretch out a little bit more, put up our feet up, look at the Tetons."

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

[qbea5]

Why, oh *why* would CBS offer any laurels whatsoever to this thugging, thieving, betraying family, other than to perpetuate and promote the escalating willful autism on the part of the American citizenry?!!!!????

Shame on you!

Oh yeah, I remember this network referring to the Civil War as ''the war between the states." It is called the Civil War because it is a ''civil'' crime to enslave, rape, and torture *anyone*.
Changing the channel right now.

Yeah, Shame on you.

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

[qbea5]

Why, oh *why* would CBS offer any laurels whatsoever to this thugging, thieving, betraying family, other than to perpetuate and promote the escalating willful autism on the part of the American citizenry?!!!!????

Shame on you!

Oh yeah, I remember this network referring to the Civil War as ''the war between the states." It is called the Civil War because it is a ''civil'' crime to enslave, rape, and torture *anyone*.
Changing the channel right now.

Yeah, Shame on you.

[qbea5]

Why, oh *why* would CBS offer any laurels whatsoever to this thugging, thieving, betraying family, other than to perpetuate and promote the escalating willful autism on the part of the American citizenry?!!!!????

Shame on you!

Oh yeah, I remember this network referring to the Civil War as ''the war between the states." It is called the Civil War because it is a ''civil'' crime to enslave, rape, and torture *anyone*.
Changing the channel right now.

Yeah, Shame on you.

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[jpclyons]

I SO saddened to hear that Lynne Cheney was "dismayed" by the mean things people say about her hubby.

I guess the "interview" was pre-submitted and approved to Lynne Cheney before they had the honor to show Lynne and ***''s crib!

As I agree with the person above who hit the publish key more than a few times, I am truly saddened to see the network of Murrow and Cronkite slip to this level.

Well get this - "Sunday Morning" will no longer be part of my morning.

Will I be watching CBS anything in the future? In the words of Bush 1, "not gonna do it."

Jim Lyons eburgobama08

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[misayrules]

Well, I believe that congatulations are in order!!You''ve finally succeeded in making Murrow AND Cronkite both spin in their graves simutaneously.
I can''t believe the new low in journalisim I witnessed this morning.

In the middle of this fluff piece about Lynne Cheney, Rita Braver just happens to mention that her husband publishes her books. Gee, what a coincidence...

I would like to know if Rita''s husband does work for the Republikan Party... Does Rita or any other members of her family work for the Republikans???

These are more than a fair questions... This whole thing smells and from a pure journalistic standpoint the questions must be addressed and answered.

By the way, what idiot allowed this to be aired after they saw that there is more than a little bit of financial gain to be made for Rita''s family if she succeeds in getting people to buy this book?

P.S. Disabling the "publish" button while you scramble to come up with answers to all the posts just makes it stink more...

[rick_vt]

misayrules - I hope that CBS disables your post button for good - posting the same message over and over and over dozens of times is rude and inconsiderate to all others here. Once is enough IF your message has anything worthwhile to say, multiple repetitions only serves to invalidate you completely.

[l8c6]

Rick_VT

It''s far more of a software glitch that CBS news should have the clout and financial resources to correct. The site continues to allow multiple inputs to stack up until the message sends. I doubt it was copied and pasted several times.

[gkc99]

Sure is nice how Lynn and Darth will spend a pleasant, well-financed retirement gaving up at the Tetons as all those 20-year olds that good hubby Darth sent to Iraq based on a lie and his own greed for money, power, and global domination lie in their graves.

Lynn, you''re a disgusting person if you think you can whitewash your husband''s crimes with this smarmy phoney-western "memoir."

May Darth get to be real goods friends with his cardiologist!

[l8c6]

Nice down home stories. I remind myself of the photos of nazis holding their children and grandchildren appearing to be truly loving family folk even hiding from their loved ones the orders they were giving to mass exterminate. Humans can be full of extreme dichotomy.

[gkc99]

Lynne''s an enabler of her sociopathic husband and his lust for absolute control.

Darth can''t hide forever in his "undisclosed location," coming out only to attend Clarence Thomas'' self-congratulatory book promotions!

May he soon stand before the seat of justice.

[badgherr]

So, the C in CBS stands for "conflict-of-interest."

[gkc99]

"Cheney acknowledges that her world of prom dates and being homecoming queen was not open to everyone - African Americans, for example."

Or anyone else who was not a Whitey--Indians for example.

Plus the title of her book is a hoot, as it was the Whiteys who brought their love of barbed wire to the previously unfenced West. And her beloved Darth has helped so much in despoiling what is left of the wilderness.

No matter how much chlorox Lynne pours on it, the Cheney''s still stink like a pile of pigshit. Cowshit smells to good for that comparison.

[sftodd]

And she writes that the times "were hard on kids who were gay."

I''m sure her daughter appreciates that crumb. Times ARE hard on kids who are gay. When are conservatives going to acknowledge their complicity in this? The Cheney''s reaction to Edward''s mention of their daughter as being gay during a debate in the last election was dispicable, acting as though their daughter were some kind of freak whose "condition" should not be discussed in public. They ought to clarify their position, be leaders in the fight for their daughter''s dignity. If they won''t do it, who in a position of power will?

[newsreader2]

Wow, the hatred of Cheney is really strong. Bravo, fellow citizens.

[jacksteen1]

It is dismaying that CBS would allow this puff piece of journalistic bird-cage liner to run after they knew Braver''s hubby stood to earn more as a result of his wife''s shill for the Cheney hole''s book.

Mrs. Cheney''s forebears were cross-eyed ''mormons''? That explains her total lack of human understanding and empathy...as well as her airheaded take on her husband as being a ''good man.''

Her ancestors came from England, a wave of converts to Joseph Smith''s Masonic mumbo-jumbo, pretending to be a ''religion,'' but actually only qualifying as a second-rate cult. That they abandoned their ancestral home to come to America to breed like rabbits for Joe Smith''s glory shows what ignorant dipshits they were.

And Lynne Cheney sees no irony in belonging to the Republiscum Party - the party that would have her carpet-munching daughter hang from a tree in downtown Casper.

Pathetic!

Can''t wait for November 2008!

[sftodd]

Wow, the hatred of Cheney is really strong. Bravo, fellow citizens.
Posted by newsreader2 at 01:15 PM : Oct 07, 2007

When you consider the amount of corruption he''s been involved in, the hatred for Cheney is actually pretty mild, and I commend my fellow citizens for being so charitable to such a monster.

[j-whitman]

Senator "Wide Stance" Craig the mensroom pervert was her co-author

[hazelknows]

nice post by JackSteen1 at 01:21 PM : Oct 07, 2007
all I can add is what a *** she is and who cares what hole they climbed out of

[gkc99]

"Wow, the hatred of Cheney is really strong."--Posted by newsreader2


Yes it is, and for good reason. Looking into Cheney''s eyes give me the same creepy feeling as looking into the eyes of Charles Manson or Jeffrey Dahmer. There''s a sick, twisted, power-hungry mind in there that will stop at nothing to feed its own needs. And if Lynne Cheney realls knows the guy (as many spouses of sociopaths do not), she shares in his twisted, perverted hunger for global domination.

Have a nice retirement Cheneys and may the ghosts of those you have murdered with you lies and deceit torment your dreams.

[sftodd]

What''s the name of her book? "The Power of Denial"?

[softspoken99]

There''s one thing I have to admit I don''t like about liberals. Their passions. When you live your life passionate all the time, you''ve got none left over for that special someone. I think thats why you guys have so many affairs.. yer look''n, see.. Look''n fer yerselves.

A Republican, on the other hand, isn''t that naive. They bottle it up inside and save it, for that one brief moment.. of bedoobee doobee.

[softspoken99]

You live in a orgazzzzm, liberals.

[softspoken99]

Oh..

[tylenol6]

I bet Cheney''s wife is as EVIL as he is......