During a sit-down
interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday, Vice
President Dick Cheney said questions about his lesbian
daughter and her recently announced pregnancy were
"out of line." Mary Cheney, 37, and her partner of 15
years, Heather Poe, 45, are expecting a baby in late
spring.
Antigay Christian
leaders have voiced dismay at news of Mary Cheney's
pregnancy, while the gay rights group Family Pride has said
the vice president faces ''a lifetime of sleepless
nights'' for serving in an administration that has
opposed legal recognition for same-sex couples.
During
Wednesday's interview Blitzer said, "All of us are happy"
that Mary is having a baby, adding that "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?"
"No, I don't,"
Dick Cheney responded.
"She's obviously
a good daughter," Blitzer continued.
"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," Cheney said. "And I think, frankly,
you're out of line with that
question."
"I think all of
us appreciate..." Blitzer pressed.
"I think you're
out of--I think you're out of line with that
question," Cheney said.
"Your daughter.
We like your daughters. Believe me, I'm very, very
sympathetic to Liz and to Mary," Blitzer continued. "I like
them both. That was just a question that's come up,
and it's a responsible, fair
question."
"I just
fundamentally disagree with your perspective," Cheney
responded. (The Advocate)
