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BlueRoamer
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posted June 02, 2008 08:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BlueRoamer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Vice President Dick Cheney apologized Monday for what his spokeswoman called "an inappropriate attempt at humor" that implied that inbreeding is common among West Virginians, a remark that elicited outrage from the state's senior senator.

Asked during a question-and-answer session at the National Press Club about the fact that a search of his family tree found he is a distant relative of Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential front-runner, Cheney said the two politicians were unlikely to hold a family reunion.

He said that the Cheney line on his father's side of the family dates to 1630's, and a Cheney family line on his mother's side dates to the 1650's.

"So, I had Cheneys on both sides of the family — and we don't even live in West Virginia," Cheney cracked. After pausing for laughter from the crowd, Cheney added, "You can say those things when you're not running for re-election."

Afterward, West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd lashed out at Cheney for the "insult to all Americans." In a written statement, Byrd declared that Cheney showed "contempt and astounding ignorance toward his own countrymen" with the comments.

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posted June 02, 2008 11:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mannu     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
WTF - Do these influential Obama supporters now want to force Cheney into accepting Obama as his blood relative? That is declare him as carrying blue blood.

Reminds me of the way the NT gospel writers went out of their way to prove Jesus was of David's lineage What rubbish attitude some people have got.

BTW inbreeding does not ensure species survival - cross breeding is better. Perhaps thats why these WVs got hurt when reminded.


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