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Cheney’s Offensive Remark About West Virginia

June 3, 2008

Well, he’s done it yet again ladies and gentlemen.  As most of you know, I am from West Virginia and love the state and the people that have come from it.  But apparently our Vice President thinks we are a bunch of back-woods imbred morons running around committing acts of incest.

At a recent event held at the Press Club, Cheney was asked about his family tree and said the following:

Then came the offensive punch line. Cheney explained that during the course of researching his family lineage for Lynne’s memoir “Blue Skies, No Fences” last year, he learned there were Cheneys on both his father’s and his mother’s side of the family. There was a Richard Cheney on his mother’s side, the vice president said.

“So I had Cheneys on both sides of the family and we don’t even live in West Virginia,” Cheney quipped.

I apologize in advance for the language here, but get a grip you jack-ass.  At least try and be original.

This is just another of a series of reasons to be happy that this administration is finally coming to an end.

I appreciate the quick responses from our elected officials.  From Governor Manchin:

“I truly cannot believe that any vice president of the United States, regardless of their political affiliation, would make such a derogatory statement about my state or any state for that matter,” Machin said in a statement. “West Virginia is home to some of the most patriotic people in the nation and our sons and daughters have answered the call to duty every time a president has needed their service. They deserve better from the vice president, and so I would simply ask for his apology.”

From Senator Byrd:

“That a man who has ascended to the seat of vice president of the United States would openly display such contempt and astounding ignorance toward his own countrymen is an insult to all Americans. Now that he or the administration he represents no longer needs their vote, Mr. Cheney apparently feels that he is now free to mock and belittle the people of West Virginia.”

From Senator Rockefeller:

“West Virginians are the hardest working, most decent people I know. Anyone who spends time with them gets it. The Vice President should be more careful about cheap shots aimed at the very people who elected him.”

Good move Cheney.  Comments like these won’t keep WV a red state for long.  :-)

Posted by Jason Rowsey | Filed Under election 

Comments

2 Responses to “Cheney’s Offensive Remark About West Virginia”

  1. Ben Keeler on June 3rd, 2008 5:45 pm

    dumb comment, but I think WV is still going to be safe for Republicans with Obama as the nominee.

  2. Paul Lambert on June 3rd, 2008 8:26 pm

    What a schmuck. How about repeating that remark at the Charleston Press Club sometime Mr VeePee? Better yet, how about at the Elk Valley Hunting and Fishing Club?

    PL

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