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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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October 20, 2004

Liz Cheney can't stand people who embrace her lesbian sister. The Cheney's were silent while Mary Cheney was politically slandered and attacked by conservative Republicans. Regrettably, the Cheney's prefer to sacrifice Mary to those who hate her before allowing Mary to be embraced by those who love her for who she is.

In her latest missive, Liz Cheney laments her sister being an election year issue.

Dick Cheney, with Lynne at his side, was the first person to specifically mention Mary Cheney is a lesbian in direct reference to the Bush Administration's election year issue of denying Mary Cheney equal marriage rights.

At the Republican National Convention, Liz wasn't bothered by purposefully excluding Mary Cheney and her partner from the preferred "family photo." Liz was very comfortable immorally expending her sister for cheap and tawdry political purposes.

When Liz's daughters ask their mommy where Aunt Mary was in this photo, what lies did Liz tell them to justify her party's bigotry and her complicit role in it?

"I was surprised that Senator Kerry would raise it and I think it is unprecedented for a candidate for the presidency to sort of exploit the child of one of his opponents for political gain," Liz Cheney said in an interview with The Associated Press. "That did surprise me. I thought that was out of bounds, and I think what you have seen as a result of that is a lot of folks across the country really wondering what sort of a person would do that. It was sort of an insight into the character of Senator Kerry."

Liz Cheney said her sister Mary's lifestyle should not be an election issue.

"I don't think Mary should be part of this campaign. I think issues having to do with the war on terror, having to do with the economy, having to do with health care, those are all critically important issues and those are the ones we're spending a lot of our time focused on," she said.
[Liz Cheney: Sister Not an Election Issue - AP - 10-19-04]