Talking about his family roots and how he's distantly related to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the vice president noted that he had Cheneys on both sides of his family. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. As a proud state, I can say we are disappointed. Robert Byrd, D-W. Cheney apparently feels that he is now free to mock and belittle the people of West Virginia," Byrd said. The vice president apologizes to the people of West Virginia for the inappropriate remark.
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As it turns out, even the lighter side of Dick Cheney can prompt major disapproval. As Sheryl Stolberg reported this morning , the vice president elicited a wave of laughter from the National Press Club on Monday by cracking a joke about his extended family, which includes a tie to Senator Barack Obama:. The joke was so surprising that it turned into news. In rebuke after rebuke, public officials railed against Mr. Senator Robert C.
The vice president apologizes to the people of West Virginia for the inappropriate remark. Headline News Briefs 14 no:Sen. Robert Byrd in hospital Sen. His press secretary said the West Virginia senator would be in the hospital overnight for observation.
Vice President Dick Cheney has apologized through his spokeswoman for making an offhand joke during a speech at the National Press Club Monday stereotyping West Virginia as a state prone to incest. On reflection, he concluded that it was an inappropriate attempt at humor that he should not have made. The Vice President apologizes to the people of West Virginia for the inappropriate remark.