Lynn Cheney was on the Daily Show this week, promoting her memoirs about life in Wyoming. She came out with a Darth Vadar doll for Jon Stewart, which was a funny and nice touch. But she nevertheless got asked questions she clearly did not like being asked, e.g., why was it so bad that Edwards mentioned her daughter in the debates about gay marriage. Her answer was that there should be a zone of privacy around children, as there was around Chelsea. A reasonable answer save that her daughter was regularly campaigning for Bush and Cheney, quite a political activist. She did not do so well on the questions about the run-up to Iraq war. Stewart asked if Dick ever admitted making mistakes at home. No smile in the answer.
It was pretty clear that all Lynn wanted to talk about was the idylls of youth. Stuff like how the old west was good because you knew everyone and looked them in the eye -- not like terrible NYC where no one looks anyone in the eye -- and so measured the person not the appearance. Bad city slickers.
Stewart did not ask the question whether she got pregnant as a way to keep Dick out of war -- which shows tat Stewart does respect limits of decorum. Odd for a person as political as Lynn to think that she be on the show and keep things to chit chat. Does no one in her office watch the show?
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