Lynne Lies About Her Sisters

By Kanrei There is a scene towards the end of the movie Seven where Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are driving Kevin Spacey out into the desert. They are detectives and Spacey is a confessed serial killer leading them to his final two victims’ bodies. It is a long drive and naturally they talk: an informal interrogation of the killer. Brad Pitt asks Spacey at one point if he knows he is insane. He wonders if there is ever a point where Spacey stops and says to himself that it is amazing how insane he really is. I wonder if those in Washington ever stop and say to themselves “Wow, it is amazing how big of a liar I really am!” Jim Webb is running in a nasty Senate race against George Allen and he is also an author of fiction. It appears that Webb wrote a book with a nasty scene in it involving a man, a boy and a sexual organ. It seems he also includes sex scenes in many other of his fictional books. These books have so upset the 2nd Lady that she told Wolf Blitzer on the Situation Room that she does not want her grandchildren to turn on the television set. "This morning, Imus was reading from the novels, and it -- it's triple-X rated.” What channel is Imus on? Oh yes, MSNBC. Why would her grandchildren be watching that channel exactly? Must we always hide behind the children for everything? Those in we fight we accused of using children as physical human shields, but how much better are those who use them as metaphorical shields? In response to the GOP’s constant moral outrage at Webb’s works of fiction he has released a statement that points out that ". In 1981, Vice President Dick Cheney's wife, Lynne, wrote a book called "Sisters", which featured a lesbian love affair, brothels and attempted rapes." While appearing on the Situation Room Wolf Blitzer decided to ask her about this accusation: BLITZER: Did you write a book entitled "Sisters"? CHENEY: I did write a book entitled "Sisters". BLITZER: It did have lesbian characters. CHENEY: This -- no, not necessarily. This description is a lie. I'll stand on that. The book is out of print, but can still be found at Amazon.com. The back of the book quite clearly does layout the framework for a story of prostitution, rape, and lesbianism. It says “Waiting for Sophie was a world where women were treated either as decorative figurines or as abject sexual vassals...where wives were led to despise the marriage act and prostitutes pandered to husbands' hungers...where the relationship between women and men became a kind of guerilla warfare in which women were forced to band together for the strength they needed and at times for the love they wanted.” This is becoming complicated so I think I need to break it down for my benefit. Either Jim Webb is lying or Lynne Cheney is. Let’s look at the facts only of the case. The accusation: Jim Webb accuses Lynne of writing a book with “lesbian love affair, brothels and attempted rapes.” The denial: Lynne Cheney says Jim Webb is a liar and pervert who writes nasty books and she does not and never has written anything of the sort. The evidence: The back cover of the book “Sisters” describes women treated as “decorative figurines or as abject sexual vassals”, “prostitutes pandered to husbands' hungers”, and women banned together for the “for the love they wanted.” The verdict: Lynne Cheney lied to Blitzer and the description of her book as having “a lesbian love affair, brothels and attempted rapes" is accurate. I have to wonder if she knows she is lying though. She may just be pathological and unaware. Perhaps one can only live in denial of reality for so long before one forgets what reality really is. I do not know and should not care. Why exactly does anyone what to know what Lynne Cheney thinks about Webb or any other subject to be perfectly honest? Who elected her to anything ever? Who elected any Washington wife to any position of authority? Why should their opinion matter more than mine or anyone else’s? This is not sexist either because I feel the same way about the husbands, but “Washington Spouses” sounds so weird. Tipper Gore, Nancy Reagan, Laura Bush, Lynne Cheney: no one elected you to anything ever. Being married to a powerful person does not make you powerful! I do not understand why the media gives you an outlet for influence, but it must stop. BLITZER: This is an opportunity for you to explain on these sensitive issues. CHENEY: Wolf, I have nothing to explain. Jim Webb has a lot to explain. You are part right Lynne, you have nothing to explain and should have no format to explain it. You are not running for ANYTHING let alone running against Jim Webb. Your influence does not extend past your vote.