Cheney’s wife slams Kerry’s ‘cheap trick’

LYNNE Cheney, the US Vice President’s wife, accused John Kerry of pulling a “cheap and tawdry political trick” after he discussed her daughter’s sexuality in his TV debate with George W Bush.

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, John Edwards suggested Mrs Cheney might feel “a certain degree of shame” because her daughter is a lesbian.

Vice President Dick Cheney has spoken at length about his daughter Mary’s sexuality and his view of gay relationships, even disagreeing with the president about the need for a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriages.