Cheney to Scully: Fuck You

That's Lynne Cheney.

Interviewing Dick and Lynne Cheney at the vice president's mansion, C-Span's Steve Scully asked, 'What is it going to take for reporters to stop asking the question whether you are going to be on the ticket?' Cheney muttered, through barely open lips, 'In the run-up to the convention, people don't have much to talk about, so you get speculation on that.' He laconically added, 'When we get to the convention, I think that'll put an end to it.'

"A suitably low-key, dismissive answer. But after the camera was turned off, Lynne Cheney, who had been forcefully interjecting herself throughout the interview, lit into Scully. She chastised the interviewer for questioning her husband's place on the ticket, according to a source who has spoken to the Cheneys. The outburst seemed uncalled for; Scully is about the most mild-mannered, nonconfrontational talk-show host in Washington. Asked about the incident by NEWSWEEK, Mary Matalin, the former White House aide who acts as an informal media and political adviser and part-time spinner for the Cheneys, explained that Mrs. Cheney was irked because the interview had been pitched by C-Span as an 'at-home-with-the-Cheneys thing,' not as a hard-news interview.

Hey, Steve, I hear Tim Russert can give you tips on kneeling.

C-SPAN describes the interview as follows: "The Vice President answered questions on national security, terrorism, the campaign, his upcoming debate with Sen. Edwards, and speculation about his place on the Republican ticket with Pres. Bush." Doesn't sound too "at-home" to me. Maybe C-SPAN should have asked Dirty Dick about gay families, his love of profanity and his doctor's addiction to painkillers. That's much more homey.

"Cheney enjoys getting away from Washington...." Not as much as I will enjoy it.