Cheney apologizing?…. Sorry Mr. ViC President .. too late too little. Plus I can't wait until you aplogogize for the lies in Iraq war that killed over 4000 good American soldiers and over 40000 Iraqi civilians so far.

He's their kinda guy….they voted for him, and they'd vote for him again in 2008

Obama loves America and Americans!

First Huckabee and his NRA quip, then this. Republicans should really forget the jokes and stick with what they do best: messing up the country.

Seriously, think back over the past 8 years. Can anyone please tell me what GOOD this administration has done for the people of American (well, at least those who make under $250,000 year)?

well, it's just a joke, why people have to react like that? I love Dick Cheney, he should run for president.

Cheney should know that Obama's cousins are fighting in Iraq.

That's funny. I seem to remember about half of all of Obama supporters joking about WV inbreeding.

Hypocrites.

That would have been funny as … had it been made by a comedian who's job it is to make jokes. Coming from the VP of the country it's pretty insulting to all Americans! It just goes to show how little regard he truly shows the citizens of this country. I'm surprised his spokeswoman didn't reply with the following comment:

On reflection, he concluded so what.

For all of you who voted for him and the other stooge the last 2 elections I hope you don't feel the need to share your opinion here on this. I hope even more that you don't make the same mistake for a third time.

Sir VP, go breed with your own self.

Funny cause it's true!

Oh shut up with the whining. For a state that voted for Hillary, I don't know why they are offended by this joke.

I don't like Cheney for a whole number of reasons, but since I've lived in WV for the past 13 years, I'm inclined to agree with him. There is A LOT of trash here, and I'm not talking about the crap that litters the side of the road, although we have plenty of that, too.

Cheney apologized for something?

He is the reason why the Oil Prices are so HIgh….

oh please people it was a joke. West Virginia will vote for McCain.

So the former klansman, Senator Byrd is outraged! Wow! Think the West Virginians will vote Democratic in the fall? Nah, The Democrats don't share their values……

Thanks Dick (appropriate name by the way)! Please make a few more comments like that about other swing states.

Chaney show so little respect for the common person it it truly sad…

i dont even like cheney, but that was one of the funniest things ive ever read

OMgG……can anybody say anything without giving an apology fot it?

Sorry……

ahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaha

I teach high school in West Virginia. My students have enough of a self-respect problem without our boob of a VP perpetuating this hurtful stereotype.

Thanks, Cheney. You just saved me a lot of time deciding which party I would back in the election.

Jerk.

Vernon: I agree. FOX has now started another rumor (in addition to the erroneous Obama/Muslim thing. Now they're circulating that Katrina money has gone to BO Trinity Church……blah blah blah…
I find it so puzzlling how people just believe whatever is posted or circulated and never try to confirm any facts. Facts? Why would anyone (Fox) bother with that? I think it would take all the fun outta of it.

Can we stop playing Gotcha? We are throwing away money right and left under the republicans. They spend but don't pay for anything.

Obama is for TAX CUTS. McCAIN is NOT. TAX CUTS = OBAMA. Vote Obama and stop giving your money to the republicans in Washington.

glad you are leaving.

Once again we see that Dems are elitists.

How PC!! Now we have to protect inbreds?

No matter, Cheney is….Cheney. Between his daughter and Cousin BH, how does he sleep?

Who is surprised? What do you expect from a thing like Cheney? Well, West Virginia, you voted for him so you get what you got! And don't think McCain is different just because he hasn't made the same joke - he's too old to know what a joke is anymore.

You know what West Virginians do on halloween?

Pump-KIN

Oh well! Now the good people of WV can see what's true!

They didn't want to vote for Obama as some say because of his skin color!!!

I liked how Cheney added "you can say that when you don't need to run for re-election". He should of thought how about McSame is going to do this year!

Hahahahahaha

Byrd should lighten up .. it was funny!! … anyway isn't Byrd endorsing NObama … that's funny tooooooooooooo!

If John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, David Letterman, or Bill Maher said this, it would be funny and people would laugh.

Cheney says it, and it's reprehensible.

This is what I love about the left. Total inconsistency depending on which way the wind is blowing.

Cheney probably saw "Escape from Guantanamo Bay".

This fall should be interesting.

Will West Virginia's bigotry towards race being a factor (The highest among exit poll states) for the Democratic nominee be stronger than their resentment towards a Republican party that has one of it's strongest leaders express such hideous low life thoughts of West Virginians.

If Barack Obama had said that they would be all over him!!

If the shoe fits…

MG!!! PLEASE PLEASE don't let another Republican in the WHITE . HOUSE! I'll swallow hard….do anything I have to…..listen to whomever….but I will not vote Republican this time around!!!!!

This man is not a good man.

What? You're shocked that our vice president could have the nerve to mock the people from West Virginia? My goodness - why, you're probably even shocked by the fact that he helped to send thousands of young Americans to their deaths in an unnecessary war! Oh, give us a break, Vice President Dick……

Well I guess Obama won't have to campaign for WV now……well was he going to in the first place? At least Hillary doesn't write off the contests she won't win like BO. Cheney over Obama any day!
NY, NJ, Arkansas, arizona, california, oklahoma, tennessee, kentucky, WV, New Hampshire, Indiana, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and all the other millions of voters who made the right choice in the 'Bama states, WELL DONE, at least you people have a good vision for America, plus you outnumber the Obama voters! Good Job.

Thank God I live in Canada. We rarely have Deputy Prime Ministers.

hey at least he didnt have a gun in his hand at the time

Shades of "Lll Bush"!!!!I Is this life imitating art or what?? Did those writers get Cheney's character right or what??!!!

RE: Mark June 2nd, 2008 7:59 pm ET
Where are all the Republicans lashing out at this remark and calling Cheney an "elitist"?

They're busy calling Obama elitist for being black and raised by a single mother and for taking a job as a community organizer.

Funny. We people over here drag ourselves down by making inbreeding jokes on ourselves, when that whole thing goes on in the Middle East as a culture thing. But we too bleeding heart to say they are a bunch of inbreed idiots.

I don't see anything controversial or offensive in Cheney's humor. We all make jokes in speeches.

Grow up those who are offended. You're just continuing to show the world that America is always bringing up issues on problems that don't exist.

Byrd belongs in a retire home not in the senate chamber.

That is pathetic, especially since his followup seems to indicate that he thought about giving that "joke" ahead of time (although not necessarily for this speech).

Well, I guess Sen. McCain will find plenty of other engagements to attend to whenever Cheney's invited to a fundraiser or event between now an November.

He jokes about West Virginian's and yet by his own admission he is an inbreed idiot.

It's no biggie. I think Cheney has the same foot in mouth disease that Huckabee had… They both caught the comedian bug. But every comedian knows, they gotta bomb sometime.

The joke is decent. If I were spending time with friends and someone dropped a similar line, I'd probably have a laugh. It's not something that should be said in a public forum like that, though. But, also, it's not something that should be completely blown out of proportion. Dick Cheney has made mistakes that are much more significant than this…how about we start treating those with more attention instead of getting ridiculously angry about an offhand joke.

I think the world just needs to lighten up a bit. If any political humorist had said it, everyone would laugh along.

Talk about one of the most forgettable V.P.s in history. Didn't "Dick" head up the selection committee that selected himself as the candidate for Vice President? At least he's been consistently corrupt from start to finish.

with the response coming from one of the former higher ups in the ku klux klan, i'd think that they're about even.

Obama hates America and Americans

Actually the Republicans think those Cheney jokes are funny. If anyone else said that they would be dragged through the media line through and through.

Think of it Americans George W. Bush and Dick Cheney will not be part of the Republican administration again and for that everyone should be singing their lungs out with great rejoice.

Have a good day. Let's support Barack Obama for President.

Thanks.

yeah that comment sounds like the republicans and john mcsame

That old goat Sen. Byrd needs to relax. Being a former member of the KKK, he should be the last person snapping at anyone.

The democrats need to reunite and tell Byrd to leave the senate already and not to run for re-election. How's that for a change?

This is pretty funny and second what Peter K said above

DON'T WORRY TO CONSERVATIVES LIKE SHAWN HANNITY AND THE FOX NEWS THIS IS NO BIG DEAL, ONLY IF SOMEONE BLACK HAD MADE THE SAME COMMENT IT WOULD ALL OVER HANNITY AND FOX.

Hysterical! Not what Cheney said, but that he was a p—- and apologized, despite being one of the most crooked and self-serving people to ever hold public office.

And he and Bush didn't steal the election. Nooooo, we voted them in fair and square, and we got just what we deserved.

I don't think West Virginians even get the joke. Did you see the exit poll comments from voters after the Democratic primaries there?

Oh for god's sake, it was a joke. Get over it people.

You know what a W. Va virgin is? A girl who can run faster than her brothers.

What's worse? The guy who tells the joke or the 2,000 liberal journalists who laughed at it?

No, sir, you can say those things when you have absolutely nothing but contempt for the people you are supposed to be serving.

On an unrelated note, this is hardly surprising from a man that has no moral or ethical standards.

On a related note, this is the face of the republican party. Note the laughter. This is what they have become. Be proud.

like the man said, he doesn't care what robert byrd or sean hannity or oprah winfrey thinks of him. so go ahead and gripe.

Vig, I bet you voted for Bush Cheney too.

wait, are you saying "inbred-American" is NOT the PC term for hillbilly?

and to think I thought I was "enlightened", having lived in NW Arkansas for six years and all…

I'll be very happy to see obama supporters taxed to death to support their King. I'm retired, so it won't touch me. How on earth can 50% of the American people be so stupid……so gullible.

I know people from West Virginia who make the same jokes. I've been hearing them for 30+ years. And we don't every make wisecracks about people from New Jersey? California? Mississippi? Texas?

Wait… Texas? Oh wait… all of you people in the comments here who are trying to act "shocked" at his "insensitivity"… you've never made any jokes about people from Texas have you? Pullleeeze…

What a bunch of think skinned turkeys you all sound like… It's a joke!! He was clear that it was a joke!! If you don't think it's funny, don't laugh and move on. Try turning watching late night television and you find out that jokes like this are run of the mill and most reasonable American's don't get offended at them.

Political Correctness run amuck. You cant even make a joke these days in front of 2000 liberal journalists who hate you? Please quit wasting time with this nonsense.

It must be true though that all West Virginians are inbred, why would they get so upset otherwise?

Did anyone see "Weekend At Bernie"s"???? Dick is really Bernie!

I bet they are REALLY glad they voted for him 8 years ago.

Hmmmm…

West Virginians are dying because of you and your side-kick McCheney!!!!!!!

HOW DARE YOU!!!! SHAME ON YOU!!!!

Send your daughter and her wife to war - I dare you !!!!!!

Nothing but political correctness behind all the arch and offended responses.

Some of you need to lighten up - without the occasional bit of inbreeding there would be no human population.

No sympathy for West Virginia. They voted for him in 2000 and 2004. Prime example of thinking you know best when you really don't. You got exactly what you deserve and with McCain you'll get more. So if you elect McCain get your insurance paid up and burial plots ready for aleast the next 100 years of Iraq.

The sad thing is that if Cheney was running against Obama - West Virginia would still vote for him after a comment like that, just because the other guy is black. Ignorance/Racism is so pathetic.

For what (little) it's worth, that was a proper apology.

Ha! That was great, lighten up West Viginians, if it wasn't partly true you wouldn't be so mad. Good stuff Cheney, I don't like your politics all the time but funny is funny.

Well, I'm NOT a Cheney fan, but the guy made a joke and though it was politically incorrect, it was kinda sorta funny.

Obviously, Dick knew it was gonna get him in trouble and he didn't care. That's his hallmark. He just doesn't care about anything beyond his world of oil and profits.

Still, it was funny.

Well let's be honest here…he shot his own friend…

To Steve B…not funny at all. Not being a gracious winner is worse than being a sore loser. Stay out of the mud bruh…remember that everyone will be sensitive about HRC's loss…and we need them in the fall.

Dick - I, too, noticed 100,000 people but only 10 last names?

try again…spellin' glitch.
Dear Mr. Cheney,
Do you think that has something to do with your daughter prefering women instead of men, or did you personally have somthing to do with that?

See that WV. This is your man……………….

The WHOLE WORLD has to suffer because of the Republicans.

When will the bias and prejudice STOP?

Blitzer? I dare you to say one more word about Obama !!!!!!!!

What do you want to bet WV will vote Republican again this year? Maybe "Dick" has a point.

LOL. that was funny.
can't people laugh at themselves anymore?

Why don't terd bird keep ;his mouth shut instead of telling someone else to be quiet??????

I think we are too correct in our language to have a sence of humor or intellegence. when are we going to stop the stupidity and focous on the really important issues?

We will find out how true it is in November. If they vote for him it is true and if they don't then they were just fools for voting for the republicans all those years. You people are some of the poorest in the country because of the way you have voted in the past. Time for a change people. Join the rest of the country in getting them out of office.
Obama is the way.
Obama08

They should not post this on CNN since West Virginians don't have any media to inform them what is going on. I guess Peurto ricans are much better.

Dear Mr. Cheney…do you thiunk that has somthing with your daughter prefering women instead of men…or did you personall have something to do with that?

West Virginians, hope you know better than to vote Republican this time around…You do not deserve to be ridiculed like that !

let's face it, he's right. the majority of west virginians are a bunch of inbred hillbillies.

so?

What is Newsy here.
These people - Bush, Chaney, and the Rest of the White House and Congessional Republicans, have shown nothing but complete CONTEMPT for America and Americans for years. And his reply is Typical, what are you all going to do about it.. ha . Can't do a thing.

I thought the joke was funny…

All repukes care about are the votes. They lied to KY, PA, WV and everywhere else.

Dummies - you idiots bought their lies. We all have to live with it !!!!!

bush and cleney need a lot of exposure over the next few months to guarantee obama gets elected. maybe the DNC can hire them to go around and express their thoughts. bush may be busy because they got their one book to complete his library in dallas, and both of these guys need to go hunting together–often.

Where has Cheney been anyway?? He seemed to be bunkered down again–waiting to pop out of his hole and say a few comments—then it's bye-bye Cheney again.

Like whack a mole.

They voted for him? They deserve him!

How dare he single out West Virginia!!! Kentucky has way more inbreeding. Robert Byrd should know that. But then again, you have to cut him a break. He is from West Virginia. They hain't got much lernin there.

WOW, if that comment doesn't make you want CHANGE in this country, nothing will.

Did you expect anything different from someone who himself didn't have a college diploma and was 5 times defered from the service. He is a liar and cheat and doesn't care whose feelings he hurts.

I work for a company based in West Virginia. The CEO pays for the college costs of all of his 300+ employees. Anyone else in the other 49 states doing that? They also run the #1 child care early education program in the state. Chaney - Shame on you ! Go back to Wyoming and your small minded world.

out with the gop and in with the new.

Cousins marrying cousins. I knew there was something wrong with Dick Cheney.

Where are all the Republicans lashing out at this remark and calling Cheney an "elitist"?

Well well well lookey what we have here…isn't this the state that didn't vote for Obama for his racist and so called elistist remarks and here you have Cheney, who if not for WV wouldn't be office. And for that matter our country wouldn't be in the craptastic condition it's in now but that's another story. But isn't it nice to see that he's biting the hand that fed him.

Bet it doesn't feel good knowing that for all of the PANDERING they do to the "working hard-working White Americans" in WV at the end of the day, they still treat you all like crap.

Makes you wonder WV if THEY really care about you as much as they SAY for the sake of elections that they do!

Even though it's true, I'd like to personally thank darth vadar for handing WV to the democrats. See, I knew there was a teeny, tiny spot of good in ya.

Cheney never cared about America. Only his bank account.

Not surprising. Another tick on the long list of insults issued to the American people from this bedraggled "administration". Good night Sir Cheney - The Death Star is leaving orbit soon.

Well, come on, it was Cheney who make the remark. Enough said.

give me a break! I this man is nothing but a fat joke that belongs in prison for his crimes against the American and Iraq people. He has personally profited millions of dollars. At the expense of loyal hard working American troops, and thousands of Iraq families with his lies and trickery! It is a disgrace to the fabric of our country that such a vile human is allowed to walk free and spew his hate to others.

From anyone except Cheney, this would be shocking.

What an idiot.

Dick Cheney is an arrogant jerk. That's news?

Unfortunately, most of the people opposing Obama, or calling him "inexperienced" are either "racists" or are simply not aware of the fact that —-Obama is a "Constitutional Scholar". Hillary and McCain are NOT constitutional scholars. Fresh from looking at the Constitution, Obama is ready to lead!!! We need Change in this NATION! There is a need for change in "generational thinking."

he's not going for reelection but isn't his party?
isn't mccain's ideas soooo close to his own?

will people understand the backwards thinking of these two people at least?!

ugh. disgusting.

Everybody is good at something…………
We know where to go now.
Thanks for the tip, Dick!
DrFill

This is a new low… I feel bad for the people of West Virginia

Old Man Yells at Clouds -

McShame probably agrees with McCheney and McBush

Time for younger, unbiased people to stop the prejudice in this world!!

IT'S TIME.

LOL, LMAO, THAT WAS FUNNY!!!

Wow, now is that enough to harm the Rupublican's in November or do West Virginian's even have TV's and computers?

They voted for him… maybe they do.

Byrd declared that Cheney showed "contempt and astounding ignorance toward his own countrymen" with the comments.

SO?? Why should YOU be special? Cheney has shown ALL of us the same lack of any kind of regard or respect since he and his troll of a Boss stole the Whitehouse.

So?

Old Man Yells at Clouds -

Cheney doth protest too much about his own "breeding" - HA HA HA HA HA

He's disgusting. Well, WV you voted for him.

NOW WEST VIRGINIA, UNFORTUNATELY KNOWS WHAT

THOSE THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY VOTED FORE, THINK

OF THEM.

Oh for Pete's sake! It's a joke! Get over it!

Haaaa haa haa
And who said that Cheney is not a funny guy.
You see Hillary … even Cheney knows who voted for you !
Thats just funny

Isn't Obama related to this guy? Must be in the genes - impaired judgment.