A black screen with simple, white letters:
Was Howard Dean wrong about approving civil unions for everyone in Vermont?
Audio plays while this stays on the screen. The audio says:
"I think the fact of the matter, of course, is that matter is regulated by the states. I think different states are likely to come to different conclusions and that's appropriate. I don't think there should necessarily be a federal policy in this area.
I try to be open-minded about it as much as I can and tolerant of those relationships."
The black screen fades to Dick Cheney finishing his quote:
"I also wrestle with the extent to which there ought to be legal sanction of those relationships. I think we ought to do everything we can to tolerate and accommodate whatever kind of relationships people want to enter into."
Text across the bottom of the screen:
Vice President Cheney doesn't think so.
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Can we get over this and move on to real issues, now?