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Daughter Liz Revives the Cheney Brand

She carries on dad's national security message, and her fan base is growing

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 28, 2009 7:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – Move over, Sarah Palin and Megan McCain—the GOP’s newest rising star is Liz Cheney, “our favorite vice president’s daughter,” as she was touted at a recent conservative gathering. Cheney—an outspoken proponent of “enhanced interrogation” who has said “waterboarding isn’t torture”—is “a red state rock star,” one event organizer tells the New York Times. She’s “one of the fresh faces of our movement,” adds a blogger.

In addition to fielding dozens of speaking requests each month, Cheney co-founded KeepAmericaSafe.com, which goes live next month. She is certainly her father’s daughter—“I think you’d be hard-pressed to find any daylight at all” between their views on national security, says her sister—and whether her famous last name is helping her or hurting her, some are calling for Cheney to run for office. Her response? “We’ll see.”

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Vice President Dick Cheney waves as he boards Air Force Two at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Left is his daughter, Liz Cheney. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Mr. President, in a ticking time-bomb scenario, with American lives at stake, are you really unwilling to subject a terrorist to enhanced interrogation to get information that would prevent an attack? - Liz Cheney in a recent speech

If you’re going to a boring meeting, she’s a fun person to sit next to. She’s someone who would not hesitate to whisper something like, ‘Can you believe how terrible this speech is?’
- Elliott Abrams, member of the Bush administration

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