Here is the transcript. He wasn't asked repeated questions nor was he even asked directly about it. He was simply offered an opportunity to respond to comments made by someone else and instead of just declining that opportunity and moving on he made a big stink about it.
Blitzer: We're out of time, but a couple of issues I want to raise with you. Your daughter, Mary. She's pregnant. All of us are happy. She's going to have a baby, you're going to have another grandchild. Some of the -- some critics, though, are suggesting -- for example, a statement from someone representing Focus on the Family, "Mary Cheney's pregnancy raises the question of what's best for children. Just because it's possible to conceive a child outside of the relationship of a married mother and father doesn't mean it's best for the child." Do you want to respond to that?
Cheney: No, I don't.
Blitzer: obviously, a good daughter...
Cheney: I'm delighted -- I'm delighted I'm about to have a sixth grandchild, Wolf. And obviously I think the world of both my daughters and all of my grandchildren. And I think, frankly, you're out of line with that question.
Blitzer: I think all of us appreciate...
Cheney: I think you're out of line.
Blitzer: ... your daughters. No, we like your daughters. Believe me, I'm very, very sympathetic to Liz and to Mary. I like them both. That was just a question that's come up, and it's a responsible, fair question.
Cheney: I just fundamentally disagree with you.
Blitzer: I want to congratulate you on having another grandchild.
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