Old-fashioned views

The Spectator ^ | 21 February 2004 | Taki

[7thson]

Did he or didn’t he? Get Kerry-ed away and have it off with an intern. It’s either one or the other, and I guess we have to take Alexandra Polier at her word and believe he didn’t. Kerry is one bad dude, and I don’t mean just because he didn’t do it. I mean his lifelong habit of getting a rich woman to pick up the tab. I know I’m being old-fashioned and all that, but I was taught that one marries for love, not money. Mind you, he’s not unique. In the circles I used to run around in, many men had done a Kerry, that’s why I don’t run around in those circles any more. My friend Porfirio Rubirosa married three times for money: Flor Trujillo, Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton. And twice for love, Danielle Darieux and Odile Rodin. Rubi was no Kerry. He used to get up and sing, ‘Just a Gigolo’, and openly admit where his moolah came from. But he had such enormous amounts of charm and charisma, one forgave him for being a gigolo.

[7thson]

I don't know what the rules are concerning excerpt's and what to excerpt and what not, so I erred on the side of caution. I heard about this article yesterday from the Ron Smith radio program - live from Baltimore - and after reading it this morning, I thought it may be interesting for others.

This line I disagree with but wonder why Taki believes this to be true -

As I said, Kerry is holier than thou, a man so out for himself he out Clintons Clinton, and most probably will be the next president of the United States — with a little help from Julia Thorn, his very rich first wife, and now Teresa Heinz.

[7thson]

I messed up and forgot to click on the EXCERPT box. If you want to read the entire article, click on the Spectator link. Not enough caffine this morning!

[longtermmemmory]

Of course not, but then marrying for money is not illegal, just not very manly. Is a very rich woman someone not to pursue because of what it implies? Again, not in the least, but one has to be in love with the person, not the moolah. Am I being unfair to Kerry? Of course I am, but I don’t think my opinions matter very much. I’m just being old-fashioned and suspicious, and I have a hell of a lot to be suspicious about.
** *** **** I thought is little excerpt deserves extra special attention. Is J. F'n Kerry a real man?

[7thson]

The answer is obvious - NO!

[an amused spectator]

Revived MS/MS ping - Taki does Kerry bump

On, Off, or grab it for a Media Shenanigans/Schadenfreude ping:
http://www.freerepublic.com/~anamusedspectator/

[martin_fierro]

Porfirio Rubirosa

Sounds like the scientific term for some skin disease.

[BlessedByLiberty]

Ping!

[Dolphy]

Thanks for the ping, glad to see you are keeping this going.

[WorkingClassFilth]

I believe Kerry's three Purple Hearts may have involved his masculine regions.