Posted on 09/15/2004 3:35:27 PM PDT by quantim
NEW YORK (AP) — Teresa Heinz Kerry, encouraging volunteers as they busily packed supplies Wednesday for hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean, said she was concerned the effort was too focused on sending clothes instead of essentials like water and electric generators.
"Clothing is wonderful, but let them go naked for a while, at least the kids," said Heinz Kerry, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. "Water is necessary, and then generators, and then food, and then clothes."
Heinz Kerry stopped by a market in the heart of Brooklyn's Caribbean community, where she spoke French with Haitian vendors and shook hands with volunteers busy packing food, clothes and other relief supplies to be shipped to several Carribean islands hit by Hurricane Ivan. Her husband's campaign donated water, blankets and first aid kits.
"I think it's important we help all the kids we can," Heinz Kerry said.
Ivan swept through the Caribbean last week, killing more than 60 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless.
Dr. Roy A. Hastick Sr., president of the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and coordinator of the market's relief effort, said the visit helped make difficult days a bit brighter.
"It's a major boost for us and the community to show we have someone on a national level concerned with what's happening in the Caribbean region," Hastick Sr. said.
Supporters gathered on the sidewalk shouted "We love you," and "Good luck" as Heinz Kerry made her way to a waiting car.
This woman is too stupid to live ... let alone be First Lady.
Every day a new political gift from the Idiot Africa Queen.
""Clothing is wonderful, but let them go naked for a while, at least the kids,"
Oh yeah. Tell that to the thousands of kids still without homes in Florida. They've been suffering from heat, humidity and MOSQUITOES for weeks now!
By the way how large was the check Theresa left when she went home?
That must be a "gag' quote.
Even in the heat of a political season we should not make up bizarre, impossible quotes and attribute then to public figures.
Mama T trolling for the NAMBLA vote now, too?
"let them go naked"
Let them eat cake (??)
Am amazing attitude toward the 'little people'.
And she called me an idiot?
Let her speak, please! Don't stop her.
Could it be, that she is a member of the VRWC?
Her ass should be made to live naked in Jamaica for as long as it takes for the mosquitoes to eat her alive.
Her is a billionairess telling the little kids to go naked for a while. GEEEZZZZZZ
Teresa ... don't you think that the clothes should come before the generators? I mean the food is one thing but come on now..
Whatever it is, you can bet she'll deduct every penny of it from their taxes.
Only "idiots" would not agree with her!
You wrote:
"Mama T trolling for the NAMBLA vote now, too?"
Either that or a nod to the pedophile vote.
Maybe they're trying for lapsed Catholic priests?
I'm sure that conversation went well... She spoke Parisian French while they spoke Haitian Creole.
Imagine American English versus Thick Scottish.
Let them eat cake.
And they call Bush an Elitist??
My thoughts exactly.
NAMBLA-an as yet untapped pool of likely lib voters. Right on
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