Chiquita was, until very recently, owned by Carl Lindner. He is a billionaire here in Cincinnati who, over the years, has contributed heavily to Republican party causes in general and the Bush family in specific.
That's why Kerry feels safe attacking Chiquita - he's not risking any backroom arrangements or sweetheart deals.
I see... Well, it is still interesting that Kerry himself decided to make a big deal of this. He also put 3-4 articles in the Congressional Record about it.
Must be a fruit of his Daniel Ortega days.
Well, I'm not in Ohio, and I don't know anyone who works for Chiquita, but I do know that they were the only bananas you could buy that didn't turn brown the next day.