But that's just one of those silly rules thingys, dems would just ignore it. :-)
My gut is telling me Kerry wouldn't pick a person of color, he always looks very uncomfortable when he's around people of color. Rarely do I ever see a black or brown face associated with his campaign.
But you're right, a Ford pick would be a media party and might just even knock clinton out of the news.
I bet the Heinz-Kerry's have several such employees - gardeners, poolboys, cleaning women, etc.