I don't remember where I heard it, but it sure perked up my ears.
John Kerry started using the middle name 'Forbes' after he met John Fitzgerald Kennedy, so he too would be JFK.
Could be true, maybe not. But I wouldn't put it past him.
Re: the JFK angle.
I'm always on the lookout for Effin's affectation of the Kennedy mystique. It's apparent to all of us that he's led his much of his life with the "camera's eye" in mind.
Yesterday one of the networks was doing their usual "bio" thing before the convention. They used extensive images of John Heinz' funeral: flag-draped coffin, Tereza in black, veiled, holding the hands of her young children.
I couldn't help but wonder whether those images entered into Effin's calculations.
Earlier in the day, the Kerry-Edwards New York campaign office had confirmed the rappers and Heinz would speak at the event — but the kids who had shelled out a minimum of $50 to attend had to content themselves with only a Kwame Jackson sighting. Finally, after keeping everyone waiting for over an hour, Edwards was hastily introduced by his 21-year-old daughter, Cate, then took the stage to the tune of Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" and spoke for a mere 20 minutes.
The whole event was over and done with in a speedy 45 minutes, leaving his fans even more resentful.
Event organizers explained later that the Beasties had all stayed home with lead singer Mike D's new baby. [Earning at least 'honorable mention' in the Lamest Excuses competition]
Meanwhile, Kerry staffers told attendees privately that Heinz had gotten stuck in Pittsburgh — but our spies spotted the ketchup heir watching from Crobar's second-floor balcony. NY Post
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These people have no more respect for their supporters than they do for the nation as a whole. Another case in point, the way Kerry is dissing Massachusetts politicos: 'NO-SHOW JOHN' BURNS BEANTOWN by Howie Carr.