DRUDGE: KERRY MYSTERY WOMAN DATED CAMPAIGN FINANCE CHIEF

2/16/2004 | Drudge

[mtrott]

Drudge just put this up.

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRI FEB 16, 2004 14:05:38 ET XXXXX

KERRY MYSTERY WOMAN DATED CAMPAIGN FINANCE CHIEF

**Exclusive**

A woman at the center of John Kerry intrigue dated longtime Kerry Finance Director Peter Maroney, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

When pressed by media outlets in recent week, the Kerry campaign confirmed the relationship, according to top sources.

Alex Polier on Monday denied "Internet and tabloid rumors relating to me and Senator John Kerry."

Rumors swirling around Polier ignited a behind-the-scenes campaign drama.

As first reported in this space, a serious investigation of the woman and the nature of her relationship with Sen. John Kerry has been underway at TIME magazine, ABC NEWS, the WASHINGTON POST, THE HILL and the ASSOCIATED PRESS, where the woman in question once worked.

TIME magazine's Tim Burger and ABC NEWS have developed intriguing elements to the case, sources reveal.

She would joke that she was dating the next president of the United States, says a source.

Polier's flippant remarks and flirtatious manner, according to friends, fueled the intrigue.

In an off-the-record conversation with a dozen reporters earlier this week, General Wesley Clark plainly stated: "Kerry will implode over an intern issue." [Three reporters in attendance confirm Clark made the startling comments. "This guy is going to blow up. Have you seen the NATIONAL ENQUIRER story" [on Kerry's womanizing].

The Kerry commotion is the key reason why Dean reversed his decision to drop out of the race after Wisconsin, campaign sources said.

Developing...

[Pikamax]

its still there.

[Solson]

I suggest we let this thing settle until something pops that sounds real. But, to go from Kerry boinking someone while married to some girl who dated Kerry's campaign finance chief...this story seems to be going nowhere fast.

[Williams]

3 possible scenarios: 1 She dated the finance guy but Kerry was hitting on her. 2 She dated the finance guy, is in deep with the whole Kerry crowd, and is complicit in planting a false story. 3 Kerry stole the finance chief from her and is secretly in a "civil union." Who knows.

[jimbo123]

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/archive/july2001.htm

7/18/01

Ready for primary time
If early organizing and fundraising are the keys to winning the next Democratic presidential primary, then early bets are on Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry. Whispers has learned that Kerry has been on a whirlwind hiring spree, gobbling up the best and the brightest in the business nearly three years before the first 2004 primary. "Kerry understands politics is a winner-take-all game," an adviser tells us. "He's going to sign up the top talent and best fundraisers in the Democratic Party early and build a state-of-the-art operation easily transitioned into a presidential vehicle." The team so far includes:

Peter Maroney, Kerry finance director. Maroney honed his skills under fundraising whiz and Democratic Party boss Terry McAuliffe. His resume includes stints with House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt and Rep. Joe Kennedy.

[dead]

Well, all Clark is credited with is his off-the-record remark - "Kerry's got an intern problem."

Drudge has been pushing alot more than that. I hope he didn't fall for a trick from Chris Lehane.

[Bluntpoint]

CATSPAW DENIES HAVING SLEPT WITH KERRY...HER FRIENDS AT FREE REPUBLIC DON'T BUY HER DENIALS!

KNOWING CATSPAW, THIS RELATIONSHIP MUST HAVE BEEN TORRID!

[mass55th]

Found this:

Finance Director of 2002 Re-election Campaign.......Peter Maroney

Deputy Finance Director......Carl Chidlow

[Republic]

Kerry Mystery Woman Dated Kerry Campaign Finance Chief

You mean she dated Teresa Heinz?

OH ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is toooo much!

[Solson]

Source: http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/kerry/kerrfin.html

John Kerry for President Inc. On December 4, 2002, Sen. Kerry filed papers with the FEC establishing John Kerry for President Inc., an exploratory committee. James M. Jordan, who served as executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee during the 2002 cycle, is the campaign manager. Peter Maroney is the finance director. Robert Farmer, who gained fame as finance director for Michael Dukakis' 1988 presidential campaign, is treasurer. Louis B. Susman, Chicago-based vice chairman of Salomon Smith Barney Investment Banking, is finance chair.

[TommyDale]

Maybe they all were in Gary Condit's apartment together for the same event. Who is in charge of the DNA found all over the place?

[Shermy]

I suggest we let this thing settle until something pops that sounds real.

I presume someone, perhaps Time Magazine, is testing the waters with these leaks. "Drudge" "The Telegraph" and the "Sun" didn't report these things from their own efforts.

[pabianice]

His resume includes stints with House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt and Rep. Joe Kennedy.

Wow. Finance chair for the dumbest, meanest man on the planet. Joe Kennedy can't do long division. Some resume.'

[timpad]

You mean she dated Teresa Heinz?

LOL! Line of the day so far! Thanks...

[The G Man]

Hey! Thats what happened in No Way Out, didn't it?

[Diddle E. Squat]

4) She dated the campaign finance chief, something else happened (date rape), and Kerry intervened to cover it up

5) She dated the campaign finance chief, and something else happened involving Kerry(harassment), and Kerry tried to cover it up

[Lunatic Fringe]

Matt, Matt, Matt...

You are the Walter Winchell of a new generation.

[SamAdams76]

Ok, so the campaign finance chief and Alex Polier had a relationship and it turned ugly. Is that what happened? This is just too weird and something is definitely fishy.

Well Kerry has a penchant for picking up women "on the rebound." Does her family have money? If not, they probably do now.

[lainie]

That's what I thought too. Didn't Clark jumpstart this thing?

Also, has Alex previously claimed no relationship with anyone associated with Kerry?

[Catspaw]

CATSPAW DENIES HAVING SLEPT WITH KERRY...HER FRIENDS AT FREE REPUBLIC DON'T BUY HER DENIALS!

KNOWING CATSPAW, THIS RELATIONSHIP MUST HAVE BEEN TORRID!

LOLOL!!! I expect to be contacted by the British tabloids within the hour.

And that would have *more* traction if I could get off work to see Kerry AND Kennedy this afternoon--but I don't think there's enough Lava soap in the world to take off the yukky stuff afterwards.

[Solson]

Source: http://www.progressivegovernment.org/PresidentialCampaign/kerrystaff.cfm

John Kerry's Campaign Staff and Advisers

Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager

• former chief of staff to Senator Edward Kennedy
• former executive director of Emily's List
• former director of the White House Office of Public Liaison
• more on Mary Beth Cahill (L.A. Times - free subscription required)

Steve Elmendorf
Political Director

• joined Kerry campaign January 24, 2004
• former Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Gephardt campaign
• former chief of staff to Representative Gephardt's congressional office
• former chief of staff to Representative Dennis Eckart's congressional office
• worked on Mondale for President campaign

Cameron Kerry
Fundraiser

• candidate's brother
• attorney at Mintz Levin, Kerry's all-time largest donor

David Thorne
Internet Adviser

• former brother-in-law and long-time friend of Kerry
• chairman of New Age Media
• campaign manager for Kerry's first congressional campaign
• grassroots fundraiser

Bob Shrum
Speechwriter and Adviser

• writes many of Kerry's speeches
• was Senator George McGovern’s senior speechwriter in the 1972 presidential campaign

Randy Beers
Adviser

• advises Kerry on foreign policy

Robert Rubin
Adviser

• director of Citigroup, Inc.
• Secretary of the Treasury under Bill Clinton

Eliot Spitzer
Adviser

• Currently serves as Attorney General of New York
• Advises Kerry on corporate governance issues

Robert Reich
Adviser

• Secretary of Labor during President Bill Clinton's first term
• Professor, social and economic policy, Brandeis University
• Rhodes scholar
• Member of the board of directors of Economists Allied for Arms Reduction, the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, and the Cambridge Community Foundation
• Author of Locked in the Cabinet; The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalism; I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society; and The Power of Public Ideas

Edward Kennedy
Adviser

• Senior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts

Max Cleland
Adviser

• Assisting Kerry with veteran’s concerns
• Former member of U.S. Senate

Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy
Adviser

• member of Kerry’s “Women’s Voices from the Trail”

Brigadier Gen. Stephen A. Cheney
Adviser

• former commanding general of Parris Island, SC
• member of “Generals for Kerry”

Jill Alper
Adviser

• senior partner at Dewey Square Consulting Firm
• has worked on previous Kerry campaigns

Michael Whouley
Field Organizer

• involved in organizing Kerry’s operations in Iowa
• worked on Clinton-Gore campaign in 1996 and Gore-Lieberman campaign in 2000
• more about Michael Whouley

Norm Dicks
Adviser

• member of Congress representing Washington
• advises Kerry on defense and national security issues

Governor Jeanne Shaheen
Adviser

• former governor of New Hampshire

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Adviser

• chief prosecuting attorney for Riverkeeper
• advises Kerry on air and water issues

Mike Donilon
Adviser

• Serves campaign as a general strategist
• Business partner of Bob Shrum

Mark Mellman
Pollster

• National strategist who helps campaign target voters in specific locations

Tom Kiley
Pollster

• Long-time associate of Kerry
• Gathers information by using data personalized for Kerry

Ron Roseblith
Adviser

• Worked with Kerry on his first race for the U.S. Senate
• Participates in decision making with top strategists

Tad Devine
Adviser

• Works on developing and implementing Kerry’s plan for the general election
• Knowledgeable on strategies to secure the necessary electoral votes to win the general election
• Business partner of Bob Shrum
• Urged Vice President Al Gore to focus on Florida in 2000 leading up to election day

Jack Corrigan
Adviser

• Works on developing and implementing Kerry’s plan for the general election
• Knowledgeable on strategies to secure the necessary electoral votes to win the general election

Marcus Jadotte
Deputy Campaign Manager

• former chief of staff to Representative Peter Deutsch
• former Florida state director for the Gore-Lieberman campaign
• region director for Clinton-Gore campaign in 1996
• former communications director for Florida AFL-CIO

David Morehouse
Communications Director

• senior counselor and trip director for Vice President Al Gore
• director of strategic planning in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy during the first Clinton administration

David Wade
Deputy Communications Director/Traveling Press Secretary

• former communications director for Kerry’s Senate office
• former national president of College Democrats of America

Katie McCormick

• interned for Senator Hillary Clinton
• graduated from Georgetown University in 2001

Andrei Cherny
Director of Speechwriting

• candidate for California Assembly
• served as senior policy advisor to Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg
• founding editor of Blueprint: Ideas for a New Century
• senior speechwriter and adviser to Vice President Al Gore

Sarah Bianchi
Policy Director

• worked as deputy issues director for Gore-Lieberman campaign

Mike Gehrke
Research Director

• worked at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
• former research director for the Clinton White House
• former research director for Citizen Action

Peter Maroney
Finance Director

• finance director for Kerry’s 2002 re-election campaign

Robert Farmer
Treasurer

• finance director for Michael Dukakis’ presidential campaign in 1988
• served as U.S. Consul General to Bermuda

Louise Susman
Finance Chair

• vice chairman of Salomon Smith Barney Investment Banking
• formerly a senior partner at the law firm Thompson & Mitchell
• finance chair for Bill Bradley’s presidential campaign in 2000

Michael Meehan
Senior Adviser

• on leave from position as vice president for politics, campaigns and strategy for NARAL Pro-Choice America

Minyon Moore
Adviser

• served as chief financial officer of the Democratic National Committee
• held various posts in the Clinton White House
• in 1988, was the national deputy field director for the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign and later Michael Dukakis’ presidential campaign

Setti Warren
Trip Director

• Advance team member for President Clinton