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Why John Kerry is a hit in Zug
The Economist ^

Posted on 02/10/2004 6:16:07 AM PST by Hillary's Folly

Zug's tugged heartstrings

The people in the hamlet of Zug, around 25km south of Zurich, are getting interested in American politics, now that Senator John Kerry is leading the pack of democratic hopefuls for president. Mr Kerry spent two years studying at the Institut Montana Zugerberg, a local boarding school, when his father was a diplomat in Berlin in 1954.

During his time at the school, Mr Kerry rubbed elbows with the offspring of kings (Spanish, anyway) and other blue-bloods, such as Habsburg-Lothringens, Bourbons, Rothschilds and Bacardis. Whether this youthful hobnobbing will help him win the hearts and minds of the American electorate is unclear. But one local reporter quipped that he hopes this JFK will utter those memorable words: “Ich bin ein Zuger”.


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; boardingschool; kerry; switzerland; zug
Just more proog that John F-ing Kerry is the everyman's common man he claims to be.
1 posted on 02/10/2004 6:16:07 AM PST by Hillary's Folly
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To: Hillary's Folly
proog=proof
2 posted on 02/10/2004 6:17:15 AM PST by Hillary's Folly (Imagine there's no Hillary. It's easy if you try.)
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Look - in the audience

John Kerry with Jane Fonda, September 1970

3 posted on 02/10/2004 6:18:38 AM PST by Tank-FL (Keep the Faith - VMI Spring Furlough begins March 12 ! Hang in there Albert)
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Great Pic, but is that Brad Pitt sitting right behing Jane?
4 posted on 02/10/2004 6:21:39 AM PST by Hillary's Folly (Imagine there's no Hillary. It's easy if you try.)
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During his time at the school, Mr Kerry rubbed elbows with the offspring of kings (Spanish, anyway) and other blue-bloods, such as Habsburg-Lothringens, Bourbons, Rothschilds and Bacardis.

Uh oh. He spent time with the Rothschilds and Hapsburgs! I need to adjust my tinfoil hat. Too many conspiracy waves are being received.

5 posted on 02/10/2004 6:22:56 AM PST by Orbiting_Rosie's_Head
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Great Pic, but is that Brad Pitt sitting right behing Jane?

Nah, thats Jim Morrison. lol

6 posted on 02/10/2004 6:23:07 AM PST by smith288 (http://www.ejsmithweb.com/FR/JohnKerry/)
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And another thing. What's with all the Raybands in that crowd? Not exactly the eyewear of choice among the downtrodden.
7 posted on 02/10/2004 6:27:21 AM PST by Hillary's Folly (Imagine there's no Hillary. It's easy if you try.)
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Mr Kerry rubbed elbows with the offspring of kings (Spanish, anyway) and other blue-bloods, such as Habsburg-Lothringens, Bourbons, Rothschilds and Bacardis.

Maybe there's something to John Edwards' claim that there are two Americas. It's just that he and Heinz-Kerry reside in the one with which the other 98 percent of us are not familiar.

8 posted on 02/10/2004 6:27:52 AM PST by mountaineer
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The people in the hamlet of Zug, around 25km south of Zurich,

So that's where these things come from... ;-)


9 posted on 02/10/2004 6:56:12 AM PST by StriperSniper (Manuel Miranda - Whistleblower)
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Move Zug for Great Justice?
10 posted on 02/10/2004 7:21:32 AM PST by boris (The deadliest Weapon of Mass Destruction in History is a Leftist With a Word Processor)
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Well I wouldn't mind seeing one of those things stuck through Kerry's lip.
11 posted on 02/10/2004 2:32:21 PM PST by Hillary's Folly (Imagine there's no Hillary. It's easy if you try.)
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'JOHN KERRY = Enemy of Vietnam Vets'


http://www.TheAlamoFILM.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1320



Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer / Vet-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection.htm
(IA DRANG-1965 Photos)

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12 posted on 02/10/2004 8:37:38 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE (Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com.A)
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"Uh oh. He spent time with the Rothschilds and Hapsburgs! I need to adjust my tinfoil hat. Too many conspiracy waves are being received."

Not only that, he's also SKULL AND BONES!
13 posted on 02/10/2004 9:19:38 PM PST by adam_az (Be vewy vewy qwiet, I'm hunting weftists.)
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