[Verginius Rufus]

I don't think Teresa Heinz has any Afrikaner ancestry--she is always described as the daughter of a Portuguese doctor. She went to South Africa for her university education but that doesn't make her an Afrikaner any more than having an office in Harlem makes Bill Clinton an African American.

[HardStarboard]

She may not be a "dyed in the wool" Afrikaner, - but I'd still be interested in her approach to minorities.

She impresses me a an elitist snob (just like ketchup boy) that would have an attitude that is at odds with the Democratic parties "multiculturalism is everything" stance.

On the other hand, I'm sure you wouldn't get a non-multicultural peep out of her - no matter her true beliefs.

[jackbill]

I don't think Teresa Heinz has any Afrikaner ancestry--she is always described as the daughter of a Portuguese doctor.

I believe her father was a German doctor. The mother, I believe, was Portuguese.

[dfwgator]

She went to South Africa for her university education but that doesn't make her an Afrikaner any more than having an office in Harlem makes Bill Clinton an African American.

She may not be an Afrikaaner, but getting schooled in South Africa during that period would be a tacit acknowledgement that she did indeed support Apartheid.