From BRIAN FLYNN
in New York
PRESIDENTIAL hopeful John Kerry was branded a “sleazeball” last night by the parents of a young woman he allegedly tried to woo.
Alex Polier, 24, was named as the woman at the centre of a scandal that threatens to damage Democrat Kerry’s bid for the White House.
Her mother Donna claims Kerry, 60 — dubbed the new JFK — once chased Alex to be on his campaign team and was “after her”.
There is no evidence the pair had an affair, but her father Terry, 56, said: “I think he’s a sleazeball. I did kind of wonder if my daughter didn’t get that kind of feeling herself.
“He’s not the sort of guy I would choose to be with my daughter.”
Terry, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, added: “John Kerry called my daughter and invited her down to Washington two or three years ago.
“He invited her to be on his re-election committee. She talked to him and decided against it.”
The "sleazeball" comment was in the Sun, a British tabloid that is not nearly as reliable as the NY Post, and is best known for it's Page 3 pictures of topless models.
The father is also quoted, in the same article, as saying there was no affair between Kerry and his daughter. It's quite possible that the Sun reporters put words in his mouth by asking something like "What would you think of a 60 year old Senator having an affair with your daughter?" Answer: "I'd say he's a sleazeball. I wouldn't want my daughter to date someone like that."
I'm just saying we need to be careful. We all know how quotes can be twisted.