Posted on 03/01/2004 11:20:57 AM PST by AntiDemocrat
Kerry's wife made killing from corporate inversion'
By Mairi Mallon
The Royal Gazette (Bermuda) ---------------------------------------------------------
US Presidential hopeful, Senator John Kerry, has been hauled over the coals for his anti-Bermuda stance - after it was discovered his wife's trust made a killing on Ingersoll-Rand redomesticating to the Island.
Sen. Kerry, of Massachusetts, has been loudly denouncing US companies moving offshore to save on their taxes calling them Benedict Arnold firms after the notorious American traitor.
But as the Kerry Campaign hots up, so does the scrutiny of his affairs. Reporters and his opponents have been leaving no stone unturned scrutinising his every move - and that of his wife.
Now the latest edition of Newsweek has revealed that in 2002 the conversion and sale of up to a million dollars of stock in Ingersoll-Rand made between $100,000 and $200,000 after stock rose in price following the company's move to Bermuda. In an article in this week's edition headlined The Wedge War, Newsweek looks into the general election campaign and with it how the Kerry camp is faring.
It said of his bid: And oppo (opposition) types will undoubtedly focus on family financial transactions. One such deal involves the conversion and sale in 2002 of up to a million dollars of stock in Ingersoll-Rand. It was a profitable sale - netting from $100,000 to $200,000 - of a company whose balance sheet was boosted by its decision to move its headquarters offshore to Bermuda.
(click the link for the full story on the hypocrite John Kerry)
Me too, and this is just a guess, but I think the plan is for Kerry to crash and burn, with just enough time left for only someone of Hillary's stature to step in and save the day. Watch for a Hillary/Edwards ticket.
I like it! Send this idea to teh-RAZ'ah!
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