Whites Only in Kerry's Inner Circle

www.newsmax.com/ ^ | Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:00 p.m. EDT

[InvisibleChurch]

His wife, Teresa Heinz, used to call herself an "African American," but when it comes to hiring top staff for his presidential campaign, Sen. John Kerry apparently prefers white folks.

CNN's Carlos Watson reports today:

"The Kerry campaign, as of yet, has no one of color in the innermost circle, including Kerry's campaign manager, campaign chairperson, media adviser, policy director, foreign policy adviser, general election manager, convention planner, national finance chairman, and head of VP search team."

Kerry's all-white staff is likely to make for some uncomfortable comparisons with the Bush administration, notes Watson, which has appointed African-Americans to the key positions of secretary of state and national security adviser.

NewsMax.com's repeated calls to the Kerry campaign last December, inquiring about whether he had any minorities in senior campaign positions, were never returned.

In a primary debate earlier this year, former Democratic front-runner Howard Dean was humiliated when the Rev. Al Sharpton forced him to admit he had no African-Americans in his inner circle.

CNN notes that Kerry does have one black in his campaign, as deputy campaign manager.

In a 1993 interview with the Los Angeles Sentinel, a spokesman for Teresa Heinz Kerry defended her decision to refer to herself as African American, insisting that even her black friends referred to her that way.

Heinz Kerry spokesman Grant Oliphant did not, however, identify any of the Kerrys' black friends.

The Mozambican-born Heinz Kerry has boasted that she marched against apartheid while attending college in South Africa.

[InvisibleChurch]

Sign outside the Kerry Kompund?

[Conspiracy Guy]

No surprise here.

[Diddle E. Squat]

"I decree, Diversity for thee, but not for me...."

[Kenton]

His wife, Teresa Heinz, used to call herself an "African American,"

Sing it, girlfriend..... "Camptown ladies sing dat song, doo dah, doo dah..."

[uncbob]

Jesse could always use some more $$$$$

Take him on as an adviser to the Black community

[Howlin]

If they're going to copy it, they should link it:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/14/diversity/

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

This can't be! Isn't Kerry to be the 2nd Black president? ;o)

[wingster]

And Jesse Jackson and the NAACP pitbulls are all over this of course....

...what.....you mean they're not....

....Huh!

Maybe Joselyn "Eric Clapner" Elders is available.

[Diddle E. Squat]

"Don't accuse me of discrimination, why some of my best wives are African American..."

[lilylangtree]

Doesn't matter. Black DemoncRATS and the media love Kerry like they do Bobby "Ku Klux Klan" Byrd and Christopher Dodd with racist views. They'll also overlook Ketchupman's racism. The media and black demoncRATS will let these racists get away with any hanging, in fact the black demoncRATS will even participate. However, let a pubby do the same thing as Kerry, Byrd, Dodd, etc., these same black demoncRATS demand heads to roll like they did a number on Trent Lott. This makes their lack of credibility quite evident. Sheesh! Disgusted for the hypocrisy.

[binger]

[Tacis]

In Kerry's defense, it is not accurate to say that there are "whites only" in his inner circle. Most of his household servants, at least in four of his palatial mansions, are people of color. A number of them, of course, are illegal aliens but super elitists like the widow Heinz and Hanoi John don't have to worry about details like that. Kerry has more black maids than a dead Muslim bomber in Paradise.

[Darlin']

Typical democrats. All talk and no action. Agitate and disrupt but no plan.

[Ciexyz]

But Condi Rice is acting like Bush's butler, acc. to Chris Matthews. Sheesh!

[jimbo123]

[petercooper]

Not true.

[Carolinamom]

Any way that we can find out the racial makeup of Kerry's Senate staff?

[lilylangtree]

What do you want her to do? Provide the non-existent smoking gun that the demoncRATS are trying to find but refuse to look at the clintoonian administration where the smoking gun really lays.

[f zero]

Just remember, they make ketchup too: