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3 SIMPLE RULES KEEP TERESA KERRY GOING

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April 16, 2004
I FIRST met the lady who could be our next first lady nose-to-nose. Flat out on the ground. Teresa Heinz Kerry arrived at my home for lunch, was welcomed by my two Yorkies, and went down on all fours.
"I've had three," came her voice from floor-level. "Rusty and Cous-Cous died of old age. Rusty Two always threw up in cars. The vet couldn't cure him and we travel so much we couldn't keep him. Now we have a German shepherd. I adore dogs."
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"A politician's wife has a hard life. In the old days they only lived for their men. Today we can have a broader, richer life. The partner must have her own set of interests. Children, career, something. It's needful to have a sense of one's self. I work six days a week on my own interests and will always continue. To become more of a 'thing' and less of a person is terrible.
"I can't believe I married a second politician. I can't believe I married the first politician. He wasn't one when we met. I can't believe my family left Africa and came to this country. I can't believe I live in America, I can't believe I ever even married an American. And I can't believe we're embarked on this journey."
This journey, does it ever scare her?
"Yes. What people don't know is that I am basically shy. I never wanted to do this. It all seems so bizarre."
With that she kissed my dogs, grabbed a Diet Pepsi for the road and climbed into her SUV for the ride to Newsweek.
© CINDY ADAMS, 2004

In the late 70's I had a store in LaJolla, CA. This was during the time that the great immigration of South Africans started to get away from the inevitable end to aparteid. The contact with this bunch was , well let's say eye opening. They thought and made it clear that LaJolla or other toney locals were the only places in America privileged enough to have them as residents.

They learned quite qickly that Black Housekeepers in America would not put up with their nasty, arrogant and demeaning treatment. It went around quickly that no Black should even think about working for them. The B****'s from SA were not worth the money. So Mexicans got stuck taking these jobs. Especially illegals.

Her attitude apparently has been inbred by her aparteid loving Father. They found out their Krugerrands were worthless her, made life difficult. Hienz....Real American money. This group of SA's are one of the coldest bunch I've ever met.

"I've had three," came her voice from floor-level. "Rusty and Cous-Cous died of old age. Rusty Two always threw up in cars. The vet couldn't cure him and we travel so much we couldn't keep him. Now we have a German shepherd. I adore dogs."

Teresa sounds like Sharon Osbourne (the matriarch of this family.) How many dogs?