Kerry Say 'Family' Owns SUV, Not He

The Guardian (UK) ^ | 4-23-2004

[blam]

Kerry Says His 'Family' Owns SUV, Not He

Friday April 23, 2004 12:46 AM

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Does John Kerry, who supports higher automobile fuel economy standards, own a gas-guzzling SUV? He does, but says it belongs to the family, not to him.

During a conference call Thursday with reporters to discuss his upcoming jobs tour through West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, the Democratic presidential candidate was asked whether he owned a Chevrolet Suburban.

``I don't own an SUV,'' said Kerry, who supports increasing existing fuel economy standards to 36 miles per gallon by 2015 in order to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil supplies.

Kerry also has made rising gasoline prices an issue in the campaign against President Bush. In Houston on Thursday, Kerry said the president broke a 2000 campaign pledge to ``jawbone'' oil-producing nations by pressuring them to increase their output.

Kerry thought for a second when asked whether his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, had a Suburban at their Ketchum, Idaho, home. Kerry said he owns and drives a Dodge 600 and recently bought a Chrysler 300M. He said his wife owns the Chevrolet SUV.

``The family has it. I don't have it,'' he said.

Kerry said it's important for his family to buy American cars and pledged to keep car manufacturing jobs in the country if elected. He said he is interested in a hybrid car, and has talked to Ford about making it the ``campaign car.''

``We're going to keep jobs in America and help the industry be more competitive with foreign manufacturers that are building those cars today,'' Kerry said.

The Massachusetts senator said he'll release more details during the jobs tour about his plans to keep jobs in the country.

``I want cars to be made in Michigan, made in America, made'' by the United Auto Workers, Kerry said.

[blam]

When a liberal paper like The Guardian puts an article like this, mocking Kerry, in Breaking News, something is up.

[vbmoneyspender]

What's mine is mine and what's hers is mine . . . except for the SUV.

[Integrityrocks]

You've got to be kidding me... THIS was his answer? My Lord. If his influence can't even get his "family" to be fuel conscience... I'm sure he will really sway the entire country. Give me a bloomin break.

[MegaSilver]

``I don't own an SUV,'' said Kerry, who supports increasing existing fuel economy standards to 36 miles per gallon by 2015 in order to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil supplies.

That will not help.

That will never help.

Install nuclear power plants. THAT will help.

[Rome2000]

Auto workers vote Democrat.

Buy used or foreign.

[Dan from Michigan]

``I want cars to be made in Michigan, made in America, made'' by the United Auto Workers, Kerry said.

Then why in the blue hell did you vote for NAFTA, GATT, most favorite nation for China, and for CAFE emissions you jackass?

[Dog]

If we only had a freeper who worked for the MASS DMV.....they could see whose name the SUV is registered under...

[narby]

This is as classic as Clinton's "smoked marijana, but didn't inhale".

[hole_n_one]

I don't see how Kerry is going to make it to the convention and the subsequent nomination.

He's an absolutely horrible candidate!

[Cultural Jihad]

Is John Waffle trying to claim that he declined the purchase of the SUV right before he accepted it?

[Dan from Michigan]

Auto workers vote Democrat.

Not all of them(especially White ones). They voted for Reagan, John Engler, and a lot of them even backed Posthumus in 02.(over Granholm)

[wagglebee]

What's mine is mine and what's hers is mine . . . except for the SUV.

And the tax returns.

[John Will]

Or nuclear powered cars.

[jwalsh07]

His SUV is no big deal. Check out their yacht. Big fuel burning pig. Kerry and Terry are warming up the poles all by themselves with those 5 mansions, umpteen cars, private jet and of course the Yaaaaaacht.

[mombonn]

``The family has it. I don't have it,''

In other words, blame it on the family-owned SUV. Kind of like blaming the gun for the shooting.

Sheesh, he must have taught weasel words to clintbilly! I thought the IMPEACHED ex-42 was the master equivicator.

[af_vet_1981]

Install nuclear power plants. THAT will help.

Bump for Energy Independence Day.

[bannie]

He doesn't own anything; but he sure lives high on the condement!

[Mike Darancette]

Kerry said the president broke a 2000 campaign pledge to ``jawbone'' oil-producing nations

Iraq is an oil-producing country and the president "jawboned" them pretty well.

[kcar]

Well who owns the fuel-guzzling $50m Gulf Stream private jet and the $800k yacht?

Or is Kerry claiming you can't blame him he's a kept man?

[mylife]

what an assclown


"She did it! Tarayzuh!"