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.

[adakota]

This worries me. Republicans have to hold some fire until Kerry is actually nominated at the convention. To lose Kerry now and have H. Clinton step in would not be good.

[.38sw]

And how about the several homes, each one using energy to heat, cool, and light? Hypocrite.

[OldEagle]

Were any of his Chrysler automobiles made in Canada or other foreign country?

[Ann Archy]

He might as well said, "I can't buy ANYTHING, Teresa gives me a small allowance since she has all the money"! What a DOOFUS!

[Mr. Mojo]

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

Thanks for another large dose of election fodder, Johnny Boy.

[The South Texan]

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


What and f'ing idiot. I guess he does not consider himself part of the family. If I made a statement like that, my wife would make me sleep in the doghouse.

[socal_parrot]

In my five years as a member of the UAW, I never voted Dem, never bought used and only bought American cars.

But that was a long time ago.

[MegaSilver]

Or nuclear powered cars.

No. Not with all the meth users and drunk drivers on the road. No freakin' way.

[Unknown Freeper]

So is he saying that he is not the man or head of his family? If the family owns it, he owns it. Or am I missing something?

[small voice in the wilderness]

Exactly. Either this guy is a total nut job, or he thinks that the majority of American voters are. Either way, this is just pathetic. PATHETIC. Hiding behind the wife's SUV title. "I may RIDE in one. But I don't OWN it." He really needs to be run out of town on a rail.

[MJY1288]

John Kerry is in way over his head, he's gonna implode trying to cover all these lies.

John Kerry and his Wife own a 50 Million Dollar Gulf Stream5 (Flying Squirel) that thing burns more fossil fuel in one trip than 500 SUV's do in a year

[CFC__VRWC]

Good grief, what a pathetic, slimy little worm this guy is.

[Ann Archy]

Not only is he a hypocrite but his Bronze Star papers are being looked into because it looks like Jon Lehman's signature, not John Chaffee like it should

[Paul Atreides]

I guess he doesn't own a yacht, either.

Let me guess, he only uses an SUV because it is going somewhere anyway.

[CFC__VRWC]

The sickening thing is that this kind of weaseling and simpering is what probably kept him in the US Senate lo these many years.

[MJY1288]

All three of his Purple Hearts were issued on the same day, August 12th, 1969

[glock rocks]

[Voltage]

This is no surprise! Keep in mind that he has hardly any income either....his wife has all the income. A very convenient arrangement if you don't want to pay taxes, or suffer any embarrassment about where all the 'cash' is going!.

I almost feel sorry for the guy...I wonder if she pays him a decent allowance?

[Rome2000]

I hear you, but I'm not going to subsidize the UAW while they rip off Americans on car prices, watch Chrysler give out $7,500 bonuses to high school drop outs making $70K a year after a GOP President saved Chrysler and then see them support the rats.

Screw Michael Moore and his cronies.

[lizma]

I KNEW he'd do this.

"The SUVs, the mega personal jet, the 5 mansions aren't mine. It's the damn family's stuff and I'm a victim."

His lifestyle is the antithesis of what the Rats are into these days. I think in November we'll see just how many voters deserve the label "Sheep".

The problem is we're still gonna have to live deal with this mindless group after he is gone and forgotten. A Herculean task.