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Kerry Say 'Family' Owns SUV, Not He
The Guardian (UK) ^
| 4-23-2004
Posted on 04/22/2004 5:26:12 PM PDT by 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.
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To: Rebelbase
I'm sure the utilities run at full blast 24/7 in the mansions they visit a couple of times per year...
81
posted on
04/22/2004 6:04:42 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
("Oh yeah? Well if you do it again, I'm gonna have only one word for you: 'Outta here.'" - Paul Sr.)
To: Guillermo
I've always been convinced that Lefties want people out of their cars and onto bikes and busses so they themselves won't have to deal with traffic.I read a sentence once, from one of the Dune books, I think, that goes: A WALKING POPULATION IS EASIER TO CONTROL.
To: blam
I'll bet he has one hell of a fuel bill, I mean with 5 mansions and all. He probably wastes more energy than a hundred families.
I'd love to hear somebody ask him some questions about that.
83
posted on
04/22/2004 6:05:16 PM PDT
by
RedwM
To: RedwM
Also, how does he get to all of those five homes? Surely, he takes the mode of transportation, favored by the rabble: commercial airlines.
To: Paul Atreides
``I want cars to be made in Michigan, made in America, made'' by the United Auto Workers, Kerry said.Well, the two cars he claims he owns are built in Canada. At least his "family's" SUV has a chance to be built in the USA. It is built here and in Mexico.
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
God, he looks like such a dork on that thing...
To: jwalsh07
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. Has anyone thought about how much it would cost for the Secret Service to install all of their security apparatus in FIVE mansions?
Previous presidents have gotten flak for having TWO homes outfitted at taxpayer expense.
87
posted on
04/22/2004 6:07:43 PM PDT
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: hole_n_one
I find it difficult to believe that government documents don't have dates on them.
I looked at one of the PDF's and it had no [issued] date.
88
posted on
04/22/2004 6:08:08 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
(Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
To: BigWaveBetty; Hillary's Lovely Legs; mountaineer
you'll never believe this!
89
posted on
04/22/2004 6:09:46 PM PDT
by
Endeavor
(Don't count your Hatch before it chickens)
To: socal_parrot
I wonder if those foreign leaders, so eager to get him in the White House, will look favorably on his xenophobic attitude. I thought this was supposed to be the big European-lover.
To: blam
"I owned a SUV before I said I didn't own it"
91
posted on
04/22/2004 6:10:23 PM PDT
by
yonif
("So perish all Thine enemies, O the Lord" - Judges 5:31)
To: Rome2000
Just bought a new Xterra( Nissan) .First alien car I've had in 25 years . Great price and seems to outride the American competition and MORE room ..
92
posted on
04/22/2004 6:14:00 PM PDT
by
Renegade
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
What about his guzzling hog?And this petro-swigging monster--the Scaramouche?
93
posted on
04/22/2004 6:15:49 PM PDT
by
henbane
To: blam
Check the banks to see whether he mortgaged his half of the "SUV" for his campaign.
94
posted on
04/22/2004 6:16:20 PM PDT
by
ADSUM
(Democracy works when citizens get involved and keep government honest.)
To: adakota
To lose Kerry now and have H. Clinton step in would not be good. Why? I think it would be excellent. There is no way on earth that Hitlery will win. She will unite Republicans unlike any super-glue out there. She will go down in flames. That leaves 2006 when her senate seat is up, and if she decides to run again, she will lose that race, too.
Now march onto 2008. What do we have on the horizon? Hitlery? But she lost in 2004 and 2006, she's f*ckin' usless. Who'd want to back that bitch? Not even the more die-hard hold-your-nose-but-vote-Democrat voters out there. She's worth 12% nationwide. Tops.
Its a different world world now. 9/11 changed everything. And it was because of her husband and herself that 9/11 happened. We know it and they don't want us to.
To: blam
Let me see. John's family really consists of him, Teresa Heinz a/k/a Teresa Heinz Kerry, and the Heinz foundations monies. He uses the car but doesn't own it. So, John, who owns it -- Teresa or one of the Heinz foundations? In either case, you have earned the name my neighbors here in Massghanistan call you -- Gigolo John.
To: henbane
Do they own that Hinckley 42? For real?
97
posted on
04/22/2004 6:27:10 PM PDT
by
Endeavor
(Don't count your Hatch before it chickens)
To: blam
This one is a keeper.
Akin to Gore and his singing the "Union Song" as a child even though it wasn't invented till his adulthood.
98
posted on
04/22/2004 6:30:25 PM PDT
by
Finalapproach29er
(" Permitting homosexuality didn't work out very well for the Roman Empire")
To: blam; CFC__VRWC; small voice in the wilderness; Unknown Freeper; The South Texan; Mr. Mojo; ...
"I bought the SUV before I didn't buy the SUV."
99
posted on
04/22/2004 6:30:27 PM PDT
by
SpyGuy
To: Endeavor
Yep, they own it. I think it's called Scaramouche.
100
posted on
04/22/2004 6:30:54 PM PDT
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(I am trying to stop an outbreak here and you are driving the monkey to the airport!)
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