Kerry Warns Opponents Not to Attack His Wife

AP via Yahoo! ^ | May 11, 2004 | AP

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

LOUISVILLE, KY. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry warned his political opponents on Monday against attacking his outspoken wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, saying, "They're going to have to go through me."

The Massachusetts senator also sought to dispel the notion he was aloof, asking one television interviewer: "Have you had a beer with me yet? I like to have fun as much as the next person, and go out and hack around and have a good time."

Worth an estimated $500 million, born in Mozambique and fluent in five languages, Mrs. Kerry can be controversial and blunt, disclosing her Botox injections, her prenuptial agreement with Kerry and the fact he was in the bathroom when he got word of his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire.

"If they want to attack her, they're going to have to go through me. I'll be the first to defend anything she does. ... She doesn't pull her punches," Kerry said in one television interview when asked if Republicans were targeting his wife.

"I think that they're foolhardy to do it, personally, because I think that she's so down to earth and so straightforward," Kerry said. "I think people who meet her love her."

Mrs. Kerry has been criticized for her outspokenness and candor, and some Republican commentators have also called on her to release her tax returns.

While she is wealthy from her marriage to former Republican Sen. John Heinz, the heir to the Pittsburgh ketchup empire, she said Sen. Kerry was not. She can only contribute the same $2,000 to his campaign everyone else can.

Kerry was able, however, to mortgage the couple's townhouse in Boston to take out a $6.4 million loan to keep his campaign afloat.

[Carolinamom]

To show my support for the President's mom, I bought a beautiful Barbara Bush rose bush today! (I seriously doubt there will EVER be a Heinz-Kerry rose bush.)

[Miss Marple]

You know what? This guy does absolutely too much bragging about his bravery and too much of that macho-man lingo.

I bet he is the biggest coward in public life. If we are lucky a car will backfire near him at a public appearance and he will hold Theresa in front of himself as a shield.

[altura]

Like Martin Sheen holding the baby in front of him in the Dead Zone.

I can see it now.

[wardaddy]

Ha Ha ...Good Luck Kerry, you gigilo prick.

You think we can't tell she loathes you, that you are only a tool for her ambition.

She winces publicly when you try to give her affection.

Fool, you too aren't fooling anyone.

You want to see what two folks in love at middle age look like....look no further than the current and next POTUS and his rather lovely wife. You wish you had such good fortune.

[Miss Marple]

I have three of those. They are beautiful but very prickly (just like Bar...LOL).

[Miss Marple]

Yep. Just like The Dead Zone.

[MN_Mike]

<> I see a pattern here. What ever happened to "bring it on!"

[hole_n_one]

Yes, I thought that press conference with the viet nam vets talking about Kerry would be a killer.

Unfortunately, the timing was bad as the pictures came out the next day and the media turned happily to that.

A 3-hitter, in a losing effort, tossed by Pedro Smith Rosen for the Double A farm team of Cincy, playing out of Tuscon, would have been given more coverage.

[MN_Mike]

<< The Massachusetts senator also sought to dispel the notion he was aloof, asking one television interviewer: "Have you had a beer with me yet? I like to have fun as much as the next person, and go out and hack around and have a good time." >>

If we are looking for personality, make it a keg.

Kerry would do a mean pillow fight.

[thoughtomator]

They've already gone through him... there's nothing left...

[r9etb]

he was in the bathroom when he got word of his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Prostate cancer will do that to you, or so I hear.

[MN_Mike]

<< I'll attack her. She's an strange, rich, ugly bitch who should disclose her tax returns. >>


John's got just one thing to say to you.......Bring it on!

Oops, that musta been last month.

[Carolinamom]

I've always thought that men who work so hard to appear macho...AIN'T.

[tapatio]

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry warned his political opponents on Monday against attacking his outspoken wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, saying, "They're going to have to go through me."

[KingNo155]

Don't worry Kerry I wouldn't touch her with your @!(< and Kennedy pushing!

[Ron in Acreage]

What John? The bitch can dish it out, but she can't take it? We're quaking in our boots!

[r9etb]

That cognac-sipping fairy is not going to win the beer-drinking vote unless he grafts his horsehead onto Carmen Electra’s body and sprouts endless taps out of his nipples.

ROTFLMAO!!!! LOL! What a great image!

[Rocky]

Kerry Warns Opponents Not To Attack His Wife

I sure wish Nader would lay off of Teresa. He can be so mean.

[stocksthatgoup]

"go hack around".........what does hack around mean?

[KingNo155]

What A Man that Kerry is!, He hides behind his wife yelling "HOLD ME BACK!"