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Kerry Warns Opponents Not to Attack His Wife
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| May 11, 2004
| AP
Posted on 05/10/2004 6:55:46 PM PDT by 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.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 2004; africanqueen; crybaby; heinzkerry; kerry; kerrykohnkhancon; ketchupqueen; lovie; mrshowell; not2swift; schlemiel; teresaheinz; terrayzuh; yawn
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Kerry Warns Opponents Not to Attack His Wife
"Or I will bite your head off. Literally."
81
posted on
05/10/2004 7:28:23 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
To: kcvl
LOL! I do the same thing. Also I have been pulling weeds in the garden, which is very therapeutic.
You know, Bob Shrum is the honcho on Kerry's campaign. I detect his fell hand in the meanness of Kerry's campaign (although a lot of it is Kerry's natural character). Hopefully, he will orchestrate this with as much success as he did the Wellstone Funerally.
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
How touching, Kerry defending his worldly goods.
83
posted on
05/10/2004 7:30:05 PM PDT
by
hope
(How far will your passion take you?)
To: LADY J
I think we conservative gals could handle him and his little dog(I mean wife)too!!!!!
To: Miss Marple
I think I am going to have to turn to HGTV just to calm down. I am so sick of the democrats that I am absolutely ready to blow a gasket!!
LOL!
I am getting my news here on FR.
I have quit watching television news, even Fox.
In fact, this evening I watched TMC's "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
instead of O'Reilly even tho I saw Tony Snow was sitting in for Bill.
85
posted on
05/10/2004 7:30:16 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Rummy's job is winning the war, not micro-managing some damn prison.)
To: dead
"Dos mas cervezas, ahora mismo, Fernando!"
I don't think that my kitchen staff would have much respect for Senator Kerry. He just doesn't have that machisimo that is required in a kitchen.
Or the P.O.'ed broken spanglish.
/john
86
posted on
05/10/2004 7:30:30 PM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(Soy el jefe de la cocina. No discuta con mí.)
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
don't touch my gold digger, goshdarnit!
87
posted on
05/10/2004 7:30:51 PM PDT
by
Big Guy and Rusty 99
(The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back!)
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
This is no different than Clinton refering to proposals he made when in fact he never made them. No one has attacked Mr. Kerry's husband, Mz Heinz.
besides his false bravado is about as sincere and his communinon foto-ops. he is trying to fight the Dukakis image of the debate question of what wuould you do if your wife was raped. (dukakis gave a snoring beareacratic answer)
(s) Then again, he probably has to ask hitlary for permission to borrow his testicles out of her lockbox.(/s)
To: JRandomFreeper
Your kitchen staff wouldn't send their wives or girlfriends out to do their dirty work, either. They have more class.
To: Big Guy and Rusty 99
John Kerry would run like a chicken if someone tried to attack him or his little *itch of a wife. "BRING IT ON!"
90
posted on
05/10/2004 7:32:11 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: kcvl
The best thing our side could do is attack his campaign while appearing to generally ignore his statements. Dems hate to be ignored. Or when he declares they can't attack Teresa, they should step up the calls for her to disclose her tax returns.
To: Xenalyte
This guy is WEIRD. Where did you ever see an ear like he has? You could hide a six pack in there.
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posted on
05/10/2004 7:32:22 PM PDT
by
LADY J
To: Miss Marple; kcvl
You know, Bob Shrum is the honcho on Kerry's campaign.
Oh my Lord, I had forgotten that.
Thank you, MM.
Shrum is one of the nastiest folks around.
I still remember McCain telling him off
during the GOP Convention in San Diego.
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posted on
05/10/2004 7:32:46 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Rummy's job is winning the war, not micro-managing some damn prison.)
To: Babsig
Did I mention he was in Vietnam? Have you heard? Not only was John Effin' in the Nam, but he burned villages and fired 50 caliber machine guns, and committed war crimes of various types.
At least that's what he told the Congers.
94
posted on
05/10/2004 7:32:49 PM PDT
by
Ole Okie
(John F'n Kerry: "I threw my medals over the fence before I didn't throw my medals over the fence.")
To: LoudRepublicangirl
"I think we conservative gals could handle him and his little dog(I mean wife)too!!!!!"
Bring it on!!
95
posted on
05/10/2004 7:33:46 PM PDT
by
LADY J
To: TC Rider
Kerry: "I've got three words for the Republican Attack Machine, Bring It On!" "Unless of course they are going to mention my voting record, my record in Vietnam, my medals, my wife, my families SUVs,..."
LOLOLOL!!!! This is the post of the day!!!!!!!
96
posted on
05/10/2004 7:33:59 PM PDT
by
pollywog
(Psalm 121;1 I Lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help.)
Tell you what, Senator Kerry (D-Hanoi) ... we won't attack your woman if she stops attacking the Vice President and the President. Her attacks make her a valid target for attack because her attacks make her a member of Kerry's political campaign.
To: kcvl
I don't know if I'll make it through this election. lol! I'm getting lots of exercise just trying to stay calm. I am about to wear the dog out walking him. I know what you mean...........it's amazing how much digging in the yard I have done in just the past week alone!!!! And I've got a bad shoulder.
98
posted on
05/10/2004 7:34:11 PM PDT
by
Gabz
(Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my cigarettes)
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Now why would we want to attack dat skanky ho? I hate her almost as much as I hate kerry himself.
LLS
99
posted on
05/10/2004 7:35:04 PM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
(We point out Kerry's record and the facts, and they just THINK it's attack politics.)
To: kcvl
You've said it ALL for me!
100
posted on
05/10/2004 7:35:35 PM PDT
by
Carolinamom
(No man or woman is poor if he/she can laugh.)
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