New Yorker Magazine Quotes Teresa Heinz Kerry Out Of Context

ThePittsburghChannel ^ | September 20, 2004 | staff

[Nachum]

PITTSBURGH -- The new issue of the New Yorker magazine contains a detailed profile of Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry.

One comment getting attention in the article is a claim that Heinz Kerry called her detractors "scumbags" during an interview last April with Channel 4 Action News anchor Sally Wiggin.

A check of that tape shows that while Heinz Kerry did use the word, it came in the context of discussing what her son Chris called the "noble art of public service."

"I believe there is a nobility in public service. I believe every citizen can be a public servant. And should be," said Heinz Kerry.

Sally Wiggin asked, "Do you think some of the nobility has gone out of public service?"

Heinz Kerry said, "Oh, there is a lot of scumbags everywhere. Not just in politics. In everything. There are a lot of immoral people everywhere."

[Nachum]

Oh, well- now I understand. scumbags are everywhere. That makes it all better.

[Petronski]

LOL

I was curious to find what context would make 'scumbags' acceptible in public political discourse.



Alas, they have none.

[Rutles4Ever]

Fake but accurate, in my opinion.

[Cincinatus]

Heinz Kerry said, "Oh, there is a lot of scumbags everywhere.

By George, she's right!

[Cincinatus]

Heinz Kerry said, "Oh, there is a lot of scumbags everywhere.

By George, she's right!

[Cicero]

I'll nominate clinton for the scumbag category. But it takes a lot of work to be a true scumbag.

[AZFolks]

Good for whoever outed this. I do not have a high opinion of Mrs. Kerry but this kind of outing will force all people to be more careful when leveling charges.

[mass55th]

"Oh, well- now I understand. scumbags are everywhere"

Especially in her husband's campaign.

[Fintan]

 

 

[CindyDawg]

Her comments just makes it clear to me that her husband has no intention of representing all America, but just the one's that agree with their politics. Hilary Clinton did the same with the "right".I don't see this with Laura Bush. GB makes decisions that not everyone agrees with but seems to represent all, even these very ones that hate him because he disagrees with their politics.

[Question_Assumptions]

<sarcasm>Oh yeah, that's a big improvement.</sarcasm>

[Shryke]

"Oh, there is a lot of scumbags everywhere.

Apparently your English professors is part of that population, Teresa.

[I still care]

It's a vile word. Can you imagine Laura Bush saying that?

[MarineBrat]

Don't worry, we'll never forget you TuhraAAAAyZuh! Whenever we're calmly watching the sunset/rise over our favorite lake, river or ocean, and we see an old used "scumbag" float by, (thrown there by some idiot, no doubt)..... you will be in our thoughts!

[LikeLight]

I question the timing of this. And why would the very liberal New Yorker take TerryKerry out of context to make her look bad?

[NRA1995]

Uhhhhhh.....perhaps her hubby??? Wishing I could post the soccer-head picture but I don't know how to do that....

[syriacus]

Did Teresa employ her "faint East African accent"* while she uttered the words "scumbags"? Maybe "scumbags" means something entirely different in East Africa.

Although *Rolling Stone magazine described her accent this way, my guess is that Teresa's accent might be described as colonial Portuguese.

[airborne]

"Heinz Kerry said, "Oh, there is a lot of scumbags everywhere. Not just in politics. In everything. There are a lot of immoral people everywhere."

Yeah, most are in the Democrat Party. One is even running for president(oh, and don't forget his elitist,scumbag wife).

[dfwgator]

"Oh, there is a lot of scumbags everywhere.

Yep, she talks like an African-American alright.

_{Uh, Teresa it's "there are lots of scumbags everywhere."}