Posted on 06/16/2006 1:42:12 PM PDT by GI-Frog
June 14, 2006
Kerry honors former Nevada senator Hecht at memorial
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Friends and family of former Nevada Sen. Chic Hecht gathered in Las Vegas Wednesday for a memorial service honoring the conservative politician best known for his upset victory and his verbal gaffes.
Former Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John Kerry was among those who spoke at the service, praising Hecht's "humble, self-effacing" demeanor and bipartisanship.
"Chic was one of the senators - and sadly you see fewer and fewer like him - who understood that you could be friends with a colleague and it could have absolutely nothing to do with an issue or a party or politics," Kerry, D-Mass., said in prepared remarks.
Hecht died of cancer last month in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 77.
Before entering politics, he served as spy in postwar Germany and later founded a successful women's clothing store.
He served one term in the U.S. Senate after pulling off a long-shot victory over U.S. Sen. Howard Cannon in 1982. In the Senate, Hecht became known for his verbal slips, once referring to the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain as a "nuclear suppository."
In 1988, Kerry saved Hecht's life when he administered the Heimlich maneuver as Hecht was choking on a piece of apple. The two stayed in touch since the incident.
Kerry praised the Missouri-born Republican's advocacy on behalf of Soviet Jews and called him "a true believer, an idealist ... a man who, like his friend Ronald Reagan, knew the value in politics of being underestimated."
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Thank you for saving Hetch.. but you're still not getting my vote you pimping slug
So if I may be so ignorant as to ask, just what is a true believer?
Did Kerry put himself in for another silver star for doing the Heimlick?
It's in the same category as "a real plan".
Was Lurch awarded a Navy Cross?
We should make those for folks like President Ahmanutjob of Iran.
I thought it had some meaning that escaped me.
He'd honor him more by not showing up.
Did Kerry fight in Vietnam????????
This scumbag just pisses me off. He has the GALL to accuse the president of lying, war profiteering and shedding American blood for political gain.
Then, he has the temerity to pose as a holier than thou and make it sound like "Oh, what a rare breed he was, to treat his political opponents with civility...somthing that is sadly lost..."
WHAT A JACKASS.
Hmmm...not sure, but, I think I might've heard that, too...
Hecht - served as spy in postwar Germany and later founded a successful women's clothing store.
Kerry - served as spy for the Viet Cong and later found out how to be a successful rich women's whore!
The story I heard, was he fought to unstick two grocery carts at a Kroger once in the 70's. Several scratches were reported.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Hey!... easy.. do you know he went Vietnam?
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