Kerry’s wife defends her husband’s manhood

The Hill ^ | 5/7/03 | Open Secrets

[Jean S]

White House campaign planners have said they consider Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to be President Bush’s most likely Democratic opponent in 2004. They also believe Kerry is vulnerable because of his New England roots and patrician upbringing.

“He looks French,” an unnamed Bush adviser told The New York Times.

Kerry, who sometimes vacations in Brittany, dismissed the comment as “personal politics.” His wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, had a different reaction. “It’s like kids on a playground ... [calling] each other names,” she told The Boston Globe.

As for the suggestion that the remark impugns her husband’s patriotism, even his masculinity, she said: “They can’t take him on on patriotism … And I guess if they want to call the French ‘not manly’ … they have to deal with the French on that.”

But there may be more to this. Kerry’s older sister Peggy once noted that her Swiss-educated brother has “a European kind of formality…that has carried over, like the French difference between ‘tu’ and ‘vous.’

“John still sees the world that way.”

[jpl]

"I'm just a gigolo, and everywhere I go, people know the part I'm playing..."

[onyx]

Clue to Mrs. Heinz, er, I mean Mrs. Kerry. Your late husband's fortune had much to do with Senator helmut-hair marrying you.

[ALS]

Seems like the libs always gotta have their manhood defended by women or take alpha male classes given by women.

I'm starting to think lib males are just in denial of their true femininity.

[wideawake]

"Swiss-educated"?

[cynicom]

His real name is Kahn or Khan, lets start there.

[vollmond]

Kerry’s older sister Peggy once noted that her Swiss-educated brother has “a European kind of formality…that has carried over, like the French difference between ‘tu’ and ‘vous.’

And that's about as elitist as you can get. Never forget, they are the 'formal you' and we only deserve the 'informal you'.

[Paul Atreides]

Kerry’s wife defends her husband’s manhood

It's only right that she should defend something smaller than herself.

[r9etb]

His problem isn't that he looks French. It's that he looks Chinese.

[Overtaxed]

Kerry’s wife defends her husband’s manhood

What? Can't he do it himself?

[TexanToTheCore]

To many, many guys the feminity of the Demcratic minions is very apparent. Bill clinton is very effeminate and I always figured the real reason that women voted for him was that it felt like they were voting for their girlfriend.

Their reaction to 9/11 was to scream EEEEEEEK!!!! as they lifted their dresses over their heads.

[mickie]

Oh, this thread is going to get funny.
Come on guys....give it your best shot......I need a good laugh after a gruelling day.

[scourge]

"And I guess if they want to call the French ‘not manly’ … they have to deal with the French on that.”

This is more of an admission than a defense.

[kaktuskid]

Or Transylvanian...like Frankenstein!!

[r9etb]

Seems like the libs always gotta have their manhood defended by women or take alpha male classes given by women.

What she's done is made Kerry's manhood a campaign issue, and thereby called it into question. This is Teresa's revenge his for calling her "earthy, European" -- which I think means "smelly, hairy."

[Paul Ross]

“They can’t take him on on patriotism …

Since WHEN??? The guy is a LYING RAT-fink. Claiming to have 'returned' his Vietnam war medals, he in fact carefully tucked them into a drawer for safekeeping, and THREW someone else's medal at Congress...

[onyx]

LOL! YES, let's refer to him as Mrs. Heinz! At least, Mr. Senator Heinz.

With her $700 Million Plus, he's so out of touch with the common voter. Worse than Edward M.

[VRWCmember]

Remember the guy Bentley from The Jeffersons? George used to ridicule him. JK reminds me of him.

[ConservativeMan55]

Tom Daschle is deeply saddened that John Ferry's manhood is not up to par.