Kerry Says His 'Family' Owns SUV, Not He

Guardian ^ | 04/23/04

[Phantom Lord]

Kerry Says His 'Family' Owns SUV, Not He

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Does John Kerry, who supports higher automobile fuel economy standards, own a gas-guzzling SUV? He does, but says it belongs to the family, not to him.

During a conference call Thursday with reporters to discuss his upcoming jobs tour through West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, the Democratic presidential candidate was asked whether he owned a Chevrolet Suburban.

``I don't own an SUV,'' said Kerry, who supports increasing existing fuel economy standards to 36 miles per gallon by 2015 in order to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil supplies.

Kerry also has made rising gasoline prices an issue in the campaign against President Bush. In Houston on Thursday, Kerry said the president broke a 2000 campaign pledge to ``jawbone'' oil-producing nations by pressuring them to increase their output.

Kerry thought for a second when asked whether his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, had a Suburban at their Ketchum, Idaho, home. Kerry said he owns and drives a Dodge 600 and recently bought a Chrysler 300M. He said his wife owns the Chevrolet SUV.

``The family has it. I don't have it,'' he said.

Kerry said it's important for his family to buy American cars and pledged to keep car manufacturing jobs in the country if elected. He said he is interested in a hybrid car, and has talked to Ford about making it the ``campaign car.''

``We're going to keep jobs in America and help the industry be more competitive with foreign manufacturers that are building those cars today,'' Kerry said.

The Massachusetts senator said he'll release more details during the jobs tour about his plans to keep jobs in the country.

``I want cars to be made in Michigan, made in America, made'' by the United Auto Workers, Kerry said.

[Yaelle]

And on its rear bumper he can affix a bumper sticker that says "My other car ... really isn't my car"

ROFL!

And on his SUVs he can put "This gas-guzzling SUV isn't really mine."

Don't know what he can put on his Gulfstream.

[Fresh Wind]

John Kerry's other SUV.

[hattend]

``I don't own an SUV,'' said Kerry, who supports increasing existing fuel economy standards to 36 miles per gallon by 2015 in order to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil supplies.

Then change your vote about drilling in ANWR, you idiot.

[GoLightly]

Kerry Says His 'Family' Wife Owns SUV, Not He. He further went on to say she owns him as well, as a clear explanation as to why he was unable to do anything about something against his articulated moral principles.

[Phantom Lord]

Then change your vote about drilling in ANWR, you idiot.

According to the president of the AFL-CIO, John Kerry has told him in private meetings that not only will his administration drill in ANWR, but there will be drilling "all over America."

In the over one month since he made these comments on Hardball, not a single reporter has asked Kerry about it.

[Timeout]

Mickey Kaus ("Kausfiles") is hysterical over this:

Kerry: "I Didn't Inhale My SUV" [LOL!]

If cameras were rolling, Bush has another ad: "I don't own an SUV. ... The family has it. I don't have it," says Senator Kerry, speaking of the Chevy Suburban his wife keeps in their Ketchum, Idaho home.

Must be more mordant post-modern commentary on the absurdity of campaigning! ... What it really is is ... how to put it? ... pathetic. I hew to my earlier suggestion:

By July 26 it could be clear to everyone except about 3,000 delegates to the Democratic convention that Kerry is not cutting it against Bush (even though Bush is very beatable).

But change "could" to "will.". ... 6:29 P.M.

Mickey Kaus is a Dem.

[GOPrincess]

Beautifully said.

[texasbluebell]

One more.

[Lost Highway]

Depends on what the definition of owns is. <\clinton>

[MississippiMan]

I would not have believed there was another person on Earth who is as vacuous of substance as Bill Clinton. I was wrong.

MM

[NYC Republican]

Rush, the all-knowing, great one, just used the same exact phrase - Clinton-esque!!!

[B Knotts]

Manufactured in Canada by a German company (DaimlerChrysler).

[Timeout]

Detroit News interviewed Kerry 2/5/04:

Q: What kind of vehicles does your family drive?

A: We have some SUVs. We have a Jeep. We have a couple of Chrysler minivans. We have a PT Cruiser up in Boston. I have an old Dodge 600 that I keep in the Senate. ... We also have a Chevy, a big Suburban.

[GWB00]

Hey guys:

Thanks for the info on the Kerry car.

Rush was talking about this in his second hour today.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Flip and flop just doesn't adequately define Kerry's positioning any more.

He shares a lot of characteristics with the Governor in the movie, "Best little Whorehouse in Texas".

[GWB00]

How do you say 'Fip flop' in Italian?

Flippi Floppi

[Ditto]

"He said his wife owns the Chevrolet SUV."

Saint Teresa, the patron (to the tune of millions) of every Enviro-Nazis she runs across owns a gas guzzling pollution spewing SUV? It can't be possible.

[Phantom Lord]

Still no mention of this on DU. Wish someone with posting privileges would go over there and post it.

[Ditto]

I doubt very seriously if there is anyone in America that earns over $10 per hour that drives a Dodge 600. It's not even a classic. Its just an old oil burning, smog producing transportation vehicle for illegal aliens without driver's licenses.

That must be out west. Up here in the rust belt, the only evidence you could find of a Dodge 600, or any vintage Dodge for that matter, is an orange stain on the driveway. They simply vanish before your eyes.

[Phantom Lord]

Kerry claimed to keep the Dodge 600 at the Senate. I would venture to say that no matter how hard one looked they could never find a photo of him getting in or out of a Dodge 600.