Let me share a funny email from an acquaintance who has been clean and sober for 33 years in AA re teresa heinz kerry..
I asked my friend if she thought that Teresa is tanked or tranked:
My friend responded:
QUOTE:
" We'd like to announce you are a winner in the "Guess-what -Terrrrrrrroreza's-Zoned-on" Sweepstakes! Regrettably, no one on our Blue Ribbon Panel of Recovering Drug/Alcohol Superstars has been able to positively identify the vast array of chemicals the former African-American/sorta-Catholic/ex-Republican/ever wealthy/"Where the hell's the audience?" /"And what the hell's my last name?" Mz. Mozambique (circa 1933) is torqued out on. Therefore, there isn't exactly a prize involved in this contest. However, we do recommend that you hug yourself on a daily basis for having the good sense to know an addict when you see one.
"As a founding member of this organization, it is my duty to advise you that she IS always on something. Due to her burgeoning schedule, there are times when I suspect she is forced to endure a half-syringe day (or hour) -- if you catch my drift. Putting it another way, there isn't a chance she's drawn a clean-and-sober breath since Hubert Humphrey pinched my roommate's ass back in college."
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Of course this is speculation, but the source, a FR lurker, is impeccable when it comes to identifying a "loadie." (The part about Hubert H is true!)
Thanks for posting that hilarious e, Veto. So far, everybody I've talked to agrees she was in a substance-altered state.