Kerry's Wife a 'Benedict Arnold CEO'?

NewsMax.com ^ | 2/25/04 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

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One of Sen. John Kerry's favorite stump speech tag lines these days is a blast at "Benedict Arnold CEOs [who] send American jobs overseas." But he never gets around to mentioning his wife's Heinz Foods empire, which seems to be leading the pack in exporting jobs from America into the Third World.

Reporting for Tech Central Station, James Glassman revealed Wednesday, "The Kerry family business, H.J. Heinz Co. of Pittsburgh, operates 22 factories in the United States and 57 in foreign countries."

A quick check of the Heinz corporate Web site seems to confirm the fact that the Democratic presidential front-runner is married to one of America's worst corporate traitors, at least according to the way he defines the term.

Under World Locations, Mrs. Heinz Kerry's webmaster lists Heinz plants throughout the Third World, including the Middle East, Africa, Southern Africa, the Pacific Rim and Asia.

Mrs. Heinz Kerry's company seems to particularly favor the employee pool in Asia, where workers come dirt cheap and slave labor is not unknown.

Here's just a few of the locations where Sen. Kerry's corporate bucaneer-missus has her third world workers toiling overtime to keep the prospective first couple living in style:

HEINZ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Established 2001
Republic of Singapore
Factory: Singapore
Major Product Lines: chili sauces/ketchup/preserved beans/soy sauces.
Brand Names and Trademarks: SinSin.

HEINZ-UFE LTD.
Established 1984
Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Factory: Guangzhou
Major Product Lines: cereals for infants.
Brand Name and Trademark: Heinz.

HEINZ COSCO
Established 1999
Qingdao, People's Republic of China
Factory: Qingdao
Major Product Lines: infant foods/ketchup/mayonnaise/puree.
Brand Name and Trademark: Heinz.

HEINZ WIN CHANCE LTD.
Established 1987
Bangkok, Thailand
Factory: Bangplee
Major Product Lines: chili sauce/ketchup/oyster sauce.
Brand Name and Trademark: Heinz.

HEINZ INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Acquired 1994
Mumbai, India
Factory: Aligarh/Bangalore
Major Product Lines: glucose powders/infant feeding
products/ketchup/medicated powders/milk-based beverages.
Brand Names and Trademarks: Complan/Farex/Glucon-D/
Heinz/Nycil/Sampriti.

PT HEINZ ABC INDONESIA
Established 1999
Jakarta, Indonesia
Factories: Daan Mogot, Jakarta; Karawang Timur; Pasuruan
Major Product Lines: chili sauce/fruit drink concentrates/ ketchup/soy sauces.
Brand Name and Trademark: ABC.

PT HEINZ SUPRAMA
Acquired 1997
Surabaya, Indonesia
Factory: Sidoarjo
Major Product Lines: noodles/noodle snacks.
Brand Names and Trademarks: Burung Dara/Heinz.

HEINZ UFC PHILIPPINES
Established 2000
Manila, the Philippines
Factories: Cabuyao Laguna; Davao City
Major Product Lines: banana ketchup/hot sauce/sweet chili sauce/tomato ketchup.
Brand Names and Trademarks: Jufran/Mafran/Papa/UFC.

HEINZ HONG KONG LIMITED
Established 2000
Wanchai, Hong Kong

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[sport]

She is and he needs to be called on it.

[eeriegeno]

All I can say is, if Hillary is Kerry's vice president, and I think she will be, God help America! Those two old bags (Ms. Kerry & Ms Hillary) will make Bill Clinton's eight years look like a Sunday school picnic.

Hmmmm, I heard a rumor that Jane Fonda was going to be John F'ing Kerry's(who served in VietNam) VP pick? Of course then again, there is not much difference between Hillary and Jane Fonda, is there???????

[dennisw]

All ketchup jokes aside you are likely right that this isn't outsourcing. Heinz is making ketchup and pickles (other foods too) all over the world for mostly local consumption.

That few US jobs are lost as Heinz builds the food factories overseas that make Teresa Heinz Kerry richer.

[Fledermaus]

No, what's ridiculous is listening to John Kerry compare other companies that do the same thing to traitors.

[Destro]

Shame on Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff - spreading disinfo like this will backfire on our legit Republican campain efforts down the line, IMHO. Kerry talked about outsourcing - this is not outsourcing. What if Bush screws up and brings this up in a debate and gets crucified for not know what outsourcing is because a fan of NewsMax on his campaign staff likes this talking point and works it into the president's statements? Kerry voted for free trade all the time - and for him to be against outsourcing - a direct result of his votes - is hypocritical - but the Bush admin is afraid to come out and say it beacause they fear the outsourcing controversy.

[aculeus]

What if Bush screws up and brings this up in a debate and gets crucified for not know what outsourcing is because a fan of NewsMax on his campaign staff likes this talking point and works it into the president's statements?

Carl and NewsMax once reported that Saddam's wife had a multi-million dollar home in the Hamptons, NY's summer resort for the rich.

He pulled it after I pointed out that the source was joking.

This Heinz story is like the fake picture of Kerry with Fonda ... it could boomerang big time.

[floriduh voter]

If Theresa gets a microphone would that not be Kerryoke? She can appear on American Idle and Simon will tell her that she's "not good enough".

[Liz]

LOL....good one...Kerryoke.

[swampfox98]

Of course then again, there is not much difference between Hillary and Jane Fonda, is there?????

He can have both. The three witches of Endor.

[Dante3]

And seems no matter how much Kerry humiliates her, the pathetic Teresa is standing by him.