Teresa: I'll Use Ketchup Cash if Race Turns Ugly

NewsMax ^ | 3/14/04 | Limbacher

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Teresa Heinz Kerry is warning that she'll use the vast Heinz ketchup fortune to repel personal attacks by the Bush campaign - insisting for the first time publicly that there are legal ways around the campaign finance laws that could allow her to spend far more than the $2,000 legal limit to get her husband elected.

Asked last week if she had decided to spend "any of your own fortune" on the presidential race, Heinz Kerry initially told National Public Radio's Renee Montagne, "I cannot, by law; $2,000 is it, and I've said that so many times."

But in the next breath the ketchup heiress warned, "Any time the honor of my family or myself is trashed, I will do what any American would try and do, which is to fight to redeem it."

"And there are legal ways of doing that," she insisted.

Heinz Kerry predicted that the Bush campaign would indeed go after her and her family personally, setting off the tripwire that would open up her $700 million pocketbook.

"I'm sure it will get very ugly and personal," she warned. "But I think . . . ugliness speaks for itself, and expensive ugliness speaks for itself even more."

Asked if she was expecting "any particular accusations, any particular vulnerabilities on your part?" Heinz Kerry told NPR, "No."

"[There are] no vulnerabilities on my part. My life's an open book. I'm honest, I work hard, I care about people, and I have hopes for the world and for us, and I think we're not being well-served and well-led."

[mewzilla]

I love the smell of desperation in the morning!

[Asclepius]

einz Kerry predicted that the Bush campaign would indeed go after her and her family personally, setting off the tripwire that would open up her $700 million pocketbook.

Bring it on, babe.

[mickie]

Can you imagine that creature as First Lady......uggh!

I avoid all products with the Heinz name on it.

[mewzilla]

LOL. Gee, wonder how Heinz stockholders feel about the politicization of their products...?

[KantianBurke]

Why are we still funding NPR? Heck I'm surprised Duba has requested they get a funding increase like their buddies at the NEA!

Will entities like NPR be subject to CRF btw?

[TomGuy]

Hey, Teresa, remeber France? What would happen to Heinz if a Vast Right Wing Conspirator's boycott of Heinz products happens? France finally cried 'uncle.' A few hundred million Americans boycotting Heinz might be interesting, don't ya think, Teresa? Hardball----and it's only March.

[Semper Paratus]

there are legal ways around the campaign finance laws ,

Nice work McCain.

[DoctorMichael]

".....told NPR....."

[Just mythoughts]

"Asked last week if she had decided to spend "any of your own fortune" on the presidential race, Heinz Kerry initially told National Public Radio's Renee Montagne, "I cannot, by law; $2,000 is it, and I've said that so many times."

But in the next breath the ketchup heiress warned, "Any time the honor of my family or myself is trashed, I will do what any American would try and do, which is to fight to redeem it."

"And there are legal ways of doing that," she insisted.

Heinz Kerry predicted that the Bush campaign would indeed go after her and her family personally, setting off the tripwire that would open up her $700 million pocketbook.

"I'm sure it will get very ugly and personal," she warned. "But I think . . . ugliness speaks for itself, and expensive ugliness speaks for itself even more."

Asked if she was expecting "any particular accusations, any particular vulnerabilities on your part?" Heinz Kerry told NPR, "No."

"[There are] no vulnerabilities on my part. My life's an open book. I'm honest, I work hard, I care about people, and I have hopes for the world and for us, and I think we're not being well-served and well-led." "


Wow! and I thought Hillry was queen of double speak.

By the way she has already supplied money for this campaign to get those of 9/ll terror attack to replace their rememberance of their loved ones to give "VOICE" to blaming it on President Bush.

What a bunch of liars and biggest group of crooks I have ever seen.

(Hi, JFKERRY staffers, yes we really do know your JFKerry "god" self ordained to be president....."Bring it on!")

[Mamzelle]

(snicker)--we need to do that redux that Ann does so well..."Just a gigolo"--

[mewzilla]

If anyone's interested, here's a link to the Heinz web site.

[MaryFromMichigan]

Boycott Heinz ketchup

Hit them early and hard.
I bet Registered could make an interesting graphic...

[airborne]

Why wait?
I hereby promise to check every label and not purchase ANY Heinz products. Furthermore, I will throw away any that I currently have (unless it is unopened, in which case I will donate it to my local Boy Scout Troop.)

[aomagrat]

I only use catsup.

[hershey]

Hmm, isn't Teraysa threatening to buy the presidency???? The average American would have a problem with that.

[Enterprise]

"I think we're not being well-served"

Hey, I just read that Kerry once served a broad. What is she complaining about?

[pointsal]

right....TB aka Teri Bitch

[Enterprise]

Carumba! Don't trash the honor of TeRAYza Heinz-Kerry, or her husband, Mr. F'n Heinz.

[mtbopfuyn]

Bring on the rotten tomatoes, Tay. BTW, I've long ago checked the pantry and am proud to announce I'm not funding that campaign.