Testy Teresa Tirade: I Can't Believe I Came to America

Nawsmax.com | Friday, April 16, 2004 9:14 a.m. EDT | With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[Braveforever]

It didn't take long for the rigors of the campaign trail to sour first lady-in-waiting Teresa Heinz, who fumed yesterday that she "can't believe" she moved to America and married an American politician.

"I can't believe my family left Africa and came to this country," Heinz Kerry complained to the New York Post's Cindy Adams. "I can't believe I ever even married an American."

"A politician's wife has a hard life," she said. "To become more of a 'thing' and less of a person is terrible."

Teresa's tirade continued, "I can't believe I married a second politician." Then referring to her first husband, the late Sen. John Heinz, she blasted: "I can't believe I married the first politician. He wasn't one when we met."

"What people don't know is that I am basically shy. I never wanted to do this," Heinz Kerry complained.

[Braveforever]

The Wanna-be first lady sticking her middle finger up at Americans. Putting down our country. Just par for the coarse for someone who never had to work a day in their lifetime and hates America like most liberals do but wont admit to. If this is the kind of people you want running our country go for it. If people in Mass. are stupid enough to vote for this stuck up American-hating internationalist euro trash then go for it.!! By the way whats in your tax return that your hiding, Mrs Ketchup!!!!!

[blackie]

She's a perfect elitist, snob, democrat!

[leadpenny]

The real Heinz family must be very proud of her.

[DoughtyOne]

Oh I love this. True Colors anyone?

[evad]

The Wanna-be first lady sticking her middle finger up at Americans.

It just don't get no better n dis.

Keep on talking Terezzzzzza.

[Arpege92]

What an ungrateful little witch!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

"I can't believe my family left Africa..."

Feel free to hit the road, girlfriend.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The DemonRats are going to have fun spinning this.

[Diogenesis]

The Senator's Ms. Teresa in apparently better times.

[pop-aye]

AAAWWWWwwwwww....

I feel so sorry for her.

I will do her a favor. I will make sure not to vote for her politician husband so he can go back to being a gigolo. He can go back to ______ing her for money and stop ______ing us for it.

Then, when I do that favor for her, maybe she can do me the favor of taking him back to Africa with her!

[76834]

Dont let the door hit you in the ass on your way out...
Also, take your boy toy with you.

Good riddance

[microgood]

Its fun watching her with Lurch. He will grab her hand and she jerks it back. He puts him arm around her and she backs away. Kissing really grosses her out.

[jocon307]

SHE IS A STINKING COLONIALIST WHITE IMPERIALIST BLACK AFRICAN OPRRESSING PORTUGESE.

If her husband was a pubbie the press would never let this angle die. I, myself, don't think of her this way, but I'd like to see her challenged on it the way a Republican would be.

Neither John Kerry nor his wife are truly Americans. Is this country really going to vote in a Euro-weenie overlord? I hope not.

[Arpege92]

"I can't believe I came to America"

And I can't believe that you are still here in America!!! Please exit this great nation as soon as possible and don't let the door hit you in the a$$!!!!!!!!!!

[stylin19a]

Well, she could have stayed in Mozambique Africa....course she might not be alive today.

[Semi Civil Servant]

"A politician's wife has a hard life," she said. "To become more of a 'thing' and less of a person is terrible."

Mansions all over the country. Unlimited bank accounts. Private jets. Do what you want when you want. No 9 to 5. No worrying if ends will meet at month's end.

It must be hell, Terri.

[GiveEmDubya]

"I can't believe my family left Africa and came to this country,"

Save it for, say, October. It's fair game to me!

[Carry_Okie]

Feel free to hit the road, girlfriend.

Gosh, I wonder who she would expect to keep her safe while she was there?

[vikingchick]

"I'm a victim!"

[dmzTahoe]

"The DemonRats are going to have fun spinning this."

They won't have to...have you seen any of the networks mention this? The NY Times? Katie Couric?

It's dead on arrival.

[Dan from Michigan]

In the words of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

"If they don't like it they can just.....get the HELL out!!"

[mean lunch lady]

This all has a familiar ring to it. Can you say Princess Diana? Yes, I want to marry a Prince, but not in front of everyone!! Puh--leeze

[Arpege92]

"This all has a familiar ring to it. Can you say Princess Diana?"

Huh? Are you comparing little Miss Ketchup with Diana?

[treeclimber]

Does this crap from Teresa Heinz Kerry surprise anyone? Kerry and his entire entourage (note the french word) are of this hate/blame America ilk. The idea that Kerry is even close in this race disappoints me for the people of this country. Have they forgotten the leadership, the character of Bush after 9-11? This hindsight blame game being played by the democrats is sickening. Democrats have proven they are willing to damage the economy to bolster their political chances. They were caught withholding the judge in Michigan from being approved because with him on the bench, their policies would be less likely to be enacted. They have no shame in tearing this country down for their own political gain. They are shameless. Any thinking person cannot be FOR Kerry. He is a sham. A shameless sham.

[Carry_Okie]

"I can't believe I married a second politician."

She must like being lied to.

Here's a clue sweetie: Vicarious power is all you have ever known.

An absence of moral virtue leads to an empty life my dear.

[meenie]

I can't help but sympathize with her. I believe she is on the right track. To marry into the lowest of low careers and then to realize that the lowest is your chosen mate would be very disappointing.

[Reborn]

GAG, this would be our First Lady? BARF ALERT TO THE TENTH POWER,
GAG GAG GAG GAG GAG GAG GAG........

[man of Yosemite]

All the more reason why she has no business as our first lady. If you use even half your brain, it is easy to see why these two should go down in flames.

[Yaelle]

Is Terayza even American? What color is her passport?

What a whiny bee-with-an-itch. I am sure her candidate husband is THRILLED with her tantrum. Sounds like she loved him before she hated him.

[mean lunch lady]

Only in the respect of getting into something they didn't really want to deal with. Maybe she didn't realize what comes with the territory. Not that the media would ever understand why a person might not want to live in their spotlight. They are used to those that vie for their attention.

[BooBoo1000]

As far as I know there are planes leaving for Africa, almost on the hour. I am sure the Freepers ( being the generous bunch that we are) would all contribute to a one way ticket for her. She can have her wish and go back to Africa// And take Ketchup Kerry with her

[leadpenny]

She is the heir to part of the Heinz fortune. If anything happened to her, would her share go to f'n Kerry or back to the Heinz family? (just a hypothetical)

[Arpege92]

I think Princess Diana was young and very naive when she married Charles. I'm sure she went through her own private hell during that marriage, but I never heard her claim that she disliked Britain.....unless, you did. Did you?

[DonaldDuke]

I can't believe my family left Africa and came to this country

Interesting. I thought she just married John Heinz and moved to America. But this looks like her family has been brought over, en masse. Hmmmm....

[Backwoods Southern Lawyer]

I believe that I read the Sen. Kerry and Ms. Heniz have a prenuptial agreement. Presumably he will get little if any of her money if she dies first. No doubt he will get a suitable allowance, but not a whole lot (relatively speaking) of her money.

[mean lunch lady]

Not all of Britain, just the reporters and the royal family and the horses and the fox hunts and all that stuff. As I said, I was referring to the "I want this, but not the other things that come with it" attitude, not to the whole country.

[Southack]

3 SIMPLE RULES KEEP TERESA KERRY GOING
Cindy Adams. New York Post. New York, N.Y.: Apr 16, 2004. pg. 016
Full Text (1036 words)
Copyright 2004, The New York Post. All Rights Reserved)



I FIRST met the lady who could be our next first lady nose-to- nose. Flat out on the ground. Teresa Heinz Kerry arrived at my home for lunch, was welcomed by my two Yorkies, and went down on all fours.

"I've had three," came her voice from floor-level. "Rusty and Cous-Cous died of old age. Rusty Two always threw up in cars. The vet couldn't cure him and we travel so much we couldn't keep him. Now we have a German shepherd. I adore dogs."

When Mrs. Kerry subsequently rose, she saw a New York Post photographer. She'd been up since six, gone non-stop, was heading to a Newsweek shoot and it was raining. A nifty lady who can go with the flow, she sat down at my dressing table, grabbed my hairbrush, blow dryer, roller and comb, then helped herself to my powder, blusher and brushes. After posing for the photographer, it was into my kitchen for chicken soup and conversation.

"With campaigning you can't be particular about hours. I just missed two doctors' appointments. And there's not much rest. I like to sleep, but often I can be up all night because there's so much to catch up on and I have to prep. To decompress I do crosswords, games or I'll pray or meditate. TV isn't calming for me. If it's bad, I get angry. If good, I'm caught up in it and get no sleep. I prefer what I can control.

"I do my own hair. I washed it myself yesterday. Problem is, in the rain it gets curly. In humidity, it frizzes. As for the dining, some small hotels don't even serve after 10 o'clock. I've already gained 10 pounds from the quick snacks and junk food. My husband doesn't gain because he can go without eating. I can't. I get fuzzy- headed. I discovered you usually can get salad, so for a while it was always chicken Caesar until I had it twice in one day and then it was no, no, can't do that again. I'm thinking of getting a cooler because at least there's juices and good yogurt.

"They call me the Scarf Lady. I never wore scarves before. But throw a red scarf onto a black suit and it's a lift. Change scarves and the outfits change. And dress in layers. Who knows whether you'll be hot or cold."

She was wearing a brown Armani pantsuit that didn't wrinkle or show dirt ("I call it my Mao suit") and suede boots with medium heels. ("They're comfortable. They're rubber. I have them in tan and black. I wear them always.") It was natural nail polish, super- natural size diamond solitaire and natural-looking foundation. She looked terrific. "I don't photograph well," says Teresa.

This week the Kerrys did events together, but "90 percent of the time I'm campaigning on my own." So I asked how she and her husband, the candidate, communicate.

"It's lonely on the road. You need a sense of humor. Thank God for everybody's PalmPilots and cell phones. When I can't get John's cell I call one of the two men with him. In an emergency I say, 'I need my husband ASAP.'

"The problem is the dead areas. Like in the Loess hills in western Iowa. I finally figured out I had 40 seconds good reception going up a hill then, going down, it went dead for exactly 10 seconds. I'd say whatever I had to say fast and add, 'Pay attention. Call me back in 10 seconds.' Seems the only time you get through a really clear conversation is the end of the day when you're dead tired.

"What carries me through is focus. I focus on what I'm doing. I have to blot out the fun I know my friends are having. I have to be disciplined. I can't be resentful. I've made three rules:

* "Stay strong, even if you gain weight.

* "Keep a sense of humor.

* "Be humble."

As Juicy, my 3 1/2-pound girl Yorkie was crawling onto what might become the first lap, I said: "Humble's not a word often applied to Sen. John Kerry's wife."

Sen. John Kerry's wife replied: "I've learned to handle hurt feelings. Only if people who know me say I'm out of line, do I listen. I was in Rome and read two accounts of the same story. The Italian newspaperman called me the Sophia Loren of politics. I laughed. It's not me. It's what he wanted me to be. The American newspaperman was the opposite. The bad things he wrote was also not the real me.

"My husband's more used to this than I. He lets it go. A couple of the nice things we try to do is we sometimes invite a friend to go along with us for a day. It makes it lovely for them and for us. And I call my husband at night and tell him the funny stories I've been through that day. I try to make him laugh.

"A politician's wife has a hard life. In the old days they only lived for their men. Today we can have a broader, richer life. The partner must have her own set of interests. Children, career, something. It's needful to have a sense of one's self. I work six days a week on my own interests and will always continue. To become more of a 'thing' and less of a person is terrible.

"I can't believe I married a second politician. I can't believe I married the first politician. He wasn't one when we met. I can't believe my family left Africa and came to this country. I can't believe I live in America, I can't believe I ever even married an American. And I can't believe we're embarked on this journey."

This journey, does it ever scare her?

"Yes. What people don't know is that I am basically shy. I never wanted to do this. It all seems so bizarre."

With that she kissed my dogs, grabbed a Diet Pepsi for the road and climbed into her SUV for the ride to Newsweek.

CINDY ADAMS, 2004

[mean lunch lady]

"Presumably he will get little if any of her money if she dies first."

A sensible precaution if you think about it.

[leadpenny]

Thanks. Maybe he'll have to handle a divorce and a campaign at the same time? Ducky!

[bellas_sister]

Is there a link? I want to send it to my friend... they won't believe it if they have to read it on FreeRepublic...

[Paul_B]

Pure spin by Newsmax. The original interview, posted here yesterday, had no such attitude in it.

[mean lunch lady]

Re: Senator, do you know there was a girl found dead in your car... LOL
If Teddy ran for office,he could use "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for his campaign music.

[yankeedame]

I believe she is on the right track. To marry into the lowest of low careers and then to realize that the lowest is your chosen mate would be very disappointing.

True, but this wasn't exactly a shot-gun wedding. She chose to marry -- and stay married -- to these two guys.

Frankly the more I learn about her the more I suspect that in a past life she was a madame at a 1920s Shanghai whorehouse.

"We don't have any girls with green eyes..."

[Arpege92]

Diana and Charles never had anything in common and had Diana been older and more experienced when she first met Charles, I don't think she would have married him. That marriage was doomed from day one....I recall reading a story about Diana wanting to cancel the wedding on her wedding day because she had found a gift from Camila to Charles.

[knarf]

""I can't believe I married a second politician. I can't believe I married the first politician. He wasn't one when we met. I can't believe my family left Africa and came to this country. I can't believe I live in America, I can't believe I ever even married an American. And I can't believe we're embarked on this journey."

Folks ... if F'n continues to 'campaign', we are being misled into thinking he's really running.

Even the last 1st bwitch never said anything near this .... and we know she's a marxist.

[JoeSchem]

"I can't believe I ever even married an American."

Doesn't sound like Mr. Heinz-Kerry is too happy, either.

[Braveforever]

Its her own words. She's complaining. Its her attitude now, and then. A totally elist snob liberal who hates America. Defend her all you want it doesn't change what she said. Moby's calling........

[Tennessee_Bob]

As my mama always says "Honey, Delta has flights leaving every day."

[Bonaparte]

"...and climbed into her SUV for the ride to Newsweek."

A radical environazi who drives one of those horrific SUVs? Tsk, tsk.

Oops, I forgot -- only we common people shouldn't own and drive SUVs. Never mind.

[GailA]

Te-razor sure doesn't like America very well. She and her flip flopping gigilo can go to France where they will be appreciated.