Posted on 04/29/2004 8:17:06 PM PDT by doug from upland
La la la la la
I like peanut butter and strawberry jam
Hey, have I told you lately I served in Vietnam
I love Swedish hand cream...my manservant knows
And everywhere that I am...my Scope mouthwash goes
I like peanut butter and strawberry jam
Hey, have I told you lately I served in Vietnam
Loose change in his pockets or he knows I'd flip
That's what I need when I must leave a meager tip
I like peanut butter and strawberry jam
Hey, have I told you lately I served in Vietnam
I need Advil Gelcaps...he brings them along
When I speak of my medals, everything goes wrong
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Kerry Campaigns With His Butler
Beacon Hill blue blood John Kerry likes to portray himself as the presidential candidate of the common man. But there's one common man he finds indispensable on the campaign trail: his butler.
Like a scene out of the old British drama "Upstairs Downstairs," Kerry would be helpless without his trusty manservant, Marvin Nicholson, by his side, ready to cater to his master's every whim, according to the New York Times today.
"When he wants that peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I'm ready," Nicholson told the Times.
Of Nicholson's omnipresence on the campaign trail, the paper noted, "Mr. Kerry is comfortable being catered to."
Like any good butler, Nicholson comes to his job well prepared to serve the Boston Brahmin politico at a moment's notice. Among the items Nicholson carries at all times:
* Loose change - apparently in case the husband of millionairess Teresa Heinz wants to leave one of his notoriously meager tips.
* Tylenol, Advil, Advil Liquid Gels and Advil Sinus pills - lest continuing questions about his Vietnam War record give him a migraine.
* Swedish hand cream - because good old American-made Vaseline Intensive Care just isn't good enough.
* Halls cough drops - in case the silver spoon in Kerry's mouth begins to irritate.
* A ziplock bag with Kerry's favorite PB & J sandwich wrapped in aluminum foil.
* Scope mouthwash, Handiwipes, two packs of Band-Aids, a sewing kit, a can of diet milkshake [Kerry prefers strawberry], a tube of Blistex and a myriad of other accoutrements that the hoi poloi who can't afford a butler must provide for themselves.
And for catering to the candidate's every whim, the fabulously wealthy Heinz-Kerrys pay Nicholson a wildly generous (by Kerry's standards) $45,000 annually.
BACKGROUND
Caruso's Firing Over Alleged Slur Sought(Maxine Waters Alert)
Stepping up their criticism of Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn and his administration, about 100 people called Thursday for him to fire Police Commission President Rick Caruso because the commissioner allegedly used a slur to refer to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles).
According to an anonymous letter distributed to city officials by someone who claimed to be a participant at the meeting, Caruso referred to the congresswoman as "the bitch Waters."
Maxine, you are a b*tch
Caruso, that is rich
Oh, yes, he called it right
what insight
Maxine, why must you breathe
your people you deceive
You're evil, we can see
as bad as Hillary
Maxine, you love Fidel
both of you, go to h*ll
You lowlife socialist
may you always be dissed
While L.A. was burning
in the hood you're dancing
You had got your wish
whites got what they deserved
Got what they deserved
Honkies got what they deserved
Maxine, you are a b*tch
Caruso, that is rich
Oh, yes, he called it right
what insight
Yuk, who could sleep with you
we do not have a clue
Please pass me the barf bag
you are a wretched hag
Jesse and you both suck
anything for a buck
Your mouths are very big
you are both racist pigs
While L.A. was burning
in the hood you're dancing
You had got your wish
whites got what they deserved
Got what they deserved
Honkies got what they deserved
It is a 'side-by-side' double barrel shotgun, side lock mechanism, 12gauge. The pictures are fuzzy but I would put money on it being a high class Eurpoean, and probably an English maker. The clues are: the slender lines, the (thin) splinter fore end, the metal release button on the front of the fore end, the apparent double triggers, however if they are gold plated (which may be the case looking at the photo) I'd switch my vote from English to Italian or Spanish, the outline shape of the lock plates and the apparent extensive application of engraving. The fact that there is no raised and vented barrel rib would indicate English again. Lastly the pretty thin butt plate (recoil pad) also points to European origin. You'd be looking at MAYBE one of a pair, at least $40,000 and, depending on maker,etc., to over $100,000! Probably a present from his loving wife!
Here is a quote from the article:
These and other details are the portfolio of the man literally behind the man, ready with a uncapped bottle of water whenever Kerry's throat runs dry: Marvin Nicholson Jr., Chief of Stuff.
"I can't help with policy, I don't do press," said Nicholson, 32,a former bartender and caddie who never voted before meeting Kerry in 1998. "When he wants that peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I'm ready." .
Thanks for the info. Kerry is just a regular guy. My manservant always has my bottled water ready for me.
So I guess when John Kerry is told to stuff it, it is this guy's job to handle the situation?
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