Kerry Warns Opponents Not to Attack His Wife

AP via Yahoo! ^ | May 11, 2004 | AP

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

LOUISVILLE, KY. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry warned his political opponents on Monday against attacking his outspoken wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, saying, "They're going to have to go through me."

The Massachusetts senator also sought to dispel the notion he was aloof, asking one television interviewer: "Have you had a beer with me yet? I like to have fun as much as the next person, and go out and hack around and have a good time."

Worth an estimated $500 million, born in Mozambique and fluent in five languages, Mrs. Kerry can be controversial and blunt, disclosing her Botox injections, her prenuptial agreement with Kerry and the fact he was in the bathroom when he got word of his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire.

"If they want to attack her, they're going to have to go through me. I'll be the first to defend anything she does. ... She doesn't pull her punches," Kerry said in one television interview when asked if Republicans were targeting his wife.

"I think that they're foolhardy to do it, personally, because I think that she's so down to earth and so straightforward," Kerry said. "I think people who meet her love her."

Mrs. Kerry has been criticized for her outspokenness and candor, and some Republican commentators have also called on her to release her tax returns.

While she is wealthy from her marriage to former Republican Sen. John Heinz, the heir to the Pittsburgh ketchup empire, she said Sen. Kerry was not. She can only contribute the same $2,000 to his campaign everyone else can.

Kerry was able, however, to mortgage the couple's townhouse in Boston to take out a $6.4 million loan to keep his campaign afloat.

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Kerry Warns Opponents Not to Attack His Wife



"Or I will bite your head off. Literally."

[Miss Marple]

LOL! I do the same thing. Also I have been pulling weeds in the garden, which is very therapeutic.

You know, Bob Shrum is the honcho on Kerry's campaign. I detect his fell hand in the meanness of Kerry's campaign (although a lot of it is Kerry's natural character). Hopefully, he will orchestrate this with as much success as he did the Wellstone Funerally.

[hope]

How touching, Kerry defending his worldly goods.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

I think we conservative gals could handle him and his little dog(I mean wife)too!!!!!

[onyx]

I think I am going to have to turn to HGTV just to calm down. I am so sick of the democrats that I am absolutely ready to blow a gasket!!




LOL!
I am getting my news here on FR.
I have quit watching television news, even Fox.
In fact, this evening I watched TMC's "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
instead of O'Reilly even tho I saw Tony Snow was sitting in for Bill.

[JRandomFreeper]

"Dos mas cervezas, ahora mismo, Fernando!"

I don't think that my kitchen staff would have much respect for Senator Kerry. He just doesn't have that machisimo that is required in a kitchen.

Or the P.O.'ed broken spanglish.

/john

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

don't touch my gold digger, goshdarnit!

[longtermmemmory]

This is no different than Clinton refering to proposals he made when in fact he never made them. No one has attacked Mr. Kerry's husband, Mz Heinz.

besides his false bravado is about as sincere and his communinon foto-ops. he is trying to fight the Dukakis image of the debate question of what wuould you do if your wife was raped. (dukakis gave a snoring beareacratic answer)

(s) Then again, he probably has to ask hitlary for permission to borrow his testicles out of her lockbox.(/s)

[Miss Marple]

Your kitchen staff wouldn't send their wives or girlfriends out to do their dirty work, either. They have more class.

[kcvl]

John Kerry would run like a chicken if someone tried to attack him or his little *itch of a wife. "BRING IT ON!"

[plain talk]

The best thing our side could do is attack his campaign while appearing to generally ignore his statements. Dems hate to be ignored. Or when he declares they can't attack Teresa, they should step up the calls for her to disclose her tax returns.

[LADY J]

This guy is WEIRD. Where did you ever see an ear like he has? You could hide a six pack in there.

[onyx]

You know, Bob Shrum is the honcho on Kerry's campaign.



Oh my Lord, I had forgotten that.
Thank you, MM.
Shrum is one of the nastiest folks around.
I still remember McCain telling him off
during the GOP Convention in San Diego.

[Ole Okie]

Did I mention he was in Vietnam?

Have you heard? Not only was John Effin' in the Nam, but he burned villages and fired 50 caliber machine guns, and committed war crimes of various types.

At least that's what he told the Congers.

[LADY J]

"I think we conservative gals could handle him and his little dog(I mean wife)too!!!!!"

Bring it on!!

[pollywog]

Kerry: "I've got three words for the Republican Attack Machine, Bring It On!"

"Unless of course they are going to mention my voting record, my record in Vietnam, my medals, my wife, my families SUVs,..."

LOLOLOL!!!! This is the post of the day!!!!!!!

[TexasGreg]

Tell you what, Senator Kerry (D-Hanoi) ... we won't attack your woman if she stops attacking the Vice President and the President. Her attacks make her a valid target for attack because her attacks make her a member of Kerry's political campaign.

[Gabz]

I don't know if I'll make it through this election. lol! I'm getting lots of exercise just trying to stay calm. I am about to wear the dog out walking him.

I know what you mean...........it's amazing how much digging in the yard I have done in just the past week alone!!!! And I've got a bad shoulder.

[LibLieSlayer]

Now why would we want to attack dat skanky ho? I hate her almost as much as I hate kerry himself.

LLS

[Carolinamom]

You've said it ALL for me!