Hanging out with Teresa Heinz Kerry and Elizabeth Edwards [Mini-Barf Alert]

St Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | 08/11/2004 | Cynthia Billhartz

[daviddennis]

(A couple of key paragraphs from the article).

But the same traits that endear her and Elizabeth Edwards to some voters - their bluntness, intellect and strong opinions - might be a turnoff to other voters, some of whom are still undecided. I ask whether either woman ever thinks about putting her guard up and retreating.

"Never," says an adamant Heinz Kerry.

Edwards, who is sitting across the table, shakes her head and says: "I think it's really important for all of us to be exactly who we are at all times. Americans are very good at being able to see pretense. Whether or not they prefer somebody strong or somebody meek, I think people respond positively to the fact that you are who you are and that you don't pretend to be anybody else."

Besides, adds Heinz Kerry, America is not a country of weak women.

"Any woman who deals with the earth, any woman who raises kids, any woman who doesn't wear white gloves all day - that's a strong woman," she says. "And what is most interesting is that the older women I bump into - the really older women, the 80-year-old women, the 100-year-old women - they're the ones who love what we're doing the most."

And it's not just women, she adds. She sees the faces of men who are also excited.

"I look at them and I think, these are people who have felt - for one reason or another - diminished or frustrated or unjustly treated; and they see someone being frank and open to them and they like it," she says.

[daviddennis]

Edwards, who is sitting across the table, shakes her head and says: "I think it's really important for all of us to be exactly who we are at all times. Americans are very good at being able to see pretense. Whether or not they prefer somebody strong or somebody meek, I think people respond positively to the fact that you are who you are and that you don't pretend to be anybody else."

How do you explain Kerry's candidacy, then?

He's recognizably a phony!

[Mike Bates]

Besides, adds Heinz Kerry, America is not a country of weak women.

It sure isn't:

[Senator_Blutarski]

This is among the first in a series of articles to make up for the "Argument leads to separate hotel rooms" story on Drudge.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

[Jeff Chandler]

"I look at them and I think, these are people who have felt - for one reason or another - diminished or frustrated or unjustly treated..."

"Victims, all. And I am their savior."

[Repairman Jack]

Edwards, who is sitting across the table

Strong table.

[crusty codger]

LOL! Copies are allowed!

[RepublicanHippy]

ping - see post #7 - copy and paste!