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Before telling a reporter to "shove it" last week, Teresa Heinz Kerry complained that there were "creeping, un-Pennsylvanian and sometimes un-American traits" to the presidential campaign. Few people outside of Wilkes-Barre care much about the epithet "un-Pennsylvanian," but in dropping the "un-American" bomb she highlighted an important truth about today's politics: It is the Democrats who routinely question the GOP's patriotism, not the other way around. This makes for a fascinating stew of cognitive dissonance, transference, and probably odd psychological maladies yet to be identified and labeled. It's not easy to question the patriotism of people you are denouncing for...

NY DAILY NEWS....LLOYD GROVE Just because Teresa Heinz Kerry is a billionaire doesn't mean that she doesn't pinch pennies. I hear that folks at George's Salon in Washington's Four Season Hotel - where Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry's wife gets her nails done - are complaining that the Heinz Ketchup heiress wants the manicurist to service her at home, a few blocks from the luxury hotel in Georgetown, but is balking at the $90 charge. Last week, a Lowdown spy overheard a George's manicurist say that Heinz Kerry has been haggling over the fee for her home manicures - three...

The journalist whom Teresa Heinz Kerry told to "shove it" after rejecting a question he asked her after a speech says he has received death threats in the aftermath of the incident. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial page editor and columnist Colin McNickle says the reports of the confrontation with the wife of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry were used by liberals to "demonize not only me but the Trib," he wrote in a column yesterday. Teresa Heinz Kerry As WorldNetDaily reported, in a speech July 25 to her home-state delegates to the Democratic National Convention, Heinz Kerry used the term "un-American"...

Teresa Heinz Kerry's "shove it" phrase to a Pittsburgh editor was the most cited Kerry campaign message in the press last week — mentioned 381 times in American publications, according to Factiva, a Dow Jones/Reuters company that tracks daily press mentions.     But the two words also brought death threats, insults and accusations upon Colin McNickle, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial-page editor who vexed Mrs. Kerry by asking her to explain her claim that "un-American traits" were emerging in politics. [snip]In a Boston Globe interview, singer Patti LaBelle advised Mrs. Kerry to "pimp slap" Mr. McNickle; liberal columnist Molly Ivins suggested he...

Kerry's wife told journalist to 'shove it' after he asked about remark in speech -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: August 2, 2004 5:00 p.m. Eastern -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com The journalist whom Teresa Heinz Kerry told to "shove it" after rejecting a question he asked her after a speech says he has received death threats in the aftermath of the incident. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial page editor and columnist Colin McNickle says the reports of the confrontation with the wife of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry were used by liberals to "demonize not only me but the Trib," he wrote in a column yesterday....

Killing the questioner By Colin McNickle TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, August 1, 2004 A week ago tonight, I asked Teresa Heinz Kerry a simple question here: "What did you mean?" And a wicked firestorm was sparked. Incredibly, most of it was directed against me. Moments earlier, Mrs. Heinz Kerry had talked of "un-Pennsylvanian and sometimes un-American traits" that supposedly have crept into our political discourse. Her talk before the Pennsylvania delegation was, in part, a plea for a return to civility. She was not specific. As any journalist would, or should, I sought an example. Instead, I got a finger in the...

A week ago tonight, I asked Teresa Heinz Kerry a simple question here: "What did you mean?" And a wicked firestorm was sparked. Incredibly, most of it was directed against me. Moments earlier, Mrs. Heinz Kerry had talked of "un-Pennsylvanian and sometimes un-American traits" that supposedly have crept into our political discourse. Her talk before the Pennsylvania delegation was, in part, a plea for a return to civility. She was not specific. As any journalist would, or should, I sought an example. Instead, I got a finger in the face and was told to "shove it." I have been told...

What a remarkable day today is going to be. You and I are going to have the great pleasure of watching John Kerry stand before America and lay out his plans for leading our country in a new, more promising direction. And then, we're going to have the awesome responsibility of carrying his vision of a stronger America to the White House. To get him there, John Kerry needs a strong, united Democratic Party behind him. That's why I'm asking you to make as generous a gift as possible right now to the Democratic Party, which is fighting side by...

You know the game. Kerry hits on a keyword and we take a drink. Please submit your keyword choices in a reply and i'll add the most popular five to the keywords section of tonight's live thread. Keywords are limited to 20 characters, no spaces.

And finally, yours truly is immortalized in caricature on the editorial page of Wednesday's Boston Globe by Dan Wasserman, whose work often appears in the Trib. "Shove it!" Teresa tells me, her husband standing behind her. "As I said, she's multilingual," Sen. Kerry quips.

(CBS) While there are few surprises at political conventions anymore -- you can still count on Teresa Heinz Kerry to say what's on her mind. The woman who could become first lady made headlines the other day giving a piece of her mind to an opposition journalist. Amid the convention noise and hoopla, CBS News Anchor Dan Rather asked her about that, and what she'll say about her husband in her speech at the Democratic convention tonight. Like every speaker at the convention, Teresa Heinz Kerry will try to paint a picture of her husband that will draw supporters. Heinz...

Colin McNickle, the editorial-page editor of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review became an insta-celeb this weekend after Teresa Heinz Kerry told him to “shove it” after she denied using the word “un-American” in remarks on — ironically — civility. NRO editor Kathryn Jean Lopez checked in with McNickle earlier today. National Review Online: Teresa Heinz Kerry told you to "shove it" this weekend. Did you deserve that? COLIN MCNICKLE: No. She's a public figure who made a public statement. I deserved an answer to my question. NRO: What was going through your head during "the incident"? MCNICKLE: There was a point —...

BOSTON (AP) — Teresa Heinz Kerry was somewhat reluctant to see her husband run for president, and she misses the days she could attend church or walk through a park alone. Not being able to speak her mind, though, isn't a problem. "I always say what I think," Heinz Kerry told "The Morning Show" in an interview aired Tuesday on CBS. "I don't go out and say it willy-nilly for its own sake, but if called upon I do." Heinz Kerry felt the call on the eve of the Democratic National Convention when she confronted a journalist and told him...

July 27, 2004 -- Now we know why the Democrats have been keeping Teresa Heinz Kerry under wraps. The First Lady wannabe told the editorial-page editor of a conservative Pittsburgh newspaper to "shove it" after he asked her to clarify a remark she made at a Boston convention Sunday. Now, the Democratic presidential candidate's wife is hardly the first pol to lose her temper. Vice President Dick Cheney recently earned notoriety by telling a Democratic senator to, er, enjoy a special level of self-intimacy. But Mrs. Kerry's blowup came just moments after she delivered a public plea to restore a...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry said his wife, Teresa, was right to tell a reporter to "shove it" when she was questioned Sunday night about her speech decrying the loss of political civility.     "I think my wife speaks her mind appropriately," Mr. Kerry said yesterday of his wife, whose reputation as a loose cannon was on display on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.     Some Democrats are concerned about Mrs. Kerry's moment in the spotlight at 10 p.m. tonight, when she speaks to thousands of convention delegates and millions watching on television.     "Yeah, there are people who are...

More About Pittsburgh Editor in Dustup with Heinz Kerry By E&P Staff Published: July 26, 2004 NEW YORK Colin McNickle, the editorial page editor of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review at the center of today's Teresa Heinz Kerry "shove it" flap, went to the Democratic convention, according to a report in his newspaper last Saturday, as a "conservative commentator" aiming to infiltrate the gathering. In its promotion of his coverage this week, the newspaper wrote, "It's a dirty job dealing with liberals, but somebody's gotta do it. ... What happens when a conservative commentator infiltrates the Democratic National Convention? An outbreak of...

  Teresa Heinz Kerry tells editor to 'shove it' (Update - Tape proves she said 'un-American')  Dial Up video LINK Broadband video LINK    http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/3576476/detail.html    Civil question makes Mrs Kerry shove the polite out of politics  BOSTON was betting on how long it would take before John Kerry’s outspoken wife embarrassed him. All wagers are now off: it took 30 minutes.      How Did the Mainstream media Treat Teresa Heinz Kerry's "Shove It" Comment This Morning?  They're doing a good job, running it like a three-part minidrama. Judge for yourself- video clip here:  http://mfile.akamai.com/8186/wmv/vod.ibsys.com/2004/0726/3576483.200k.asx    Kerry's Wife Joins Blunt-Speaking...

Excerpt - BOSTON -- Teresa Heinz Kerry told this editor to "shove it" yesterday moments after she addressed the Pennsylvania delegation to the Democratic National Convention here. [snip] A review of an audiotape recording made by Patriot-News political reporter Peter DeCoursey shows that Heinz Kerry used the term "un-American traits." [snip] Said Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Editor Frank L. Craig: "Colin McNickle did just what any good reporter does -- he asked questions. The tape of her speech shows she used the word 'un-American,' even though she denied it. It was a legitimate question for McNickle to ask. It is unfortunate that...

BOSTON was betting on how long it would take before John Kerry’s outspoken wife embarrassed him. All wagers are now off: it took 30 minutes. Teresa Heinz Kerry, the ketchup heiress whose unvarnished approach to public life has given her husband’s aides 57 varieties of heartburn, delivered an eve-of-conference speech urging the return of civility to US politics. Minutes later, she told a reporter to “shove it”. Not even Mr Kerry dared to hope that his uninhibited second wife would be able to contain herself for the entire week, but a characteristically caustic outburst even before it had begun must...

BOSTON - Shove it, then rhyme it with rich. Then roll it a batch of baked cookies and teas. Teresa Heinz Kerry joined the company of blunt-speaking political spouses this convention week by telling a reporter to stop misquoting her and "shove it." Barbara Bush set the standard in 1984 when she called Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro a $4 million "rhymes with rich" during the campaign to re-elect President Reagan and Mrs. Bush's husband, Vice President George Bush. She later apologized. Nine years later, Mrs. Bush was first lady when future Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (news - web...