Heinz Kerry rebukes heckler; crowd cheer

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Heinz Kerry rebukes heckler; crowd cheer
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Mon, 09-27-2004 - 2:10pm
Here's the orginial link: http://9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=36f146a1-0abe-421a-018e-f62f7c8edb48&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A group of 600 Democrats crowded the 4H Auditorium at the State Fairgrounds Friday hoping to see for themselves whether presidential candidate John Kerry's wife was as outspoken and sharp-tongued as some have described her.

Teresa Heinz Kerry delivered for her supporters when she talked back to a heckler who implied her husband's a flip-flopper.

During a question and answer session, a young man demanded to know why Kerry voted to give Bush authority to attack Iraq but voted against an $87 billion appropriation bill to support the war effort there.

"Is that the kind of thing he would do as president?," the man asked.

Heinz Kerry sharply asked the man whether he had read the legislation that was voted on.

When he said no, she told him that Kerry had supported $60 billion in military appropriations for Iraq, but would not vote for the full $87 billion because he considered it a "blank check." Kerry was one of 11 Democrats to vote against the bill.

"And we knew they'd already given Haliburton millions in no-bid contracts," she snapped, referring to the company formerly led by Vice President Dick Cheney.

"If you want to say (Kerry) flip-flopped, just say so, don't try to hide," Heinz Kerry scolded.

The young man responsed with chanting "Four more years!" as he walked out of the auditorium. The partisan crowd's cheer of "Six more weeks!" quickly drowned him out.

Roberto Costales of Canon City liked the way she dealt with her heckler.

"Did you notice how she handled that one guy? I bet she doesn't back down from anybody," he laughed.

In appearances here and before a crowd of 1,700 in Fort Collins, Heinz Kerry echoed her husband's views about terrorism, national security, crime, health care and education.

She said the United States needs a different approach in the world.

"The way we live in peace in a family, in a marriage, in the world, is not by threatening people, is not by showing off your muscles. It's by listening, by giving a hand sometimes, by being intelligent, by being open and by setting high standards," she said at the CSU rally.

In Pueblo, Heinz Kerry sounded a similar theme, criticizing the Bush administration for sending warning signals to Iran about developing nuclear weapons.

"There are about 50 countries in the world that have the capability to build nuclear weapons. Are we going to attack them all?" she said.

Gina Maggrett, of Pueblo, liked what she heard.

"(She's portrayed) as this caustic person but I thought she was really warm and intelligent. A lovely person," she said.

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Registered: 08-21-2004
Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:01am

Exactly. That is what I was saying. Here in part is what was said by hte poster liveanew:


"In my opinion the fact that women are in so many instances forced to abort their children in order to be on a level playing field with men is evidence of a backward thinking view of women's rights-in order to be equal we are forced to deny one of the very things that makes us female, our ability to bear children. Abortion has created that kind of world for us, one in which being a mother puts you at a competitive disadvantage to men."


Since when are women forced to get abortions to compete in the marketplace with men???

Donna

"Patriotism means to stand by the Country. It does not mean to stand by the President." -- Theodore Roosevelt.

Donna
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Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:03am
The President is elected, and Teresa is not running for any public office that I can see.

If you cant see that then I am at a loss. People that cannot see the difference between an elected official whos job it is to discuss public policy and make decisions on public policy, and the wife of the elected official, who has no place in either, are pretty pathetic.

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Registered: 04-16-2004
Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:05am
Actually, Laura Bush has class...Teresa Heinz Kerry attended class.

See the similarity and the difference?

Laura Bush sees class as the way in which you conduct yourself, especially around other people. Teresa Kerry sees class as something you attend in school

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Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:07am
If you think I am sexist, then you are naive, and dont know me so you should be careful about passing judgements on people without knowing them. You know what they say about opinions based on supposition.

Let us compare the two (Cheney and Teresa).

Cheney's comments were overheard and not made directly to reporters questioning him, and I have said that I dont agree with what Cheney said.

Teresa thinks SHE is the one running for office, and seems to be in front of the mike as much as her husband, who is running for President.

My problem and comparison between Republican First Ladys, and Democratic ones (at least since Roslyn Carter left office as she was a woman of class) is that the Democratic ones, including Tipper Gore want to try to get involved with policy making when they in fact have absolutely no place as they are not in public office...their husbands are.

My comment about Teresas looks were in direct response to someone saying that I am threatened by intelligent (which I do not consider Teresa to be) attractive (which I definietly do not consider her to be) women. You should read the posts carefully and thoroughly before sticking your nose into something, else look foolish for doing so.

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Registered: 08-21-2004
Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:08am
I have read books written by many Republicans who are no longer working for any administration and therefore are credible. I believe Dick Morris is still working in politics. The people who write the books I read are those who have worked in the administrations making the decisions they talk about or journalists who have interviewed the people, not just written an opinion piece. An opinion piece is subjective.
Donna

"Patriotism means to stand by the Country. It does not mean to stand by the President." -- Theodore Roosevelt.

Donna
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Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:08am
The First Lady is NOT allowed to hold a position of political office while her husband is President, Vice-President. Why do you think Hillary was so upset when she could not be appointed Attorney General.
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Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:16am
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I stated facts (T-Rex Kerry is an African-American) and an opinion (that she would never have become an American citizen had she not married a Republican), not disparagement.

The Kerry's do such a great job of disparaging themselves, by themselves.

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Thu, 09-30-2004 - 11:23am
"The people who write the books I read are those who have worked in the administrations making the decisions they talk about or journalists who have interviewed the people, not just written an opinion piece."

Well, let's see .... Christopher Andersen (who wrote American Evita) was a contributing editor for TIME magazine and has written articles for Life, the New York Times, etc., so I think that qualifies him as a journalist. And, as mentioned, Dick Morris worked for the Clinton Administration, so I think that qualifies him as someone who has firsthand experience with them, and not just someone with an opinion. As for him still being involved in politics ... I believe he is a political analyst, but not directly involved in the political process, so I'm not sure how that makes a difference.

Bev


Edited 9/30/2004 12:02 pm ET ET by bgs3

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Thu, 09-30-2004 - 12:24pm

Obviously a one sided argument because I was not aware that we were arguing.

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