NY Post - Chris Heinz lets it fly

[RebelYell]

Zip That Lip

October 31, 2004 -- THIS campaign is ending just in time before someone gets hurt. John Kerry's stepson, Chris Heinz, 31, displayed his mother Teresa's famous lack of rhetorical restraint at a recent campaign event with a group of Wharton students. Philadelphia magazine reports: "Heinz accused Kerry's opponents - 'our enemies' - of making the race dirty. 'We didn't start out with negative ads calling George Bush a cokehead,' he said, before adding, 'I'll do it now.' Asked later about it, Heinz said, 'I have no evidence. He never sold me anything.'" Heinz also reminded writer Sasha Issenberg of Pat Buchanan by saying, "One of the things I've noticed is the Israel lobby - the treatment of Israel as the 51st state, sort of a swing state." Buchanan was blasted as an anti-Semite years ago when he cited Israel's "amen corner" in Congress.

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/33033.htm

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[GiovanniC]

1. HaHa -- "I have no evidence... he never sold me anything"

Still, I yearn for the day that opposing political parties are simply "opponents" and not "enemies".

[venus]

2. What a complete a***hole.

Geez. Don't these Heinz love Kerry or what. So pisses me off. How in the heck does this help our guy. What a jerk. He knew this would be controversial. Then he says 'oh I have no proof of what I'm saying, but wanted to say it anyway'. How can we be proud of these statements at this crucial point in time. NOT funny. We can't justify this type of behavior. It's gut check time for all of us -- including the "outspoken" spoiled Heinz family. I mean who on this planet doesn't know Laura Bush was NOT a libraraian. Huh?!