Kerry: Man of the People

The wife of Presidential candidate John F. Kerry is worth at least a billion dollars.

Teresa Heinz Kerry, through a network of investments in blue-chip corporations, venture capital funds and municipal bonds, controls a family fortune worth an estimated $1 billion, an examination of public records shows.

The $1-billion figure is double the estimates of her wealth that are widely cited in news stories about her husband, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.

The couple would rank as the wealthiest to occupy the White House, far surpassing such storied presidential fortunes as the Kennedys’. Their assets are so vast and far-reaching that they mirror the U.S. economy, and will likely raise questions about conflicts of interest.

“She represents a new ballgame in terms of her wealth and in terms of the wealth she controls,” said Kevin Phillips, a political commentator and author of the history “Wealth and Democracy.

”Heinz Kerry’s investments, worth an estimated $500 million in 1995, have grown over the last nine years to $1 billion or more, even accounting for large living expenses and charitable contributions, according to an analysis of Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Senate financial disclosure reports, probate documents and other public records.

Since key details of Heinz Kerry’s investments are not in the public record, a precise valuation is not possible. The Times analysis produced estimates as low as $900 million and as high as $3.2 billion.

Source: LA Times

That is what is know in Demospeak for the "little guy". So, when you vote in November,and pull the Democratic Presidential lever, you can be assured that you are practicing that which you preach.

It makes no difference to the appeasiers out there. They would vote for Bozo the Chimp rather than GWB. It surely defies logic...

If Kerry were to be elected, I remember reading that the top five fortunes to inhabit the White House would be Democrat Party members or their equivalent.

And the irony about Theresa Heinz Kerry was that she was not wealthy when she married her first husband who was conservative Republican. When he died, she not only married a liberal, but she changed parties. There is something despicable when someone like Theresa who changes political affiliation because of reasons other than principle.

Not only that, I bet if the role were reversed and she would not have changed parties, and required that he do so, Kerry would have done so in a minute to become her lap dog.

These are all CHEAP shots that are totally marginal to the ISSUES.
It is NOT necessary for a populist candidate to be poor himself.
Look at John F. Kennedy.

Right...saw something in the news a week or so ago where she reckons she's "sexy" too! My God, first we get Clintoon and the Oral White House and now this...

A cool billion...she is one heck of a sugar mama. I'll bet that billion gets his #### ####.

Imagine. A Future First Lady who would claim moral and intillectual authority because she is rich and married to the President. The perverbial Loose Cannon.

A line in a former VP Debate went something like "And you Mr Kerry are no John F Kennedy."

Ain't that the truth.
Kerry is actually making Teddy not look half bad.

This never happened.
It was DAN QUAYLE, not Kerry in that debate.
Kerry has never run for VP.

Of course he never ran for VP, but the idea is valid.

Oh, and Howard Stern's preference for President? EVERYONE should want the OPPOSITE of Howard Stern's preference for President. Besides, he will be out of a job soon.

I'm glad you bring up the "issues".

What is it that JF Kerry stands for again? Sometimes it's difficult to decifer his platform.

I'd like to know what I'm voting against.

You're voting against:
-the appeasement of terror
-a dead economic recovery
-and a total social meltdown

GOP, Now settle down a little bit.

He's not evil incarnate. Just really confused.
Maybe what we should do is try to understand his feelings...
Remember, he voted against terror and against a bad economy, just like uncle Kennedy told him to....