In 2004, the media attacked Kerry for his wealth and "marrying for money."

[BlueStater]

McCain and his beer heiress wife...nothing.

Sigh.

[FrenchieCat]

1. That's cause their heads are in McCain's ass......

and so they see nothing.

[cbc5g]

2. It's just another sad example of serious MSM bias

It's sickening.

And then to hear the discourse about how the media loves Obama and democrats...God what a disgrace the MSM has become.

[madaboutharry]

3. I know.

Kerry was already divorced. McCain was an adulterer. The double standard is depressing.

[Patchuli]

4. Yes and Kerry didn't leave a disabled wife

and 3 children for Ms. Heinz either! Maybe we should all write LTTEs?!

[BlueIris]

5. I've also been pained to see how Mrs. McCain gets ignored by the MSM. THK was a target 24/7.

Disgusting.

[karynnj]

6. Not to mention the allegation has far more

credibility in McCain's case. He was a married man living with an unsuspecting wife, who married a beautiful heiress about half his age, who he at least sometimes treats disrespectfully. At the time they married he was a war hero, but her money did help him get into politics.

Kerry was a sitting 2 term Senator, descended from the first governor of Massachusetts, from a very socially elite family - even if he was not personally wealthy. Who could Teresa have married who would not have less money? The take of People magazine, when they married was that they were a glamourous couple.
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20141487,00.html I love this Kerry quote, ""Until we met, I was sort of stumbling along and so was Teresa," says Kerry. Now, he adds, smiling broadly, "we both love the moonrise, the sunrise, the wind and the water. We love everything about life." Even now, over a decade later, he seems happier and more relaxedat any event where she is with him

He was divorced when he met the widowed Teresa - when both were working at the Rio environmental summit. Before they dated, they were together as co-founders with others of Second Nature which aims to teach people in various programs about sustainability - this was in 1993, not now when it is becoming a buzz word. http://www.secondnature.org/aboutsn/aboutsn.htm

"Second Nature was founded in Boston in 1993 by a small group of forward-thinking leaders that included Dr. Anthony D. Cortese, Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA), Teresa Heinz Kerry, Bruce Droste, and others. This group sought to establish an organization dedicated to bringing about the change in society that is vital to the success and livelihood of every current and future living being: a change for a just and sustainable future."

(Second Nature was one of the organizations that got part of the proceeds from the Kerrys book.)

The McCain story does not sound the least like that beautiful story.