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europegirl4jfk Donating Member (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 12:59 PM
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Teresa goes after Santorum!
I don't know if someone posted this already - if yes, I apologize. But that's really cool! Teresa rocks! :yourock:

Heinz’s 57 Varieties of Vengeance

Former first lady-in-waiting Teresa Heinz Kerry is devoting her considerable wealth and resources to routing paleo-con Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in the 2006 election, sources say. Last time she dipped into her political war chest, it was for second husband John Kerry. This time, it’s to avenge the memory of her first husband, Republican Senator John Heinz. The sassy ketchup queen has made it a “real priority” to see challenger Robert P. Casey, Jr. unseat Santorum because “she believes Rick has ruined her late husband’s legacy,” says one Democratic insider. Despite their differing agendas, Heinz Kerry has been hosting fundraisers and campaigning around the clock for Casey, the pro-life state treasurer, a solid she once did for Santorum.

More here:
http://www.radarmagazine.com/fresh-intelligence/2005/06/16/index.php#report_001279
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:07 PM
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1. This goes back a long way with those two
They hate each other. See this article from 10/28/94
TERESA HEINZ HAS HARSH WORDS FOR SANTORUM
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, SOONER, Sec. NATIONAL, p A-1 10-28-1994
By POST-GAZETTE STAFF WRITER DENNIS B. RODDY

Teresa Heinz, widow of Sen. John Heinz, delivered an extraordinary public criticism of the Republican nominee for the late senator's post, calling U.S. Rep. Rick Santorum "short on public service and even shorter on accomplishments" and "the antithesis of John Heinz."

In a speech before the University of Pittsburgh's American Experience Lecture Series, Heinz, who briefly considered running in the Republican Senate primary this year, took aim at Santorum's remarks ridiculing the National Service Corps program, a brainchild of incumbent Democratic Sen. Harris Wofford. She called Santorum's published remarks about other Pennsylvania legislators "truly juvenile. That's even too good a word," and defended the 30-year-old tradition of moderate Republicanism she said her husband epitomized.

In a brief interview after the speech, Heinz said she did not intend to endorse in the Senate race, but said she had no plans to vote for Santorum while calling Wofford "a dignified, noble human being."

"I certainly would not vote for someone who is the antithesis of my husband," she said.

"Here is a challenger," Heinz said of Santorum, "who is short on public service and even shorter on accomplishments. He is articulate, he's full of sound bites, overflowing with glib ideology -- in short, good TV, good entertainment."

In her prepared remarks, Heinz described "a worrisome breed" of politicians who she said "mock, belittle and vilify those who disagree with them," and referred to them as "Forrest Gump with an attitude."

The Heinz speech, scheduled shortly after she announced that she would not run for Senate late last year, marked a dramatic turn in a Senate race in which Santorum has drawn even -- possibly ahead -- of Wofford. She decided to include the scorching criticisms of Santorum, Heinz said, after reading his remarks from a radio debate at which he poured scorn on the National Service Corps. Heinz is a member of the board that oversees the program.

"Somebody is going to do one year of community service picking up trash in the park and singing 'Kumbayah' around the campfire at night and you're going to give them the equivalent of the GI Bill," Santorum said during the radio debate.

"Here's a program designed to restore young people's faith in the notion of public service, among other things, by having them participate in gang intervention, tutoring, mentoring, immunizing children, refurbishing low-income housing, helping senior citizens," Heinz told the audience last night. "Not exactly Kumbayah. How dare he."

The remark drew applause. One audience member walked out.

Heinz was especially angered at published remarks by Santorum in which he said that "most candidates in Pennsylvania talk about locks and dams, things that are nonideological, and as a result, we've not had a whole bunch of impact on the national scene."

While saying her husband "worked on the grand issues of the day," Heinz said the late senator "also worried about locks and dams. And he talked about roads and bridges and rail service and mass transit in all of his campaigns ... People counted on him and he respected that. He never allowed their needs to become secondary either to his ambitions or to some partisan ideology."

Heinz said she decided to include her remarks about Santorum in the speech after returning from California last week and seeing Santorum's criticisms of past state leaders in The New York Times' Oct. 20 edition.

"I saw that thing and I said, 'Hey, wait a minute,' " she said. "I just resent the lambasting of the mainstream Republicans in Pennsylvania." She said the late senator's mother also was distressed by Santorum's comments.

Aides said Teresa Heinz telephoned Santorum to complain when, earlier this year, he cited John Heinz as a "mentor."

In response to a question from the audience, Heinz said she did not expect to run for public office in her lifetime.

"No, I don't think so. I don't have any illusions about public life," she said. "I would like to be an enabler."

Santorum's campaign had no immediate response to the Heinz remarks, while Wofford's camp was elated by the news.

Greta Creech, Wofford's press secretary, called the Heinz remarks "very welcome, very eloquent and greatly appreciated."

She described Wofford and Heinz as "longtime friends. There are a lot of things that bring them together, one of which is their dislike for the radical right wing of the Republican party."

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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:09 PM
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2. Oh, and there was Santorum's dislike of who she dated
SANTORUM LINKS HEINZ DATE CHOICE TO 'AGENDA'
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, SOONER, Sec. NATIONAL, p A-8 11-03-1994
By POST-GAZETTE STAFF WRITER DENNIS B. RODDY

Republican Senate candidate Rick Santorum speculated on a radio call-in show in Erie yesterday that Teresa Heinz might not be supporting him because she "was dating a Democratic senator from Massachusetts."

Santorum's remark, to radio host Barry Grossman on his "We the People" program on Erie station WFLP, drew an outraged response from Heinz spokesman Grant Oliphant.

"If he made a comment like that, I feel like shoving his teeth down his throat," Oliphant said.

Santorum said he was quoting a report in the New York Post that Heinz, widow of Sen. John Heinz, had been keeping company with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. In his radio comments, he did not identify Kerry. A Santorum spokesman said later that he believed the congressman was referring, in fact, to an article in The Washington Post.

Heinz touched off a political furor last week when, in a speech at the University of Pittsburgh, she attacked Santorum as "the antithesis of John Heinz" and later told a reporter she would not vote for him.

Yesterday, during the live broadcast in Erie, Grossman asked Santorum if he saw some "hidden agenda" to the Heinz statement.

"Well, there was an article in the New York Post yesterday or a couple of days ago that actually sort of addressed that," Santorum said. "The article was talking about how she was dating a Democratic senator from Massachusetts."

Grossman: "Is that really true?"

Santorum: "Yeah, she does, that's what I understand." A brief pause followed and Santorum said, "Uh, uh, you know, I shouldn't say she does. I don't know if she does. That's what the reports are. Everybody has their agenda. That's fine. She's entitled to her opinion."

A boiling mad Oliphant demanded an apology last night.

"He's bared his soul in a very ugly way," Oliphant said. He called the remark "low" and "incredibly sexist."

"It's the sort of statement that never gets made about men, but that men like Rick Santorum will make when they're desperate. He's trying to devalue her intellectual analysis and personal convictions by saying they flow from a romantic agenda."

Oliphant said last night that Heinz and Kerry "are friends and they're close friends. Beyond that, that's her personal life and it has no bearing on her analysis of Rick Santorum."

Mike Mihalke, Santorum's press secretary, said the candidate "was recounting a news story" in his comments.

"I can't speculate into how she makes up her mind in terms of who she is or is not going to vote for," Mihalke said.

LIB2

ELECTION '94

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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 02:27 PM
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4. Santorum is slimier than I even thought
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 02:30 PM by karynnj
I can't believe he totally ignored her comments - which were very specific - and blamed it all on dating Kerry. It's weird he couldn't say Kerry's name and sounds ridiculous almost like he thought she was doing something wrong. (By that time, it's hard to believe the other Senators didn't know they were dating.)

Thanks for posting these
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 02:32 PM
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5. He is a bastard
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 02:33 PM by TayTay
and Teresa *hates* him. Whome has a copy of the WaPo profile of Kerry & Teresa from '02 and she still hates Santorum.

Go Teresa, tell it like it is babe!

The funniest part of those articles is how Santorum thinks that Democrats practice weird mind-control on their dates. What a moran.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 02:47 PM
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6. I've seen it posted
I bet Kerry has little regard for him either but he hides his feelings better. These articles do explain why she dislikes him so much. I wonder if Kerry will also help Casey.

Judging from both of Kerry's wives, he seems to much prefer independent thought versus a "mind-controlled" woman. I doubt Teresa was called a "Stepford wife" even once.
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MH1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:18 PM
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9. Kerry is helping Casey
He sent out a fund-raising email for Casey this week. I thought of posting it here, but didn't want any Pennacchio crazies* making a deal out of JK supporting Casey before the primary, right when JK is getting good press on DSM.

I donated though!!

(* not all Pennacchio supporters are crazy, and I think I kind of like Chuck. But some of them ARE crazies and that's who I'm talking about)
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:38 PM
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10. It really makes sense
He sounds like he has the support to beat Santorum which both Kerrys would celebrate. Also, I know that there are people here who disagree I really think that it is wrong to say that some one who agrees with the Democratic values on economic and foreign policy issues can't get a Senate nomination if they are pro-choice.

If we send a clear message that people like this are not welcome, how do we turn around and ask them to vote for a Democratic candidate. We can't have it both ways.
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 10:57 PM
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24. Speaking of Casey, he is a good person.
My family thinks highly of him and their Republicans. They do not like Santorum ( I encourage their dislike anytime I can)and they have told me they will vote for Casey.
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 10:53 PM
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23. I received the e-mail also requesting a donation for Casey.
I thought of doing the same thing you did-posting the e-mail, but I was concerned about it starting trouble. Lord knows we don't need any more trouble. I just decided it was best to donate.
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:55 PM
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13. WaPo article
link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A39691-2002May31?language=printer

It's pretty much a hatchet job, but if you love them parts of it are kind of amusing.

"That guy does not deserve diplomacy," says Heinz. She is referring to Sen. Rick Santorum, the Pennsylvania Republican who offended her in 1994 during his campaign for John Heinz's old Senate seat. She won't elaborate on what Santorum said to earn her enmity, only that she won't speak to him again.

"He's changed," Kerry mumbles, trying to keep this from becoming an on-the-record spectacle. The Massachusetts Democrat tries to add that he gets along with his colleague, but Heinz interrupts. "Sweetie, I know," Kerry says, talking over her, "I'm just saying . . ."

He exhales a long, loud sigh.

Just a few minutes earlier, Kerry, 58, was saying how much he admires his wife's candor. And Heinz, 63, was saying that while she can be opinionated, she can also be tactful. But sometimes she can't help herself, especially when the matter involves John Heinz, who was killed in a plane crash in 1991.

Every time Heinz raises her voice, Kerry tries to play down his wife's agitation, which only inflames her more. A Yankee stoic, he gently suggests that his wife and Santorum get together.

"No, I don't want to get together with him, John," she snaps. "I don't have to do certain things."

"Well."

"Okay? I don't have to be that politic."
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:58 PM
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14. Then there's this:
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 03:58 PM by whometense
    Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey once wondered whether Santorum is "Latin for (anus)." Teresa Heinz Kerry called him "Forrest Gump with an attitude."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61804-2005Apr17.html
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 04:06 PM
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16. Counterpunch-style
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 05:02 PM by whometense
I'm not a huge Counterpunch fan, but this Santorum profile is hilarious. http://www.counterpunch.org/stclair05012003.html

Rick Santorum had only been in the senate for a few weeks when Bob Kerrey, then Senator from Nebraska, pegged him. "Santorum, that's Latin for asshole." It was probably the funniest line the grim Kerrey ever uttered and it was on the mark, too.

Such a stew of sleazy self-righteousness and audacious stupidity has not been seen in the senate since the days of Steve Symms, the celebrated moron from Idaho. In 1998, investigative reporter Ken Silverstein fingered Santorum as the dumbest member of congress in a story for The Progressive. Considering the competition, that's an achievement of considerable distinction...

...So it came to pass that on April 7, Santorum sat down for an interview with AP reporter Lara Jordan. He should have been on his guard. After all, Jordan is married to Jim Jordan, who oversees John Kerry's presidential campaign. Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz, despises Santorum. He inherited the senate seat left open when her previous husband, John Heinz, perished in a plane crash. "Santorum is critical of everything, indifferent to nuance, and incapable of compromise," Heinz said. This should have been a warning signal to Santorum that the interview with Jordan might be hostile terrain, but his intellectual radar seems to function about as well as Baghdad's air defense system. Post-war, that is...





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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 04:34 PM
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18. Whoa, I never read the whole quote
He is a lunatic! He's obviously put more thought into various types of sex than most people. Teresa's comments are beautifully understated! It is sick that he can be a US Senator. I'm now really amazed Kerry worked with him on that bill - I can't imagine 2 more different men.
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MH1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 07:45 AM
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25. Thanks for the article!
Even if there were some snipes in it, it was pleasant to read. I don't know whether to be amused or sad that they seem to find Teresa's continuing love for her first husband, and JK's response to it, so quirky. I would instead infer emotional maturity and genuine caring.
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:10 PM
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3. Go, Teresa, go!!!
Sassy.
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politicasista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:04 PM
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7. Go Momma T!
:)
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:10 PM
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8. kos's view on the question,
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:49 PM
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11. Making amends???
F*** Kos. Only he would think Teresa has something to make up for. Him and the freepers.
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 03:55 PM
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12. I was surprised by the statement that she held fundraisers for Santorum
I assume that is when John Heinz was alive, because it is my understanding that she refused to endorse him in 94 when he ran.
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 04:00 PM
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15. Ditto! And ya notice the same people criticizing THK for "telling it like
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 04:01 PM by saracat
it is" also think it is wonderful for someone else to "tell it like it is, " and not do it as well?
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 04:08 PM
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17. I wonder who you
are referring to.....;-)
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 05:23 PM
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19. I have an article somewhere
about Teresa that make it quite clear that she hates this man's guts. Kerry tried to tell her that he had changed, but she would have none of it.

I think I posted it here a while back.
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 05:43 PM
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20. From USA today
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 05:48 PM by Mass

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-05-23-heinz-kerry-cover_x.htm

She told Pennsylvania Republicans in 1994 that their conservative Senate nominee, Rick Santorum, was "an unfortunate example" of politicians who "rule by fear and ridicule."

She still hasn't forgiven Santorum, who had suggested John Heinz was not conservative enough. Some Republicans haven't forgiven her.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 06:05 PM
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21. But her description is apt
It probably didn't matter what she said. I would guess that her far greater crime from their point of view was marrying a Massachusetts Senator.
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 09:54 PM
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22. Momma T is correct.
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