Kerry Vacations With Wealthy in Nantucket (more AP crap)

[ProgressiveOne]

Excerpt:



NANTUCKET, Mass. - After a week of campaigning for the less fortunate, John Kerry went on vacation with the fabulously wealthy.

Kerry is a rich man who promotes the Democratic ideal that government should do more to help the poor. He moves between both worlds, spending the past week traveling to downtrodden places like South-side Columbus, Ohio, and the affluent island playground of Nantucket.

Not since President Kennedy have Democrats been prepared to nominate a man of such riches.


Well, we know what the AP spin is going to be this summer.

He is rich, but so what? He's gonna do a lot more for me, so he gets my vote.

Link: Kerry Vacations With Wealthy in Nantucket

[billybob537]

1. Desperation is showing

the GOOP has no positive message, no major achievement. That leaves negativity as the last resort.

[demgrrrll]

4. The Bush family is fabulously rich too. I rather doubt that they are

in the company of anyone that does not meet their exacting standards.
I'm not going to read the article because it has no real meaning given the facts at hand.

[librechik]

2. Nedra Pickler is a GOP operative disguised as an AP reporter

I've said it before, I'll say it again--she takes her orders from Limbaugh's ass boil.

[demgrrrll]

6. True. She is hacktacular. n/t.

.

[0rganism]

8. So she has a history of crap like this?

I think it may be time for a few letters requesting the AP move her to a more lucrative position as an OpEd writer, a job for which she seems remarkably well-suited.

[JI7]

9. yes

[Just Me]

22. I completely agree.

I am beginning to create a list of "suspect" reporters/writers who have a clear "slant" with respect to their generation of "facts". Cherry-pickin' fact-finders, no less. :)

[struggle4progress]

27. There's a site devoted to her.

http://whatapickler.typepad.com/

[yardwork]

3. This is so disgustingly one-sided. What about Bush's riches?

What about Bush's vacations? That ain't a "working ranch" down in Texas.

Honestly, I think that a lot of these so-called journalists have either been paid off or someone is blackmailing them.

[Tight_rope]

47. You mean all the money he stoled from the poor unlike Kerry!

[0rganism]

5. Unbelievably BIASed bullshit in this article!

"Like Kerry, President Bush (news - web sites) is a Yale graduate who has benefited from his wealth and family connections. But Bush spends his down time as more of an everyman, preferring to spend vacations at his Texas ranch clearing brush."

Uh... since when is golfing and champagne fundraising considered "clearing brush"? This crap could be on the Editorial pages!

Who the fuck is Nedra Pickler?

[emulatorloo]

13. Um, Ms Pickler, "Everyman" does not own a ranch!

"But Bush spends his down time as more of an everyman, preferring to spend vacations at his Texas ranch clearing brush."


That is the most bizarre thing I have read in a while!

[daleo]

23. Sometimes I take the weed-whacker to the dandelions behind the garage

So, I guess me and Bush have a lot in common, according to this journalist.

[Pachamama]

26. Me, I prefer the Bush-whacker and some Round-up as I drink a good..

...glass of Merlot...

:hi:

[daleo]

38. Maybe I should look for a trade-in for my weed-whacker

And get myself one of those Bush-whackers. The wine sounds good too.

[Pachamama]

25. Yeah, only Bush "swills" wine...

"Most Americans don't sit in Martha's Vineyard, swilling white wine," he (Bush) said at the ranch two years ago.

Dubya wouldn't know what to do with a fine cabernet if it hit him in the face...

[kskiska]

32. The Bushes swill wine

in Kennebunkport, that low-rent vacation spot of New England.

[progressivebydesign]

29. OMG what an ignorant trollop she is!

Yeah.. Bush's ranch is soooo fucking down home! UGH! It's a freakin' compound.. a multi-million dollar hideaway. Stupid bitch. Has she seen Bush in Kennebunkport in his hideous green golf pants? Does EVERYMAN get to golf at the same club as Bush? God, she's a dipshit.

[billybob537]

7. When this country needed a president

Bush bag was AWOL again!

[wryter2000]

10. For pity's sake

Bush: "Here we are. The haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite. I call you my base."

[uhhuh]

17. Here's the attribution

For those lurkers who may not believe he said this:

"This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite. I call you my base."
- Al Smith Memorial Dinner in New York, 10/19/2000

THe idea that Kerry is more in the pocket of monied interests is a freaking joke!!

[rocktivity]

11. Can't get the link to work

But since it's AP, it was easy to find elsewhere:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-06-20-kerry-vineyard_x.htm

[Cha]

12. The Country needs to see "Fahrenheit 9/11"...

to see how many "with Wealthy" vacations * has taken while in office.

[grasswire]

14. write to her

[e-mail]

It's time to call her on this stupidity.

Remind her of the gazillions of dollars funneled from the middle class to the Bush family trust fund through the Carlyle Group's war profiteering.

[number6]

15. yea , from the quote "liberal press"

more AP crap "liberal press" :eyes:

and how does he compare to bu$$$hes big money elite ...

[Pachamama]

16. Can AP spell K-E-N-N-E-B-U-N-K-P-O-R-T ?

Maybe cause only "a-hole wealthy" go there as opposed to "fabulously"...

What BS....I personally have had the good fortune of having inherited some family money and having been lucky to work in some companies that helped me make money which allowed me to "retire" young and be a stay-home Mom here in Marin County, CA....does that mean I'm not a good liberal or Democrat or American citizen because I live where I do and might vacation in Aspen or Martha's Vineyard or South of France with friends and family?

It's not what you have, its how you live your life...That story pisses me off, especially when I think of the nouveau riche "have mores" trash like Ken Lay and others that the Bushes hang out with....If someone judged me because of my financial position or where I vacation versus how I live my life and where I donate my money and the volunteer work I do, that's just BS....liberal media my a**....they are all neo-con media...

:grr:

[PartyPooper]

18. Well, now we know they are going to be harder on Kerry than Clinton.

I don't ever remember the media giving Bill and Hillary such bad press when they "vacationed"...whether it was with Jacqueline and others of the Kennedy clan aboard the family yacht...or, simply golfing in Georgia. Maybe it was because the Clintons weren't "wealthy" at the time.

And, of course, the current 'born-with-a -silver-spoon-in-his-mouth' pResident has spent 40% of his time away from the White House...fundraising, golfing, clearing brush, fishing or goofing off! And, who does he spend his time with? Nary a word from the "media" on this, however. Not one word!

[Dover]

19. ,,,,let's all take a peak at the Shrub's 'blind trust', shall we?

Of course I am personally dismayed that the wealthy classes continue to run this country. When was the last time anyone from the lower, middle or even uppermiddle class was president?
In that sense, private and corporate businesses have been running this country for some time. I wish it was clearly a partisan thing, but in fact it's a class thing.

But of course, there ain't too many rich people as bad as the Bush Crime Family and their cronies.

[IronLionZion]

36. uh, four years ago!

Clinton, Carter, and Johnson came from humble beginnings in the south. (Gore was too) Clinton didn't even own a house until AFTER he was president! And they're all Democrats.

For Republicans you may have to go back a century or so.

[Judi Lynn]

20. Remember how they used to get overheated during the few times

the Clintons spent time with Hollywood people, and the one or two trips they made to the Hamptons?

I thought they'd NEVER shut up.

Oh, that _Bush wealth is simply the best. Not everyone can mix with those who are war.human suffering profiteers two or three generations in a row!

[IronLionZion]

21. Bush was a Cockney matchstick girl dying of TB

to paraphrase John Stewart.

Fucking Bush. He's the most elitist of them all.

[olddem43]

24. And the right wing are the asses that are

always accusing the Dems of conducting "Class Warfare."

[progressivebydesign]

28. Is that supposed to be JOURNALISM?

Even I know that a supposed non-editorial should never, ever stoop to the level of sarcasm, innuendo, and adjectives as that one does. I mean.. TRUE reporting means there is no bias, either way. AP and the media in general have been disgustingly favorable to Bush this week.. I'm not sure what they've been threatened with, but they are kissing Bush's ass like the scraggly pups they are. Between this piece of shit article, and the one about a guy who have 2k to Kerry, and was later arrested, AND.. the supposed smoking gun of Al Quaida and Saddam.. and I'd SWEAR the mainstream media is trying to tip things in Bush's favor lately... why?

p.s. Why the fuck doesn't this reporter report on the fact that Bush spends ALL His time with extremely wealthy? When has Bush been around any low income people lately?

[Piperay]

30. They are just soooooo jealous

that the Democrats can be rich along with being intelligent, hahaha. *smirk* :P

[fearnobush]

31. Here is her email: [e-mail]

Flame her at:

Nedra's phone number at the AP is 202-776-9421.

[dolstein]

33. Actually, this is a pretty stupid move on Kerry's part

He should vacation in a swing state. I remember Gore spending time in Florida preparing for one of the debates. It could him free local media coverage.

Should AP be wasting their time on stories like this? Probably not, but this is the real world, not fantasyland where the press just sticks to the issues. Kerry is handing them all this ammunition. Why?

[Southsideirish]

35. Pickler is a toad but Kerry should low ball the rich dude lifestyle.

It is getting tiresome for us regular folk to watch him shussing down the slopes, whipping around in his expensive gearhead duds on the Italian bike, skating with the pro hockey team (who could do that who didn't have megabucks?)- enough already!

[phillysuse]

39. Where Kerry could go for his vacation?

I have to agree that a Nantucket vacation just emphasizes his wealth and upper class ties.

My suggestion for Kerry is that he visit some of the National Parks, preferably in swing states like Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico.

The parks are underfunded and under attack by the current administration.

He can vacate, hike, bike etc but also give press conferences on the mess that Bush has made of the national park system and in some of the parks, he can specifically mention the environment.

There's a terrible drought in the West this year with effects on many of the rivers in the national parks and the wildlife - again a perfect vacation photo op for Kerry and Theresa - imagine trying to ride the rapids on the upper Snake river and finding that the water level is down 41% as it is.

[Bridget Burke]

55. He took a long weekend in his family's vacation home.

He didn't try to turn it into a photo opportunity. Let him give his press conferences while he's campaigning. The article is a dreadful piece of garbage.

As a Texan, let me state that anybody who vacations here in the summer--& could afford to go anywhere cooler--is a total idiot.

[PartyPooper]

42. Which "swing state" would you recommend?

Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Florida, etc.?

And, if he did that...well, he just might be accused of "pandering".
Then what?

:think:

[Shakespeare]

61. Right. And then he'll be accused of pandering.

That's total bullshit. Let the man have his vacation. Big fucking deal. If this is the best "ammo" the press can get, then I'd say we're in pretty good shape.

[seventhson]

34. Theresa Heinz Kerry may be worth a Half Bil - But BushCheney Halliburton:

Are stealing HUNDREDS of BILLIONS from the people of this planet and killing millions of people with their policies to boot.

This journalist gets a "C"

(as in that sexist word that cannot be said without incurring the wrath of someone, but after seeing/rehearsing the vagina monologues it is a word with power for both good and evil and she deserves it if what y'all say is true)

[ZR2]

37. Exactly

what is Kerry going to do for you ?

[IronLionZion]

41. What has Bush done for you?

or rather what is he doing TO all of us! He's fucking us real bad and I'd rather have Kerry as President.

www.johnkerry.com

[LittleApple81]

40. MICHAEL MOORE points out that binLadens paid BFEE 1.5 billion

dollars... so they have PLENTY MORE THAN KERRY AND HIS WIFE COMBINED acquired by the family of the guy who supposedly coordinated the 9/11 attacks. How do you like them apples?

[NixMyDog]

44. Tell me more

Why did this 1.5 billion not show up on the Bush tax return report filed this year?

[Name removed]

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[monarch]

52. Crap is pretending

that Bush's brush clearing is more than a photo-op.

[goforit]

45. Kerry has taken more time off in this campaign.......Is he still running??

Unbelievable!!!!!

He really pisses me off!!!

[juajen]

46. I'm shocked, truly shocked, I tell you

I thought he would take his vacation with all us bright south louisiana people at Holly Beach in Lake Charles. Stupid me!!

It might be past time for him to get a ranch in Texas, so he can show people how humble he is, for gawd's sakes.

[Fear]

48. well......stay critical

[wellst0nev0ter]

49. Nit-Picklering

When Nedra Pickler writes that John Kerry is out of touch with his constitutents because of his wealth, she fails to mention that Bush spends most of his time in a private multi-million dollar ranch :eyes:

[kodi]

51. when you write like that you fail to mention it is pickleresque

.

[BonjourUSA]

50. He will not dare to come here in France for his vacations this year but..

... Perle will spend his ones in his house in the region of Luberon (Provence) like many Republican owners in France, Bramer for instance (Blair too).

[lostnfound]

53. He won't dare take a 4-wk vacation during his first year, either..

like Bush did.

[KDLarsen]

54. But.. but.. but...

.. I thought being even remotely associated with France was unpatriotic! </sarcasm>

[truthisfreedom]

56. sounds good to me. i'd do the same in his position. i'd prefer a wealthy

president who can't be bought, who is sensitive to the plight of the downtrodden because he's well-aware of his wealth.

[Lisa]

57. oh, but the only wealthy people with "the common touch" are GOP

Didn't you know?

John Kerry and the Kennedy family (and Pierre Trudeau, for Canadians), and everybody else with a six-figure income or higher who happens to be liberally-inclined is just faking it. (The REAL liberals are a bunch of dirt-poor lazy whining welfare hippies, so anything they spout is also wrong!)

The only rich folks who are genuinely decent and humble are Republicans. And they just go to those ritzy vacation places out of a sense of duty, of course. When we see Dubya yukking it up at a wealthy enclave in Maine or Florida, he's secretly loathing every minute of it and is simply longing to escape to the Crawford truck stop and hang out with the heartlanders.

Funny, isn't it. The right-wingers become enraged at the sight of Gore, Kerry, and other people who actually had less money than Dubya but managed to go a lot further. Feeling a bit self-conscious, maybe?

[LibDemAlways]

58. Any Kerry vacation would be spun negatively.

If he took a camping trip he'd be accused of pandering to the masses. It's a no-win for him, so he might as well ignore the repuke pundits and enjoy himself.

[Tippy]

59. AND BUSH VACATIONS WITH THE POOR???????????????

:D......:D......:D

[GiovanniC]

60. If You Exclude Theresa, How Rich IS Kerry?

I mean, I realize a US Senator's salary isn't horribly shabby, but there's rich and then there's R-I-C-H.

[DoYouEverWonder]

62. The only reason the Bu$h family doesn't vacation

on Nantucket or Palm Beach or at any of the other posh resorts, is because the Bu$h family was shunned by high society, after grandpa got involved with the Nazis.

That is one of the main reasons why the Bu$h family is so vindictive toward everyone. They still have a huge chip on their collective shoulder.

[struggle4progress]

63. Story intended to distract from Boosh's $25000 a plate fundraiser ....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x635805