Teresa Heinz Kerry drops "Kerry" name - now Teresa Heinz

[kittykitty]

A campaign convenience is no more. According to The Washington Times, Teresa Heinz, the erstwhile Teresa Heinz Kerry, has stopped using the last name of her husband, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, last year's Democrat presidential nominee.

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/9247

.....Preceding its Women Who Make a Difference Awards dinner next month, the National Council for Research on Women is featuring "a conversation with Teresa Heinz," according to a release from the organization. The council failed to mention the final half of the Fox Chapel ketchup heiress' formerly elongated last name in several other references.

http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/columnists/whispers/s_300508.html

[thecorster]

1. old news

[blm]

20. And old news that this headline is PROPAGANDA generated by rightwing

gossip peddlers intent on harrassing Tersa and John with made up HORSESHIT designed to make people uneasy.

I'm ashamed that so many people on the left haven't wised up to the propaganda tactics meant to belittle any Democratic leader.

[yvr girl]

2. She never really used it professionally anyway

Depends on the circumstances I suspect. No big deal.

[rodeodance]

4. She always Heinz as her professional name. nit-picky WR chatter is all

what this is.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. I agree

:shrug: She's still married to Mr. Kerry. A lot of people don't use their spouses names in the public. Like for example Jessica Simpson and LeAnn Rimes. :shrug:

[Mr.Green93]

3. She'll always be

MamaT to me.

[mistertrickster]

5. The funny thing is she strikes me as more of a fighter than he does.

You know how Clinton "felt our pain"? Kerry just kind of shook hands like it was a tennis match and went back to sailing the yacht.

(I know . . . let the flames begin.

"You're a Kerry basher . . . go to Free Republic . . . stop piling on."

There, I did it for you so now you won't have to.)

[candy331]

7. No flames here, I thought the same thing myself, of course most

will say she is just the wife and he is the politician so she could speak. Yet in this political climate a wife and family are taken to task and even more so if they are Dems. Time will tell if there is something to this so for the time being we will move on.

[mattclearing]

8. Kerry is a great man who didn't get the job done.

2006 awaits.

[ray of light]

10. Actually I don't believe he did that

However, I understand that he tried to fight beneath the surface. Do you remember the circus they made of the 2000 election? Do you remember the republican thugs pounding on the door in a staged "riot" in Florida during the recount. That was staged for the media and for the courts to imply there would be riots.

Kerry tried to work beneath the surface to find the guilty party. Look at a pond. See the flat surface with a few tiny bubbles or a few swirls in the surface....See how there is nothing except minor movements on the top. But what is happening below the surface? Well, in our pond, there are frogs and fish and snapping turtles all swimming below there, investigating and seeking what they need.

This is in effect what John Kerry was doing beneath the surface. Who knows what will eventually rise to the surface, but someday, it will. And then we all will have the evidence that was buried in a concrete block and tossed beneath the water.

[FreedomAngel82]

12. I think so too

And I remember hearing he and Edwards would show up to sign things if needed so the people working could go forward. I think it's smart because a lot more has been done then what got done in 2000. Gore made some mistakes too of course (didn't recount the whole state). Nobody talks about the election stuff in the MSM. I remember on this board I used to go on that was a debate board this one person said they respected Kerry because he didn't do like Al Gore did (this was a rightwinger and of course I was pissed because of all the dissing and then turn around and say they respected him because of that ugh). Plus Gore isn't in the public anymore and Kerry is still a Senator and all that so while one part of me is pissed the other part of me is realistic and understands. Plus isn't he helping with both Clinton and Boxer and then Conyers' team too?

[karynnj]

22. Kerry has been extremely active as a Senator

and in taking positions on Bush activities. If anything he has been more aggressive in his language. He has been pushing Health care for children as well as successfully restoring some funding for bills that help small businesses and veterans.

I know many here would have wanted him to dispute the election, but without crystal clear legal proof, it was obviously his sincere belief that he would cause more harm to the Democratic party and the country if he challenged it. I hope that He, as well as other Democrats work to prevent it happening again. (If you doubt that he cared, find the photos of Kerry, Teresa and his 2 daughters from his concession speech.) The grace with which he conceded had to be among the hardest things he's ever done - especially if he knew there might have been cheating.

[ray of light]

6. Sounds like typical petty right winged propaganda

Who cares if she uses Heinz or Heinz-Kerry or even just Smith. It's really a diversion off the real issues of the day. Why add steam to their diversion? It's all part of their bash democrat women and it's sad to see that anyone is paying attention to it. Instead, let's talk about the fact that women all over the world are experiencing more dangers than ever. Let's talk about the fact that under George Bush's watch more women are raped in the military than ever before. Let's talk about the fact that more women live under poverty and work these minimum wage jobs without health care.

Do you see how petty picking on Teresa Heinz-Kerry is?

[Judi Lynn]

15. I appreciate your post, ray of light. It takes standing back a bit

to see the pattern, apparently. Any prominant female Democrat or any woman associated with a Democratic leader is going to get fired upon, regularly, with real enthusiasm. There's just something about a woman who doesn't bow and scrape, or put on a great act that gets them crazy.

Welcome to D.U.! :hi: :hi:

[ray of light]

25. Thanks

thank you for not flaming me. I personally love any wife of a politician because she puts up with too much crap and this is the pattern of the right winged media and strategists.

However, I recommend anytime anyone uses this ploy, that we reply with facts like I did.

So if they say Teresa is ...

Then our response should be, "Under the current administration, more women are living in poverty and now under the republican controlled majority, more women will be homeless and these big-wheel bank's ceos will be rolling in more dough."


Check out http://www.democracycellproject.net for their 5 minutes a day to democracy.

[newyawker99]

27. Hi ray of light!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[ray of light]

30. Cheers

Back atcha..

[Deja Q]

29. Yes but some like the frivolity as much as the doomsday stuff the MSM

willfully overlooks.

News is news. Tell me when the MSM addresses the problems DUers have known about for YEARS. Last I gather, they're finally prattling about "peak oil". 24 years too late, I'm afraid.

[ray of light]

31. I call them Bush's Propraganda Networks

MSGOP
Fox is faux of course
Corrupt News Now

[fedupinBushcountry]

9. Funny

I just received a letter from her last week, with the heading on it TERESA HEINZ KERRY.

Why do you post such right wing garbage news ?

[globalvillage]

13. To be fair...

I read the same thing.
I would avoid the Trib, though. I love when they call me re a subscription and I tell them why I would NEVER buy their piece of crap right wing propaganda rag.
Those poor telemarketers. Wonder how often they get to hear that?

[liberalhistorian]

14. What's their reaction when you tell them that?

I love telling people things like that, too. My local paper is a wingnut rag and they call about once a month to see if I want a subscription. I have a really good time telling them, politely of course, why I will never subscribe. They usually just hem and haw and then say thank you and hang up. Sometimes I'll get one who'll just burst out laughing and say they feel the same way.

[globalvillage]

16. You'd think they would take you off their list.

I haven't received a call recently. Mostly, it was just "OK, thanks" and they hung up.
Thankfully, we have two local papers, and the Post-Gazette leans a bit more toward left-center. At least they endorsed Sen Kerry. The Trib tends to the far right. I wouldn't wrap fish in it for fear of spoilage.

[hopein08]

17. That's so cool

How are you lucky enough to get a letter from her?

I'm jealous.

[ray of light]

26. Hope in 08...Can you make that HOPE in 06, PLEASE.

It makes me feel sad that you might actually feel there is no hope for 4 years. You know, I've got a secret for you--and of course anyone who reads this post...(lol)

The secret is this: the Republicans and the neoCONS are self-imploding as we speak. Thats why we need you to get some hope back by working to create change. Try the Democracy Cell Project where they teach all of us how to become effective advocates for democracy.

http://www.democracycellproject.net

Get started on 06 now and then you'll feel hope return.

[hopein08]

34. Point noted...

Ray of Light, don't feel sad! I do have hope for 2006. I really do. Please believe me. I know the Republicans and "neoCONS" (I like how you wrote that!) are self-destructing. I'm from Pennsylvania. Rick Santorum is up for re-election in 2006. I wouldn't consider myself a Democrat if I didn't have hope that Casey, or my left foot, could beat him. I'm started on 2006.

I'll definitely check out the Democracy Cell Project. Thanks for the link.

I should explain why I don't want to change my username to hopein06. I chose hopein08 because...

1. the presidency is the most important position
2. I became a member here shortly after John Kerry & John Edwards conceded and I wanted to dream of brighter days
3. I chose hope because of John Edwards' mantra "Hope Is On The Way"
4. ---and most importantly---as you can probably see from my avatar and my banner...I like John Edwards a lot. I want him to be president in 2008.

all in all, I have hope for a Democratic (read John Edwards preferred) president in 2008.

But rest assured, I do have hope for 2006.

[ray of light]

37. I know people over there .

OMG Really?

I think I know some people working in that area overthere. I suppose you can pm me and I can forward your information to them if you want a group to work with. Of course, I'm fairly new here, so I have NO idea if I've enabled the pm system. But if you want to join some people now, then I guess you can see if the pm works.

[hopein08]

38. Hi

I tried to PM you but it said that "the user cannot receive private messages yet" or something like that. Maybe you are too new. Check and see if you have enabled private messages under options. Just look around there if you haven't yet. Can you PM me?

I have to say that I somehow doubt that there are people working in my area. It's a laid back, politically confused part of Pennsylvania. It's Erie that I'm talking about. One of the bluest parts of the state when it comes to presidential politics but we've got a crooked Democratic mayor and one of the best Rethug foot soldier Representatives around.

Anyway, thanks for the thought on your contacts. If it's still applicable (being the Erie area, I mean) maybe you can PM me or let me know when your PM is up and running.

And I still have hope for 2006!

[hopein08]

18. But

the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette just had an article about the Howard Heinz Endowment holding a conference at which the keynote speaker was "Teresa Heinz Kerry".

I guess we're all only as good as what we read.

[dsc]

19. It was really dumb to add the Kerry in the first place

This was bound to happen since she has a professional life with the name Heinz. She didn't fool anyone with the name change and thus shoudn't have done it. The American people are grown up enough to accept the idea that a first lady can have her own last name.

[kerrygoddess]

21. Old News and Not True! Why recycle it again?

Teresa has been in the news a couple of times in recent days and both times she is called Teresa Heinz Kerry -

"Teresa encouraged the group of 250 doctors and scientists to make the connections between environmental pollution and cancers, noting "the belligerent indifference of our leaders in Washington toward environmental health issues… She said the group's goal should be to help "protect God's creations," one of a few slightly-veiled references to an ongoing rift between science and religion.”"
http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=684


http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05098/484973.stm

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05100/485809.stm

[marions ghost]

23. Wow breaking news

:sarcasm:

--about as important as that Camilla Parker Bowles wishes to be henceforth known as the Duchess of Cornwall (so as not to jostle with the Ghost formerly known as the Princess of Wales).

[Placebo]

24. She can do whatever she wants.

While this might be slightly embarrassing politically if Kerry were to run for President again...I have to confess, as a mere citizen...I think it's pretty cool. Go Teresa. We still love ya!

[Deja Q]

28. Gee, who is she ashamed of and why? Even Hillary kept 'Clinton',

and Bill had done far worse against her. (I don't care if his sex life is made public or not, he'd hardly be the first... Bill signed the DOMA which means he obviously supports marriage and spat on me, one of his (ex-) constituents. Pity he didn't give a fuck about his own. But why should I care, he's a politician like all the rest.)

[ray of light]

32. Don't worry

Maybe she didn't do this at all. Maybe Bush's propraganda papers simply couldn't read this week--you know important stuff like another soldier died in Iraq and the HUGE anti Bush protests in Iraq--so he's got to distract people.

Teresa may be Heinz or Heinz Kerry or just Kerry but does that affect national security? I think this is simply another way for Bush to make us look the other way instead of realizing how he's made our world less safe for everyone.

So if this THK thing doesn't work...hang on to your hats...it's time for a terror alert!

[Rex]

33. Meanwhile the Bush Twins seen stripping at local bar.

But we are okay with that because morals apply differently to republican children. It's just the liberals with their dirty, commie minds! :crazy:

[Mutley]

35. who cares?

is that not her business?

[KittyWampus]

36. So?