Teresa Heinz Kerry: It's Pennsylvania's turn - vote for Obama

[RamboLiberal]

Election days are always special to me. I grew up in a land where there were no election days.

The Mozambique of my childhood was governed by a right-wing dictatorship in far-away Portugal. My father, a wise and good man, was 71 years old when he voted for the first time. I never cast a ballot until I became a citizen of the United States. But when I did, it was for a young man who spent years teaching me about the needs of Pennsylvania's working families and the good our government can do for them -- my late husband, Sen. John Heinz. He helped me learn how precious a right suffrage is -- as a weapon against tyranny; as an instrument of hope, progress and change.

That is why, this year, I will cast my vote in the April 22 Pennsylvania primary for Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.

Pennsylvania needs a president like Barack Obama, someone who understands the tough times Pennsylvanians are facing. Raised with much love but in challenging circumstances by a single mom and grandparents, he knows firsthand the stress and financial pressures families face. When he beat the odds and put himself through college, he could have made good money with a big-name law firm anywhere in the country, but he chose the gritty streets of Chicago's South Side where, as a community organizer, he worked helping families like his build better lives.

Mr. Obama's work taught him what happens to families and communities when factories shut down and jobs go overseas. He knows firsthand the devastation and despair the global economy can bring -- and how important hope is in overcoming setbacks and getting lives and neighborhoods back on track.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08083/867043-109.stm

[Johnny__Motown]

1. Free Ketchup For Everyone

[zulchzulu]

3. She sold the Ketchup biz years ago...

I think in the early 90's...

She is a fantastic woman who does a lot of great philanthropical work for the environment, education, AIDS awareness and other causes.

I had the good fortune to drive her around Madison, WI in 2004 for the Kerry campaign for a couple days and she was gracious, funny, open to conversation and extremely intelligent.

[Johnny__Motown]

4. I know, sorry.... just couldn't help myself.....

[Swamp Rat]

6. LOL!

[Cha]

2. I was waiting for this endorsement and

perhaps some campaigning from Teresa Heinz Kerry.

[tishaLA]

5. I always liked Teresa

she was one of the bright lights in the 04 campaign. Now I like her just a little bit more.

[sandnsea]

7. More... this is terrific

"Mr. Obama's background and passion make him the right choice for all of us worried about bringing a broader prosperity back to Western Pennsylvania; he will lead a surge of voters next November and then build coalitions across party lines to put people back to work. When I think of the problems facing working mothers waiting tables or stocking shelves in Pittsburgh, I think of how much we need a president who can unite us across race and region to fight for economic security for these women and their families.

I am also eager for a leader who will keep our homeland secure while upholding the high ideals on which this country was founded. After eight years of a president who twisted evidence and manipulated our fears to goad this nation into an unnecessary war, and a vice president who seems never to have read the Constitution; after seeing our moral authority blurred by torture, rendition and Abu Ghraib, I am excited about a candidate who knows that we can safeguard our security and still preserve our civil liberties.

In Sen. Barack Obama I see not just a president but a transformative leader, a candidate with a unique gift. He is a man who has drawn the disinterested and dispirited into his campaign, challenging them to become bigger than themselves.

Pennsylvania needs a president who knows that our hopes, not our fears, make America strong. And above all, we need a president who will give us our optimism back, who believes in us enough to ask us to do our part, to sacrifice and to dream together."

[zabet]

8. She stumped for Obama and helped fund McCain.

As Sen. John McCain assumes the GOP front-runner mantle, his long-standing, but little-noticed association with donors such as George Soros and Teresa Heinz Kerry is receiving new attention among his Republican critics.

In 2001, McCain founded the Alexandria, Va.-based Reform Institute as a vehicle to receive funding from George Soros' Open Society Institute and Teresa Heinz Kerry's Tides Foundation and several other prominent non-profit organizations.

McCain used the institute to promote his political agenda and provide compensation to key campaign operatives between elections.


http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=56177

:crazy:

[madrchsod]

9. the world nut daily

and an article written by mr swift boat...people will assume you actually believe this shit

[zabet]

13. Attack the source since you cannot refute the statement.

Results 1 - 10 of about 55,300 for heinz-kerry, McCain
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=heinz-kerry%2C+McCain&btnG=Google+Search

I am sure there is an acceptable source for
the same info. Attacking the source when facts
are stated is weak.

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. I guess you missed an earlier thread....

where World Nut Daily was roundly criticized as a source by Obama & Clinton supporters alike. By the way, it was a pro Obama article.

[grantcart]

19. She is without a doubt the most shameless poster in DU read this thread for ex

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4736362

[Divernan]

29. Thanks, I missed that vile thread. Been meaning to put her on ignore

So am doing it right now.

[ekwhite]

18. Come on - World Net Daily? Can't you come up with a better source? NT

[Colobo]

10. Gobama!

[JI7]

11. she still gets it

always gets the the issues that matter to the people

[sandnsea]

14. Yep

That's exactly how I feel about it too. It's a shame what the media did to her as well. We have got to figure out a way to stop them. I am so tired of wonderful human beings getting trashed, and idiots like Pat Buchanan, et al, getting on the air every day. It's crazy.

[goclark]

16. Chris Wallace gives me faith

The clip of him standing up to Hannity was a thing of beauty.

[Sensitivity]

12. The good ones go Obama

[Catherina]

15. This is great news! I love that lady. n/t

:woohoo:

[grantcart]

20. I like her but does she really have any influence in PA.

[rox63]

21. Yes - She was the wife of a much-loved Senator from PA

And the Heinz Family Foundation (which she heads) does a lot of great charity work in PA.

[grantcart]

22. Yes and again I think she is great. Just wondering about those blue collar types.

[RichardRay]

23. Earlier thread asking what woman I'd like to see as President...

I really wish Teresa had been born in the U.S. Of course, then she might not be who she is, but at least she'd be eligible.

[greyghost]

24. Teresa is a GREAT lady.

[ProSense]

25. Very moving! Thanks for posting. Teresa

:yourock:

[IDemo]

26. Kickin'

[BumRushDaShow]

27. K&R

:kick:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

28. Good