Ann, Bush better watch out on negative campaigning especially attacking the Kerry family. If Bush veers from talking on issues, uses people like Rush and Drudge to smear Kerry on a personal level, Teresa Heinz is going to go after them.
Major Kerry Asset Could Become Liability
Rules, Political Repercussions Cloak His Wife's $500 Million
By Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 22, 2004; Page A05
Teresa Heinz Kerry remains open to the possibility of using some of her $500 million to support her husband's presidential campaign, but Democratic and Republican legal experts say her options may be limited.
Her wealth could significantly help Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) narrow the fundraising gap with President Bush, assuming Kerry secures the Democratic nomination. But it also could invite accusations that his campaign bent the spirit, if not the letter, of campaign finance reforms that Kerry supported, sources said.
"Teresa has First Amendment rights to speak on issues just like anyone else, and she reserves her right to do that," Jeffrey R. Lewis, her chief of staff, said in an interview. "However, how and when and if she chooses to do that depends on future events and on the advice of her counsel."
"All she has said is that in the event she is attacked, the family is attacked, and it is an issue of family honor, she would defend herself and she would defend her family," another Heinz aide said.
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