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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (23489)	5/18/2004 7:09:21 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 81568

American Spirit, once again you lied. Kerry has much more than you are lying about. Knock it off and seek help or get a job. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., ranking Democrat on the Senate Small Business Committee. Earned income: $150,000. Honoraria, all donated to charity: None. Major assets: Four trusts, $400,000-$1.75 million; Dutch painting owned jointly with his wife, $250,000-$500,000. Major sources of unearned income: None. Major liabilities: Bank line of credit, $250,001-$500,000. Gifts: None. Kerry inherited three trusts from his mother, Rosemary Kerry, who died last year. Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, is heir to the Heinz food fortune and her wealth is estimated at more than $500 million. Her holdings include millions of dollars in H.J. Heinz Co., Del Monte Foods, Pfizer Inc., Walgreen Co., Wal-Mart, Gannett and General Electric. She also is an owner of the Thyme Square Restaurant and the Flying Squirrel charter airline. Kerry is not rich. Look at what he inherited: "Kerry inherited three trusts in 2002 after his mother's death. The holdings include between $66,000 and $165,000 in U.S. Treasury bonds, as well as thousands of dollars in stocks ranging from Home Depot to Microsoft Corp." It totals about 300 K, much less than I'll inherit and I shop at the 99 cent store sometimes.

To: American Spirit who wrote (23489)	5/18/2004 12:08:51 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Kerry schmoozed his extremely wealthy relatives for his entire life & then found a more convenient way to live his pampered lifestyle--marrying heiresses. Here's more truth that the majority of American journalists don't bother reporting to their readers: This was a post on itshappening.com by member of our military: >>As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq, I wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They have done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened. I am sorry that I have not been able to visit all of you during my two week leave back home. And just so you can rest at night knowing something is happening in Iraq that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you. This is the list of things that has happened in Iraq recently: (Please share it with your friends and compare it to the version that your newspaper or TV news is producing): -- Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time ever in Iraq. -- Over 400,000 kids have up to date immunizations. -- Over 1500 schools have been renovated and ridded of the weapons that were stored there so education can occur. -- The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off loaded from ships faster. -- School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war. -- The country had it's first 2 billion barrel export of oil. -- The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before the war. 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed compared to 35% before the war. -- Elections are taking place in every major city and city councils are in place. -- Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city. -- Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets. -- Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country. -- Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side with US soldiers. -- Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever. -- Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to prevent the spread of germs. -- An interim constitution has been signed -- Girls are allowed to attend school. -- Text books that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first time in 30 years. Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us there. I have met many many people from Iraq that want us there and in a bad way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but they hope their children will. We are doing a good job in Iraq and I challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts. So If you happen to run into John Kerry, be sure to give him my email address and send him to Denison, Iowa. This soldier will set him straight. If you are like me and very disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed, email this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening. > > Ray Reynolds, SFC > > Iowa Army National Guard > > 234th Signal Battalion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------