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lookout123 · 07-26-2004, 11:24 AM

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN JULY 25, 2004 23:33:04 ET XXXXX

TERESA TELLS REPORTER TO 'SHOVE IT'

Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic nominee John Kerry, told a reporter to 'shove it' on Sunday evening -- immediately after giving a speech calling for a more civil tone in politics.
VIDEO...
Speaking to the Pennsylvanian delegation at the statehouse in Boston, Heinz Kerry delivered an impassioned plea against hate politics:

"We need to turn back some of the creeping, un-Pennsylvanian and sometimes un-American traits that are coming into some of our politics."

"My prayers for you, for me, for the country, for the world, are that we keep this at a high level, with dignity, with respect and with a great idealism and courage that took our forefathers to build this great nation."

According to multiple sources who attended the event, Heinz Kerry upon finishing the speech pushed her way through the Secret Service to get to Pittsburgh Tribune Review reporter, Colin McNickle. Upon getting to Mcnickle, Heinz Kerry asks, 'Are you from the Tribune Review' Mcnickle says, 'Yes, I am.'

At this point and in an irritated fashion Heinz Kerry says, 'Of course, understandable. You said something I didnt say. Now Shove it!'

Tape of the incident is being edited to air on Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV, and, according to a media source, ABC NEWS is set to run with it thereafter.

A witness of the incident said reporters were "stunned" by Heinz Kerry's outburst, especially in light of the speech she had just given.

Developing...

wolf · 07-26-2004, 12:31 PM

I know I'm repeating myself ... but given that she is neither Pennsylvanian nor American, how can she judge what's "Un" either of those ... the tiff with the reporter arose because she couldn't explain what she meant.

Happy Monkey · 07-26-2004, 01:28 PM

She is an American.

wolf · 07-26-2004, 01:32 PM

Naturalized, isn't she? Raised and educated entirely outside the borders of this country.

Happy Monkey · 07-26-2004, 01:34 PM

She was naturalized before I was born, so I think it counts.

jaguar · 07-26-2004, 01:37 PM

i saw this on TV, the way she said it and the fact she was smiling suggests it was almost a joke, talk about non-event.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-26-2004, 02:33 PM

Thousands of reporters standing around waiting for anything usually results in some non-events being widely reported.

lookout123 · 07-26-2004, 06:54 PM

it wasn't that big of a deal, really. i just thought it was funny because she seems to be sort of a wild card. but i did see the video and didn't look like a joke.

Happy Monkey · 07-27-2004, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I know I'm repeating myself ... but given that she is neither Pennsylvanian nor American, how can she judge what's "Un" either of those ... the tiff with the reporter arose because she couldn't explain what she meant.

Huh. I'm listening to her speech, and apparently she actually is Pennsylvanian, too. She called Pennsylvania her home state. Her first husband was from Pittsburgh, and he's the one who brought her to the US, so she's as Pennsylvanian as she is American.

wolf · 07-28-2004, 01:44 AM

Precisely my point.

Happy Monkey · 07-28-2004, 06:23 AM

Your point is that naturalization doesn't count?

Undertoad · 07-28-2004, 07:26 AM

I watched her speech and she was excellent. I trust her to understand what "American" means.

Griff · 07-28-2004, 07:28 AM

She's going to be a lot more entertaining than Laura.. or either of the Johns for that matter. :thumpsup:

jaguar · 07-28-2004, 08:01 AM

I watched the speech too, I liked her, she had the balls not to apologize for the heinous crime of telling a reporter to shove it, good on her. It's a good reflection on a guy that he likes strong-willed women and that he's willing to let her speak her mind.

jdbutler · 07-28-2004, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

She is an American.

The "reverend" Jackson said she is an "African American".

07-26-2004, 11:24 AM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	From the pages of How to Win Friends and Influence People XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN JULY 25, 2004 23:33:04 ET XXXXX TERESA TELLS REPORTER TO 'SHOVE IT' Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic nominee John Kerry, told a reporter to 'shove it' on Sunday evening -- immediately after giving a speech calling for a more civil tone in politics. VIDEO... Speaking to the Pennsylvanian delegation at the statehouse in Boston, Heinz Kerry delivered an impassioned plea against hate politics: "We need to turn back some of the creeping, un-Pennsylvanian and sometimes un-American traits that are coming into some of our politics." "My prayers for you, for me, for the country, for the world, are that we keep this at a high level, with dignity, with respect and with a great idealism and courage that took our forefathers to build this great nation." According to multiple sources who attended the event, Heinz Kerry upon finishing the speech pushed her way through the Secret Service to get to Pittsburgh Tribune Review reporter, Colin McNickle. Upon getting to Mcnickle, Heinz Kerry asks, 'Are you from the Tribune Review' Mcnickle says, 'Yes, I am.' At this point and in an irritated fashion Heinz Kerry says, 'Of course, understandable. You said something I didnt say. Now Shove it!' Tape of the incident is being edited to air on Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV, and, according to a media source, ABC NEWS is set to run with it thereafter. A witness of the incident said reporters were "stunned" by Heinz Kerry's outburst, especially in light of the speech she had just given. Developing... __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-26-2004, 12:31 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I know I'm repeating myself ... but given that she is neither Pennsylvanian nor American, how can she judge what's "Un" either of those ... the tiff with the reporter arose because she couldn't explain what she meant. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-26-2004, 01:28 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	She is an American. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-26-2004, 01:32 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Naturalized, isn't she? Raised and educated entirely outside the borders of this country. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-26-2004, 01:34 PM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	She was naturalized before I was born, so I think it counts. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-26-2004, 01:37 PM	#6
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	i saw this on TV, the way she said it and the fact she was smiling suggests it was almost a joke, talk about non-event. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-26-2004, 02:33 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thousands of reporters standing around waiting for anything usually results in some non-events being widely reported. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-26-2004, 06:54 PM	#8
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	it wasn't that big of a deal, really. i just thought it was funny because she seems to be sort of a wild card. but i did see the video and didn't look like a joke. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-28-2004, 01:44 AM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Precisely my point. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-28-2004, 06:23 AM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Your point is that naturalization doesn't count? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-28-2004, 07:26 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I watched her speech and she was excellent. I trust her to understand what "American" means.

07-28-2004, 07:28 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	She's going to be a lot more entertaining than Laura.. or either of the Johns for that matter. :thumpsup: __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-28-2004, 08:01 AM	#14
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I watched the speech too, I liked her, she had the balls not to apologize for the heinous crime of telling a reporter to shove it, good on her. It's a good reflection on a guy that he likes strong-willed women and that he's willing to let her speak her mind. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

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