Im just asking questions in this thread....because i havn't seen any actual documentation of this. But from what ive heard.....John Kerry's ex-wife(now deceased) was VERY rich...and after she died he was basically a bum(maybe not, but thats what i heard) for awhile before he found Ms. Hines, another incredibly rich female, and came into money again. I just find it hard to believe that this guy DOESN'T look at money to be a reason to marry someone. If that's the case....that's the true mark of a slimeball....someone please prove me wrong.

Decka, do you listen to Rush Limbaugh? Honestly, because this is insane! John Kerry (just like George Bush) was always rich. He lived in a wealthy, upper class household as a child. Then he married his first wife, already being rich himself. Then she died, and he was still rich for he was a Senator. And then he married Teresa and she was also rich, from her Republican Senator (first husband) and then they both married.

Originally posted by Overdose
Honestly, because this is insane! John Kerry (just like George Bush) was always rich. He lived in a wealthy, upper class household as a child.

Exactly. It's not that surprising that he'd marry someone rich, especially since that's probably the group of people he hung out with the most.

yes, we must downplay the incredible wealth that the poor mans candidate posseses. If elected, he will be by far the richest president of all time. his wealth makes bush look like a pauper

Originally posted by Travh20
yes, we must downplay the incredible wealth that the poor mans candidate posseses. If elected, he will be by far the richest president of all time. his wealth makes bush look like a pauper

Who's downplaying it? The question Decka had was why did Kerry marry rich women, not why does he have so much money.

Both candidates come from wealthy families but it's Bush who tries to make himself look like a "regular joe".

he is a regular joe comapred to the billionaire new england elitist with ski chalets in idaho and resort homes on the coast of france

Given the opportunity, woulnd't almost anyone chase women who had that kind of money?

Originally posted by Travh20
he is a regular joe comapred to the billionaire new england elitist with ski chalets in idaho and resort homes on the coast of france

What a load of crap. Bush is from New England, or didn't you know that? He is just as much of an elitist as Kerry. The reason Kerry has vacation homes in France is because he has relatives who live there.

It's amazing to me how conservatives can't say enough about how it's wrong to tax the rich because it's unfair, but let that rich person be a liberal democrat and they don't have a problem calling them elitist for being rich.

Originally posted by Travh20
he is a regular joe comapred to the billionaire new england elitist with ski chalets in idaho and resort homes on the coast of france
Perhaps. But he is NOT a regular Joe compared to the majority of the American people, despite his attempts to make it seem so. I don't believe Kerry has made quite the attempt at seeming "average" that Bush has.

Also, why does it even matter how rich a candidate is? All politicians are rich, that's just a fact of life. Arguing who is richer is like arguing if Vile is more homosexual than, say, Elton John. They're BOTH gay! :D

(Er...sorry for dragging you into my analogy, Vile. ;))

I know that they are all rich, but if you think kerry hasnt tried to portray himself as a regular joe you are sorely mistaken. I dont remember bush ever going to a hot dog stand and looking like an idiot trying to figure out how to eat a chili dog without getting chili on his 2000 dollar Armani tie. how many homes does bush have? how many homes does Kerry have? lets see, bush has 1, a ranch in crawford, kerry has at least 5.

Originally posted by Travh20
how many homes does Kerry have? lets see, bush has 1, a ranch in crawford, kerry has at least 5.
Who cares?

Originally posted by BorgHunter
Who cares?

Agreed. Besides, anyone remember Bush 41's attempt at grocery shopping?

LOL, I saw that on MSNBC last night, they had bush 41 up there at a supermarket checkout trying to get him to run the item over the scanner, hejust stood thre like "duh". really though, once again, I am simply doing my duty and exposing even more democrat hypocrisy. The same democrats who never fail to accuse their opponents of doing exactly what it is they do. I persnally dont care how rich they are, as borg said, they are all rich, but when someone comes along and implies Bush is the mega rich guy trying to look like an average guy, something that absurd cant go unchallenged.

Originally posted by BorgHunter
Arguing who is richer is like arguing if Vile is more homosexual than, say, Elton John. They're BOTH gay! :D

(Er...sorry for dragging you into my analogy, Vile. ;))

Elton John is DEFINITELY gayer than I am...:D

Originally posted by Travh20
when someone comes along and implies Bush is the mega rich guy trying to look like an average guy, something that absurd cant go unchallenged.

No more "absurd" than calling Kerry a "New England elitist"...

Haven't you ever seen pictures of Bush clearing brush on his ranch in bluejeans and cowboy boots? Do you think he does that all the time or only when there's photographers handy? :rolleyes:

LOL, I dont think anyone is as gay as Elton John, except maybe Boy George.

PAgan, I do believe bush clears brush on his own without cameras. why wouldnt he? its not his fault reporters follow him everywhere he goes for the past 4 years. You wont see him going into a sporting good store with his daughter and buying a jock strap though :rolleyes: That was classic, LOL

Without the media, Bush would have wetbacks to clear the brush like other rich landowners in Texas do.

I dont think he would. He may not be cooking his meals or doing his laundry but I think he likes to do work.

Originally posted by Travh20
I dont think he would. He may not be cooking his meals or doing his laundry but I think he likes to do work.

Well Trav, I suppose it's possible but I think it unlikely. I can say that if he likes to work it's not because he's ever had a job that required physical labor.

From the Project Vote Smart website's bio of Bush:

Education:
MBA, Harvard University, 1975
BA, History, Yale University, 1968.

Professional Experience:
Former Board Member, Tom Brown Inc.
Pilot, Texas Air National Guard, 1968-1973
Founder/CEO, Bush Exploration, 1975-1986
General Partner, Texas Rangers Baseball Organization, 1989-1994.

Basically he went from Yale to the ANG and from there to Harvard and when he left Harvard he was magically made a CEO of an oil company...sounds like a regular joe to me :D

like what??

I remember the great work he did with the Texas Rangers....geeze, they havent been the same sense.

He does a great amount of work on his beloved bicycle too...what is it, 3 crashes? lol.:D

I am not saying he HAS to clear brush, I am saying he ENJOYS it, and more then likely will be doing it after he leaves office. Some men enjoy getting their hands dirty and working hard, manual labor (dont get all excited pagan)

Originally posted by Travh20
Some men enjoy getting their hands dirty and working hard, manual labor (dont get all excited pagan)

True but he doesn't strike me as the type.

Manual labor doesn't get me all excited...but manual stimulation is another story :D

What's that about Manuel?

Originally posted by es347fan
What's that about Manuel?

Manuel Le Bor...he's the Mexican who clears George Bush's brush...:D

It IS quite obvious that if Kerry is such a "friend" of the middle class, its ironic that he's filthy rich and also voted numorous times against tax cuts for the middle class. As far as i'm concerned, Kerry's claims of being a middle class helper are just that....claims.