[lbo-talk] Repubs launch "W Ketchup" as counter to Heinz brand

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 14 17:28:47 PDT 2004


[Apparently the folks behind this don't realize the Heinz corporation has been a huge contributor to the Bush campaign, and that Theresa Heinz Kerry has no decision-making power in the company.]

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Republicans dip freedom fries in "W Ketchup", not Heinz

Fri Jul 9,11:54 AM ET

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Americans allergic to the subtle Democratic flavor of Heinz ketchup can now plunge their "freedom fries" into a 100-percent guaranteed, patriotic alternative: "W Ketchup."

"You don't support Democrats. Why should your ketchup?" says the W Ketchup Internet site wketchup.com, which promises a totally US-made condiment, right down to the bottle.

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"Choose Heinz and you're supporting Teresa and her husband's Gulfstream Jet, and liberal causes such as Kerry for President," it warns.

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Testimonials on the company's Internet site are glowing for the Republican-style ketchup.

"Thank you for giving us a delicious American alternative to the standard Heinz Ketchup. Henry Heinz may have been a great American, but I have absolutely no interest in supporting The Kerry's anti-American causes," wrote "S.S" of Akron, Ohio.

Heinz says it is non-partisan, stressing that all the Heinz family trusts together hold less than four percent of the stock. Neither Teresa Heinz, nor her husband, have any role in management, it stresses.

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More + picture of bottle:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040709/photos_ts_wl_afp/040709155435_7hdyol60_photo0



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