[lbo-talk] AP: Kerry Vacations With Wealthy in Nantucket

[B.]

[Seems like sheer attack journalism. The story's
headline is asinine. Bush does this, but I can't
recall a headline announcing Bush 'vacations with
wealthy.' This story was also one of Yahoo!'s "Most
Emailed" stories of June 20.]

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Kerry Vacations With Wealthy in Nantucket 

Sun Jun 20, 4:30 PM ET  

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer 

NANTUCKET, Mass. - After a week of campaigning for the
less fortunate, John Kerry (news - web sites) went on
vacation with the fabulously wealthy. 

Kerry is a rich man who promotes the Democratic ideal
that government should do more to help the poor. He
moves between both worlds, spending the past week
traveling to downtrodden places like South-side
Columbus, Ohio, and the affluent island playground of
Nantucket. 

Not since President Kennedy have Democrats been
prepared to nominate a man of such riches. President
Clinton (news - web sites) didn't own a home until he
left the White House and President Carter was a peanut
farmer. Both grew up poor in the South, as did
President Johnson before them. 

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=19&u=/ap/kerry