Kerry is a traitor

“Kerry's Wife a 'Benedict Arnold CEO'?

One of Sen. John Kerry's favorite stump speech tag lines these days is a blast at "Benedict Arnold CEOs [who] send American jobs overseas."

But he never quite gets around to mentioning his wife's connection to the Heinz Foods empire, which seems to be leading the pack in exporting jobs from America into the Third World.

Reporting for Tech Central Station, James Glassman revealed Wednesday, "The Kerry family business, H.J. Heinz Co. of Pittsburgh, operates 22 factories in the United States and 57 in foreign countries."

A quick check of the Heinz corporate Web site seems to confirm the fact that the Democratic presidential front-runner's family fortune derives from one of America's worst corporate traitors, at least according to the way Kerry defines the term.

Under World Locations, the Heinz Corp. Web site lists plants throughout the Third World, including the Middle East, Africa, Southern Africa, the Pacific Rim and Asia.

The company once owned by Mrs. Heinz Kerry's late husband seems to particularly favor the employee pool in Asia, where workers come dirt cheap and slave labor is not unknown.

Here are just a few of the locations where the corporate bucaneers who keep the prospective first couple living in such high style have their Third World workers toiling overtime:

HEINZ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Established 2001
Republic of Singapore
Factory: Singapore
Major Product Lines: chili sauces/ketchup/preserved beans/soy sauces.
Brand Names and Trademarks: SinSin.


HEINZ-UFE LTD.
Established 1984
Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Factory: Guangzhou
Major Product Lines: cereals for infants.
Brand Name and Trademark: Heinz.


HEINZ COSCO
Established 1999
Qingdao, People's Republic of China
Factory: Qingdao
Major Product Lines: infant foods/ketchup/mayonnaise/puree.
Brand Name and Trademark: Heinz.


HEINZ WIN CHANCE LTD.
Established 1987
Bangkok, Thailand
Factory: Bangplee
Major Product Lines: chili sauce/ketchup/oyster sauce.
Brand Name and Trademark: Heinz.


HEINZ INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Acquired 1994
Mumbai, India
Factory: Aligarh/Bangalore
Major Product Lines: glucose powders/infant feeding
products/ketchup/medicated powders/milk-based beverages.
Brand Names and Trademarks: Complan/Farex/Glucon-D/
Heinz/Nycil/Sampriti.


PT HEINZ ABC INDONESIA
Established 1999
Jakarta, Indonesia
Factories: Daan Mogot, Jakarta; Karawang Timur; Pasuruan
Major Product Lines: chili sauce/fruit drink concentrates/ ketchup/soy sauces.
Brand Name and Trademark: ABC.


PT HEINZ SUPRAMA
Acquired 1997
Surabaya, Indonesia
Factory: Sidoarjo
Major Product Lines: noodles/noodle snacks.
Brand Names and Trademarks: Burung Dara/Heinz.


HEINZ UFC PHILIPPINES
Established 2000
Manila, the Philippines
Factories: Cabuyao Laguna; Davao City
Major Product Lines: banana ketchup/hot sauce/sweet chili sauce/tomato ketchup.
Brand Names and Trademarks: Jufran/Mafran/Papa/UFC.


HEINZ HONG KONG LIMITED
Established 2000
Wanchai, Hong Kong”

“Please note who is not present on the Heinz Co. Board of Directors:



Board of Directors


William R. Johnson
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, H. J. Heinz Company

The following Directors are Independent under the current NYSE rules, the proposed NYSE and SEC rules and the H. J. Heinz Company Director Independence Standards.


Charles E. Bunch
President and Chief Operating Officer, PPG Industries
Mary C. Choksi
Managing Director, Strategic Investment Partners
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Senior Advisor, Major League Baseball
Peter H. Coors
Chairman, Coors Brewing Company
Edith E. Holiday
Attorney and Director, Various Corporations
Candace Kendle
Chairman and CEO, Kendle International Inc.
Dean R. O'Hare
Director
Lynn C. Swann
President, Swann, Inc.
Thomas J. Usher
Chairman and CEO, U.S. Steel Corporation
James M. Zimmerman
Chairman, Federated Department Stores, Inc

Hieress doesn't mean you are involved with corporate decision making. Her former husband had a hand in the decision making that went into this, not John Kerry or his wife.

This is just another despicable attempt to spin something that is nothing.”

“How do you spell hypocrisy?

K-E-R-R-Y”

“Selective myopia, MAT?”

“Hoooo boy!”

“Yo, Miss Bacpac: don't be so presumptious as to believe that any man on TT actually cares about any opinion you might have, any article you may cut and paste or about any thoughts you have overheard by someone with an actual brain. You are always welcome to post your nudie shots on Phil's page, but otherwise remain respectfully silent. If you look worth a shot, stratdewd will get back to you.”

“more from spawn of salamander”

“Tell us more about people's karma. You seem to be an expert on that, bacpac.”

“At least Kerry fought in Vietnam, and didn't buy his way out of it.

I think Bacpac-in-a-dress needs to take a closer look at the definition of hypocrisy.”

“Oh, and by the way, was her first husband a registered republican? Didn't these jobs go overseas while he was running the business? The world wants to know, bacpac. Go look up the facts.”

“Can someone give me cliffnotes on MAT's post?”

“The reader's digest version is that Kerry has been campaigning against the President saying that he is responsible for jobs being lost overseas. The reality is that Kerry's wife owns a company that does the same thing.”

“The reality is that foreign investment has been going on for years and is one reason our economy is doing so well. Kerry is feeding the masses exactly what they want to hear, not what is truthful or best for the country.”

“"The reality is that Kerry's wife owns a company that does the same thing."

bacpac - really, she owns the whole thing? does she run the company? does she have a say as to where plants open? Or, is she just a wife of a guy who ran it, and now collects stock dividends.

Please also note that Kerry is using his own bucks to try to stop this practice, at his own financial peril.”