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09-23-2004, 01:53 PM
Heinz Declares Ketchup 'Nonpartisan'
POSTED: 10:12 am PDT September 23, 2004
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Is putting Heinz ketchup on a burger tantamount to supporting John Kerry for president? An upstate New York lawmaker apparently thinks so.
Republican state Assemblyman Jim Tedisco recently told the crowd at a GOP cookout in Saratoga County that using Heinz ketchup would benefit Kerry's presidential campaign.
The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is married to Teresa Heinz Kerry, whose late husband was a descendant of the condiment giant's founder.
The H.J. Heinz Co. caught wind of Tedisco's comments and responded, saying its ketchup is a nonpartisan condiment enjoyed by "Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike."
The company says Heinz Kerry is involved with Heinz-funded endowments and foundations, but not the company's ketchup business.
Nevertheless, Tedisco says he's "a mustard man" until the November election. Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press (http://www.kirotv.com/news/2455821/detail.html). All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
POSTED: 10:12 am PDT September 23, 2004
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Is putting Heinz ketchup on a burger tantamount to supporting John Kerry for president? An upstate New York lawmaker apparently thinks so.
Republican state Assemblyman Jim Tedisco recently told the crowd at a GOP cookout in Saratoga County that using Heinz ketchup would benefit Kerry's presidential campaign.
The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is married to Teresa Heinz Kerry, whose late husband was a descendant of the condiment giant's founder.
The H.J. Heinz Co. caught wind of Tedisco's comments and responded, saying its ketchup is a nonpartisan condiment enjoyed by "Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike."
The company says Heinz Kerry is involved with Heinz-funded endowments and foundations, but not the company's ketchup business.
Nevertheless, Tedisco says he's "a mustard man" until the November election. Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press (http://www.kirotv.com/news/2455821/detail.html). All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.