John Kerry's family dumped millions of dollars of foreign holdings as he launched his White House bid, gobbling up Made in the USA stocks in a huge politically savvy international-to-domestic shift.No Benedict Arnolds around here!
The investments, mostly in the name of Kerry's multimillionaire wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, sold stock in massive overseas players like Heineken, Sony, British Petroleum and Italian Telecom for red, white and blue companies like McDonald's, Dell and Kohls.
Meanwhile, the family shows how they can pinch a penny until it squeals! From the infamous Sh*tty Tipper Database at BitterWaitress.com:
Tipper's Name: John KerryThe little people are so ungrateful! Don't they know who he is?
Restaurant: Chart House
Where it happened: Alexandria, VA
Total bill / Tip amount / Percentage: $262.60 / $0.00 / 0%
What happened:
June 5, 04 Kerry, his wife, 4 unknown suits - We were happy to seat them in a semi-private area and gave them the same excellent service as we would give anyone - then got stiffed!
Actually, there are 3 more entries for old Lurch, and some aren't quite so bad:
Total bill / Tip amount / Percentage: $110.00 / $5.00 / 4%
What happened:
He was quite nice, but the wife was a real bitch.