http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040723-111416-8086r.htmCan he be a bigger TOOL?
Sam Burwell from Corunna, Mich., a third-generation auto worker for General Motors. "It also shows who he's really in touch with: his European, elitist French friends and not Americans like me. A Rolls-Royce, for cryin' out loud."
Asked about the press-pass logo, Kerry spokesman David Wade said it was unintentional error by a campaign volunteer and then criticized President Bush's economic policies.
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nice try to deflect critisim TOOL!
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As the Yale-educated son of a diplomat who married ketchup heiress Teresa Heinz Kerry — who is worth more than $500 million — Mr. Kerry already faces some obstacles connecting with America's middle-class workers.
"Kerry needs to spend the campaign not behaving like an elitist and not giving voters a reason to remember that he and his wife have a lot of money," said Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report. "It doesn't help him connect with the average voter."
The Rolls-Royce 100EX — an experimental car not in full production yet — features cashmere lining under the hood and dark Curzon leather upholstery, mahogany and teak wood inside the passenger cabin.
"Nobody wants to care for bleached teak wood decking, which is liberally used inside and out on the 100EX," Christian J. Wardlaw wrote earlier this year about the car for Autosite car buyer's guide. "Then again, if you're buying a Roller, chances are that caring for it is someone else's job."
The only Rolls-Royce in production today — the Phantom — starts at $324,000.
