Republicans Dip Freedom Fries in "W Ketchup", Not
Heinz

WASHINGTON, (AFP) — Americans allergic to the subtle
Democratic flavor of Heinz ketchup can now plunge
their "freedom fries" into a 100-percent guaranteed,
patriotic alternative: "W Ketchup."

"You don't support Democrats. Why should your
ketchup?" says the W Ketchup Internet site
www.wketchup.com, which promises a totally US-made
condiment, right down to the bottle....

"Choose Heinz and you're supporting Teresa and her
husband's Gulfstream Jet, and liberal causes such as
Kerry for President," it warns....

Testimonials on the company's Internet site are
glowing for the Republican-style ketchup.

"Thank you for giving us a delicious American
alternative to the standard Heinz Ketchup. Henry Heinz
may have been a great American, but I have absolutely
no interest in supporting The Kerry's anti-American
causes," wrote "S.S" of Akron, Ohio.

Heinz says it is non-partisan, stressing that all the
Heinz family trusts together hold less than four
percent of the stock. Neither Teresa Heinz, nor her
husband, have any role in management, it stresses....