Man, I've never seen such a blatant case of lying by Matt Drudge. In a post at his fibsite, he writes...
Heinz Foundation supporting radical groups?Supporting radical groups? Millions to groups linked to terrorists? You'll see the link - a release by the Tides Foundation - says no such thing.
Tue Aug 10 2004 19:15:12 ET
Three members of Congress are alleging that Teresa Heinz Kerry's foundation, The Heinz Endowments, has given millions to radical groups, some linked to terrorists, and located Heinz factories overseas.
The Heinz Endowments and the Kerry-Edwards campaign are categorically denying these claims and call the allegations "bogus." WTVJ covered the news conference held by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart in Miami.
According to a news advisory, three members of the United States Congress are planning to hold a news conference today claiming that money from the Heinz Endowments granted to Tides Foundation or Tides Center projects has gone to support internet connections to Cuba. These claims are entirely false.A false allegation of a freakin' internet connection in Cuba. Jesus, Matt. Even you must be cringing at your own work here.
No one from the offices of these Congress members has contacted Tides Foundation or Tides Center in an attempt to verify these false claims. These claims are also clearly refuted by a statement on our website clarifying our relationship with the Heinz Endowments--a relationship that has been repeatedly mischaracterized.
Specifically, claims that money from the Heinz Endowments granted to Tides Foundation or Tides Center projects has gone to support the Institute for Global Communications (IGC) or any of its associate organizations are entirely false. IGC is a Tides Center project. IGC has also received funding support from Tides Foundation--exactly $12,700 between 1993 and 2002.
None of these transactions have anything to do with the Heinz Endowments whatsoever.
UPDATE: FactCheck.org has even more debunking this attempted smear. Y'know - I'm finally starting to believe that we're shocking the hell out of these jerks with our immediate iron-fisted responses to their bullcrap.
