Kerry angry answering questions about Yacht.
Tue, 27 Jul 2010|
Sen. John Kerry, hounded by questions over whether he is dodging state and local taxes on his ultra-luxe $7 million sailing yacht, yesterday slammed his car door on a pack of reporters demanding to know if he would pony up to the cash-strapped commonwealth. Joe Battenfeld from Fox News joins us to talk about his encounter with Kerry at the South Weymouth Air Base
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It's it's all in the dollar side you and I would go to vote. He owns a yacht that's.
That's what I wouldn't even ought to vote I'm not even in that we. -- I would read that boat.
So this story breaks we're talking to joke that fell from Fox News who obviously if you saw our all the clips and we just so hard on national Fox News they were playing it. Europe Nationalists. Accompany and you did a great job getting all that sound for the and and pictures. Story breaks on Friday in the inside track that Senator Kerry and to wrestle -- have purchased. Through I'd call it a dummy corporation they probably call it holding company. Age seven million dollar yacht sailing -- its slew. And it -- they had it built in new ZUA and then shipped over here and under Massachusetts law. If you live here and you own an expensive -- just if you just like if you bought car. You gotta pay sales tax on it. There's one place we you don't have to pay sales tax that's -- dive when they do it to try to encourage there. Maritime industry in their boat building industry in their -- fixing industry. And die so The Herald found out that they were hiding. The new 76. Foot you ought to down in Rhode Island to avoid paying taxes we think. And now the big question is will Senator Kerry because he doesn't live in Rhode Island then he lives in Nantucket he lives in Boston in many other places. Real he pay the taxes. And keep his -- he keep his you ought to hear and you start yesterday Joe what was it where was he got -- Weymouth.
As the value of South Weymouth naval base -- their redeveloping Ed and don't it would have great because we ever ordered down there obviously to get them. Email we're going to get him we're expanding their wave or -- daylight for power and and I and then they do is press person close we get them have to work. So we try to get out of it just up walking there one stop. And though oil whether it so I a throughout you know -- Patriot -- at a -- In blared an answer -- question. So I'm not quite sure I didn't quite done here the professionally knows you know how to deal of these situations. I think all of us were so were very surprised that how he reacted and then slamming the door. And saying get anybody here is is it you know you don't say that -- microphone there around you know that. So I I'm not really don't know I EU is so you know. But about I guess and I annoyed that several board but you don't you know usually do that in public is quite unique yet so. Better story though is more fun.
Yeah well all at all I mean -- have to be here yesterday they had the governor they had bill Delahunt the congressman from that district in. If viewers press guy I think I probably would've said hey until you make your decision on what you gonna do about the brought it probably best to stay away from the media we've been calling. He is not oppressed people since Friday a you know why is Press Secretary in Washington -- Press Secretary Boston. -- didn't refusing even to return our calls Larry WRKO. Yeah and which is kinda bad when you think that they're paid by the taxpayers not by secretary. -- don't they. Oh with two Austin is please call us and say hey you know win the senator's gonna speak on this we'll get back to you you know that they have to do here.
Statement or something else but what you said he should be out of state but in his -- that office that. Okay we're gonna pay it back back then why not just bad like that like you have at all up -- bother about circuit later in the day. They issued another statement basically saying -- pay whatever the department of revenue that we go with. -- Not even an answer anyway because that the armor revenue doesn't just go around telling people what they oh they have there -- why. You know people want that by saying that Penn State they have quite like this investigation and there was so. That is just a brain the hole but why it why he didn't have a better -- there yesterday I had no idea until.
You know my business sort of crisis communication that are done for years the candidates and businesses and everything yeah you showed us. Joe Joe is broke to lot of my good bye good I don't know yeah I have to say it. I didn't have very fairway or what you don't want is a story to faster. Well one day story on a Friday if they've come out on Friday and said. Look the the you god is gonna be -- in in -- kid and of course we're gonna pay whatever taxes -- road to. The island of Nantucket in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and and now we we're gonna take your -- it would have gone away but now it's. Friday Saturday. Sunday. Monday and now we're into Tuesday five day he's now our story's gone on. And now everybody. Knows about it.
Yeah we're -- classic is that you have got out our Friday. Thank you can't make it go away by December gonna edit back. The thing is that -- on Friday they try to get this explanation that it was in Rhode Island from making an upbeat and it wasn't going to be a cute. Edited the film imagine thinking like it would buy that it is the -- it's it's ridiculous because you lived in Massachusetts what is the ever go to Rhode Island. I don't know but. -- And and Rhode Island are New Hampshire to avoid this -- back then then I'm never gonna driving and passengers that even though you live without. The Rivera never be in my driveway predict.
And -- if we immediately got calls here on the air and I know the inside track ladies who broke the story did the -- of great reporting on it. I've got some calls. From people who live in Nantucket and say yeah I've seen it it's very air he is a two person crew -- seen him on it. It's then here it's already bad in Massachusetts waters.
But at the height of all like that in the pocket where I mean it like I imagine that a lot of -- like serve you hot button start but. If -- even -- it's pretty. The white and 76 the order though. I don't know maybe trying to beat the other got in every have a big -- even a bigger got I think we eat it first to --
We know does he has it right here in Boston yeah but I didn't need to -- if you have to come in the harbor you've been down there right yeah yeah and yeah it does Harvard that one way you know how subtle looks around did you come in the car so. Everybody knows everybody see you ought to sit over a quarter but there are always in the satellite. Why would it make sense to have the seven million dollar yacht sitting near in another stakes. They couldn't even -- they are of course they're gonna have an -- a -- there in Boston it probably keep it in Charlestown you know why.
I don't know whether John Kerry himself keep track if these things you know whether what what taxes be aware. But I imagine you would you would wanna know all I bought as well my wife just bought this brand new yacht. Wire wire we keep it Rhode Island you know that right everybody glad to everyone who buried the voting no is about the Rhode Island act dots though. You know I don't know what he decided it. What he was thinking of one in his first spot but now he's in no -- you may go he he had a bad debt up -- Earl prologue.
You know what odds to win mused I thought one of the most telling point was when you said to him. Have you or the -- in Massachusetts. And his answer if you had it and I -- no -- wouldn't say yes he didn't say no he did. What was his answer he said.
Is that the depend on who -- it.
Yeah which is the stream. Jazz answered no you have to check Chris what do you have that Christie can you -- Chris our producer has all your Iraq. You requested -- and the responses from the senator you'll you'll pull it up here -- second.
After -- around the -- in Massachusetts since you bought it. Then you don't take your garden did did your first book in Massachusetts depends on who -- a joke that I get out their latest gotta go it's gonna hit.
That depends on who owns it deaths are now really extreme chance it -- you know he was thinking so little we believe -- you know.
Yeah I mean we interpreted that as you kind of refer to his wife you know because she on this you have ballots field that limited liability corporation. So it. But you know I don't know I don't know the difference is that what. From my understanding it doesn't matter who owns it that it doesn't you've bought the eight act -- it. So I'm not sure what they're trying to say -- but I guess we'll figure out the coming days anyway.
Yes somebody got him over the weekend in heroes here was this quote. My wife is the majority stockholder. Of so he didn't wanna say like you know dummy corporation my wife for the majority stockholder of this are. Holds that. And she's a Pennsylvania. Tax Payer. So let's not get silly here and goes until we play enormous taxes to the state of Massachusetts and there's nothing illegal here. I mean if you had a guest joke that fell from far news. Didn't have to pay this right.
I don't know I. I don't know what I would say no but I don't really know -- yeah I would think just order. Publicity sake you know just for the from a PR employee you're just mail it back over how how. Updated beyond is bill to do that. You know we'll order a thousand dollars and then you court but that's about it right.
yeah that's what the thing you should -- the.
Romania which is another weird saying you know that he -- the Pennsylvania air residency. Even though you know obviously you know he's based in Massachusetts so I don't know how that would have back. Whether a year if it if it if you buy it any is that Massachusetts. That you stop the pay -- the airport -- maybe if -- actually -- Albanian you know I don't know what a lot of questions that we all have offered obviously.
Millions of people have certainly botched this in the advice -- you know market your joke paper and well get -- on the phone on. We got the new Rasmussen poll out last night I know I've seen and we talked to Scott Rasmussen in the first hour and basically he said. Well the story of this poll is nothing's really changed since last month is that your take on it to in the governor's race here.
basically over there this story and the story is that all of negative ads haven't had an impact because they've they've been. Its position have a candidate that I can anyone one point sacred -- by one point but that's the that the police had significant belt. What you have is the only negative dad basically about you know millions of dollars about the growing up -- at this point which. Probably is not what the baker people want it here because airline there early they're Republicans don't want to open throwing all the negative now bear. -- will sell although he's behind he's bought 17%. In the forward they'll make them. A viable entity not a -- my -- right now. So these -- going to be an array so. Many people aren't paying attention to the added. Yet this or just. Or just thank you look at -- hadn't bad luck help with that stuff you know but. Mario may be the case where does that have helped baker. And maybe he would be part of your article what they're pretty bad. What thing about that Rasmussen although -- I should say that I said the on the air base system and correct figured they had Charlie Baker act 46% unfavorable. It turns out that was the wrong -- hill who's 46 for.
And right I have I have they sent me the new gap they gentlemen Ron called yet -- hill's numbers. Our 36 favorable 46. Unfavorable.
Because every almost got it got -- while aren't bigger that negative rating -- all right but failed -- With a negative ratings which people work that. So we should wipe out the people itself is basically. Still. But you know we have a -- to get trickier -- that the popular candidate then the third candidate in the bottom here. So it want to check in any Ian Baker can continue to probably chip away at governor lead and that you what happened with -- but. You know the top position right now.
Scott Rasmussen said as long -- Steele stays in double digits. It's gonna be tough for baker to get past Deval Patrick. Period he said he thought it was significant that Patrick's favorable now is over fifty. 51% at 51 favorable 48 unfavorable.
I yeah I think that the first -- while -- Ben that they spend it more favorable unfavorable where you are in his job approval wanna do it is good for -- so what we have here is basically bail all about and baker from from taking the --
And in up to seventeen he was the only one who actually went up in this whole idea just point -- does not let it make any difference what.
Once all element -- that would probably would not correct about a month ago itself. Is the end you know -- like -- that you get from the single visit then it's big trouble let people start barking about why he dropped out. Right now that he doesn't have to do that.
then we're talking about the fact that they threw us a Scott Brown favorable unfavorable LN yeah and 5440. And I said. Yeah I -- conservatives and among that 40% unfavorable concealed some folks like -- stern talk radio were mad about Scott's road about the yum. About the -- finance reform bill the Obama finance reform health. And he said no it's liberals -- liberals -- not like Scott proud at all.
Yeah vehicle -- people out but at least people like -- did people ever going on Internet and you know like Twitter FaceBook and complain about proper right now on the general population brown is still a pretty good.
That's for sure we talked and joked that fell from Fox News and of course we're talking about the midi thing. Sort of impromptu press conference yesterday that Senator Kerry had we joke right they're yelling with.
Questions that have been at this. I think yeah yeah I would be hurt that saw him right yeah I definitely not yell you --
All yep you sure work. And die you got there and -- finally answer some questions on this does he give any more if you -- it is schedule it is he'll be more public.
I've only meeting in Washington area -- them about that watching that this week that I -- thank you hear about the week in at least that the elderly themselves. I think he's probably up but what about the past is that the delegates that.
If you heard anything back channel from his people that they're gonna be doing any thing about this.
Not not since the last statement they were they put out last night which was yet we will pay whatever the department of revenue as we well. Which again at that point it out it's not really. Standing in the former -- doesn't go around thank you all the funny you know they have to do an investigation. It it just rely on media report -- So we'll see if they would they come forward with a look at that that would really what it is what we're as good as they. Bennett Jack the -- saying yes we're gonna birth and that's used it yet we have. And that's what we know about that that would that would pretty much and the controversy delete the question for now.
Just like -- house did it just like Jackie Robinson back yeah yeah amber. Yeah I know it's funny it's a big story when it's Republicans died not debt and especially in the global and it's a Democrat although. This has been a -- through one more question I want ask her about. I'm driving into work today and over at the IBW call you know win not. In Dorchester they had that big sign board there and they said they said vote for the jobs bill. And of course they men DI casino win re seeing right al-Qaeda and there are out. -- the jobs bill and it is jobs and at a time when unemployment over 9%. In the state if this goes down. How do you Marbury and Deval Patrick look. If they shoot this down because the major job benefit right away anyway. Would be from. The slots at the -- he knows whatever you wanna call it AM local labor money. -- will -- layoffs are happening at in the old you know cities and towns of firemen policemen teachers. And is from the rookie -- we're not gonna have casinos. Jailed for three or four years. How does hey if -- if they're the ones that stopped this. I mean what is the governor say what is what is up Tressel Murray say when they killed. The one chance we have to create. You know thousands of jobs pretty quickly and get a nice person you know of of funds for local way.
Well I mean night maybe a little different they thought it I don't I think it's been a -- a question of sure reopened -- because it a burning issue on voters' minds I don't I think it's a big issue with some unions. And and some people some politicians do obviously are dependent on -- union. But I don't I don't I don't walk around and being this great -- are worrying for the legislature about the Nobel just spell it bought the economy to get better. But there's no clear cut. Huge majority for casinos maybe at all -- I don't think people are gonna blame Governor Patrick -- either because he is so elated at the legislature will probably pick the blame. Because they don't want you -- audit and because they're being stubborn. They're not compromise if they really wanna get it done -- compromise. But right now I think the lack of personality is what the speaker on one side the better president on the other and they are very constituent needs. One person watch though a lot that the fact than any other person doesn't so. If if anyone gets blamed you'll probably be able legislature but again it earlier and I just don't see a great player morale there. But the legislature to pass its inability adult they -- people would rather have this drop in general it just getting -- the economy back on track.
Interesting take -- so that -- thank you so much you know you have been a busy day NN -- great job yesterday at the press conference and talked do you sense. What care does joke that fell from Fox News always great -- he was right stare off firing the questions -- us Senator Kerry yesterday. And when we come back we'll take.

