Former GOP Sen: Kerry saved my life

[cidliz2004]

Former GOP Sen: Kerry saved my life

by kos
Wed Aug 11th, 2004 at 19:06:02 GMT

From a February edition of the Las Vegas Sun:
Former U.S. Sen. Chic Hecht of Nevada is a staunch Republican, but he thanks his lucky stars for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.
On July 12, 1988, Hecht was attending a weekly Republican luncheon when a piece of apple lodged firmly in his throat.

Hecht stumbled out of the room, thinking he might vomit but not wanting to do it in front of his colleagues. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., thumped his back, but Hecht quickly passed out in the hallway.

Just then, Kerry stepped off an elevator, rushed to Hecht's side and gave him the Heimlich maneuver -- four times.

The lifesaving incident made international news, and Dr. Henry Heimlich, who invented the maneuver in 1974, called Hecht to say that had Kerry intervened just 30 seconds later Hecht might have been in a vegetative state for life.

"This man gave me my life," the 75-year-old Hecht said Thursday.

Hecht said he was amazed that Kerry acted so quickly -- some people were assuming that he was having a heart attack.

"He knew exactly what to do," he said. "But a lot of people know what to do. They just don't size up the situation immediately." <...>

"Only in America can this happen, where he's working against me to get me defeated and then saves my life," Hecht said.

Time for People Standing Around and Doing Nothing For Truth to write a book bashing Kerry's heroics. Sen. Kit Bond could say, "Senator Hecht really wasn't choking to death. Heck, my feeble thumps on his back were the real life savers that day."
Then they can run ads to "sow doubt" about Kerry's life saving efforts.

Because in Republican political circles. No good deed should remain unpunished. That is, unless you are the Republican whose life Kerry saved.

"Thank God Kerry didn't wait 7 minutes to "think about" what to do!"

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. thanks!

[loudsue]

2. "Thank God Kerry didn't wait 7 minutes to "think about" what to do!"

Oh! How I wish Hecht had said those words!! That would have been too good!!!

:kick::kick::kick:

[DemBones DemBones]

3. I hope this becomes more widely known -- another excellent

example of Kerry reacting quickly in an emergency!

[Fridays Child]

4. Just sent this to Helen Thomas.

Hope she reads it and passes it on to her colleagues.

[sundancekid]

5. kudos on your post ... it sure is refreshing ... and I thank you

Dr. Heimlich made so real what even 30 seconds can do to save a life or a situation -- let alone 7 minutes -- and NONE of those seconds have ANYTHING in common with a certain pet goat.