First, among the "companies with contracts with the DoD are Pepsi, Microsoft, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson - and likely Heinz.
Second, this number is from the Senate disclosure forms that show all the companies he
and Teresa have holdings in. If you look at any (I found the 2005 one on-line)
Teresa has lagre holdings in companies like Microsoft, IBM and J&J, those most of her assets are in government bonds. Kerry's own assets are mostly from 3 family trusts, that he inherited when his mother died. He has no control over the trust - he is just one of many beneficiaries. All other Kerry assets are in blind trusts.
People went through John and Teresa's finacial records in 2004 - there is nothing there.
Here's the 2005 report
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/congress/fin_dis/2005/k000148.pdfHere's the 2006 report:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/congress/fin_dis/2006/k000148.pdf(Have fun)
Here is a concise summary of his 2004 disclosure:
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., ranking Democrat, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Earned income: $158,100.
Honoraria, all donated to charity: None.
Major assets: Four trusts, $430,000-$2.56 million.Major sources of unearned income: Dividends and interest from trusts, $10,800-$29,600.
Major liabilities: Credit card debt, $15,000-$50,000.
Gifts: None.
Narrative: Kerry inherited three of his four trusts in 2002, after the death of his mother, Rosemary Kerry. His wife, Teresa Heinz, is heir to the Heinz food fortune and her wealth is estimated at more than $500 million. Her holdings include millions of dollars in stocks in companies like H.J. Heinz Co., Microsoft, Anheuser Busch Co., General Electric Co., Proctor & Gamble and IBM. She also is an owner of the Thyme Square Restaurant and the Flying Squirrel charter airline.
http://www.political-news.org/breaking/11937/senate-financial-disclosure-statements.htmlNote that Senator Kerry's entire assets are at most the amount they claim he earned - the amounts are actually mostly from Teresa's very conservative portfolio. They are twisting the fact that THK is extraordinarily wealthy - ignoring that they have separate finances. In 2004, nothing there were no identified conflicts of interests.
Then consider Kerry's actions - he has been a leader in wanting the war to end.