Kerry Camp Fumes At Fox Anchor

Neil Cavuto Wisecracks That Bin Laden Wore Kerry Button

(CBS)  Democrat John Kerry's campaign staff was steamed by an on-air wisecrack by Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto.

Cavuto, who has contributed money to President Bush, suggested that Osama bin Laden was wearing a Kerry button. The Fox anchor made the crack Friday following the broadcast of the terror chief's videotaped message to the American people.

When one of Cavuto's guests said that the bin Laden tape was not an endorsement of Kerry, the anchor remarked: "He's all but doing that. I thought I saw a button."

The Boston Globe reported that Kerry aide John Sasso threatened to kick a Fox producer off the Democrat's campaign plane unless an apology was forthcoming. But cooler heads prevailed and the threat to bounce the producer was dropped.

"It was an outrageous comment that should never been made, at a time when America's national security is at stake," Kerry spokeswoman Stephaine Cutter told the Globe.

Fox spokesman Paul Schur told the Washington Post that, "the matter has been resolved and we continue to travel with Kerry."