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George Bush says what John Kerry did was noble. Yet he sees him being savaged by his own supporters. — Mark Shields

If you don't believe ... Saddam Hussein is a threat with nuclear weapons, then you shouldn't vote for me. — John F. Kerry

John Kerry speaks French fluently. Democrats are saying he's one in a million. A war hero who speaks French, isn't it more like one in a trillion? — Jay Leno

When John Kerry and Zell Miller and George Bush can agree on an issue, you know it's got legs. — Phil Bredesen

President Bush said John Kerry is on both sides of every issue. And Kerry replied, 'No, I'm not ... but there is some truth to that.' — Craig Kilborn

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve. — John F. Kerry

At every step of the way, George W. Bush has put the narrow interests of the few ahead of the interests of most Americans. — John F. Kerry

I mean does Israel want a third Intifada? — John F. Kerry

I'm going to be honest with you - I don't know a lot about Cuba's healthcare system. Is it a government-run system? — John F. Kerry

I don't want to claim that God is on our side. As Abraham Lincoln told us, I want to pray humbly that we are on God's side. — John F. Kerry

John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign. — Mark Shields

John Kerry says the 'W' in George W. Bush stands for 'Wrong.' But he still can't explain what John Kerry stands for. — David Letterman

John Kerry said today that he wants to get rid of tax cuts for the rich and his wife said, 'Hey, shut up! What's the matter with you?! Are you nuts?!' — Jay Leno

Ted Kennedy is endorsing John Kerry and I'm wondering, do you really want the endorsement of a guy with a Bloody Mary mustache? — David Letterman

We're in a battle for our lives for things that really matter to us. There's a shell game going on like I've never seen before. — John F. Kerry

I'm for ethanol, and I think it's a very important partial ingredient of the overall mix of alternative and renewable fuels we ought to commit to. — John F. Kerry

I voted to threaten the use of force to make Saddam Hussein comply with the resolutions of the United Nations. — John F. Kerry

John Kerry didn't out me, nor did he offend or attack me by calling me a lesbian. I certainly couldn't be offended by the truth. — Mary Cheney

One critic in the L.A. Times said John Kerry looks like he is thinking too much. Well this is one place President Bush has him beat. — Jay Leno

You just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pre-text, — John F. Kerry

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service. — John F. Kerry

I believe America is safest and strongest when we are leading the world and we are leading strong alliances. — John F. Kerry

My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences. — John F. Kerry

A Kerry footballer with an inferiority complex is one who thinks he's just as good as everybody else. — John B. Keane

President Bush listed his income as $822,000. You know what John Kerry calls someone who earns $822,000? Not even worth dating. — Jay Leno

I think an Edwards-Kerry ticket would be powerful. — John Edwards

My friends, that's trickle-down economics, and I believe every worker in America is tired of being trickled on by George W. Bush — John F. Kerry

Senator Kerry voted to undermine the troops in the field, and that is not only inexcusable, it is reprehensible. — John Ensign

We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts, — John F. Kerry

You can't play sports without losing sometimes and, in losing, you learn something about grace and how to act under pressure. — John F. Kerry

I think the question of abortion is one that should be left for the states to decide. — John F. Kerry

John Kerry announced his plan for how to handle those poor naked prisoners. His wife is going to buy them all a $1,000 Armani suit. — Craig Kilborn

I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA. — John F. Kerry

The big hang-up was George Bush wanted to get life lines, you know, so he could call somebody. — John F. Kerry

Oprah is so rich, I saw John Kerry proposing to her. — Chris Rock

America deserves a real discussion about real policy. — John F. Kerry

I promise just to serve two terms. Republicans do it differently. They just have the son repeat the father's whole first term. — John F. Kerry

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come. — John F. Kerry

I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more courage and vision. — Octavia E. Butler

One is reminded that [John Kerry, D-MA] really just a better-looking Ted Kennedy, a richer Michael Dukakis. — Laura Ingraham

War on terror is far less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering, law-enforcement operation. — John F. Kerry

Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command, save one, has stood with him. — Mark Shields

In 2004, I joined my father, John Kerry, on the trail in his bid for the United States presidency. — Alexandra Kerry

You'd be amazed at the number of people who want to introduce themselves to you in the men's room. It's the most bizarre part of this entire thing. — John F. Kerry

Our troops are terrorizing women and children in the dark of night in Iraq. — John F. Kerry

Terrorist organizations with specific political agendas may be encouraged and emboldened by Yasser Arafat's transformation from outlaw to statesman. — John F. Kerry

I saw some war heroes ... John Kerry is not a war hero. He couldn't tie the shoes of some of the people in Coastal Division 11. — John O'Neill

Democrats proposing success in Iraq by political solution. — John F. Kerry

We need a new approach to national security — John F. Kerry

John Kerry spent the day reading to preschoolers ... and the kids said Kerry actually lacked warmth and failed to articulate a clear message. — David Letterman

There are issues of war and peace. And then, there are issues of life and death like this one that are no less morally compelling than war itself. — John F. Kerry

I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred. — John Mellencamp

I suppose in John Kerry's world good diplomacy lets the boys in the bar finish raping the girl for fear of causing a fuss. Okay, that was unfair. — Jonah Goldberg

Folks, Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from Alaska. Mitt Romney talks like he's only seen Russia by watching 'Rocky IV.' — John F. Kerry

Bush said the unemployment situation is turning around. Last week alone, 5,000 people started working for John Kerry. — Craig Kilborn

Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes that we champion and the people we fight for — John F. Kerry

It's one thing to be certain, but you can be certain and you can be wrong. — John F. Kerry

John Kerry only went to prep schools because he had an aunt who had the money to pay for his way into those prep schools. — Douglas Brinkley

Those who deny the science or choose excuses over action are playing with fire. — John F. Kerry

Real Democrats don't abandon the middle class. — John F. Kerry

Values spoken without actions taken are merely slogans. — John F. Kerry

A fundamental premise of politics is we can make this work if people just never figure it out. — John F. Kerry

President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second. — John F. Kerry

I'm Going To Make Available To Every American The Same Health Care Plan That Senators And Congressmen Give Themselves. — John F. Kerry

Please explain to me why John Kerry sounds more dickish telling the truth than Bush sounds when he's lying. How is that possible? — Jon Stewart

I defended this country as a young man, and I will defend it as president. — John F. Kerry

Courtney Love said she once escorted Kerry to a concert. John Kerry once went out with Courtney Love and he's questioning Bush's judgment. — Jay Leno

America has not led but fled on the issue of global warming. — John F. Kerry

You don't value families if you force them to take up a collection to buy body armor for a son or daughter in the service. — John F. Kerry

The consequences of a crime should not be out of proportion to the crime itself. — John F. Kerry

I just want to assure you that both President Bush and I have very firm alibis. — John F. Kerry

Middle class Americans don't ask for special favors, they just want basic fairness, and a President who fights for that ideal. — John F. Kerry

I think there has been an exaggeration [of the terrorist threat]. — John F. Kerry

Secretary [John] Kerry has called Civil War [in Syria] an unbelievably small war that we're going to get involved with. — Rand Paul

Governor Dean has no policy on Iraq evidently, except 'no.' 'No' is not a policy. — John F. Kerry

I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy
make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls. — John F. Kerry

Lot of people wondering if John Kerry supports gay marriages. Here's a hint ... he gets $1,000 haircuts. — Craig Kilborn

John Kerry's service did not end in Vietnam. It began there. — Max Cleland

'Shrek 2' made over $120 million during its first week. In a related story, John Kerry asked Shrek to marry him. — Conan O'Brien

John Kerry gave the enemy for free what I and many of my comrades in North Vietnam in the prison camps took torture to avoid saying. — Paul Galanti

I believe America's best days are ahead of us because I believe that the future belongs to freedom, not to fear. — John F. Kerry

We were sent to Vietnam to kill Communism. But we found instead that we were killing women and children. — John F. Kerry

I've been having problems with the right wing lately. — John F. Kerry

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded. — Barack Obama

It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one. — John F. Kerry

It took President Obama to make America lead like America again. — John F. Kerry

There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war. — John F. Kerry

What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States. — John F. Kerry

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country. — John F. Kerry

These guys [Republicans] are the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen. — John F. Kerry

We do not need more division. We certainly do not need something as complex and emotional as Vietnam reduced to simple campaign rhetoric. — John F. Kerry

We cannot continue to see the Middle East in the context of 9/11. We must see it in the context of 2011. — John F. Kerry

I have a plan to protect the environment so that we leave this place in better shape to our children than we were handed it by our parents. — John F. Kerry

John Kerry was always in front of the camera but not out doing the hard work. — Mitt Romney

John Kerry is a sphincter. Okay, that's a bit juvenile. — Jonah Goldberg

Today Secretary of State John Kerry visited the small African nation of Djibouti. Or to use the official diplomatic term, he made a Djibouti call. — Conan O'Brien

Reduce US military presence in Iraq; and bring in neighbors. — John F. Kerry

America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances. — John F. Kerry

This is so weird. I saw the new John Kerry campaign commercial and he says, 'I'm John Kerry and I approve of this message - if I have one.' — Craig Kilborn

If you think I would have gone to war the way George Bush did, don't vote for me. — John F. Kerry