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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded. -- Barack Obama
Why couldn't Obama have picked somebody respectable as his running mate, you know, like John Kerry did? -- Ann Coulter
Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue. -- George W. Bush
A Kerry footballer with an inferiority complex is one who thinks he's just as good as everybody else. -- John B. Keane
Cricket the world over, I don't think, will ever know how different things would be without Kerry Packer. -- Tony Greig
John Kerry can be absolutely ruthless. I would not want to be on his enemies list when he's ready to go after you. -- Douglas Brinkley
My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad. My position is that John Kerry is the possibility of restarting politics. -- Todd Gitlin
Kerry is an adult - he thinks things through. He learns from the present as well as the past. To George Bush, thinking things through is for sissies. -- Richard Dreyfuss
I look forward to strengthening the U.S.-U.N. partnership and working closely with Secretary of State Kerry towards our shared goals of peace, development, and human rights. -- Ban Ki-moon
Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait. -- Dick Cheney
As to the old history of Ireland, the first man ever died in Ireland was Partholan, and he is buried, and his greyhound along with him, at some place in Kerry. -- Lady Gregory
You've got people who didn't serve with John Kerry saying they did serve with John Kerry in the boat. With George Bush, we can't find anybody who did serve with him. -- Mark Shields
A new poll shows that Senator Kerry's support in the South is strongest amongst blacks. Kerry's appeal to Southern blacks is obvious. He is a white man who lives far, far away. -- Dennis Miller
Maybe John Kerry does not know - but I am happy to explain it to him - that my commitment to withdraw the troops goes back before the tragic, dramatic terrorist attack. -- Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the young swashbuckling Churchill, and he loved the early antics of Theodore Roosevelt. -- Douglas Brinkley
Someone earlier made a remark about losing 500 soldiers and 2,200 wounded in Iraq. Those soldiers were sent there by the vote of Sen. Lieberman, Sen. Edwards and Sen. Kerry. I think that is a serious matter. -- Howard Dean
You'd think experienced political professionals would know better than to place their trust in exit polls, notoriously inaccurate surveys that had John Kerry winning the 2004 election by five points when he actually lost by three. -- John Podhoretz
I like that show 'Ray Donovan' - I'm obsessed with that. He's in Hollywood, he's some kind of a fixer, but he's also kind of a thug. And 'Scandal,' the D.C. one with Kerry Washington. -- Kim Gordon
John Kerry doesn't think in terms of black-and-white. He's all gray, and he looks at all sides of the issues. That makes people think he likes to be devil's advocate. Whatever you say, he'll challenge you on. -- Douglas Brinkley
It was sort of that in-between area when people don't talk about their personal lives. That's the kind of life I think Kerry would be living now if it weren't for the Lopez character sort of outing her. -- Laura Innes
I don't think that John Kerry is the Messiah or the Democratic Party is the answer, but I don't like the evangelical community blessing the Republican Party as some kind of God-ordained instrument for solving the world's problems. -- Tony Campolo
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A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal. -- Jennifer Granholm
John Kerry, windsurfing dilettante -- Eleanor Clift
John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign. -- Mark Shields
John Kerry couldn't even order a Philly cheesesteak properly. -- Rich Lowry
Once you go Kerry Washington, you can't go back -- Tony Goldwyn
John Kerry is a sphincter. Okay, that's a bit juvenile. -- Jonah Goldberg
Oprah is so rich, I saw John Kerry proposing to her. -- Chris Rock
John Kerry's service did not end in Vietnam. It began there. -- Max Cleland
Oh my god... Kerry is boring even when Bush is reading him. -- Jon Stewart
Kerry asks Americans to look at the evidence. Bush asks people to believe. -- Ellen Goodman
John Kerry, who says he doesn't like outsourcing, wants to outsource our national security. -- Zell Miller
Ah, Kerry. You've found your heart. Who is she?" ... "A healer, but she's... gone. -- Maria V. Snyder
Lot of people wondering if John Kerry supports gay marriages. Here's a hint ... he gets $1,000 haircuts. -- Craig Kilborn
Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command, save one, has stood with him. -- Mark Shields
Well Kerry, you're 19 and you're a lot older than a lot of people younger than yourself. -- Mike Gray
John Kerry was always in front of the camera but not out doing the hard work. -- Mitt Romney
The fact is that we wouldn't be in Iraq if it weren't for Democrats like Senator Kerry. -- Howard Dean
Bush said the unemployment situation is turning around. Last week alone, 5,000 people started working for John Kerry. -- Craig Kilborn
...one is reminded that [John Kerry, D-MA] really just a better-looking Ted Kennedy, a richer Michael Dukakis. -- Laura Ingraham
It's a good thing Kerry's dead, because that funeral would've sent him over the edge," Henry said. -- Gayle Forman
President Bush says in the last month he has created 300,000 new jobs. Yeah, they're called Kerry campaign workers. -- Craig Kilborn
The thing with Kerry is that all of this is a natural progression, her troubles. It's a cycle. -- Laura Innes
I'm worried about John Kerry, he's so confident now that he's already planning his White House sex scandal. -- David Letterman
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
Grateful to The Kerry Gaynor Method for saving my manager's life. He quit smoking thanks to their genius Method. -- Steve Aoki
Senator Kerry voted to undermine the troops in the field, and that is not only inexcusable, it is reprehensible. -- John Ensign
John Kerry met with Ralph Nader last week. Both sides of every issue were discussed. And then, Nader spoke. -- Jay Leno
Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys. -- Dick Cheney
Let's be honest: Kerry has no idea what it is to be even a middle-class white in this country. -- Glenn Reynolds
George Bush says what John Kerry did was noble. Yet he sees him being savaged by his own supporters. -- Mark Shields
John Kerry was officially endorsed by Dick Gephardt, and Kerry said, 'What did I ever do to you?' -- Craig Kilborn
When John Kerry and Zell Miller and George Bush can agree on an issue, you know its got legs. -- Phil Bredesen
Your security is not in the hands of Kerry, Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands. -- Osama bin Laden
When John Kerry and Zell Miller and George Bush can agree on an issue, you know it's got legs. -- Phil Bredesen
Secretary [John] Kerry has called Civil War [in Syria] an unbelievably small war that we're going to get involved with. -- Rand Paul
You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on. -- Don Imus
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If John Kerry had a dollar for every time he bragged about serving in Vietnam - oh wait, he does. -- Ann Coulter
I think it's less risky for the Kerry campaign to embrace former President Clinton than it is to reject him. -- Stuart Rothenberg
John Kerry will undergo surgery to repair his right shoulder. He originally hurt it when he suddenly switched positions on Iraq. -- Craig Kilborn
I can think of a lot of words to describe Senator Kerry's position on Iraq; 'consistent' is not one of them. -- Dick Cheney
John Kerry accused President Bush of catering to the rich. You know, as opposed to John Kerry who just marries them. -- Jay Leno
I think Hillary Clinton's a very clever politician but she would be too easy to stereotype the way John Kerry was. -- Maureen Dowd
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Richard Kerry not only was a pilot in World War II, but was a civil servant. He did not come from money. -- Douglas Brinkley
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
John Kerry will be the Democratic nominee for president. Democrats finally found someone who is Al Gore without the flash and the sizzle. -- Craig Kilborn
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
President Bush announced he has a five-point strategy for getting out of Iraq. Points six through 10 will be handled by the Kerry administration. -- David Letterman
Personally, I'd rather have pins stuck in my eyes than endure a conversation with John Kerry, but I'd love to hang with Bush. -- Andrew Sullivan
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
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
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 was an embarrassing moment at a recent Democratic fundraiser. When John Kerry was handed a $10 million dollar check, he said, 'I do.' -- Craig Kilborn
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
John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job [Secretary of State]. -- Madeleine Albright
I do not know that there is a more certain sound than Senator Kennedy. I cannot imagine a more uncertain sound than Senator Kerry. -- Gordon Smith
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
Does John Kerry have to give them [Iran] every little thing? You'll pass some sanctions for human rights and missiles, and I'll grudgingly sign on. -- Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump agreed with Hillary Clinton supporting John Kerry. He agreed with Hillary Clinton on being - quote - "neutral" between Israel and the Palestinians. -- Ted Cruz
Pictures can be devastating. Who allowed John Kerry to get himself photographed windsurfing in a flowered swimsuit? Anyone in the real world in that operation? -- Jack Germond
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
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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
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Yesterday Senator John Kerry changed his mind and now supports the ban on gay marriages. I'm telling you this guy has more positions than Paris Hilton. -- David Letterman
[Senator] Kerry [democrat MA] is emerging as the worst of all the viable Democratic candidates. He has the backbone of Clinton and the charm of Gore. -- Andrew Sullivan
I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry. -- Rodney Alexander
I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry -- Rodney Alexander
John Kerry's campaign attacks on gas prices ignore the reality of Kerry's long record of supporting higher gas prices and blocking the president's comprehensive energy plan. -- Steve Schmidt
Real movement in the Kerry campaign now. His poll numbers are moving, donations are moving, endorsements are moving. The only thing not moving is his hair. -- Jay Leno
Kerry was here in Los Angeles. He was courting the Spanish vote by speaking Spanish. And he showed people he could be boring in two languages. -- Jay Leno
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
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
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
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
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
The Kerry campaign was a difficult one to be involved with, it is a real juggling act to set the tone and pace of these things accurately. -- Jennifer Granholm
John Kerry and Ralph Nader met face-to-face, it was a historic meeting. Astronomers said today their meeting actually created what is called a 'charisma black hole.' -- Jay Leno
According to the recent polls, Bush has a slight lead over John Kerry. So today, Bush hung a banner over the White House saying, 'Mission Accomplished.' -- David Letterman
Speaking of tax fairness, it was Senator Kerry who voted to increase the income tax on senior citizens on Social Security, earning as little as $32,000 a year. -- William Weld
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
[Senators John Kerry & John Edwards] have risen high in Democratic polls with a brand of class resentment and soak-the-rich rhetoric rooted in the old-fashioned liberalism of Ted Kennedy. -- William Safire
John Kerry described his Republican critics as 'the most crooked, lying group I've ever seen.' Now, that's saying something, because Kerry's both a lawyer and a politician. -- Jay Leno
John Kerry says that foreign leaders want him to be president, but that he can't name the foreign leaders. That's all right, President Bush can't name them either. -- David Letterman
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President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed as a flip-flopping opportunist. -- Ron Fournier
I'd actually love to think that I could trust Kerry on national security. But the only way I could do that, at this point, would be via self-delusion. -- Glenn Reynolds
Today, John Kerry announced a fool-proof plan to wipe out the $500B deficit. John Kerry has a plan, he's going to put it on his wife's Gold Card. -- Craig Kilborn
Senator John Kerry released his plan today to eliminate the deficit. He said all we have to do is find a really rich country like Switzerland and marry it. -- Jay Leno
[John Kerry] actually stole my line because when I became Secretary of State, I said, 'I hope my heels will fill Warren Christopher's shoes.' So he reversed that. -- Madeleine Albright
If you put Sen. Kerry in the White House, I think you are going to see that another terrorist attack happen ... and I don't want to see another Sept. 11. -- Bernard Kerik
The big winner last night in New Hampshire - Senator John Kerry. He won 39 percent of the vote, which is pretty good, and begs the question, why the long face? -- Jay Leno
By 1973, John Kerry had already accused American soldiers of committing war crimes in Vietnam, thrown someone else's medals to the ground in an anti-war demonstration, and married his first heiress. -- Ann Coulter
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
I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful. I think he's deeply committed on issues like the environment. I think he's an internationalist, which I am. -- Howard Dean
John Kerry had surgery on his right shoulder this week to repair some damage. It was pretty bad, he had no feeling. It was almost like he was a Republican. -- David Letterman
A Newsweek poll said if the election were held today, John Kerry would beat Bush 49 percent to 46 percent. And today, President Bush called Newsweek magazine a threat to world peace. -- Jay Leno

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