I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.

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

My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great American middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like Medicare.

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.

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.

I still believe Americas destiny is to become a living testament to what free human beings can accomplish by acting in unity.

I'm John Kerry, and I'm reporting for duty.