"John Kerry announced a fool-proof
plan to wipe out the $500 billion deficit. John Kerry has a plan, he's going to put it
on his wife's Gold Card." —Craig Kilborn
"John Kerry reportedly flew in his private hairdresser before his 'Meet the Press'
interview for a total cost of $1,000. That's $1,000 for a haircut, which sounds like
a lot, but have you seen the size of Kerry's head?" —Jay Leno
"Kerry scored many points with voters and pundits by finally putting to rest criticism
that he's a flip-flopper. Kerry said, 'I have one position on Iraq: I'm forgainst it."
—Amy Pohler, Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update"
"They say John Kerry is the first Democratic presidential candidate in history
to raise $50 million in a three-month period. Actually, that's nothing. He once
raised $500 million with two words: 'I do.'" —Jay Leno
"You see the pictures in the paper today of John Kerry windsurfing? He's at his
home in Nantucket this week, doing his favorite thing, windsurfing. Even his hobby
depends on which way the wind blows." —Jay Leno
"Pundits are saying that Kerry's message is garbled. You know you're doing
badly when you're running against Bush and you're the one who is garbled."
—David Letterman
"John Kerry went duck hunting and he's doing that to fulfill his campaign
pledge to hunt down the ducks and kill them wherever they are. Kerry did
pretty well; he came back with four ducks and three Purple Hearts."
—David Letterman
"Last week, Senator Kerry was eight points behind President Bush, today he is
three points ahead. Is this the kind of indecision we want in a president?"
—Announcer in a mock Bush-Cheney ad, "Late Show With David Letterman"
"We make jokes about it but the truth is this presidential election really offers
us a choice of two well-informed, opposing positions on every issue. OK, they both
belong to John Kerry, but they're still there." —Jay Leno
"Have you folks been following the controversy with John Kerry and his service
in Vietnam and the Swift Boat campaign? It all took place in Vietnam and now it
just won't go away. I was thinking about this — if John Kerry had just ducked the
war like everybody else he wouldn't have this trouble." —David Letterman
"John Kerry met with the AARP. They were having their convention. He gave a
speech, then Kerry introduced his retirement plan — his wife, Teresa." —Jay Leno
"Bush and Cheney say now they're targeting people who can't make up their minds,
so apparently they're trying to get John Kerry's vote as well." —Jay Leno
"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
"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
"The White House began airing their TV commercials to reelect the president,
and the John Kerry campaign is condemning his use of 9/11 in the ads. He said
it is unconscionable to use the tragic memory of a war in order to get elected,
unless of course, it's the Vietnam War." —Jay Leno
"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
"During last night's debate, John Kerry and John Edwards were so friendly to each
other some political experts think that they may end up running together. In fact
Kerry and Edwards were so friendly, President Bush accused them of planning a gay
marriage." —Conan O'Brien
"On the campaign trail, the president continued what has been a theme throughout
the year: John Kerry is a flip-flopper. Oh, and also consistently liberal." —Jon Stewart
"Vice President Dick Cheney attacked John Kerry. He said that John Kerry
'lacks deeply held convictions.' Today Kerry shot back, he said, 'That's not
completely true.'" —Jay Leno