[newzjunkey]

There's no question he *did* say it. It's reported in one news account of the event that I quoted elsewhere in this topic.

That article is still up and says he got "laughter and gasps." Here's an excerpt:

Kerry charmed the crowd with tales of surfing at Mission Beach and got laughs for a series of one liners, including telling the crowd he had just returned from Texas, "Where the president used to live - now he lives in a state of denial."

Kerry then told the students that if they were able to navigate the education system, they could get comfortable jobs - "If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq," he said to a mixture of laughter and gasps.

[bnelson44]

Thanks. Video is here as well:

http://www.nbc4.tv/video/10195506/index.htmlhttp://www.nbc4.tv/video/10195506/index.html