[rlmorel]

John Kerry: If you do not have class,

You cannot buy it.

You cannot marry into it.

You cannot get it from politics

You cannot get it from Yale or Harvard.

You cannot get it by serving in the military, especially from an abbreviated and dishonorable service.

You cannot get it by learning a foreign language.

You cannot get it by getting a $500 haircut.

You cannot get it by buying a tailored suit.

You cannot get it by riding a bike.

You cannot get it by snowboarding.

You cannot get it by verbally abusing a Secret Service agent who would put his life on the line to save your sorry ass.

You cannot get it by throwing a football or kicking a soccer ball.

You cannot get it by donning hunting gear and "gettin yerself a hunting license".

You cannot get it by holding up dead geese.

You cannot get it by painting your face orange.

You cannot get it by running for President.

You won't get it hanging around with the Kennedys.

You cannot get it by drinking wine or eating brie.

You most definitely cannot get it by ingratiating yourself with the French.

You either have class. Or you don't.

You don't.

[Enterprise]

MAJOR BUMP!!!

[Enchante]

Classic!!

If there's anyone in the country who hasn't figured out by now that Lurch is one of the most loathsome simpering twits in politics, then they are as hopeless as Jon Cary.

Of course, we have to be ready for all the Demagogues who will try to rewrite the history of this episode - that's one of their favorite tactics, as with all of the "Swift Boat" stuff . Even when they lose the initial round badly, they will spend years trying to rewrite the history until hardly anyone seems to know anymore what actually happened.

In this case, Thomas Friedman and others have already started, by portrarying the controversy as some kind of "Karl Rove dirty trick" rather than allowing what Kerry actually said to be the focus of discussion.

[ErnBatavia]

You cannot get it by painting your face orange.

Those few days of "ManTan" were the most hilarious of his pitiful campaign...

[Albion Wilde]

John Kerry: ...You either have class. Or you don't.
You don't.

LOL!! Nice one! So true!

[USMCPOP]

Wow, you said it, and said it well! It takes time and effort and real human values to impart a sense of class. Some have it and some do not. You can't buy it with ketchup.

[cinnathepoet]

You cannot get it by drinking wine or eating brie.

Or by ordering Philly cheesesteak with swiss.

[Kate of Spice Island]

May I steal your post # 205 & save it for a rainy day?

[radiohead]

Tell it, FRiend!