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John Kerry: The governor tries to take credit for the jobs, 250,000. He sounds like the rooster who's trying to take credit for the…

On the recordSeptember 29, 2004
The governor tries to take credit for the jobs, 250,000. He sounds like the rooster who's trying to take credit for the sunrise.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kerry uses a metaphor to challenge Bush's claims about job creation, implying that Bush is taking undue credit.

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