John Kerry actually said...

"I think you can't run for president cherry-picking states, picking up a delegate here or there. You have to run for president nationally. I've been the only one in recent weeks doing that and proving ..."

"I have been one of the leading champions in the United States Congress for campaign finance reform and for changing the way money affects American politics."

"I'm proud that I've said no to the Political Action Committee Money. And if you look at George Bush and his crowd, they are the world champions in terms of special interest giveaways, the drug company..."

"I came in, I'm sure, challenged as many of you here in this room were by the call to action of President Kennedy and the notion that politics can be a noble profession."