# Hey, now that you mention it... John Kerry IS white! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 12, 2004, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566 "2004-08-12T18:31:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566/41 "2004-08-14T17:28:40Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > It’s going to be fun, watching Kerry debate against a guy who couldn’t win a fair argument against Tom Cullen. M-O-O-N. That spells fiscal policy! ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566/42 "2004-08-14T18:10:01Z")
There should be a black folk litmus test for all these white politicians. If they fail the test, they should not be allowed to claim blackness. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566/43 "2004-08-14T22:25:09Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > There should be a black folk litmus test for all these white politicians. If they fail the test, they should not be allowed to claim blackness. You mean something like “How many syllables are in the word ‘shit’?” ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566/44 "2004-08-15T14:35:07Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > What I find insulting is that he expects people to buy that Bush is somehow a poor black man a la “The Jerk.” Great, now when the news here runs a story on him (they never include the English audio, just a video clip of him with the Japanese commentary playing over it), I’m going to see that mouth flapping and hear: “I’m picking out a thermos, for you…, C’mere honey and gimme a kiss!” Cheney: “arf!” Bush: “no, not you, Shithead!” ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566/45 "2004-08-15T16:42:12Z")
> [@iampunha](#): > > If governmental (i.e. having to do with policy) positions were unpaid, would there be any substantive decrease in the amount of bullshit that’s been associated with (American, at least, and I’d say World if I knew much of anything about world politics) politics since at least the days of railroads? Maybe. That’s also a good way to make sure only the independently wealthy ever hold political office. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566/46 "2004-08-15T18:44:56Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > I’ll take rich, white, and wishy-washy over rich, white, and stupid any day. Rich, white and stupid is no way to go through life, son. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-now-that-you-mention-it-john-kerry-is-white/259566.md?page=2)