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"It really shouldn't reflect poorly on Kerry, since he's a self-made man."

Sure. All self made men spend their youth yachting with John F. Kennedy, go to boarding school in Europe, prep schhool in Boston and have the connections and sponsors to buy a successful political career.

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It's easy to pooh-pooh John Kerry's humble origins, but You're overlooking the initiative, hard work and dedication it takes to marry a wealthy heiress. (Twice!)