John Kerry, who you may remember from the 2004 Presidential election or from when he played Lurch in the 1960s TV show The Addams Family, has returned from obscurity this week ready to try his hand at the world of stand-up comedy. Kerry was trying out some of his new material at a campaign event for a fellow Democrat. Many comedians have a catch phrase or hook like Jeff Foxworthy’s “you might be a redneck” or Larry The Cable Guy’s “Git-R-Done” and Kerry is fallowing in their footsteps with his tagline “you get stuck in Iraq.” “Stay in school and get an education, or you get stuck in Iraq.” This joke has caused some controversy among military personnel but Kerry says people need to deal with it. “I want to be one of those edgy comics like Dave Chapelle or Carlos Mencia.” Kerry remarked. Some of his other jokes from the night included, “If you got rejected from a job at Wal-Mart because your SAT scores were too low, you get sent to Iraq. If illegal immigrants correct your grammar, you get sent to Iraq.” Reviews of Kerry’s performance were definitely mixed. “I don’t know what’s more offensive, the jokes’ content or the fact that they aren’t funny,” said internet critic Ken Opinionface. Democrat Oliver Liberalstein responded, “I thought his set was hilarious, he really zinged Bush.. or the troops… or whoever that was directed towards.” Kerry says the event was a learning experience and that he will work on his material before his next public appearance, or he’ll disappear back into obscurity. One of those two things.