'I Have Held a Job, Howard'

In which we authenticate, better late than never, senatorial candidate John Glenn's rousing rejoinder to opponent Howard Metzenbaum's alleged barb about the career Marine and ex-astronaut never having held a job:

"I tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men - some men - who held a job. And they required a dedication to purpose and a love of country and a dedication to duty that was more important than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is what has made this country possible. I have held a job, Howard."