Reply #9: The problem, if there is one,

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is the matter of perspective. You know Kerry pretty well and regard him highly, therefore having a very well justified, from any angle, understanding of and appreciation for him and his principles.
Someone else, about three degrees in a different direction, sees what appears to be a slowness on the uptake or some other things that rub them a little raw, just enough so that Kerry looks like a fake, having to calculate every move, lacking authenticity.
That person also feels they know Kerry pretty well or as well as need be to write him off and they also have a perfectly, logically justified understanding of their concept of Kerry.
We people who meet, here and IRW, in service of a higher calling, must find a way to enjoy, or at least tolerate the totally asinine opinions of those we disagree with, realizing that we have far more common cause, despite our differences, with our lovable circle of jerky compatriots than we do with those whose extreme views allow them to be criminals in support of their own ambitions.