Reply #82: He's maligned because some people are afraid of him.

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Kerry is attacked the way he is because he's got four major categories of enemies:

1. The powers
Greedy power hungry bastards with an agenda(ie: media conglomerates, DC power brokers, money people agendas Kerry will not meet)

2. Chickenshit Republicans
They still go after Kerry because they obviously fear what he'd do and find out if he were elected.

3. Ambitious Democrats
These are a lovely bunch of two-faced assholes who believe all is fair including backstabbing one of your own if you want to succeed in politics.

4. Tight-ass liberals from Fantasy Land
You know the type: they would have done everything different than Kerry did in 2004 (genius by hindsight) and would have won by a landslide. A harsh, unforgiving bunch (who are also quite myopic and unrealistic),these types think it was Kerry's fault and Kerry's fault alone that he lost in 2004. They refuse to acknowledge the number of other contributing factors including the fact that Edwards didn't add much to the ticket. In fact, they are delusional in the opinion that Edwards would have done a better job. What a total crock! Sadly, the liberal side of the spectrum has a lot of idealists who hold everyone to a higher standard than they ascribe to themselves: forgiving, loving, compassionate liberals until they get the chance to taste the blood of one of their own. They are every bit as vicious as the Rovian wing of the Republican party.

EDIT: Just scroll down for examples of the above. See?