Reply #25: Yadda, yadda [View All]

[MadHound]

At least past recipients have achieved something notable, Harry Belafonte, Diane Nash, etc. What has Kerry done? If this was for his anti war work in the early seventies, fine. But to award him this now simply comes across as a consolation prize, and an undeserved one at that.

And speaking the truth about Kerry's record isn't "bashing" him. Just because he is a Democrat doesn't mean that he is beyond reproach. While I voted for him in the spirit of ABB, quite frankly the man is and was a colossal disappointment. Do you deny his voting record? Do you deny his actions?

You may think that Kerry is the be all and end all of Democratic politics, but quite frankly to myself and many others he is simply another corporate whore, willing to sell out to the highest bidder. Don't make the mistake of confusing the large numbers voting for Kerry for actual approval of the man. Many many, if not most, were voting against Bush, not for Kerry.

If you can somehow explain away Kerry's voting record of the past five years, I'm willing to listen, and I'm also willing to hear the explanation of why he ran his campaign so poorly. But to simply dismiss myself and the many others who disliked Kerry as some sort of minor annoyance is a mistake. For it is this sort of condescending attitude which is helping to drive more and more people away from the Democratic party and into the arms of the Greens and others.