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[THUNDER HANDS]

1. yes

but I'm getting used to it. It makes the victories even sweeter. :evilgrin:

[mdmc]

2. Dean supporter

that has received 2 anti Kerry for every 1 Pro Dean email.
It is sad.
I keep writing [e-mail] saying (in the subject line) attacking Kerry does not help Dean.

[XanaDUer]

8. Thanks for doing that!

:hi:

In the end, most of us want Chimp out.

[mdmc]

10. worse still, I love Kerry

but think that Clark / Gephardt would be our best bet to beat Bush... And they are my least favorite (even less then the Mighty Joe).

I want Bush our more than I want to support Kucinich, or an anti war candidate, or a liberal.

[sandnsea]

20. Clark/Gephardt???

I honestly had never thought of that ticket. It would be tough to beat, no doubt about it.

[mzmolly]

21. Funny, I'm a subscriber and have received NO anti Kerry emails from the

Dean campaign?

[IndianaGreen]

23. Neither have I

so I am baffled about the assertion the poster made, just as you are.

[janx]

26. That's funny. I haven't gotten a bunch like that.

?

[Eloriel]

40. Dean supporter and I've NEVER rec'd anti-Kerry email

or, for that matter, anti-any other candidate.

[Maddy McCall]

3. Actually, my heart is hurting for those whose desperation becomes more

obvious with each attack they foment against Kerry on each passing day.

I feel pity for them. :-)

[quinnox]

4. Somewhat, but it comes with the territory of winning

The more ridiculous stuff can even be amusing, in a National Enquirer kind of way.

And anyway, I can understand the frustration and passion that those who support other candidates feel, as they see the nomination slipping away from their guy.

[XanaDUer]

7. Exactly.

Next it will be "Bat Boy".

Frustration and disappointment can bring out the worst sometimes. That's Life. Be glad Kerry is the frontrunner, and doing well.

[quinnox]

9. I agree

n/t

[jfxgillis]

38. That's why I voted "other" although ...

... I did complain to Skinner 10 days or so ago about the repeated posting and re-posting of material from an extremist site intended to demonstrate that Kerry was a war criminal.

As long as DUers keep a Las Vegas-style "what happens here stays here" attitude, the attacks don't bother me, even as a longtome committed Kerryon.

[maddezmom]

5. yes

and the tit for tat shit needs to stop NOW!

[XanaDUer]

6. Naw,

when I saw a thread about Kerry "hobnobbing with commies" a while ago, I started laughing out loud.

DU is not America. If you see anything outrageous, hit alert, and the mods have been fair dealing with the more outrageous stuff.

[TexasMexican]

11. No.

Some people have thier own reasons for disliking Kerry. Let them speak thier mind.

If Kerry cant survive the fact that some people in his own party dont like him, then how is he going to survive whatever the other party will do to him?

I personally hope Kerry doesnt survive whatever our party does to him, I believe we have better candidates out there than him.

[seaglass]

12. I voted to continue ripping him from limb to limb,

just kidding though - I'm a Kerry supporter.

It's extremely frustrating but I know I have a choice to not come here or to put people on ignore.

And, we already have enough people playing victim on this site.

[NNN0LHI]

13. When I start seeing links to this stuff from wingnut web sites posted at..

...DU I get the feeling Kerry is the man. I was not so sure of this last week, but I am becoming convinced that the Republicans and their ilk are scared shitless of Kerry. I think you may have gotten on a winning horse Pete?

Don

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[deutsey]

14. Please, are you so surprised that Kerry is now the target?

Just how naive are you? Did you really think that all the attacks on Dean were justified and that somehow other Democratic candidates like Kerry would somehow duck the slings and arrows from the corporate media and their masters because they were so noble and better than Dean?

And we wonder why we keep losing against Bush...

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[deutsey]

27. How badly do I read? Ah, ha ha ha ha ha!

Oh, I've been reading quite well lately, thank you.

I've been reading all the Democratic/GOP/corporate media attacks against Dean, that is.

Now Kerry supporters are crying because the Big Bad Media are also attacking you?

Sorry, but despite my sympathy for the fact that another Democratic hopeful is in the cross hairs, do you really expect me to boohoo with a campaign that sunk daggers into the back of the candidate I supported?

I'll vote for your guy if he gets the nomination, don't get me wrong. What puzzles me is how Kerry supporters are now shocked, shocked that the corporate media are now turning on Kerry since he gained frontrunnner status.

[mtlipsc]

32. Since Kerry has adopted all Dean's statements, you should expect it

Today on NPR Kerry said, ""We're going to build the greatest grassroots campaign this country has every seen."

Word for word...

Isn't that a hoot?

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[La_Serpiente]

15. Honestly, I don't mind some threads

for example, we had a reallly great thread yesterday about Kerry's health care plan.

It's the other BS that just turns me off.

[WWW]

I have posted this on other threads.

And will state it again. After I learned that Kerry had won the Iowa caucus, I actually slept thru the night. It was the one of the first nights I have slept thru since 9/11. And I was an undecided before I learned the results.

Because Kerry won, I had hope again. Hope that an international coalition would be built to fight terror, hope that my kids could grow up without fear. Hope that someone could do something about our astronomical health care costs and poor economy. Hope that my kids would be as happy as I was before Bush took office.

You guys make me feel like an axe murderer. Shame on me for choosing a Democratic nominee who makes me feel safe and gives me hope...

[seaglass]

28. I appreciate your sentiments. I felt the same way when

I heard Kerry's foreign policy speech at the CFR, he gave me hope. Foreign policy is one of my most important issues, I'm concerned about the state of the world first. Kerry has the style of a diplomat but the toughness of a fighter.

I just don't have as much faith in any of the other candidates on foreign policy, least of all Dean - he doesn't have a diplomatic bone in his body or if he does, I've never seen it.

[mtlipsc]

29. Have you looked at Kerry's voting record?

I'd give him a D-. He hardly ever bothered to show up. The Republicans are going to skewer him on that. He'd better have some good excuses ready. (Look at some of the other Senators for contrast.)

GO TO http://www.capwiz.com/c-span/officials/congress/?only_votes=1&lookup_address=1&lvl=C&address=10+Main+st.&city=Woburn&address_lookup_state=MA&address_lookup_azip=01801&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

[seaglass]

30. Let's see what happens in MA., ok?

If the voters of MA. have a problem with him campaigning for president, they'll let him know.

As a MA resident I'm fine with his voting record because I know that he's there when his vote makes a difference. They do vote counts y'know.

[Old and In the Way]

36. 6 posts?

You don't mind if I don't take your points too serious, do you? And John's got a 95% ADA voting record....so I'm looking forward to getting a progressive back in office.

[NV1962]

17. Kerry's self-invoked "Bring It On" karma too much? Too hot a kitchen? n/t

[sandnsea]

18. No, get it all out now

That's the way it works.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

19. Other

it's over the top, but I'm not letting it get to me. It's really only a little more intense than it was in the summer.
There is a massive troll invasion on the Kerry blog, though -- but it just looks like a sign of desperation in the other campaigns.

[sangha]

22. (Other) Not at all. I'm loving it!!

Bringing up IWR worked so well in IA and NH where Kerry got more antiwar votes than any of the other Dems. Besides, most Dem voters want a Dem who voted for IWR, so keep on reminding them voters people!

I also like it when they accuse Kerry of cowardice for cutting his tour in VN short. It only emphasize his heroism. Keep up the good work!

And I like it when they mention Skull and Bones because it reminds the conspiracists that Kerry knows their methods.

[DjTj]

24. I think it's funny that No is winning...

...in a poll that is clearly worded to make us vote Yes.

So I voted No, even though I'm getting a little bit bored of the Kerry-bashing...

[MaineDem]

31. It comes with the territory

I'd rather take it now and be ready for Rove & Co.

But it does make me wonder about some of the people who post here. I'll be glad when the primaries are over and we have a candidate - who I will support regardless of who it is!

[Piperay]

33. Yes...

the attacks against Kerry and all the Democratic candidates (and many by other Democrats) is making my head hurt. :argh:

[KittyWampus]

35. WHAT Attacks? The Media Is Still Essentially Kissing His Ass

and Edwards to a certain extent.

Oh, maybe you mean here on DU. If that's what you are referring to... it's a pretty small audience.

Big Deal.

[CWebster]

37. Poor thing...

Ain't seen nothing yet.

[sistersofmercy]

39. Yes but...

I also find it somewhat amusing that some posters are spending their time taking cheap shots at Kerry instead of posting something positive about their candidate. Plus just saw on cable news Kerry is the projected winner of all the states on Tuesday except SC which the commentators are saying will be close between Kerry and Edwards.

[Cheswick2.0]

41. why, this is just primary politics

if he can't withstand it now, how will he ever be ready for bush?

[Toucano]

Kerry is the devil?

I see him more as the devil's minion.

Of course, should we foolishly nominate him, I'll vote for him.

[creativelcro]

42. Kerry deserves every bit of it.... Would be unfair, otherwise...

[ModerateMiddle]

43. No, I expected it

I actually didn't quite anticipate the level of hatred and vitriol possible in a Dem forum, but I expected that as Kerry started to surge, there was going to be quite a bit of animosity shown for him.

The lowest of the low was a comment on a blog where a participant, in acknowledging that the Fire Fighters (IAFF) had supported John Kerry, commented "Go Fire!"

It's embarassing, frankly.