Quote Originally Posted by IRONxMortlock
I've never really understood why Americans of the right hate Kerry so much. Ok, I get the partisan thing but I mean the right-wing is famous for its glorification of the military and veterans etc. ...How can a right-wing which idolises the military and its heroes despise a war hero while supporting a man who didn't step up to the plate during a time of war?
Hi IRONxMortlock,

In addition to what Don posted I think its instructive to know the Right's distain for Kerry predates the rise of Bush by decades. The derision traces back to Kerry's Vietnam Era testimony before Congress (1971) where he charged U.S. Military war atrocities as the norm and aligned himself with the Winter Solider Investigation (1972). Kerry's stance was(is) taken as agenda ridden, disingenuous, and contributing to a domestic hostility toward the war that would ultimately lead to defeat.