Virtually every rating group online rates him to be extreme on an ideological scale. That is not where the American public is.

hes to stupid

He wanted a strong defense.

Frankenstein needed to work on public speaking, but all dubs had to do was put up more b.s. about the war that was supposed to be 'over', rattle the saber at the f@gs-who-are-destroying marriage, sit quietly while chicken-hawks attack a war hero and presto! The lord of 'tards reigns! What? You mean he actually questioned a war that was full of mistakes and cost thousands of lives? How DARE he. . .remember kids, hate those who question and think- it's bad for the government. . .

Pick a side and stick with it! Yes or No. You can't please everyone. Anyone with D's in history and poli sci should not even be a senator, let alone President.

great senator and man.

On one hand, he is a great United States Senator and a smart guy. On the other hand, not the nominee in "08.

he is an ass hole!

The GOP should start attending church every day praying that Kerry is the 2008 Democratice nominee.

We needed somebody better to beat Bush. Now we are stuck with the him until 2009. Damn.

Politically emasculated, but I give him 5 stars cause he survived being run over by the G.O.P garbage truck...Tough b@stard, I like him.

Actually the rating was just a three, but I gave him a four for not using rude words during the debates. Clearly the better candidate. Did not need to try hard to look better than Bush. The so-called liberal media was so excited when Bush managed to string a couple of coherent sentences together in a debate. It reminded me of when a kid managed to use his pull up diapers and everybody praised him for not crapping all over himself. sk8er girl did not see Bush give a superior glance. He was clearly inferior. That may have played a role. The great American public was duped, and duped so easily that it is painful to watch.

How can anyone look up to this man? He's always changing his beliefs and tries to look better than Bush by getting a botox, and going to a tanning salon. During the debate he would look over at Bush like he was trying to make him think he didn't know what he was saying. I didn't see Bush give the superior glance.

A man whose defining moments have been acquired by marriage, pretending he is Irish and throwing someone else medals at the White House. Loser and fraud.

I'm so glad he didn't get elected. He is a lot like the city of Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes and it will change. This is what he has done his whole career.

A simple, pure, intelligent man who should have been elected. I voted for him and so did 54.8 million others. It's going to interesting to see what a mistake over the 4 years some Americans did by voting for Bush. Doesn't it feel bad that 3/4 of all Bush votes came from the Redneck south?

There are politicians I don't agree with and politicians I dislike, but it's not often I come across one I absolutely hate. Kerry is a waste of skin adn the Democrats showed just how desperate and dumb they are for nominating him.

update: I give him 1 star. he sucks, ran a horrible campaign, spent 99% of his time campaigning in states gore won in 2000. votes for the war before he voted against it. associated himself w/liberals, big mistake (I'm a moderate). He's a scumbag who never had a chance. even though i voted for him, i really can't say w/any certainty that America would be better off w/him and his snobby elitist family; i'd rather party w/the bush girls. Thanks for losing and giving us 4 more yrs of hell. Seriously, why would the Democrats even nominate this guy.....I was an Edwards supporter and thought he would've been a much better choice; heck, even Dean would've been better because at least he had passion. Kerry is just as out of touch w/regular people as Bush is.........so we essentially had really bad candidates to choose from.......but even though I hate Bush w/a passion, I'll tip my hat off to him for running a much better campaign than Kerry. God help us.

If kerry is so rich why did he get a loan from www.spotya.com

I didn't really see the point of why he tried to be president. He just wasn't right. Let me put it this way, I don't like Bush either, but that doesn't mean I don't support him more than this liar. You either like Bush or you like Kerry. I don't like either, HOWEVER, if Kerry won, I would have supported him, unlike you IDIOTS who won't support your own PRESIDENT! Anyone who turns their back on their president, NO MATTER WHO IT IS, is a traitor, and should be executed for treason.

This guy didn't take a firm stance on ANY issues. Bush was not to go into Iraq just because there were no weapons of mass destruction. Our intelligence as well as those from other countries, believed that there were WOMD. Should Bush have waited til we were attacked again to do something? And Kerry's health care plan stank, where did he expect the money to come from?

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He gets three stars because he's not George W. Bush!

I don't agree on much that kerry says.. I have looked on what he belives and i only agree with a few things.. He is not for me... He seems like a nice guy though..

I've heard many negative comments about John Kerry which may or may not be true but he was the only hope that the US could mend bridges (and not just give lip service to the idea)with its allies and construct a proper plan for helping to resolve the problems and distrust in the Middle East. This may have happened simply because he was a new face to whom other leaders could talk. True, they are resigned that with Bush it is better the devil you know, but there are few amicable relationships to build on, unless Bush changes his approach - and I can't see that sincerely happening. Insular Americans should realise that the world no longer operates on simple domestic issues and that you really need a qualified internationalist to lead at the helm. Kerry adequately filled that role.

I only like Kerry because he had an idea to allow better health care

I am still very bitter about Kerry's defeat. Our (should be) president made Bush look like a complete fool on the debates. He is OBVIOUSLY 5x smarter then Bush. Why would all of you vote for a guy that goes into Iraq with full intentions of finding then destroying weapons of mass destruction, then eventually says there are no weapons of mass destruction??? 4 more years of this IDIOT!!!

Man, to think with all the money, the shameless celebrity antics, the Media mosty in his corner (I love Fox News), and all the outcry against Bush, HE LOST? At least he was gentleman enough to not make it a court battle like pansy ass Gore.

Kerry was the candidate we needed for change, but the Democratic Party sure could have picked a better one. This dude was TOO LIBERAL, and everyone could see that. Has the party forgotten about Clinton's wild success? Fools, for your mistake, enjoy Southern Republican hell for the next four years.

I think that if he was willing to take over the country with the condition it's in, he has to mean well. He has some good views, and he totally kicked Bush's butt in the debates... however, I think I could probably kick Bush's butt in the debates...

Kerry had the liberal media in his corner promulgating his agitprop. He had Michael Moore promoting lies in full length movies. He had massive campaign donations and 527's. He lied and pretended like he wasn't who he really was. He said just about everything he could to be president-- but it is one thing to talk like a president and another to act like one. Tonight America, in what is going to be a clear mandate with resounding victories for the republicans in the Senate and House, are sending George W. Bush back to the White House and putting a spike in the heart of 60's liberalism. Good night Lurch and all of you RIA libs the dumb Texan has just bested you all again.***** Let me help you out Magellan- Kerry's IDEAS lost! He even tried to LIE and pretend he was somewhat conservative- AND HE STILL LOST! Kerry is an extremely erudite and adroit politician but his IDEAS are a LOSER. Liberals need to start understanding that.******UPDATE: I love now how liberals attribute Kerry's loss to him being a weak candidate. Or to the stupidity of the American public... a bunch of rednecks from the south, that lack the intelligence to understand the nuance of his lies, who couldn't see through all the republican mudslinging. So long as libs keep attributing their continual defeat to these fallacies they will continue to lose elections. Sorry to burst all of your bubbles but the average republican voter is more astute than your average democratic voter. We understanding the founding principles of this constitutional republic. Freedom is NOT defined by rights to earthly goods or supposed morally neutral procedures that predicate a morally laden discussion that is antithetical to that of our founding while insisting not to do so. Republicans by enlarge understand that all issues are cradled in our Natural Law traditions; And whether tacitly or explicitly that understanding revealed itself at the voting booth: moral issues was defined, along with terrorism, as the issues most important to voters. So after the Democrats exploited the 527's to a tune of 288 million dollars, created fictitious crockumentaries to explicitly falsify data and effect the outcome of the election, attempted to submit forged documents and report a fraudulent story, after distorting weapons stories, after mounting massive protests inclusive of massive arrests, after George Soros' 98 million dollars, after every Hollywood Liberal spoke out against Bush, after the mainstream media ran not one positive story on the Bush administrion for the last 4 months, after falsely reported stacked exit polls were reported, after all that it was the dumb unintelligent redneck American voter who didn't listen and still voted for Bush anyhow that is to blame?

Well, he fought the good fight and he still gets a 5 in my book. But perhaps he was not the strongest candidate. I don't think he was prepared for the mudslinging juggernaut of the Republican party. He made the often fatal mistake of overestimating the intelligence of the American people, perhhaps doubting that they would believe the Republicans lies. He was too much of a gentleman and should have fought back harder. But he tried, and I wish him all the best.

His 20 year voting record in the senate is dreadful and depressing. Furthermore, I don't believe a man who has been so inconsistent can make a stable president. Not to mention his record on defense is very frightening for a possible Commander and Chief of U.S Armed Forces, and I guess the troops over seas must feel likewise because they overwhelmingly support the President. But then again, who cares what they think because all those Parisians love Kerry, right? UPDATE: I'll give Kerry some credit- he realized that he couldn't win and didn't drag out the election. GOOD BYE MR.KERRY!

He sucked. Bush is just WAAAAAAAAAAY worse (but the people disagree).

Despite a keen understanding on issues and an articulate way of expressing himself, John Kerry couldn't get things done. Bush had been sitting on a relatively low approval rating, yet Kerry got trumped by wedge issues that overrode the upper hand he often had from the public's pains from the economy and the war in Iraq. His debates were always eloquent, yet how much of the public truly embraced him on a personal level? He gave his heart and soul to the campaign, but found that all his smarts couldn't stop him from being outmaneuvered at key campaign junctures. For example, many veterans came to believe Bush's Vietnam experience was more honorable than Kerry's. Kerry also didn't do enough to convince his fellow Christians that he would uphold their way of life. I'm not sure which Democrat would have been more skillful with earning the trust and fondness of voters, but Kerry obviously needed to appeal more to swing groups.

A little post-mortem on Kerry: I think he's an honorable guy, and a seasoned & competent politician. I think he would have made a good President. But as this particular rating is about John Kerry the Presidential candidate, it has to reflect failing grades. Just as I gave Bush failing grades based on the actions and results of his first term, I will assess Kerry based on how he did as a Presidential candidate. And the bottom line is that Kerry failed. He had the money, he had an energized party behind him, and he had sitting President with glaring, obvious weaknesses. But Kerry still lost.

Well, I cast my vote for Kerry pretty much first thing in the morning; I'm not satisfied at all with what has happened in the past four years, and I feel it's time for a change. Hopefully, Kerry can deliver. Honestly, though, here's something that I think many of us CAN agree on: I'M TIRED OF THIS RACE AND I JUST WANT IT TO END! Seriously, the mudslinging, the documentaries, the over-the-top fanatics, on ALL sides, it's disgusting. Yeah, I know it happens every four years, but this time around, it seems a LOT worse. Why are friends and family getting into arguments over this? I mean, hell, if you don't like who your brother/sister/cousin/best friend/ whoever is voting for, it's all the more reason to get off your OWN @#$ and vote. I don't even care if you're voting for the no-chance-in-hell third-party candidate anymore, just VOTE and let others vote as they choose, you don't have to be an !@#hole to someone just because they're not voting for your guy. Thankfully, my first experience voting was extremely pleasant--everyone was in good humor, regardless of party affiliation (or lack thereof, in my case), and we all agreed that this whole electronic voting thing didn't sit well with us. I hope everyone else can keep civil as well. I have a feeling that this is going to be long and dragged out, probably ending up with court battles, but I hope it ends soon.

Mr. Kerry can you at least introduce some of your potential cabinet members?As I recall Mr. Bush did so prior to his election in 2000!Also,Why is the Communist Party endorsing Kerry?Could it be he is much closer to their ideals than Bush?Update:Kerry said,Americas' ideals can be found in Hollywood!Update:Go to the dictionary and look up Messiah and bipartisan.

The traitor is a confirmed financial supporter of Danial Ortega and his communist Nicaraguan regime.

This man is DANGEROUS !!! STRIKE 1 - He is a TRAITOR to our country ! STRIKE 2 - He is a complete Viet Nam war fraud ! STRIKE 3 - He is a confirmed pro communist activist and conspirator. 3 strikes and he's out !!!

2nd UPDATE: All seriousness aside, it remains to be seen whether he has the staying power to survive the al Qaqaa-gate scandal. My conjecture is he can, but it's gonna get ugly and smelly getting there. UPDATE(10/25/04): You vote a candidate's judgement, if you can decipher it. Was it good judgement to go to Paris and meet with the VietCong there, unauthorized to do so by the US? Was it good judgement to vote against funding the B-1 Bomber? And every weapons bill that he was in attendance to vote on? Was it good judgement to vote against the Gulf War in 1991, one of the most successful military operations in any country's history? Was it good judgement to state that he was unchanged by 9/11? How many Americans can honestly say that? Was it good judgement to obstruct Reagan's arms build-up in the early 1980's (consistent, but good judgement?) which resulted in the peaceful defeat of the Soviet Union, our avowed military enemy (who promised the destruction of the US) for 40 years and the reason for the Vietnem and Korean Wars? Was it good judgement to mention Cheney's lesbian daughter in the last debate? Was it good judgement to pick John Edwards for his VP nominee, a guy with a weaker resume than Dan Quayle? Is a leader's indecision one of those attributes that makes you feel safe and confident about a guy? Maybe he's smart enough to be president. Maybe he's smarter than George Bush. What about judgement? ORIGINAL POST (9/3/04): Having been totally trashed by his opponents, he is so insulted his patriotism has been questioned, he can't run on his Senate record, now he can't run on his record of Vietnam service/anti-war protests. I've seen chess matches like this before, it's not entertaining, but it is usually brief and over quickly. I think this race is pretty well over. Who advises this guy? He wants to be elected because he's snooty and he served in Vietnam? The most liberal democrat in the entire Senate? Wake up!

My goodness, the 3 3/4 years leading up to Election Day 2004 have indeed percolated something interesting for the days and months before that day. All this effecting news coverage, polling results (accurate or inaccurate), voters (most, if not all) response, and of course the future intentions of one fellow whom I'd like to call J. Forbes Kerry. In early 2004, residents of the USA were well aware of this being a presidential year, same goes for a current national path leading up to a future consisting of almost eternal fear and uncertainty. As always, TV, radio, and newspapers gives us early insight into the presidential campaigns and candidates up for the position of chief executive. One of the fellows running turned out to be a member of the U.S. Senate with 20 years experience as the voice of the state of Massachusetts. With a rather large number of democratic candidates against high stakes, voters had to wait to hear J. Forbes' plan for a future so bright that anybody (or so it seems) can see both a nation with less fear and more opportunity to succeed in our world today. Not only did voters, especially those who kept him on the path of earning his political party's nomination, receive a whole different set of words and actions worth living by for the next 4 years, but 2 things that could turn against him. You guessed it (I believe), his Service record before & after and his thought process before voting during those 20 years in the Senate. According to his voting record, it's clear that J. Forbes is not your ordinary politician. Here's one of the few (maybe even more) that has time to think for him. Now the Service issue: Like ever so many others, J. Forbes served his country out in southeast Asia, but this doesn't stop bearing witness to the fact that war can be the lowest form of human violence, depending on what's being fought for of course. In conclusion, his stance after the war enforced the old saying honesty is the best policy. As November 2nd comes closer, voters must decided between 2 candidates, 2 different visions, 2 different thought processes, and as always 2 different personalities. If J. Forbes earns the presidency, I assure you, the USA resident (like me) relief in this ever changing, yet still much of a challenging thing called life. Remember, this is only one fellow's opinion, only the voter has the power to steer the USA toward a future most, if not all residents would rather live in (fearful or not).

This is the type of man that I want as my President. Smart, passionate, considerate, and experienced.

meh. could do a lot better, but can sure do a lot worse (BUSH).

What a joke!

American Jobs OUTSOURCED by John F. Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry! Why not manufacture in America and ship finished product overseas? How many American workers are in these Heinz overseas factories? HEINZ WATTIE'S AUSTRALASIA - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia HEINZ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. - Republic of Singapore HEINZ WATTIE'S LIMITED - Auckland, New Zealand HEINZ JAPAN LTD - Tokyo, Japan HEINZ-UFE LTD. - Guangzhou, People's Republic of China HEINZ COSCO - Qingdao, People's Republic of China HEINZ KOREA LTD. - Inchon, South Korea HEINZ WIN CHANCE LTD. - Bangkok, Thailand HEINZ INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED - Mumbai, India PT HEINZ ABC INDONESIA - Jakarta, In donesia PT HEINZ SUPRAMA - Surabaya, Indonesia HEINZ UFC PHILIPPINES - Manila, the Philippines HEINZ HONG KONG LIMITED - Wanchai, Hong Kong H. J. HEINZ (Botswana) (Proprietary) LTD. - Ga borone, Botswana KGALAGADI SOAP INDUSTRIES (Pty) LTD. - Gaborone, Botswana REFINED OIL PRODUCTS (Pty) LTD. - Gaborone, Botswana OLIVINE INDUSTRIES (Private) LIMITED - Harare, Zimbabwe CHEGUTU CANNERS (Pvt) LTD. - Chegutu, Zimbabwe HEINZ SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. - Johannesburg, South Africa HEINZ WELLINGTON'S (PTY) LTD. - Wellington, South Africa HEINZ EUROPE - Hayes, Middlesex, England H. J. HEINZ COMPANY LIMITED - Hayes Park, Hayes, Middlesex, England H. J. HEINZ COMPANY LIMITED - Rovereto, Italy H. J. HEINZ COMPANY LIMITED - Telford, England JOHN WEST FOODS LIMITED - Liverpool, England H. J. HEINZ FROZEN & CHILLED FOODS LIMITED - Hayes, Middlesex, England H. J. HEINZ COMPANY (IRELAND) LIMITED - Dublin, Ireland H.J. HEINZ COMPANY OF CANADA LTD - North York, Ontario, Canada OMSTEAD FOODS LIMITED - Wheatley, Ontario, Canada ALIMENTOS HEINZ C.A. - Caracas, Venezuela DISTRIBUIDORA BANQUETE, S.A. - San Jose Costa Rica HEINZ ITALIA S.r.l. - Milan, Italy FATTORIA SCALDASOLE, S.p.a. - Monguzzo, Italy COPAIS FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANY, S.A. - Athens, Greece HEINZ POLSKA Sp. Z.O.O. - Warsaw, Poland PUDLISZKI S.A. - Pudliszki, Pola nd WODZISLAW, S.A. - Wodzislaw, Poland ETS. PAULET S.A. - Douarnenez, France H. J. HEINZ FROZEN S.A.R.L. - Paris, France HEINZ IBERICA S.A. - Madrid, Spain IDAL (Industrias de Alimentac Lda.) - Lisbon, Portugal MIEDZYCHOD S.A. - Miedzychod, Poland HEINZ C.I.S. - Moscow, Russia HEINZ GEORGIEVSK - Georgievsk, Russia CAIRO FOOD INDUSTRIES SAE - Cairo, Egypt HEINZ REMEDIA LIMITED - Tel Aviv, Israel STAR-KIST FOOD DC,'OR LIMITED - Haifa, Israel H. J. HEINZ GMBH - DCB2 CB3B%ldorf, Germany SONNEN BASSERMANN - Seesen, Germany KONINKLIJKE DE RUIJTER BV - The Netherlands HAK BV - The Netherlands FOODMARK - The Netherlands HONIG MERKARTIKELEN BV - The Netherlands DRUKKERIJ DE GROENBOER - The Netherlands H. J. HEINZ B.V . - Elst, The Netherlands H. J. HEINZ BELGIUM S.A. - Brussels, Belgium SERV-A-PORTION - Turnhout, Belgium Arimpex Industrie Alimentari S.R.L. - Rovereto, Italy Comexo S.A. - Chateaurenard, France HEINZ EUROPE - UK and IRELAND - Factories: Chorley, Fakenham, Grimsby, Kendal, Kitt Green, Leaminton, Luton, Okehampton, Telford, Westwick Think of the conflict of interest a President would have who's wife owns business interests in all of these countries and others.

I just heard the most hilarious thing about JK. It seems he was so interested in preserving his Viet Nam hero days for posterity he actually purchased an 8mm film camera at the Navy Exchange and recorded himself doing all kinds of heroic stuff. And the funniest part is he actually had to go back and stage re-enactments!!! So while other guys were sloshing around in rice fields trying to keep their body parts attached Kerry is busy directing, producing and staring in his own action films!!! Your tax dollars at work. UPDATE TO SCARLETFEATHER: I call them as I see them scarlet and I was only reporting what was reported about Kerry by our illustrious media though I will grant you anything that comes from that direction regardless of the political agenda is cause for at least a bit of suspicion. Still, I'm afraid that regardless of how much people try to deny Kerrys lack of substance it will not change the fact that his most obvious and maybe only true talent is not telling us what he can do but what other people can't. And for the record, I was not putting Kerry down for serving in Viet Nam. I was putting him down for his amazing ego and ability to promote himself. Or, do you REALLY believe that those films were made by the military or just to be sent home to mummy and daddy? I was a photographer in the Navy and I can guarantee you that each officer is NOT issued a camera crew. Kerry has the film and he has apparently never once hesitated to use it to highlight his military career. So, Im sorry, but Im left to believe at least part of that story. BTW: How is it that military service has now become a reason to vote for someone when, not very long ago it was perfectly acceptable to avoid it completely? Military good or military bad? I guess it depends on who produces the best home movie.

Unless the Republs find ANOTHER way to STEAL the election, he SHOULD be and DESERVES to be the NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!

Sleazy, lying, jackass of low moral character. What he said about the Americans in Viet Nam is unforgivble. Very disingenuous. I hate him as much as I hate George W. Bush.

Bad, but better than Bush though. His economic positions are sadly populist. I especially detest his bashing of the private retirement accounts scheme. This is the only solution for pension systems all over the world. Chile started it 30 years ago and now the whole world is finally trying to imitate this. My country needs this too. Yet, I think he would make a better president than G.W.B. who has shown complete contempt for the rest of the world and has served, as a British diplomat recently pointed out, as the best recruiting agent Al-Qaeda could dream of having. _ _ P.S. ... And can you please fix this sh*t so that I don't get an email every time someone makes a post in this list??????????????????????????? (Yes, I have unclicked the e-mail me button...)