Very few people have the level of understanding of the spoken word as used by orators and politicians just 40 years ago. A JFK speech? A Ted Kennedy speech? They express the truth and the fiber of over 200 years of Democracy and most people don't have the attention span, let alone the comprehension to fully understand what is being said. We have been corporatized to respond to 30 second commercials, and public relations nonsense. I can't stand to listen to Kerry, just because I know that most people just hear an arrogant, educated better than me accent and attitude. That's not the truth, but it's what they hear. There is no honest media that can even report what people are saying. If Kerry runs again the media will destroy him again, highlighting monosyllabic attacks on his character and every action by purported "opposing" viewpoints. It's okay for people who might benefit from having a certain corrupt politician - a Republican overwhelmingly - to level whatever charge they want against their candidate's opposition. They'll get their payoff. Their money. It would be very difficult to convince me that there is a Republican that cares anything about what is good for this country or its'people. And yes, Kerry should have started and never relented over voting fraud or irregularities, because we may have prevented some of the depth and scope of the corruption that exists today.