Kerry, Democrats and liberalism lost in 2004

The days following the 2004 presidential election will leave many Democrats asking the question, "What went wrong?" Many theories are already floating around the media. Attorney Gloria Allred credits Bush's victory to his ability to out-spend Senator John F. Kerry and to spread fear among Americans.

Liberals seem to believe they aren't getting their message out effectively. No, they're getting it out all right. Americans just don't want to hear it.

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, a non-partisan organization, found that only 22 percent of American citizens consider themselves liberal, while 35 percent consider themselves conservative. The remainder regard themselves as moderate.

Where did Kerry go wrong?

He courted liberal celebrities as if their support of his candidacy would win him the election. After all, at a fund-raiser in July 2004 Kerry stated that Whoopi Goldberg's crude remarks likening her crouch to President George W. Bush represented the heart and soul of America. Let's not forget that Kerry gained the ‘prestigious' honor of being declared the most liberal senator of 2003 by the National Journal.

In September 2000 Alec Baldwin said he would leave the country if Bush was elected. Did he? No. Billionaire George Soros said he would give away all of his fortune if it would guarantee Bush's defeat in 2004, and claimed if Bush won he would join a monastery. Will he? No. P. Diddy got out the vote, and Bush won with the most popular votes ever cast for one candidate. Michael Moore made it clear in his film "Fahrenheit 9/11" that his one goal was to defeat Bush in 2004. I haven't heard anything from him lately; he lost too.

Sorry Kerry, you and liberal celebrity elitism lost.

Pere Partnership, an advertising agency owned by Glen Pere, polled Americans in regard to their thought about celebrity involvement in politics. The results were that, "65 percent of Americans said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who refused to showcase celebrity backers."

In 1972, Richard Nixon won a historical election with 61 percent of the popular vote and carried every electoral except Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. Celebrity elitist film critic Pauline Kael said, "Nixon can't possibly have won. I don't know a single person who voted for him."

This year Republicans not only retained control of the presidency, but also gained seats in both the House and Senate and took out minority leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. All 11 anti-gay marriage amendments were approved.

On Nov. 2 liberalism lost and America won.

German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed, "God is dead" in the 19th Century. In the 21st century it's safe to proclaim that "Liberalism is dead" in America.

Scott Lankford is a fourth year criminal justice major and computer science minor at CSULB.