Look at the array of groups who are intent on electing John Kerry, and many of the questions about the ferocity of the Mainstream Media's efforts can be put into context.
The long-term goals of worldwide socialism and communism have not, as many believe, been put away! The long-term goals of groups within America to eliminate every acknowledgment of God from the public square (ACLU, Peole For the American Way, etc., etc.), and to transform the society in ways the Founders would not recognize as conducive to liberty--none of these goals have been realized.
And the array of powerful forces that are intent on electing John Kerry, their hero, fear that their aim of naming Supreme Court justices and continuing the assault by activist judges will be threatened by another Bush term.
Why are we surprised at the viciousness of the attacks and the willingness of people and organizations to do what is now being done?
They cannot defeat us on the battlefield, so they seek to undermine. And this includes our so-called friends in Europe as well as our foreign enemies and domestic traitors.
It's still hard to be humble when you're the best that ever was.