“I think it is demeaning (although it wasn’t your intention) to call him a politician.”
I think it is demeaning for rabbis to get involved in politics. And that even includes R’Elyashiv z’tz’l.
“his watered-down, shamelessly pandering to the secular philosophy of the day, stream of so called Judaism”
He hasn’t watered down anything.
“R Moshe Dovid Tendler has referred to him”
That is nothing compared to the despicable name-calling that the charedi community has directed towards Rabbi Dr. Tendler.
“Yeah, he’s got a special place in hell.”
Jews don’t believe in Hell.
“enough to argue with Rav Elyashiv “
Lots of gedolim pasken’d differently from Rav Elyashiv z’tz’l. And that is no demeaning of Rav Elyashiv, it is just that he was one posek and his rulings were generally accepted only by one segment of the frum world.
“clown”
If charedim want respect from the MO and DL communities, they might want to start observing the mitzvot of respect for talmidei chachamim.