Photo of Kerry with Fonda enrages Vietnam veterans

Washington Times ^ | 2/10/04 | Stephen Dinan

[kattracks]

A photograph of Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts together with Jane Fonda at an anti-Vietnam war rally in 1970 in Pennsylvania has surfaced on the Internet, angering veterans who say his association with her 34 years ago is a slap in the faces of Vietnam War veterans.

[kimmie7]

"If you mention Jane Fonda's name to a Vietnam veteran, it's a lightning-rod reaction,"

I think it'll be mentioned at lot. ;-) Thanks kat!

[Interesting Times]

Mr. Kerry's protesting "saved more lives than not," he added.

The Big Lie.

They hope nobody will remember the slaughter of the Montagnards and the killing fields of Cambodia.

Or perhaps they prefer not to count those murdered by the communists they so loudly supported...

[Indy Pendance]

"It was posted Monday on the NewsMax.com Web site."

Didn't Free Republic and Hillary's Lovely Legs find it?

[Ramtek57]

[Plutarch]

It is becoming increasingly irksome that FreeRepublic is not credited for unearthing this photograph.

[kiki p]

Here's the rub though - can we say W's attendance or non-attendance at NG matters not a whit - "that was 30 years ago! who cares?" - and make this an issue? Not so long ago Clinton's behavior during the Viet Nam war was newsworthy, now we want to say Kerry's was as well; yet I keep hearing nobody should care about GWB's cause it was so long ago. It's the goose and gander thing, y'know? I think we need to be careful.

[Mike Darancette]

"I know something about aircraft carriers for real," he says..

But I'll bet Hanoi John has never landed on one.

[Lokibob]

I sent it to 10 friends via e-mail today.

Most were shocked that Kerry was an anti-war demonstrator. Obviously, I have to give more of a description of his anti war activities on the second round of e-mails.

Hanoi Jane is, without a doubt, the most hated person a Viet Nam vet could have.

[faithincowboys]

Good, I suspect they were closer than this. Kerry is a starf*cker, he managed to get a picture with him and John Lennon at a protest. It's somewhere on microfiche. Every freeper should commit themselves to finding the pictures that we know exist. I want a side by side, the two traitors.

[KellyAdmirer]

If those protests gave the Vietnamese encouragement and led them to hold out until 1975 rather than give up earlier, then Kerry is partially responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands - besides the wounded guy our "brave hero" finished off.

[Spiff]

    The photograph, taken at a Labor Day rally at Valley Forge, has been circulating across the Internet, particularly among veterans. It was posted Monday on the NewsMax.com Web site.

Newsmax got the photo from Free Republic. I believe it was Hillarys Lovely Legs who found it at Corbis and posted it. Too bad someone else gets the credit.

[faithincowboys]

Bush isn't running on Viet Nam, he's running on the present threats. Kerry is running on Nam--that's all he's running on. It's fair game.

[Afro_conservative]

I hate commies

[Happy2BMe]

"Didn't Free Republic and Hillary's Lovely Legs find it (the photo of Jane and John in the same scene)?

[Tamzee]

"Didn't Free Republic and Hillary's Lovely Legs find it?"

Yep... I was on the thread chatting when it happened :-)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1074019/posts?page=86#86

[radiohead]

If you do a google image search on 'kerry lennon' it comes right up. I'm not too swift w/posting pics, but I saw it on FR earlier today, so it's around.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

NewsMax, Limbaugh, PoliticsMI, and a bizillion other sites took the photo from FR without attribution.

It's unethical and scummy.

[Indy Pendance]

President Bush's military record has been proven, it's a non issue the liberal media is making a issue of.

[SandRat]

The more this is seen and read the bigger the loss Ketchup Boy is going to suffer in Nov.

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks, I agree, you all did a lot of research and at a minumim, FR should be mentioned. Kudos to you and the team for your excellent research. Could we start a thread and ask Newsmax to give credit where credit is due?

[faithincowboys]

Yep, I've seen it, but I want a side by side with him and Hanoi Jane.

[GeronL]

Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, California Republican, said yesterday, "it diminishes the service some of us almost gave our lives for, and the over 56,000 people that lost their lives —it slaps their families in the face."

About 6,000 of those were National Guard and reserves.

[Happy2BMe]

Thanks!

[FairOpinion]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1075731/posts

John Kerry: Shredding documents and abandoning veterans

"Kerry's actions in Vietnam were heroic, but his actions upon his return were inexcusable. Kerry associated with the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, a rabid anti-war group that defamed United States soldiers and often protested under the banner of the Viet Cong.

Normalization for Vietnam passed overwhelmingly in the Senate, largely due to Kerry's persistence. Kerry's pro-normalization views seem particularly strong when viewed in comparison with Kerry's other foreign-policy positions. Kerry has flip-flopped repeatedly on the war in Iraq, but his support for the Vietnamese government has been unwavering. According to Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby, in 2002 Kerry blocked the Vietnam Human Rights Act from coming to a vote.

Is John Kerry committed to Vietnam veterans? Perhaps the ones back in the United States. But for the Vietnam soldiers who died because Kerry provided aid and comfort to the Viet Cong, or the POWs who may have lived out their lives in cages, Kerry's lack of commitment had tragic consequences.

"

[GeronL]

Rep. Sam Johnson, Texas Republican, who spent nearly seven years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Vietnam

You will notice that Sam Johnson, unlike McCain, has not made that into a career.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Newsmax doesn't care. They aren't real news. It's just a bunch of guys who watch TV and listen to the radio.

It's too late, the photo is out there and FR didn't get any credit. It's a shame. Corbis has the rights and could have relabled it by now, but on Saturday Corbis did not know that Kerry was in the photo.

Now I was going to go down to the Detroit News and Library archives and find a photo of Kerry and Fonda at a Detroit rally, but it's going to take me at last a day if not a week, and honestly, why should I do all that work if we aren't going to get any credit. I don't want credit for me, but attribution to the site would be ethical.

[FairOpinion]

[GeronL]

and some FReeper needs to get a hold of that book with the infamous cover... The New Soldiers

[okie01]

"...yet I keep hearing nobody should care about GWB's cause it was so long ago."

The fact that it was thirty years ago is irrelevant.

What is relevant is that GWB received an Honorable Discharge -- ipso facto proof that he properly completed all his duties. Period. End of story.

In other words, his ANG service is Alabama is not an issue because it's not an issue!

That the media are trying to make an issue of it is despicable. It's a "Have you stopped beating your wife?" story.

[concerned about politics]

Campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said yesterday Mr. Kerry should not be associated in the public mind with Miss Fonda

It will be. We'll make sure everyone knows. (I hope they don't mind if we spread the truth. It's for all the Vietnam vets out there. They should know.)

[Indy Pendance]

hmmmm, I wonder if the photo can somehow be linked to Free Republic, and if they want to copy it, they have to get permission from FR, or Jim. I hope you don't stop your research, you do good work.

[Nick Danger]

It is becoming increasingly irksome that FreeRepublic is not credited for unearthing this photograph.

There is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit ~ Ronald Wilson Reagan

[Howlin]

To: Hon; lake5732
Looks like lake 5732 found it.
To: kennedy I found a pic on http://pro.corbis.com/ using a search on Fonda and Vietnam. The picture has Fonda attending an anti war rally with Kerry in the background. To go directly to the photo do a search on the photo’s inventory #: EF001345. Corbis is a free-to-search site and pay-to-download.

62 posted on 02/08/2004 5:31:00 PM EST by lake5732

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Lets give credit where credit is due.


299 posted on 02/09/2004 3:11:45 PM EST by Dog

[MJY1288]

[concerned about politics]

Mr. Kerry testified in 1971 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, however, citing accusations that American soldiers in Vietnam routinely committed atrocities such as beheadings, killing children and razing villages. He did not present evidence of these claims.

He crucified his comrades for political gain.

[concerned about politics]

Mr. Kerry's protesting "saved more lives than not," he added.

No, it demoralized the fine soldiers still fighting the war, and caused people to spit on them when they returned. Nice going, Kerry - NOT!!!!

[FairOpinion]

"A young Kerry, however, broke faith with his brothers when he returned to the United States. With the financial aid of Jane Fonda, he led highly visible protests against the war. He wrote a book that many considered to be pro-Hanoi, titled "The New Soldier."

Terry Garlock:(Kerry's) Vietnam stance irks veterans

Someone should dig into this -- Fonda was paying for the protests, which Kerry organized. There is clearly a much stronger tie between them, then just "accidentally" being at the same protest.

Is Kerry a Manchurian Candidate?

[xzins]

They proved today that W did fulfill his obligation.

The early out he got was standard procedure in that era. Besides, Kerry ALSO got an early out.

Anyone knows that Bush wouldn't have an honorable discharge if his service hadn't been fulfilled. For pity's sake, he was an officer. Officers don't go awol and walk away with it. That's just insane.

[Prodigal Son]

It is becoming increasingly irksome that FreeRepublic is not credited for unearthing this photograph.

Yep. But as long as the message gets out- that's what's important.

[GeronL]

Someone needs to get a copy of that book!!

[oyez]

But I'll bet Hanoi John has never landed on one.

If she did she would be overboard before the night was gone.

[concerned about politics]

"Joining the antiwar movement was possibly the worst thing he could have done to the soldiers still in the field," he said. "He basically gave aid and comfort to the enemy."

Bump!

The Vets would know. It was them he was hurting. Now he wants their vote.

[Brett66]

Kerry and Lennon, two peas in a pod.

[Indy Pendance]

This is the original post, found by lake5732, good work lake5732.

62 posted on 02/08/2004 4:31:00 PM CST by lake5732

86 posted on 02/08/2004 5:31:57 PM CST by Hillary's Lovely Legs

[paul51]

She said Mr. Kerry took part in the antiwar movement in order to bring U.S. troops home quickly

These people refuse to recognize that these kind of activities in war time only encourage our enemies and cost American lives.

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks for pointing that post out, I was using what Tamsey posted. The one you posted was an hour earlier. Tamsey, did you see this?