Useful Fools

Mark,
You say there is no real connection between Kerry and Jane Fonda.

Fonda was a major funder of VVAW, of which Kerry was a leader. Fonda and Kerry spoke at the same events. Fonda funded the Winter Soldier “investigation” which is which Kerry attended to and which became the basis for his testimony before the Senate (and incidently where Fonda met her first husband, SDS’er Tom Hayden). Fonda and Kerry shared the same goals. They used the same type of language. There is an obvious connection.

Kerry’s campaign spokesman admitted they were acquaintances.

Finally, Jane Fonda is a symbol all Vietnam Vets understand. Kerry’s beahvior isn’t as well known, but is in the same spirit. Kerry didn’t go to the enemy’s capitol like Fonda, instead he went to our own capitol, where he did his damage. The association of the two is both real and symbolic. It is appropriate.