Thursday - April 03, 2008

Obama may not be getting too many of the veteran votes

This could be part of the reason why

by Andrew Malcolm
Jane Fonda, the actress and ardent anti-Vietnam war advocate who visited North Vietnam during those hostilities, has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president.
There were no formal ceremonies for the endorsement. In fact, the Obama campaign may just be learning about the actress’s approval now as word spreads like lit gunpowder via the Internet.  Fonda was eating out last night and exited the restaurant, ignoring as celebrities often do the assembled press contingent.  But a video camera was rolling as she approached the street and someone, perhaps just trying to get her to turn around for a picture, shouted out at her back, “Who are you going to vote for?”
There was a moment of silence. Then, the actress did turn around toward the cameras, paused and with a smile said simply, “Obama!” Then she got into a car and drove away.

(Photo of Jane Fonda in Vietnam war protest days by Nihon Denpa News / Associated Press)

Golly, could the Chicago Tribune, or at least it’s blog The Swamp, or the article’s author, Andrew Malcolm be ... Conservatives? Egad!! I just love it when the opening line of the post identifies old Hanoi Jane as a traitor.

Does her endorsement mean much of anything? Probably not. Obama had the old hippy vote already I think. Even 65 year old stoners can remember a two word campaign. Hope. Change. Wow man. These may be the only two words they can remember at this point. But for the 10 million or more veterans out there, this just might send them away. Because treason has no statute of limitations, and those who served understand about honor and fidelity. So they avoid Jane, and have nothing to do with whatever she supports.

Posted by Drew458     on 04/03/2008 at 04:40 PM   
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