At the time I was back in college inbetween my tour in the Marines and the rest of my career in the AF. The picture I first saw was taken by a different photographer and had a dark background, an even more effective image. After seeing some footage of the protestors I loved the photo even more. One reporter at the time suggested that the VP had disrespected his audience but was told that the audience was given back the same degree of respect they had given the VP. I loved that photo and had a lot more respect for Rockefeller than I previously had.
The lesson then, as now, is that you cannot play nice with the socialist left. The more you try to put yourself “above” their actions the more it emboldens them and the more nasty they are to you. It’s the age-old lesson of the bully. If you smack down the bully and continue to beat the crap out of them, they quickly learn that it is not in their interest to continue the bullying.
“If you smack down the bully and continue to beat the crap out of them, they quickly learn that it is not in their interest to continue the bullying.”
Excellent point. It drove me crazy when the libs, after the 9/11 attacks, wailed, “Why do they hate us?” Grrrrr.....
Can you imagine Americans asking that question after the attack on Pearl Harbor? Never would have happened.
Thank-you for your service.