Harold Ford Threatens GOP Over Fonda-Kerry Photo

NewsMax.com ^ | 2/11/04 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., who was one of Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry's earliest backers in Congress, went ballistic Wednesday morning when asked about the photo published Monday by NewsMax.com showing Kerry demonstrating against the Vietnam war with "Hanoi" Jane Fonda.

"Don't bring that up," an angry-sounding Ford told "Fox & Friends" co-host Steve Doocy.

Referring to the controversy over President Bush's military record, Ford threatened to "revive this thing on the National Guard" if questions about Kerry's Jane Fonda connection persist.

The Tennessee Democrat attempted to defend Kerry's decision to team up with Fonda after she adopted his group, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, as her leading cause.

"For someone who went over there and almost gave his life, [Kerry] pretty much can say whatever the heck he wants to say, in my book," he told "Fox & Friends."

But in an audio clip played by top radio host Rush Limbaugh Wednesday afternoon, Ford continued to seethe over the photo picturing his candidate with the Vietnam War traitor.

"If you want to show pictures of him with Jane Fonda and other things, then the president ought to produce all the evidence [about his Guard service]," he railed.

Although it was not clear whether he was speaking for Kerry, Ford offered to cut a deal in a bid to halt discussion over Kerry's relationship with "Hanoi" Jane.

"I'm willing to put all of [Bush's Guard record] aside and not bring any of that up ... but you better do the same with John Kerry," proposed Ford. "It's clear where [Kerry] was [during the early 1970s] And at this moment it's unclear where the president was."

The congressman urged the GOP to keep its focus on the issues that are important to America's future rather than rehashing irrelevant details from Sen. Kerry's past.

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[kcvl]

rep.harold.ford.jr@mail.house.gov

[Spiff]

This is in all probability a fake but Registered has not yet stepped up and admitted to it.

Dammit! Registered, this is not funny - at all. Clear this up or the legitimate photos documenting John Kerry's subversive activities will lose credibility. As I said in this thread the picture won't go away just because you changed the picture the link points to. Someone else has posted the pic here and it is still operational on your server under a different URL.

You need to come forward and explain the picture now before it gets sent out all over the Internet, causes more confusion and it gets used by the Kerry campaign to discredit all of the legitimate pictures.

[KingNo155]

LOL, even better idea.

[mathluv]

It has been pictured on some threads. There is also a thread with an excerpt. Someone found it at the library.

[Clemenza]

WELCOME BACK!

You know I hate anything having to do with Satan's Team from the Bronx!

[Moby Grape]

This, along with what Susan Estrich said last night, PROVES that these people KNOW how POWERFUL a negative this is for Kerry....the KNOW that if someone (it won't be the GOP/RNC...they don't have the guts) will run the photos of Kerry with Fonda, then it is OVER for Kerry....

There is no other explanation for the ABJECT fear that you see in their eyes with this is mentioned.

[patj]

bump

[don-o]

The Dimos are shooting their wad way early on this.

May have gotten some traction in late October, but in another week, it's laid to rest.

Kerry, otoh, and his past, is target rich. No worries.

I was amazed to see Tennessee fall to Ketchup boy; Just proves that the sheeple are taking marching orders from the boob tube.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Whatever you do, don't mention the war... is that it Harold?

[nutmeg]

Check out photo in #85 ASAP. We don't know if it is authentic yet...

[GailA]

AMEN!

[ontos-on]

Derek Jeter look a like! LOL That took imagination. I am sick of this guy too. He is a phony about being moderate. It is just that there are so many sleazes over in his party, that if he even sneezes something that sonds reasonable, that plus being Black, is enough for the boobs in boobland to go gaga over this guy. I have haerd him interviewed on Imus many times. He is a zero, always saying predictable things and wanting a big payoff for it. Sorry, Harold, your act does not wear well. I am glad he is with Kerry. I predict that he'll be used in an inapproriate way by Kerry as a surrogate during the next endless pre-election period. They will try to use him as they are presently using Cleland to cast away all credibility as a shill. H. Ford is so ambitious it hurts to see him oozing it in the attempt to be the cool ambitonus man.

[GailA]

Son of sleazy, crooked, former US rep harold ford sr, Memphis life time elected seat, SR bequeth his seat to JUNIOR..who votes only 4 pts different than rep nancy pelosi. Another one who has been groomed for the WH. Unlike albore, JUNIOR is more suave. Talks in circles, never gets to a point. TN Royalty. Uncle state sen john ford has his dirty fingers in every gov't pie he can stick them in. Pulled gun on Memphis Light Gas & Water workers. Shot at a trucker with a smoking 'cell phone', has at least 3 illigit kids.

Has other uncles in other high county/city gov't positions in Memphis/Shelby Co.

Get the picture...crooked, lying pol, son of crooked lying pol...only difference JUNIOR ain't been caught with this fingers in the til yet. Even if he was his constitutents wouldn't give a flip.

[Impy]

Oh we're gonna bring it up Harry, and you rats have already brought the national guard BS. Your boy Kerry is going down.

[mathluv]

Who was that guy in Georgia (I think) whose son owns some billboards? He put up some that Fox and Friends showed 2-3 years ago.

[txhurl]

Shoot, maybe the Klintoons are engineering this. Foul up Kerry, and deadlock it to Her Thighness and Breck Boy?

[ontos-on]

Although it was not clear whether he was speaking for Kerry, Ford offered to cut a deal in a bid to halt discussion over Kerry's relationship with "Hanoi" Jane. "I'm willing to put all of [Bush's Guard record] aside and not bring any of that up ... but you better do the same with John Kerry," proposed Ford.

Never any deals with these guys. Never.

[GailA]

He's going after Bill Frist seat in '06, JUNIOR has the support of only the RATS in Memphis, the rest of Tennesseans KNOW who and what he is all to well. Then after a couple of terms in the Senate...WHITE HOUSE BOUND. Look for more of his lying puss on TV.

[mathluv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1074766/posts
Exerpts of the epilogue of John Kerry's book - "The New Soldier"
The New Soldier | 1971 | John Kerry
Posted on 02/09/2004 3:56:49 PM PST by Dan from Michigan

[piasa]

"I'm willing to put all of [Bush's Guard record] aside and not bring any of that up ... but you better do the same with John Kerry," proposed Ford. "It's clear where [Kerry] was [during the early 1970s] And at this moment it's unclear where the president was."

*Straightens playing cards, spots Pakistani ace in the hole... makes bet...* I see you one Jane Fonda and Kerry photo and raise you the issue of Kerry campaign financing, missile proliferation, the PLA and China Aerospace!