No, I don't think that's it. The whole thing started with a throwaway line from Michael Moore when he endorsed Wesley Clark, about him looking forward to a debate between a general and a deserter. Peter Jennings questioned Clark about it, and Clark fumbled badly, torpedoing his own campaign. Then Terry McAuliffe ran with it, and Kerry chimed in. And their stenographers in the media wrote down every word.
Now, our side is finally fighting back, and finding that pic of Kerry and Fonda together opens up a big can of worms. The thing is, the Dems brought it on themselves by dragging out this Guard nonsense again. If they hadn't done that, and our side brought up the anti-war protests, they could say that it's ancient history, and this campaign is about our future, not our past, blah blah blah. But they can't claim that now.