[Rokenn]

It seems the New York Times was taken in by a recent photoshopped picture of John Kerry appearing on-stage with Jane Fonda. These kids need to do better fact checking [img]smile.gif[/img]

Here is the NYT article:
Conservatives Shine Spotlight on Kerry's Antiwar Record
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Published: February 13, 2004

excerpt:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 — Ted Sampley, a retired Green Beret who runs a Web site for veterans devoted to defeating John Kerry, says he spent months looking for a photograph of Mr. Kerry and Jane Fonda, the actress whose antiwar protests still evoke bitter memories. Then, last week, a message from a stranger arrived by e-mail, telling him precisely where he could find one. For $179, he bought the image and posted it on his site. By Wednesday it was popping up all over the Internet and on television. Mr. Sampley, of Kinston, N.C., says he does not know who tipped him off to the photograph, and he does not care. "I'm going to use it as much as possible," he said. He is not the only one. With Mr. Bush answering questions about his National Guard service, conservatives are working hard to shine an unflattering spotlight on Mr. Kerry's antiwar activities and his record on military and intelligence matters in the Senate. Commentators, including Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, have been talking up the Fonda photograph. National Review has a cover article entitled "The Senator's Other War Record." It says Mr. Kerry, who returned from Vietnam a highly decorated veteran and then led protests against the war, "helped to slander a generation of soldiers who had done their duty with honor and restraint." The Weekly Standard is highlighting a 1971 book co-written by Mr. Kerry, "The New Soldier," which commemorated a march on Washington by Vietnam Veterans Against the War. And on Thursday, a new photograph of the senator and the actress began circulating via e-mail. Unlike the image Mr. Sampley bought, which shows Mr. Kerry seated several rows behind Ms. Fonda, this picture — its origins are unclear — shows them side by side, Ms. Fonda behind a microphone and Mr. Kerry, holding a notebook, to her right.

Here is a link to the doctored photo and the two orginals it was take from:
Does a photograph show Senator John Kerry and Jane Fonda sharing a speaker's platform at an anti-war?

[ 02-18-2004, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: Rokenn ]