Jane Fonda makes big news stories, especially when it comes to her anti-war views. Although, she developed a rather negative following due to some of her anti-war exploits during the Viet Nam debacle, this time she is with a cause that is shared with the vast majority of Americans including military families. It's true there are other people in the public eye who are taking an active role in this anti-Iraq war spectacle. But Jane has a very special cache about her for obvious reasons. She cannot help but draw huge attention to yesterday's rally and to the cause itself. I am glad the Washington Post picked up on the significance of her appearance, and yet did it in a way that did not glamorize Jane Fonda as a star, but merely ... More »

The "reprise" here is the reprise of the party line: "Ho ho. Anti-war activitsts are like Barbarella. Bit tits. No brain." Elsewhere on the web there are reports of thousands of people marching on Washington to protest the ethnic cleansing of Iraq, to make way for Chevron and Exxon-Mobil. You might even read what people had to say at the rallies. Even Jane Fonda had something to say about the Iraq war. WAPO would be the last place to look for what she said, though. No. The official paper of the anti-constitutional government focuses mainly on Jane's sunglasses and her over-the-knee boots. What'll it be next? "Anti-war protesters march with space aliens and Bigfoot! Wow! I'm glad we don't take that protest stuff seriously."

Yes. Focuses on a personality but manages to convey the importance of a bigger picture in the process. I was at a TV show here in the UK last year where Jane appeared as a chat "celebrity". Although one of those rather shallow set pieces, the interviewer did let the conversation drift back to the Vietnam era In answering, Fonda seemed to allude to present-day parallels and a distaste for present US policies, but sadly found herself hastily pushed in to another subject. It is fine to see her back on form. The anti-war movement now has its own contemporary spokespersons, but the presence of Fonda (plus Sarandon and others) will have helped bring the importance of such events back to a generation who have to a great extent become ... More »

I don't care. What about the tens of thousands of other Americans protesting this war? Why do they not deserve coverage?