officer gets an idea. Its more than being a traitor; millions of Americans felt treasonous during that war. But he never met Jane Fonda, and he has no idea how the maddening tale attached itself to him. She is the daughter of legendary actor and WWII Naval Officer Henry Fonda. So I feel that well If I did was good, except that I shouldnt have set gone out to a military place. There's no denying that she defamed POWs by whitewashing the Viet Cong's treatment of them and later calling them liars when they spoke out." Someone (I dont remember who) leads me toward the gun, and I sit down, still laughing, still applauding. 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[5]http://www.snopes.com/military/fonda.asp; http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa110399b.htm; http://www.truthminers.com/truth/hanoi_jane.htm; cited on November 24, 2004. CNN anchorChris Wallace grilled Hollywood legend and activist Jane Fonda over her controversial visit to North Vietnam that caused millions to dub her Hanoi Jane, and got a full spectrum response on the subject. Fact check: Barbara Walters did not write post on Jane Fonda, (Later, after 58,152 American dead were just names on a wall, declassified US Navy logs revealed there had been no torpedo attack!). www.DanandGEnterprises.com He didnt live to see it published. Yeah, said my stepdaughter, Jill, when I told her about this. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', Nixon has responsibility for everything he did or didn't do on his watch. These horrendous claims went around the nation on the Internet, resulting in a great deal of anger and consternation among veterans. Hundreds of Americans had gone to North Vietnam, journalists diplomats, our Secretary of State Ramsey Clark, Vietnam veterans, but I said but a movie star hasnt gone and maybe if I go it will draw more attention, and thats what it did. Dave And you know, maybe I was set up but I was an adult, its Im gonna take responsibility for it. But the reality of it is, Alan, this is a woman,who I quite frankly feel sorry for. Fonda may have regrets about those photos in particular, but shes never regretted her political activism. "There's no disputing that Jane Fonda toured North Vietnam, propagandized on behalf of the communists, and participated in an orchestrated "press conference" with American POWs in 1972. During her two-week stay, Fonda concluded that America was unjustly bombing farmland and areas far flung from military targets. How unfair! Jane Fonda All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal. She said It is possible it was a setup, I will never know. In her book, she says she's a Christian. Fonda consorted with the enemy and made propaganda broadcasts on their behalf. It was the last day of my two week time there. However, when my credibility is challenged, I will respond. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Walk Out (DVD, 2010) at the best online prices at eBay! Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images "It was a very tumultuous and polarized time," she said in the HBO documentary. Greta Van Susteren -- who had been one of Ailes' most stalwart defenders -- left in early September 2016 after saying that Fox had "not felt like a home" for years. I dont know what else to do. Its something very like the worst sort of lovers betrayal, the deep wound that time itself often is powerless to heal. This "police action" quickly developed into a full-blown but undeclared war. Jane Fonda Libertarian commentator Jedediah Bila appeared on Fox's "Outnumbered" and later turned up on ABC's "The View.". Its something very like the worst sort of lovers betrayal, the deep wound that time itself often is powerless to heal. I got the main point across. Joe? But because of the nature of Vietnam, McNamara said to me, if wed known what we know now it would have we should not have gone out. Even she had to apologize years later for that gun picture, but not for the rest of it. Thats what made me laugh. https://twitter.com/MegynTODAY/status/955454505067470848. Look it, there were clandestine operations conducted in every war. You will not be surprised to hear that I have bowdlerised the above considerably, removing racial designators and course expressions of various sorts. Jane Fonda She now hosts "New Day" on CNN. Here it is. The journey of Jane Fonda: Ive always been curious. Radio broadcasts, which attempted to shame American troops: Fonda did record messages that the North Vietnamese played for Americans to weaken their resolve. Thank you, sir. wars the intention of which is not to win but to bleed) is quite plausible. Jane Fonda Have a tip we should know? After all, she is an American; surely shell carry the message home to the families that their husband or son is alive. So did Joan Baez and William Sloane Coffin, Noam Chomsky and Pete Seeger, Rennie Davis and Judy Collins. Since the dawn of the Internet and a spate of anti-Fonda websites, there have been many fabrications and exaggerations regarding her actions, but her photo ops and press conferences to "give aid and comfort to the enemy" are not and never were in question. Fonda moves down the line, greeting each man with encouragements like Arent you ashamed you killed babies? as she shakes his hand. Again the secret policy of the financiers was: "containment of communism" while disallowing an American victory. JANE FONDA: it was a mistake to go, I never wanted to go to any military installations. Nevertheless, there are Vietnam veterans out there who served in the war zone before 1969 who are convinced that Jane Fonda was in cahoots with the Commies during their own tours. JANE FONDA: it was a mistake to go, I never wanted to go to any military installations. Manywere there to protest the Vietnam War. Youre gonna come through it, okay. Then Dr. Spock attacked the Vietnam draft. If a prisoner tried to escape, it is quite understandable that he would probably be beaten and tortured.. Her lawsuit started it all: Former Fox host Gretchen Carlson claims Ailes repeatedly sexually harassed her. Four die; one, Col. Larry Carrigan, survivesjust barely, but it is he who tells about the incident. All Rights Reserved, Copyright MAGA Conservatives. No, after the Left's "victory" in the United State's withdrawal from Southeast Asia, the matter of consequences was conveniently dropped from the discussion. Its more than being a traitor; millions of Americans felt treasonous during that war. FONDA: I'm charging the government with genocide, with genocide. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How are you, G.I. Screw you. Heres her explanation, from 2011: I had decided to do the broadcasts because I was so horrified by the bombing of civilian targets and I wanted to speak to U.S. pilots as I had done on so many occasions during my visits to U.S. military bases and at G.I. There's no statute of limitations on it. Kellysaid she was among those at Fox News sexually harassed by Ailes. After we published Peter Braunsteins article on Jane Fonda in our July/August issue, perhaps 60 people sent me this story. He was Americas most famous pediatrician. The cover called her Ms. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. We now see a pattern of sedition/treason. Shewas active in the Black Panthers and marched for the rights of American Indians, soldiers and working mothers. During the photo sessions during her visit to Vietnam, she strongly believed were setups and a grave mistake on her part. The day anti-Vietnam War protesters tried to levitate the Pentagon. Kelly responded with a cannon by bringing up the time Fonda posed on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun. Donald It wasnt firing at the time, and Fonda said in 2011 she hardly even thought about where I was sitting and that itis possible that it was a set up, that the Vietnamese had it all planned.. I mean, the fact is, there's no statute on treason, by the way. Status: TRUE" HANNITY: That's quite often in my case, by the way. And, as she does, each POW palms her a scrap of paper with his Social Security number written on it. Good question here Richard: "My question is, when will people like Fonda and Kerry (unlike Joan Baez) take responsibility for what they have wrought -- the totalitarian system that gave us re-education camps and the boat people?" Almost all the messages said we had no business writing about Fonda because she was a traitor. We once published an admiring profile of Benedict Arnoldwhose actions did the nation real damage in a way Fondas fulminations never couldand nobody made a peep. I think that this is rather odd. And I refused to have them scare me away from being actively against the Vietnam War. I know what its supposed to be now. NORTH: The real story about Vietnam. Free subscription>>, Please consider a donation to help us keep this American treasure alive. She sided with the Viet Cong as revolutionary liberators. And she travelled to Hanoi at a time when North Vietnamese soldiers were killing Americans. Kelly attacked Fondas Vietnam War history to defend questions about plastic surgery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. More than 58,000 Americans died in the war.. ( New York: G.P. The cover called her Ms. Thats what made me laugh. Lets break down her remarks. Which goes to reinforce the old adage that no one is truly a waste of skin. Politicians make mistakes that affect the body politic and statesmen sometimes direct a foreign policy that disregards individuals in the national interest. Many Americans traveled to Vietnam on peace delegations to end the war, yet it was Jane Fonda who was captured as a timeless image when she was photographed looking through a Viet Cong anti-aircraft gun. I mean, the reality is, there were 24,000 American troops on the ground in South Vietnam. All of the facts, in retrospect, lead to the conclusion that the U.S. government's purpose in dragging America into Korea was not to defeat communism but to kill as many Americans as possible in an ignoble defeat, get rid of the hero MacArthur as a possible presidential nominee, and lure a disillusioned America into acceptance of one world government.