. JANE FONDA: it was a mistake to go, I never wanted to go to any military installations. Her book just may not make the bestseller Jane Fonda visiting BR this weekend | O-T Lounge I find that intolerable.. Imagine its the Battle of the Bulge and Betty Grable is up on top of a German tank saying the Yanks are fighting an evil war. Its not a preposterous analogynot as far as the soldiers involved are concerned. Heres a transcript of her remarks so you can judge for yourself. So I ask, should she have been put on trial for treason? The charges against Fonda went beyond the notion that she was an apologist for the mistreatment of American prisoners of war. All Rights Reserved, Copyright MAGA Conservatives. From Urban Legends: Coffee houses. Read on. It may be an old story, but being that she never stood trial for her actions still make her case an open book. target_type: 'mix' Jane Fonda in North Vietnam - Wellesley College Thats all the ground troops were going home. Politicians make mistakes that affect the body politic and statesmen sometimes direct a foreign policy that disregards individuals in the national interest. Radio broadcasts, which attempted to shame American troops: Fonda did record messages that the North Vietnamese played for Americans to weaken their resolve. SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER, FIRST TAKE, Megyn Kelly Trashed by Rosie O'Donnell as 'Spineless Wanna Be Barbie' for Jane Fonda Spat, 'Jane Fonda in Five Acts' Film Review: Doc Explores the Many Lives of the Actress-Activist, How Jane Fonda Explains 'Hanoi Jane': 'Regret to My Dying Day', said she was among those at Fox News sexually harassed by Ailes. Hanoi Jane told 60 Minutes that photos snapped while she sat on an enemy aircraft gun was a betrayal and the largest lapse of judgment I can imagine. Though she did say, meeting the locals, other artists, and intellectuals were well worth it. Dave And four months later, the bombing stopped of the dikes. She went to tour the countrys As the war raged, the one-time blonde bombshell cut her naturally brown hair short, trading sex appeal for liberal activism and rebranding herself as a political crusader against the war. Jane Fonda YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. Jane Fonda remains unforgiven. Please, you cant let them be published. I get up, and as I start to walk back to the car with the translator, the implication of what has just happened hits me. [3] She praised the USSR for their support of the Viet Cong. These men were bombing and strafing and napalming the country, she said, according to an Associated Press report in April 1973, which quoted an interview she gave to KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. We have no right to bomb military targets in Vietnam. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Kelly responded with a cannon by bringing up the time Fonda posed on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun. You know, I have an organization in Georgia that deals with adolescents, and Ive studied parenting. And, as she does, each POW palms her a scrap of paper with his Social Security number written on it. And I didnt even think and they sang me a song and Im made me laugh. [5] One man who was supposed to have encountered Jane Fonda, one Colonel Larry Carrigan, has denied any claim that he ever met her. I sang a song. NORTH (on camera): What did the guys in your squad say about this? Copyright 1949-2022 American Heritage Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. The Bushes have a long-standing relationship with Red China, one that has hardmed our national security, yet few attack them as vociferously as Fonda was attacked. Watch above via HBO Max and CNNs Whos Talking to Chris Wallace. : Yes, that one story was true. Jane Fonda It hurts me, she said, and it will to my grave that I made a huge, huge mistake that made a lot of people think I was against the soldiers., The Dragon Lady: How Madame Nhu helped escalate the Vietnam War. The story surfaced on the Internet in 1999, and my guess is that it will live there a long time. True. Jane Fonda Fast Facts Here's what she's got. Dr. Rockefeller certainly did not defend Communism as a "Jewish" system, since it is the Hebrew Bible that was the basis of our Common Law, and hence much of our Constitutional Order. Subsequently communist China was awarded a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, its most powerful chair. I dont know what else to do. [2] Peter Collier, The Fondas; A Hollywood Dynasty. WebJane Fonda & TheVietnam War. NORTH: Well, all I did was present the facts. I feel sorry for NORTH: She didn't apologize, Alan. Only the bankers know. And I was I was like a limp noodle what I had experienced and what I had seen, I just I wasnt able to resist, they said were gonna take you out here today. "VIET NAM: A repeat scenario was played 10 years later under another banker-picked Democratic administration. Which is precisely why U.S. liberals so vehemently protested U.S. involvement - and that is the only reason - we were destroying their comrades the communists. She was a symbol of a divided nation. Fifty years later, he bears witness again. He was Americas most famous pediatrician. MacArthur was denied his request to attack enemy forces massing across the Yalu border in preparation for attack. Jane Fonda remains unforgiven. Thats what made me laugh. Jane Fonda SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Jane Fonda says she is sorry for some of her actions during the Vietnam War. She also spoke about her infamous protests. Trusted Writing on History, Travel, and American Culture Since 1949. You know, we can we can scare her, and boy did they try? Aristide was an ENEMY of Communism, hence his downfall. And that we probably couldnt win it not because they werent a fabulous soldiers. Especially considering that the Republican Party has obviously now been captured by the same forces (the 'Illuminati', hehehe). Each of them suggested that they had done at least one interview with Fonda, and individually they were looking into the historical accuracy behind the claims made about Fonda and why she became such a lighting rod for controversy. She visited Russia in the early Sixties, and was personally impressed by the deference she received. Though Fonda has been an activist throughout her life, the only other time she has spent the night in jail was in 1970, when she was 32, on a speaking tour protesting the Vietnam War. The Veterans of Foreign Wars passed a resolution calling for her to be prosecuted as a traitor. Jane Fonda came clean in an interview with Chris Wallace about her Hanoi Jane days and her failure as a mother. Rumors spread and still persist that she betrayed them by accepting secret notes and then turning them over to the North Vietnamese. Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time. 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. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. ET!. Shewas active in the Black Panthers and marched for the rights of American Indians, soldiers and working mothers. He collects a group of American POWs from their septic dungeons, cleans them up, and has them mustered on parade to show his guest how well his embattled nation treats its prisoners. Jane Fonda And that we probably couldnt win it not because they werent a fabulous soldiers. North Vietnam, 1972,: Jane Fonda is in the midst of her visit when an N.V.A. It meant re-taking the same bloody ground over and over again. This weekend's special I mean, this is very moving. I should have been clearer that my anger back then was at the Nixon Administration. 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. Nixon has responsibility for everything he did or didn't do on his watch. If I was used, I allowed it to happen. Fonda was accused of engaging in war crimes on behalf of the North Vietnamese. Mao Tse-Tung, of "Little Red Book" fame, and darling of the New York-Hollywood "elite", then proceeded to murder 65 million of his countrymen in what David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski call "a glorious revolution." And heres Cat Ballou, the beautiful daughter of Young Abe Lincoln, of Mister Roberts, beaming down from a machine designed to kill them. Here are her comments: Many of our veterans still call her Hanoi Jane thanks to her radio broadcasts, which attempted to shame American troops. Thus, the U.S.A. deliberately betrayed its former ally Chiang Kai-Shek and gave mainland China to communism. I spent many years its when I made coming home talking to American soldiers, who had been in Vietnam and the things they told me were heartbreaking. It never happened. Its going to look like I was trying to shoot down U.S. planes! Fonda may have regrets about those photos in particular, but shes never regretted her political activism. Its more than being a traitor; millions of Americans felt treasonous during that war. WebIn July of 1972 Jane Fonda went to Hanoi, North Vietnam, for a two-week tour of the country. 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As I tell my students when we discuss the proper use of testimony, we probably ought not to listen to Jane Fonda on things dealing with foreign affairs but if our goal is to rid our aging bodies from the ravages of cellulite then Fonda can be considered an authority! Colonel, Michelle Malkin (search) actually discovered other quotes that she had said. Christopher Andersen, Citizen Jane (New York: Henry Holt and Company. The "advisors" assisted inept South Vietnamese in their ongoing war against the North Vietnamese, who also happened to be communists. Chris Appy, a historian who has written about Vietnam, told HNN he once asked POW Porter Halyburton about the claims made against Fonda. She called our POWs hypocrites and liars and referred to their torture as understandable. One of the definitions of treason is giving aid and comfort to the enemy. I mean, he realized that. Meanwhile the mass media suddenly reversed its pro-war policy: denying our beleaguered troops moral support from home. Rudi Bakhtiar jumped from CNN to Fox News in 2006. 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. She was photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun on a 1972 visit to Hanoi, during which she gained the nickname "Hanoi Jane". But also admits to consulting with psychics. Mr. Nolan wrote something that helped me better understand the fury of this sort of reaction. The cover called her Ms. All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal. Id been getting pretty sour about the incensed patriots who would curse me and my family and confidently speak on behalf of all veterans living and dead, and the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress, to declare I was a disgrace to America for running that storythen conclude by smugly assuring me they would never read it. She called our POWs hypocrites and liars and referred to their torture as understandable. In July of 1972, she made two trips to officers, toward the Chinese border amid cries of protest from Wall Street which feared war with "our trading partner" Red China. In 1972, the Academy Award-winning actress and activist traveled to North Vietnam and was photographed laughing and clapping along with Vietnamese soldiers. This story hearkens to a real visit to North Vietnam by Jane Fonda in July of 1972, but the stories about betraying POWs is not true. The Fonda trip became unforgettable because it infuriated Americans, especially Americans in uniform, many of whom still regard her as a traitor. For example, she went on Radio Hanoi a number of times, while our troops, your friends, were being shot at by an enemy in Vietnam, saying our POWs were in good health. And I don't NORTH: Well, that's not going to happen. Fonda hasapologized for the liars and hypocrites statement, which she said she made out of anger that the Nixon Administration was lying about the extent of the POW torture for propaganda purposes. Jane Fonda As Pioneer Rap Trio Suffers Tragic Loss, Long-Awaited Back Catalog is Finally Released, Bret Baiers Interview With FBI Director Shows What A Joke It Is to Pose Him As Foxs Real Journalism Successor to Chris Wallace, Jimmy Kimmel Calls Tucker Carlson Putins Favorite Little Nesting Doll After He Accused Kimmel of Using Foreign Gov. Ms. Fonda only met with those POW's who had sold out their fellow POW's, who willingly (without torture) made propaganda statements for their captors, and who enjoyed privileges of medical care, food, and even night-time excursions into Hanoi to watch movies in return. COLMES: Many of us forgive many of us forgive George W. Bush (search) for being young and irresponsible, and maybe we can also forgive Jane Fonda. During her two-week stay, Fonda concluded that America was unjustly bombing farmland and areas far flung from military targets. So setting aside the issue of whether plastic surgery has anything to do with Vietnam, is Kelly right about Fondas record? Did Jane Fonda Really Apologize for Vietnam? Oliver North Weighs In What followed was a long-lasting wave of criticism and international outrage that earned Fonda the nickname " The 85-year-old Fonda has had a lengthy career as a Hollywood icon that includes her current turn in the film 80 For Brady, an equally long stint as an outspoken liberal, a fitness craze that began in the infancy of home video, and much more. Here it is. She has to be a murderess too. Market data provided by Factset. Jane Fonda Comes Clean, Admits She Was Bad Mother: I was not JANE FONDA: It was a terrible mistake. The buck stops here. And I refused to have them scare me away from being actively against the Vietnam War. container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', Laurie Dhue was a familiar presence on Fox in the early 2000s but left the network in 2008. www.DanandGEnterprises.com She so symbolized the divided nation, hawks arrayed against her and doves siding with her, that she became a personal target, most recently with allegations about personal involvement in the mistreatment of POWs. or redistributed. However, you may note that the Left still presumes to lecture the rest of us often concerning foreign policy on a regular basis. Heres what she said in 2011: In my anger at the torture story that was being allowed to spread, at how the entire situation was being manipulated, I made a mistake I deeply regret. How did we get into this war? Screw you. If it wasn't I must be missing something. I never asked pilots to desert. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. We now see a pattern of sedition/treason. The war was being fought by the air during during the Nixon administration. She said: I have very few regrets. NORTH: These are the things that this woman did, and she has not apologized. And you were photographed sitting on an anti aircraft gun. (Later, after 58,152 American dead were just names on a wall, declassified US Navy logs revealed there had been no torpedo attack!). They realized that the war was wrong, that we werent wanted there. Chiang refused to be extorted, citing his revulsion of the international banking cartel. WebDaughter of legendary Henry Fonda, actress, and activist was one of the most outspoken people against the Vietnam War at the age of 34. No article of ours gets hundreds of letters, but this one did, very few of them friendly. Her visit actually took place in 1972. mode: 'thumbnails-b', No article of ours gets hundreds of letters, but this one did, very few of them friendly. And the question I have is 50 years later, how do you look back on that particular chapter? Im not you know, they all went to jail. I am going to let the extract stand as it is, containing just enough truth to be uncomfortable, I think. She was young and famous at the time, maybe the Iraqi insurgents could get some of the present crop of empty headed celebrities, Britney Spears perhaps, to pose next to those Muslim mopes in robes and head towels while they aim their weapons. I mean, the fact is, there's no statute on treason, by the way. Fonda has refused to tell her side of the story to historians investigating her role, purportedly because she was saving her story for her own memoirs, which are expected to be published soon. Ive never really wanted to settle.. I stand by the article as it was written. In 2005, she apologized again on 60 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. Sending Out Veterans' Benefits, The Executive Branchs Response to the Flood of 1927, The Case For Calling the Language "American", America Fought Its Own Battle Over Books Before it Fought the Nazis. But And it was a terrible mistake because of the image that it showed, which was not at all what the reality was. You have "War Stories" coming up. She continued openly to question the accounts of the U.S. government and American POWs, who told devastating stories of the torture they endured at the hands of the North Vietnamese. "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. In 1972, actress Jane Fonda traveled to North Vietnam on an anti-war mission. Alisyn Camerota hosted a number of Fox News programs during a 16-year run that ended in 2014. I mean, the reality is, there were 24,000 American troops on the ground in South Vietnam. She posed on an anti-aircraft gun used to shoot down our American pilots. Enjoy the rest of the conversation. He hadnt liked the story but at least was willing to discuss it. After we published Peter Braunsteins article on Jane Fonda in our July/August issue, perhaps 60 people sent me this story. Now, I leave it NORTH: Well, yes, as a matter of fact I think she is. And you know, maybe I was set up but I was an adult, its Im gonna take responsibility for it. She called the POW's liars. Lee said she still loves being a journalist and thatshehas"some really big ideas on how to better serve you in that particular arena" without Fox News. His alliance with the Reds made sense, since both upheld elite control of the world. On the basis of those meetings alone, she proclaimed that American POW's weren't being mistreated, and that any who said they were mistreated werte either liars, or were simply experiencing punishment for their racist treatment and attitude towards their Vietnamese captors. A photograph caught her looking through the scope of an anti-aircraft gun, surrounded by revolutionaries. Fact check: Barbara Walters did not write post on Jane Fonda, Peter Braunsteins article speculated that Jane Fonda had this ability to a degree unique in modern times. The people who are speaking out against the war are the patriots. She said the radio addresses were the only way to get access to American soldiers, because she was barred from meeting them at their bases in South Vietnam. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa110399b.htm. I want you to go home and say, "I'm sorry I got caught doing the wrong thing.". Stunning Black And White Photos of Van Nuys Boulevard In 1972 By Rick McCloskey, Pam Grier: 20 Photos of Beautiful Actress in the 1970s, 30 Photos That Show Fashion Styles Of Young Women In The 1970s, 30 Photos Of Barbi Benton In The 1970s And 80s, Babylonian Map of the World: The Oldest Map of the World, Most Impressive Armours With Attractive And Interesting Designs, Most Impressive Ancient Masks Created By Different Civilizations, Neverwas Haul: Victorian House On Wheels Inspired By Science Fiction Novels, Beachside Bathing Machines of Victorian England, The Evolution Of Women On The Cover Of Esquire Magazine. JANE FONDA: I know what Im doing. The Roger Ailes and Bill OReilly scandals have cast even some old departures in a new light. GRUMMETT: Don't worry about it, you know? But she was advised by other activists to focus her political energies, deciding to go all-in as an impassioned voice for the antiwar movement. Youre gonna come through it, okay. She was reportedly also an aspirant for a role on "Fox & Friends," the network's morning show. The cover called her Ms. Switch to the light mode that's kinder on your eyes at day time. How Jane Fondas 1972 trip to North Vietnam earned her the nickname Hanoi Jane, The 27 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week, Tom Wilson gives Capitals a boost on an otherwise painful night in Anaheim, Corey Dickerson aims to lead and have a bounce-back year with Nats. If you must know, my original draft did make reference to the one true story that you mentioned. Among the products sold expressing veterans' disdain for Fonda are a variety of bumper stickers, envelope stickers, sew-on patches, but evidently D&G no longer carries my favorite Fonda item, a urinal pad depicting Jane Fonda's photograph. JANE FONDA: it was a mistake to go, I never wanted to go to any military installations. But Jane Fonda: Cancel my subscription! If I was Vietnamese, I probably would have tried to do the same thing, you know, but I should not have gone. And by the way, did our government lie to us during Vietnam? [1] Cited on November 24, 2004. Outspoken host Elisabeth Hasselbeck left "The View" to join "Fox & Friends" in 2013, which she exited at the end of 2015. By denying their mistreatment or not investigating their treatment,in an effort to sway public opinion to her own perceived vision of the national interest, she did harm to her countrymen in captivity. Legal Statement. If I was used, I allowed it to happen. As Jane Fonda promotes her new film, "Monster-in-Law", its up to all of us to let our children know about the specific activities she undertook during the Vietnam War. Why? Congress held hearings. Thats all the ground troops were going home. Content and Programming Copyright 2005 Fox News Network, L.L.C. I sang a song. Thats all the ground troops were and how good she feels in her 70s.
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