For a great many people, its not enough that Jane Fonda went to North Vietnam, offered encouragement to an army that was daily killing her countrymen, climbed up on that anti-aircraft gun, insisted that all American prisoners were well treated, and so on. And that we probably couldnt win it not because they werent a fabulous soldiers. Her name was Jane Fonda. CHRIS WALLACE: Your most famous protest was 50 years ago when you went to North Vietnam at the height of the war there. Nixon has responsibility for everything he did or didn't do on his watch. However, it was a bit too long, and Dr. Shenkman needed it shortened in the interest of time. William Burkhead, a Democrat from Anne Arundel, said, I wouldnt want to kill her, but I wouldnt mind if you cut her tongue off, according to a Post story. To begin with, the title is deliberately misleading: his real point has nothing to do with Jane Fonda. The journey of Jane Fonda: Ive always been curious. 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. Also Read: 'Jane Fonda in Five Acts' Film Review: Doc Explores the Many Lives of the Actress-Activist, She posed on an antiaircraft gun used to shoot down our American pilots. True, by Fondas admission. I stand by the article as it was written. 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. And I don't NORTH: Well, that's not going to happen. 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. I know what its supposed to be now. When Jane Fonda Rocked the U.S. Army A newly exhumed documentary delves into the actresss anti-Vietnam vaudeville tour of American military bases in 1972. Whether youre a lifelong resident of D.C. or you just moved here, weve got you covered. Mr. Nolan wrote something that helped me better understand the fury of this sort of reaction. For the next severalyears, Fonda would continue as one of the most prominent public faces in the antiwar movement. Fonda told Wallace that she did not like the nickname she was given, but she stuck by her choice to oppose the war. Four die; one, Col. Larry Carrigan, survivesjust barely, but it is he who tells about the incident. I mean, he realized that . Troop B, 2nd squadron, 17th Cavalry, RVN, 1969-70 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. Her rebellion against the foreign policies of the United States suggested to many outraged Americans that treason might have an All-American face, a familiar accent, and be closer to home than the Other that had previously been assumed to embody the enemy. But now, very quickly, treason is the only crime defined in our Constitution. Talking Points, WATCH: Greg Gutfeld and Bill Maher Riff About Incest Porn Because They Are Hilarious Comedians And Hell Exists, Cocaine Bear, Hold My Beer: Production Company Behind Sharknado Releasing Meth Gator Movie This Summer. Liberals in America's streets "protested" our victories and exulted in our defeats - thus, in patriots' eyes, giving the war a raison d'etre. 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. "KOREA: Shortly thereafter Truman, with Congress averting its eyes, committed U.S. troops to Korea. Listen closely. officer gets an idea. [3] She praised the USSR for their support of the Viet Cong. It is giving them the advantage of the propaganda visibility that this woman lent to them. And the more they tried, the more. Heres a transcript of her remarks so you can judge for yourself. If even one of them were true, it would change the entire focus of my article. She went to tour the countrys dike system, which was rumored to have been intentionally bombed by American forces something the U.S. government to this day forcefully denies. Johnson then ordered 165,000 U.S. forces under General Westmoreland to support a handful of American "advisors" previously ordered there by former President John F. Kennedy, Democrat. Fonda moves down the line, greeting each man with encouragements like Arent you ashamed you killed babies? as she shakes his hand. Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images "It was a very tumultuous and polarized time," she said in the HBO documentary. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa110399b.htm. www.DanandGEnterprises.com The POWs who were there have denied that this ever occurred. Joining us now is the host of "War Stories," who fought in Vietnam, Colonel Oliver North is with us. But Jane Fonda: Cancel my subscription! Fonda told the audience that their protests saddened her. Someone (I dont remember who) leads me toward the gun, and I sit down, still laughing, still applauding. WebIn July of 1972 Jane Fonda went to Hanoi, North Vietnam, for a two-week tour of the country. 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. But the action that still enrages veterans most was that photograph of her with North Vietnamese troops onan antiaircraft gunthat would have been used to shoot down American planes. Us veterans will never forget or forgive her posing on a North Viet anti-aircraft gun, regardless whatever else she may or may not have done. HANNITY: Is Jane Fonda really sorry or just trying to sell her brand new book? I mean, the reality is, there were 24,000 American troops on the ground in South Vietnam. Even Trotsky, whose philosophy I do not advocate, could see this relationship between the capitalists and the communists clearly (hypocritically denouncing it, since he went along with it). Kelly attacked Fondas Vietnam War history to defend questions about plastic surgery. In 1972, the Academy Award-winning actress and activist traveled to North Vietnam and was photographed laughing and clapping along with Vietnamese soldiers. I want you to go home and say, "I'm sorry I got caught doing the wrong thing.". It evidently didnt. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. https://twitter.com/MegynTODAY/status/955454505067470848. They hadnt been able to vote on the virtues of the conflict, and they found themselves in mortal peril in the midst of an ugly, painful ordeal that a lot of vocal people back home thought was a criminal enterprise. President Lyndon Johnson, Democrat, in a special address to the American public, reported an attack upon a U.S. naval vessel in the Tonkin Gulf by a North Vietnamese torpedo boat. ET! She said that she regretted it. Over the years, as Fonda reinvented herself as a fitness maven and again a movie star, she apologized many times for the antiaircraft gunphoto. . If it wasn't I must be missing something. It's not just handing out, you know, blankets. 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. After all, she is an American; surely shell carry the message home to the families that their husband or son is alive. Here it is. [1] According to a recent email that circulated to various Vietnam veterans, Fonda reportedly beat one POW, and betrayed the confidence of another, resulting in his death. And the question I have is 50 years later, how do you look back on that particular chapter? 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. 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. The chance to remake oneself is a universally acknowledged strength of this Republic, and the Republic itself has done it often enough. 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. I wanted to tell them what I was seeing as an American on the ground there. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How are you, G.I. Many of our veterans still call her Hanoi Jane thanks to her radio broadcasts: True, but she doesnt just have the nickname because of the radio broadcasts. 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. But he never met Jane Fonda, and he has no idea how the maddening tale attached itself to him. Watch "Hannity & Colmes" weeknights at 9 p.m. And, as she does, each POW palms her a scrap of paper with his Social Security number written on it. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Thats what made me laugh. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Jane Fonda says she is sorry for some of her actions during the Vietnam War. Thats all the ground troops were going home. ED GRUMMETT, USMC: The night before we made the landing at Chu Yuan (ph) we were listening to Hanoi Hannah and how they were going to annihilate us on the beach. I sang a song. I'm sorry I hurt you, Alan, and I hope you can forgive me." Its more than being a traitor; millions of Americans felt treasonous during that war. I dont know what else to do. "Hanoi Run" from USSR to Viet Nam, was produced in Russian plants that had been built by American companies and financed by the Federal Reserve System. 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! 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. 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. re: Jane Fonda visiting BR this weekend Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:43 am to Chipand2Putts. It was to these traditional Americans, alienated by the Sixties, that the email was targeted, playing on their hopes that finally, at long last, Jane Fonda would have to answer for her choices. officer gets an idea. I plead with him, You have to be sure those photographs are not published. Now, aid and comfort can be measured a lot of ways. target_type: 'mix' 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. Legal Statement. Even so, I'm going to keep an eye open to purchase one of the urinal mats with her photograph depicted upon it.
[email protected]. I mean, the fact is, there's no statute on treason, by the way. The alleged mission was to prevent communism from spreading to South Korea, a peninsula pointed at now disarmed Japan. GRUMMETT: Don't worry about it, you know? All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For a great many people, its not enough that Jane Fonda went to North Vietnam, offered encouragement to an army that was daily killing her countrymen, climbed up on that anti-aircraft gun, insisted that all American prisoners were well treated, and so on.