Apr 20, 2005 she gets face full of tobacco juice from disgruntled vietnam vet during book signing. Tuesday night during a book signing in kansas city, vietnam veteran michael smith allegedly spit tobacco juice into fonda s. She is the daughter of legendary actor and wwii naval officer henry. Man spits on jane fonda at book signing china daily. Jane fonda rips qvc after her tv appearance gets scuttled. Jane fonda spit on by vietnam vet worldnet daily wed, 20 apr 2005 2. Vietnam vet calls spitting in jane fonda s face a debt of honor. Jun 14, 2016 why wasnt jane fonda ever brought up on treason for her part in. In 1982, fonda released her first exercise video, titled jane fonda s workout, inspired by her bestselling book, jane fonda s workout book. Til that a vietnam war veteran waited in line at a jane. A man spit tobacco juice into the face of jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new memoir. The story told by the man who spat on jane fonda at a book signing. Spitter stains himself more than fonda michael dean smith of gladstone went to a great deal of trouble to let the world know how he felt about jane fonda.
Vietnam veteran spits on jane fonda at book signing the dis. I live where it happened and it was all over the news and radio. She did not meet mccain there, he has denied this on many occasions. For a book i wrote in 1998 i looked back to the time when the spit was supposedly flying, the late 1960s and early 1970s. A man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda search after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said. Missouri man spits on jane fonda published april 21, 2005 associated press facebook twitter email print kansas city, mo. Vietnam veteran spits on jane fonda at book signing. I found using the exercising in the book three to four times per week with a friend really made a difference to all aspects of my life. Apr 21, 2005 a man who had waited in line at a book signing in kansas city for academy awardwinning actress jane fonda spit tobacco juice in her face tuesday night. Feb 26, 2020 jane fonda, american film actress, daughter of henry fonda, noted for her political activism, especially during the vietnam war.
Apr 04, 2006 in fonda s third act, she is prepared to do the work of a lifetimeto begin living consciously in a way that might inspire others who canlearn from her experiences. Vietnam veteran spits on jane fonda at book signing page. The story told by the man who spat on jane fonda at a book signing in. Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, jane fonda s my life so far is filled with universal insights into the personal struggles of women living full and engaged lives. Apr 21, 2005 a man spat tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, according to kansas city police. The real story of jane fonda and the vietnam vets who hate. On wednesday he said, because of jane fonda, most vietnam veterans were spit on. The hatred persists, even among nonvietnam veterans and people who werent even born in 1972. She gets face full of tobacco juice from disgruntled vietnam vet during book signing. May 19, 2018 she did not meet mccain there, he has denied this on many occasions. Jane fonda is a star of stage and screen whose career began in 1960. Tuesday night during a book signing in kansas city, vietnam veteran michael smith allegedly spit tobacco juice into fonda s face.
Apr 21, 2005 vietnam veteran spits on jane fonda at book signing. A man who said he was a vietnam veteran spat tobacco juice in jane fonda s face at a kansas city book signing, calling. The real story of jane fonda and the vietnam vets who hate her. But, he added, spit would not be his weapon of choice. Remember, mccain was the son of a sitting us senator at that time, so his captors were very thoughtful of any pr moves involving him. Aug, 2015 in 2005, a navy vet spat tobacco at her during a book signing. Navy veteran in kansas city spit chewing tobacco in fondas face during a book signing event for fondas autobiography. Jane fonda born december 21, 1937 is an american actress, writer.
Ap police said they arrested a man for spitting on twotime academy awardwinning actress jane fonda during a book signing stop in kansas city tuesday night. The man ran off but was quickly caught by police tuesday night and charged with disorderly conduct. With apparent sincerity, this particular fellow said hed gladly wait 90 minutes in line for the opportunity to spit in jane fonda s face. Jane fonda has 44 books on goodreads with 12598 ratings. A man who said he was a vietnam veteran spat tobacco juice in jane fondas face at a kansas city book signing, police said wednesday. Man spits on jane fonda at book signing agencies updated. One of my few remaining goals is to out live jane fonda, just so i can empty my bladder on her grave. Vietnam veteran spits on jane fonda at book signing page 4. He got lots of phone calls supporting the veterans who spit in ms.
Vietnam veteran spits on jane fonda at book signing the. A man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said this guy is my new hero. One of my veteran friends hates jane fonda and says that vets were spit on because of the antiwar movement that folks like jane and others participated in. A man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said. Apr 22, 2005 spitter stains himself more than fonda michael dean smith of gladstone went to a great deal of trouble to let the world know how he felt about jane fonda. A vietnam veteran was arrested in kansas city yesterday for allegedly spitting on actress jane fonda during a booksigning event. Apr 20, 2005 a man who said he was a vietnam veteran spat tobacco juice in jane fondas face at a kansas city book signing, police said wednesday. I had the jane fonda exercise book many years ago and found doing the exercises regularly worked. Did jane fonda betray american pows in north vietnam. Jun 21, 2000 did jane fonda betray american pows in north vietnam. Rich lockhart of the kansas city police department said michael a. Vietnam war veteran waited in line at a jane fonda book signing just to spit tobacco juice in her face, calling her a traitor to the us sep 23, 2015 sam dickson back in 2005 a man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said.
Jane fonda welcomed to kansas city with chewing tobacco in. The man ran off but was quickly caught by police tuesday night and. The story told by the man who spat on jane fonda at a book signing in kansas city recently is typical. He not only bought her book that was the price of admission to tuesdays book signing event at unity temple on the plaza but he also had to wait in line. At that moment, he turned his head quickly and spit a trail of tobacco juice, jennings said. Til that a vietnam war veteran waited in line at a jane fonda book signing just to spit tobacco juice in her face, calling her a traitor to the us for her actions in the 1970s. In 2005, a navy vet spat tobacco at her during a book signing. A man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, reports abc news. Mar 19, 20 missouri man spits on jane fonda give him a medal a man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda search after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said. Smith, 54, reportedly waited in line for 90 minutes, passed a book to the academy award winner, and then spit tobacco juice into her face. Jane fonda is represented by the jane fonda foundation, inc. Jane fonda still facing criticism for vietnam after 40 years. Apr 30, 2005 for a book i wrote in 1998 i looked back to the time when the spit was supposedly flying, the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The 67yearold actress was in kansas city as part of a booksigning tour for her new autobiography when it happened. Jane fonda is lucky that a spit in the face is the worst thing that has happened to hershe needs to be in prison for treason. One media person, a vietnam vet said it is time to put that war behind us and move on with our lives. But the man was wrong and even more of a chicken for running away after he spit on her. Jane fonda s workout became the highest selling home video of the next few years, selling over a million copies. She is best known for such movies as barefoot in the park 1967, klute 1971, coming home 1978, and nine to five 1980. Local reaction to the idiot who spit on jane fonda good. The longstanding claim that jane fonda turned smuggled messages from u. There are facebook groups like why we hate jane fonda and jane fonda we spit on your grave. Aug 21, 2015 in 2005, a navy vet spat tobacco at her during a book signing.
Although she later apologized, the incident continues to rankle many, including a veteran who spit tobacco in her face at a book signing for her autobiography. Honorable cap marine spits in jane fondas earthlink. I saw on the news that a vietnam vet spit in jane fonda s face at her book signing. He was a us spy dispatched to china in 40s captured by the communists and executed for being a spy john birch society created as a pro war, anti communist org. Smith, 54, reportedly waited in line for 90 minutes, passed a book to the academy award winner, and then spit tobacco juice. He not only bought her book that was the price of admission to tuesdays booksigning event at unity temple on the plaza but he also had to wait in line. Apr 20, 2005 a man spit tobacco juice into the face of jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new memoir. She is a traitor, michael dean smith, 54, told the kansas city star newspaper.
The vietnam vet who spit on jane fonda as she was signing her new book was the topic of debate in the news this week should he have done it. Jane fonda is out on the road hawking her new tellall memoir, but apparently one missouri man decided to let hanoi jane know how he really felt about her. The guy waits 90 minutes at the book signing to spit on her and she was ok with it. The star joins a glittering list of celebrity spokesmodels including scarlett johansson and penelope cruz after signing to front loreal paris antiageing treatment. Smith, 54, smith said that his actions were planned and he has no regrets. This topic is being recycled with the recent news coverage of jane fonda being spat upon at a book signing. Mar 21, 2017 missouri man spits on jane fonda published april 21, 2005 associated press facebook twitter email print kansas city, mo. Hubris and spit in jane fondas face the moderate voice. Honestly, how many vietnam vets would have loved to done the same thing. Ap a man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said. Til that a vietnam war veteran waited in line at a jane fonda. Pows over to their north vietnamese captors is false. Jane fonda height weight body statistics healthy celeb. Some things are bound to catch up with you, like your past, and they did recently for actress jane fonda in the form of a big wad of tobacco juice spit by a.
A man who said he was a vietnam veteran spat tobacco juice in jane fonda s face at a kansas city book signing, calling her a traitor for a trip she made to. Smith, a vietnam veteran from kansas city, was charged with disorderly conduct, a city charge. Did americans really spit on vietnam vets at airports. The man, 54yearold michael smith, waited in line for about. The marine michael smithjane fonda tobaccospitting incident. Jane fonda at a book signing in 2005, photo by paul schultz.
Jane fonda is still facing criticism over her regretful decisions during the vietnam war. Sep 23, 2015 vietnam war veteran waited in line at a jane fonda book signing just to spit tobacco juice in her face, calling her a traitor to the us sep 23, 2015 sam dickson back in 2005 a man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said. A man who said he was a vietnam veteran spat tobacco juice in jane fonda s face at a kansas city book signing, calling her a traitor for a trip she made to hanoi in 1972, police said wednesday. The book was lost in one of several moves, hence my buying another copy. Jane fonda has dated james franciscus jane fonda met actor james franciscus in the drama class while in college. Veterans invite fonda to go to syria and take photos with isis. The marine michael smithjane fonda tobaccospitting. A vietnam veteran said in a statement published thursday that he spat chewing tobacco juice in jane fonda s face at a book signing in missouri as payback for her antiwar stance in the 1970s. A man who had waited in line at a book signing in kansas city for academy awardwinning actress jane fonda spit tobacco juice in her face tuesday night. Jane fonda had spat on him many years ago and he never forgot. Like many stories of the spatupon veteran genre, smiths lacks credulity.
Apr 20, 2005 a man who said he was a vietnam veteran spat tobacco juice in jane fonda s face at a kansas city book signing, calling her a traitor for a trip she made to hanoi in 1972, police said wednesday. In fonda s third act, she is prepared to do the work of a lifetimeto begin living consciously in a way that might inspire others who canlearn from her experiences. City, missouri took advantage of one of jane fondas book signings to spit tobacco juice in her face. Vietnam war veteran waited in line at a jane fonda book. Missouri man spits on jane fonda give him a medal a man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda search after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said. He said hes a vietnam veteran still angry at fonda for her trip to hanoi in 1972. Reached by telephone this morning, smith called fonda a traitor and said her protests of the vietnam war were unforgivable. Entertainment vietnam vet spits at jane fonda bbc news. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A man who said he was a vietnam veteran spat tobacco juice in jane fondas face at a kansas city book signing, calling her a traitor for a trip.
Smith was arrested, but fonda declined to press charges against him. May 01, 2005 in kansas city, missouri earlier that same day, a man claiming to be a vietnam veteran stood in line at fondas book signing, waiting for the opportunity to spew into the actresss face the. Coined hanoi jane and responsible for its spreading. The tale about a defiant serviceman who spit at jane fonda and was severely beaten as a result is often attributed to air force pilot jerry driscoll.
A man spat tobacco juice into the face of actress jane fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, according to kansas city police. Man spits tobacco juice in jane fondas face at book signing. Smith of kansas city was charged with disorderly conduct after a spitting incident involving jane fonda at a book signing event on the country club plaza. Ot jane fonda spit in the face practical machinist. Vietnam war veteran waited in line at a jane fonda book signing just to spit. Smith, 54, of kansas city, missouri, who doesnt ordinarily chew tobacco, did so for the opportunity to spit a stream of tobacco juice at jane fonda at a book signing for her latest opus, my life so far. Even the warzombie comic 68 has a fonda like character. Michael smith goes and spits on fonda at her book signing as payment for all the spit upon vets pows, enlisted vs. Jane was especially smitten by his passion for epic poem drama and by his.
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