Posted on 04/20/2005 7:54:40 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Police said they arrested a man for spitting on two-time Academy Award-winning actress Jana Fonda during a book-signing stop in Kansas City Tuesday night.
Fonda, 67, spoke at Unity Temple, in The Plaza shopping district, about her new best-selling book, "My Life So Far," and her new movie with Jennifer Lopez called "Monster-In-Law."
At about 9 p.m., police said, a man who had been waiting in line for about 90 minutes, passed a book to Fonda and then spit a large amount of tobacco juice into her face.
They said the man then ran away and was taken into custody by off-duty officers, who were providing security for the event.
Fonda declined to prosecute the man.
Michael A. Smith, 54, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, which is a city charge.
In 1972, Fonda was photographed sitting in a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft tank. About her involvement in the Vietnam War, Fonda has apologized for her anti-aircraft tank photo. She has called it an incredible lapse in judgment
It is surpising that she didnt press charges.
Well, it wasn't intended to change anything. I think this is one Vietnam Vet that lived with what she did and it has bothered him all this time. Right? Don't know. Wrong? Don't know. However, this Vet obviously had the strong desire to show her how it felt to be attacked and spit upon. That was his way of doing SOMETHING to make her know what it felt like.
I don't say it will change anything and I don't say it was right or wrong but it obviously made this Vet feel better that he was able to show her jsut how much she hurt the Vietnam Vets.
Why press charges? He'll eventually get cancer from the tobacco anyway.
Spitting the tobacco out is one thing. The trick is not shoving more in to your mouth.
I hope it happens every time she appears, though.
I believe that is "jane you ignorant slut".
No I don't think it was surprising she didn't press charges. I think that would have just exacerbated the situation and the scandal of her being a traitor brought out into the open again BIG TIME.
Spitting is for girly-men and the mentally twisted.
Aw, man, what bad form! He should have at least offered her some fries to go with the main course.
"Her voice is soft and good
Her eyes are clear and bright
But she's not there..."
If you look closely at this picture you see the epitome of the useful idiot. The naive, privileged child immersed in self-imposed importance.
I wonder if that was his plan.
On the part of Smith......
Oh brother. Rich, privileged white girl "fights the power."
A true limousine liberal and useful idiot.
Perhaps, but then, who'd notice?
BTW, Mr. Smith, what a waste of Red-Man chaw juice.....
And not nearly as bad as balloons filled with urine (RNC Convention in NYC).
I have no problem with charging her with treason but this act is infantile. No need to act like a monkey to spite a monkey.
You won't believe that when you read about her inevitable civil action against the patriot.......
It's interesting to read the comments of people who I presume were never in South Vietnam and probably never in any combat zone at all anywhere. Also, a lot of the people commenting have never been personally invested in a foreign conflict (my guess) and never suffered the indignity of a betrayal like Hanoi Jane's. Call the guy's actions juvenile, call them inappropriate, call them what you will - to me they are perfectly understandable. Not something I would do, but not something I would castigate someone for either. You had to be there.
Eggs Ackley!
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