Chris Watson: Jane Fonda brings her ‘Life’ to Santa Cruz (Lib Kiss up BARF Alert)

santacruzsentinel.com ^ | 4/23/05 | Chris Watson

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Anyone who’s lived in the United States over the past few decades knows what Fonda’s life’s been about — sexual liberation, the anti-war movement, health and nutrition, the entrepreneurial spirit, feminism, etc. — because our own lives have been about those issues.

In an eerie way that urges us to consider how deeply celebrities reflect and affect our culture, Jane Fonda’s life has mirrored America’s life.

Especially the lives of American women.

Still, there are a few surprises in her book that will catch you off-guard.

For example, it’s pretty obvious from page one that Fonda’s no bimbo actress.

She’s smart.

And not just book smart. She’s earned some street cred over the years for her politics and business savvy.

She’s also a good writer. Not surprising, perhaps, given her private school education and time at Vassar.

What’s more surprising is that she’s also an avid reader, recently polishing off "Collapse" by Jared Diamond, "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell and "God’s Politics" by Jim Wallis.

It was a book, in fact, that nudged her to begin her autobiography.

"In one of the many miracles that seem to surround my life," Fonda said in an interview with the Sentinel last week, "seven years ago — two years before Ted (Turner) and I split up — a house guest brought me a copy of Anne Lamott’s ‘Bird By Bird,’ and I read it, and then after my 60th birthday, re-read it, and that’s what gave me the courage to write my book."

On Sunday evening, Fonda will talk about her life to a sold-out crowd at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.

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What nonsense....she will always be defined by her most revealing and defining moment. The "war protester" who
sat on the enemy anti-aircraft gun used to shoot down
her fellow citizens....the symbol of what went wrong
with America in the 60's. This will always overshadow
any of her other activities including her average acting
abilities and her sexual life...it is the most defining because it is the most appalling. Hanoi Jane...the 60's did not reinvent what most Americans see as a traitor. Walter
Cronkite is no longer around to give you cover, your honored
daddy is dead, your body is sagging, and much of the 60's
is being questioned as socially destructive. Within a generation you will be one of the poster children of what not to do with you life.

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Last week the average price in San Mateo County, Calif, hit $900K.

I have looked on the Internet for something akin to a list of Lib enclaves like we have started in this thread...can't find one.

Here's the scam....the wealthy libs force/keep out average Joes by inflating the real estate market. This prevents discrimination lawsuits...However, in some cities the government is trying to force lower income housing developments.

The libs call this wonderful, but want it located nowhere near them. They plant them elsewhere and maintain their higher property values.

Saw this first hand in Indianapolis....the southside has been a dumping ground for low-income government subsidized housing while the northside stays at an arms length.

BIG difference in housing prices and libs keep "undesireables" at an arm's length. Perhaps a Real Estate agent in a metro area can explain the workings better.

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Well said, FReeper......