'Hanoi Jane' Fonda Honor Withdrawn

NewsMax ^ | 17 March 2006 | Carl Limbacher

[Aussie Dasher]

The sponsor of an effort to honor Jane Fonda in the Georgia state Senate withdrew her resolution Thursday, after a rocky reception from some colleagues and a phone call from the actress' office.

Sen. Steen Miles, D-Decatur, said a representative for Fonda, who is out of the country, asked that she avoid the controversy the effort had stirred.

"This, ladies and gentlemen, should not be occupying our time," said Miles.

The resolution cites the Atlanta resident's work as founder of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, donations to Atlanta-area universities and charities and role as goodwill ambassador with the United Nations.

But the two-time Academy Award winner's political activities protesting the Vietnam War, including a trip to North Vietnam in 1972, have long made her a target of veterans of that war.

The measure, which Miles said is one of several she has pushed honoring Georgia women during Women's History Month, cruised through the Senate on Wednesday before some members realized it was part of a stack of mostly non-controversial resolutions approved because no one objected to them.

Sen. John Douglas, R-Social Circle, later asked that the vote be reconsidered.

"I can think of no living American who is less worthy of this honor," Douglas, chairman of the chamber's Veterans and Military Affairs committee, said Thursday. "She is as guilty of treason as Benedict Arnold and Tokyo Rose."

Miles said she is sympathetic to concerns of military members. She said her brother and ex-husband both served in Vietnam and her daughter currently serves in the Army reserve. But she said Fonda's good works for the past three decades outweigh any negatives associated with her Vietnam-era actions.

"I have a deep and abiding respect and love for our men and women warriors," she said. "We should not ignore the past, but we should not be inextricably bound to its mistakes."

The Senate voted 48-1 to reconsider the measure - a necessary procedure before Miles could withdraw it. Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen, D-Albany, cast the only vote against reconsideration.

Miles then withdrew the effort before senators considered the resolution itself.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Then why did she sponsor the bill to honor Jane?

That was the price of buying a clue . . .

[Moby Grape]

"But she said Fonda's good works for the past three decades outweigh any negatives associated with her Vietnam-era actions."

NOTHING outweighs TREASON.

[Gator101]

But she said Fonda's good works for the past three decades outweigh any negatives associated with her Vietnam-era actions.

BUZZ!!! wrong! You can't make up for some things with "good works". Just ask Tookie!

[tet68]

she said Fonda's good works for the past three decades outweigh any negatives associated with her Vietnam-era actions.

Any negatives associated wiht her actions?

Like South Vietnamese "Re-education Camps?
Like hundreds of thousands of boat people?
Like the Khmer Rouge? Jane Fonda has never paid in the least for her traitorous actions.

[mewzilla]

NOTHING outweighs TREASON.

There's no statute of limitations on it, either...

[A knight without armor]

You're right Miles does not have an iota of a clue. I don't really understand that sentence. It must be too out of context. Perhaps she realized what she was up against and tried to back peddle by saying the controversy is not worth our time? I'm so glad the stupid woman did not manage to sneak this through oh so cleverly tucked into a pile of mundane matters. Good work, Sen. John Douglas!

[Chode]

thx... 8^)

[mewzilla]

[Vaquero]

Hanoi Jane 'mans' the North Vietnamese anti aircraft gun....

[xarmydog]

There are a lot of faces you could photoshop in that pic.Almost all demorats and unfortunately more and more republicans.Depends on which way the wind blows.

[pandoraou812]

I will never forget the picture of her on that gun. May she rot in hell. I have no use for her and think she ought to move to France . Shes another moron and I have no use for morons.

[freepatriot32]

""I can think of no living American who is less worthy of this honor," Douglas, chairman of the chamber's Veterans and Military Affairs committee, said Thursday. "She is as guilty of treason as Benedict Arnold and Tokyo Rose."

I dont know.....

[nothingnew]

"She is as guilty of treason as Benedict Arnold and Tokyo Rose."----Sen. John Douglas

'nuff said.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Billthedrill]

"I can think of no living American who is less worthy of this honor," Douglas, chairman of the chamber's Veterans and Military Affairs committee, said Thursday. "She is as guilty of treason as Benedict Arnold and Tokyo Rose."

Works for me. BTT.

[nothingnew]

You can't make up for some things with "good works". Just ask Tookie!

Heh heh heh....Can't ask Tookie now...."Where's Jane F????....next!"

FMCDH(BITS)

[GrandEagle]

I don't know...
Parading around our nation expressing your opinion, as distasteful as Cindy is, doesn't come close to HJ's exploits. - IMHO , nowhere near.

What Jane did was out and out treason. No was around it.

Cordially,
GE

[L98Fiero]

"Perhaps she realized what she was up against and tried to back peddle by saying the controversy is not worth our time?"

That's how I took it.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

Sometimes when people screwup, it's a permanent screwup and they'll just have to live with it. Jane Fonda could try to blame her irresponsible youth, the people with whom she was associating, or whatever. I and most of the people with whom I associate will never, ever forgive this vile traitor for the damage she caused to this country. She is a national disgrace.

There are obviously some knucklehead legislators out there if they wanted to hook their cart to this horse. There is absolutely no political benefit to being associated with Hanoi Jane whatsoever. This Senator Steen Miles needs a check-up from the neck-up if she couldn't determine that on her own.

Hanoi Jane & Senator Steen Miles:

~ Blue Jays ~

[R.W.Ratikal]

And now the Georgia legislators should pass a resolution to try Hanoi Jan Fonda for treason - for which there is not statue of limitations.


"Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prospers, none dare call it treason."

-- Sir John Harrington (1561 - 1612)

[Farmer Dean]

I always thought that the only thing this photo lacked was an A4 doing a roll-out after releasing 2 1000 lb bombs on the site.