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.
This guy is my new hero!
Honestly, how many Vietnam Vet’s would have loved to done the same thing? For years, this woman has gotten away with treason in my opinion, and dangled it mockingly in the face of the Men and Women who have fought, bled and died for this country.
The fact that Mr. Smith had a big ol’wad of tobacco in his mouth has he spat on the hag is just icing on the cake. I seriously laughed so hard when I read the original article that I nearly spat out my coffee!
The man ran off but was quickly caught by police Tuesday night and charged with disorderly conduct.
Fonda has been on tour and doing interviews to promote her just-published memoir, “My Life So Far.” (search) The thrice-married, two-time Academy Award winner covers a wide array of topics, including her 1972 visit to Hanoi to protest the Vietnam War, during which she was photographed on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun. She has apologized for that photo, but not for opposing the war.
Capt. Rich Lockhart of the Kansas City Police Department said that although Fonda did not want to press charges against Michael A. Smith, 54, of Kansas City, he was arrested on a municipal charge of disorderly conduct after off-duty officers caught him just outside Unity Temple, where Fonda was signing books.
Lockhart said Smith was released on bond late Tuesday night and is due to appear in municipal court on May 27.
Smith, a Vietnam veteran, told The Kansas City Star on Wednesday that Fonda was a “traitor” and that her protests against the war were unforgivable. He said he normally does not chew tobacco but did so Tuesday solely to spit juice on the actress.
“I consider it a debt of honor,” he told The Star for a story on its Web site, www.kansascity.com. “She spit in our faces for 37 years. It was absolutely worth it. There are a lot of veterans who would love to do what I did.”