"Jane Fonda; Some Things Never Change!"

Most of you who are in my age group will remember Ms. Jane Fonda as a political activist against the Vietnam War. I feel about the same as most veterans feel about Ms. Fonda, and I wouldn’t feel too bad if she decided to move to Cuba; as she likes communism so much. I remember a famous photo of her at a North Vietnamese gun emplacement, smiling with some NVA regulars; those same regulars that would be killing my fellow American soldiers later on that same day. Ms. Fonda was cheered by the great “unwashed” hippies, communists and America-haters. Ms. Fonda had the forum provided by her celebrity, and she used it to the detriment of many American boys; there is a measure of blood that must be placed on her hands. I know there were soldiers who were against the war, but I guarantee none of them would have sat with the enemy for a “photo-op” the way Ms. Fonda did! Her actions did great damage to our military efforts in Vietnam, and gave a false picture of American strategies in Southeast Asia. Nothing was done by the demonized Johnson or Nixon presidencies to silence Ms. Fonda, as she was protected by our 1^st amendment rights.

America has a great tradition of allowing everybody to express themselves in the public forum. Black Panthers, Neo-NAZIS, communists and anarchists have all been allowed to voice their opinions, no matter how UN-AMERICAN those opinions may be.

When I turn on my television, or my radio, I select the station I want to listen to, and what political pundits I choose to follow. I don’t want any person denied his or her right of free expression. Some people make a living by expressing themselves; Rush Limbaugh, Ed Schultz and Bill Maher all make a living giving out their opinions, and they do very well in their jobs; none of these guys are going broke. Each of these men mentioned have a target audience, some on the left and some on the right. I don’t believe anybody is forced to listen to them, but we all have the option of turning them “on or off”. I don’t believe any of them should be silenced by a government body as long as they don’t incite violence.

Recently, Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem have asked that the FCC ban the broadcast of Rush Limbaugh; they don’t like what he says. This is a continuation of the Sandra Fluke commentary Rush gave on his radio show. Since this incident, Rush admitted he had a poor choice of words, but his points were well taken. Oddly, Ms. Fonda and Ms. Steinem talked about Hitler in regard to Mr. Limbaugh’s rhetoric, when in reality, it is these two women who wish to take away the personal liberty of Mr. Limbaugh to express his opinion in a free society. Who is really acting like a NAZI here?

The real problem these two women have is Rush’s access to the public forum; they don’t believe his opinions should be made available to the American public. It must be awfully difficult for Ms. Fonda to speak from both sides of her mouth, as she happily used the public forum to undermine the American soldier during the Vietnam War!

I have waited 40 years to say this; “JANE, SHUT UP!” The very same rights she used to denigrate our efforts during time of war apply to Rush Limbaugh, whether she likes it or not. By saying what she has about Limbaugh, she has proven what a hypocrite she really is. The 1^st amendment is for EVERBODY, sorry “VC Jane”!!!