April 20, 2005

Man Arrested for Spitting on Jane Fonda

Wait, did you say arrested? Shouldn't that read given a medal?

Filthy Allah e-mails this story Local6:

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.
Notice how the paper sets the story up by making Fonda out to be a sympathetic character? This is what Chomsky's Propaganda Theory calls 'Framing' and 'Selection'. Factually the story, so far, is correct. Nevertheless it is biased.
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.

How utterly magnanimous of Fonda. Of course, the city doesn't need Fonda's permission to prosecute the man. So he'll wind up in the pokey for a brief stint or pay a fine.

Ok, so in order to be fair, after the story is already framed, they throw this in the last paragraph:

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.
A lapse in jugement? Right. As I've said a hundred times before, traitors rarely think their acts of treason are really that bad.

PS-As I've said, busy morning. More posts to follow later.

UPDATE: Malkin not amused.

UPDATE II: I'm with Bill Quick and Kim du Toit on this one.

Right Nation makes this important contribution:

Smith avrebbe meritato una medaglia
Indeed.


By Dr. Rusty "John Doe" Shackleford at April 20, 2005 09:55 AM
Sorry. Comments down.....AGAIN!!!!