Jane Fonda's fame

Well, Ed, thankfully, few people would view Jane Fonda as a role model. I couldn't agree with you more.

But Ladies' Home Journal, who selected Jane Fonda for their list, named her as one of the "100 Most Influential Women" of the century. Nothing has indicated that she's a wonderful person, just that she created a stir during her lifetime. No arguing she did - count the emails in this site dedicated to the fury she has created - some praising her, others damning her.

Don't get me wrong - I am by no means a supporter of Jane Fonda. She's self-centered, narrow-minded, and dim-witted. If anyone thinks those are critical words, here goes....

Self-centered - she went to Vietnam KNOWING she'd be on every camera in America. Did she really think her trip to Vietnam would change anything on either side?

Narrow-minded - The soldiers who were sent to fight shouldn't have been blamed for the war. Did she really think that US soldiers were demonic beasts looking for a fight?

Dim-witted - Let's face it - the only thing she accomplished by going to Vietnam was to forever piss off every veteran. That, and to add to her 15 minutes of fame.

OK, enough of that. I wanted to add for the edification of Fonda critics that she was influential to the political, military, and historical arenas during her time.

I did some research, and found that Anita Hill was also on that list. Why? All she did was falsely accuse Clarence Thomas of harrassing her! Talk about insignificance! Unfortunately, Ladies' Home Journal felt she opened the door to women standing up for their rights in the workplace. Silly if you ask me, but who between the ages of 18 and 88 has never heard of Anita Hill?

As for me, I'd love to drop Anita Hill and Jane Fonda, and add Nancy Reagan and Martina Navratalova to the list.