Kansan

Christian, Husband, Native TXN living in KS. Tweet mostly politics but mix in humor to stay sane. My goal is to make you think or smile. MAGA, IFBAP.

[Kansan @KSTXN]

I don’t believe in atheists.

[Kansan @KSTXN]

@NotKennyRogers He and I together are worth $1 trillion and 1.

[🇺🇸Mighty Magnet🇺🇸 @TheMightyMagnet]

Every day, this betrayal becomes more and more apparent.

REMOVE @LeaderJohnThune 🇺🇸✊

[Kansan @KSTXN]

@PubWanghaf Until the ballroom is completed!

[NotKennyRogers @NotKennyRogers]

There's a 73% chance we all wake up tomorrow morning and find out Joe Biden is the new Mayor of Los Angeles.

[NotKennyRogers @NotKennyRogers]

So far this year, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has lost 35 pounds and the Chicago Bears.

[Robert Wilkinson @robertwlk]

40 years ago today, l asked my childhood sweetheart, my best friend and the most gorgeous woman l know to marry me.

All three said no.

[Kansan @KSTXN]

@Daytobehappy You know everyone that drives across that bridge already calls it the Mary Jo Kopechne Bridge.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

"You can do it, son."

[Kansan @KSTXN]

@hbtCHIEFS Sign him to a long term below market contract with provisions allowing them to void it if he screws up again.

[Rip Wheeler @WheelerRipWA]

Barbara Walters once wrote that many Americans have forgotten — and many others were never taught — how Jane Fonda’s actions during the Vietnam War were viewed by countless POWs and veterans.

One of the most widely repeated accounts comes from Air Force pilot Jerry Driscoll, a POW held in the “Hanoi Hilton.” According to the story, he was cleaned up and forced to appear before Jane Fonda during her visit to North Vietnam. When ordered to praise his captors’ “humane treatment,” he instead spat at her. He was reportedly beaten severely afterward, suffering injuries that permanently affected his vision and ended his flying career.

Another former POW, Colonel Larry Carrigan, described how prisoners secretly passed Jane Fonda slips of paper containing their Social Security numbers in hopes of proving to the world they were alive. The story claims she later handed those papers over to North Vietnamese officers, resulting in brutal beatings for the men involved. Carrigan survived. Others allegedly did not.

Former civilian adviser Michael Benge, who was imprisoned for more than five years, also spoke publicly about his experience. He said he agreed to meet with Fonda because he wanted to tell her the truth about the treatment POWs endured — not the “humane and lenient” image being presented for propaganda purposes. According to Benge, he was severely punished before any meeting could happen.

For many veterans and military families, Jane Fonda’s 1972 trip to Hanoi became a symbol of betrayal during a painful chapter in American history. While supporters viewed her as an antiwar activist protesting U.S. policy, critics believed her actions crossed the line into giving aid and comfort to America’s enemy during wartime.

Decades later, the anger and controversy surrounding “Hanoi Jane” still remain powerful for many who served, suffered, or lost loved ones during the Vietnam War. Whatever one’s political views may be, the experiences of POWs and veterans deserve to be remembered and treated with respect.