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iluvtennis

(19,850 posts)
4. Indeed and also her best bud Lily Tomlin. They have a show on Netflix called Grace and Frankie -
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 04:17 AM
Nov 2018

it's hilarious.

hlthe2b

(102,228 posts)
6. I love that show... I actually subscribed a while to netflix, just to watch it...
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 07:48 AM
Nov 2018

What a great cast, but the two ladies are just superb.

Silver Gaia

(4,542 posts)
5. I've always loved Jane! I saw all her movies when I was a teenager and young woman.
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 04:54 AM
Nov 2018

She was my favorite actress (and activist).

llmart

(15,536 posts)
7. She's stlll standing...
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 08:02 AM
Nov 2018

The people who tried to take her down only wasted their energy because she's more admired than ever and still working! She has done so much for women and so has Lily Tomlin.

Jane is one strong female and that's what they hated about her.

Kath2

(3,074 posts)
10. The reason I posted this.
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 05:14 PM
Nov 2018

Local hate radio station had a poll as to which liberal you want to deport. "Hanoi Jane" was in the top 5. Don't these asses realize that history has proven her absolutely right about the Vietnam war and Nixon? And she has been such an excellent advocate for women and minorities.

Just shows how uneducated they are.

Boomerproud

(7,952 posts)
11. She also predicted, correctly, that the US bombing war in the Middle East would create a new
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 06:54 PM
Nov 2018

generation of terrorists. ISIS anyone? I believe she said on Real Time back in the day.

Kath2

(3,074 posts)
12. I was at the 2007 anti-war demonstration where she spoke.
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 08:24 PM
Nov 2018

But she had said that the bombing would generation of terrorists much earlier than that.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
13. JANE! Only improves with age (and a l'il surgery), but she's terrific.
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 08:55 PM
Nov 2018

Glad to see she's back in some favor now. She wasn't due the criticism.

Natalie Maines is next to be "forgiven".

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