i seeing jane fonda was like in mother-in-law. going from that to playing nancy reagan. i got an e-mail from press secretary to mrs. reagan in the white house years. she says i love this one, i thought was cheese si and not very good script. because of jane fonda over the years she would not be able to lose herself in the role and actually try to emulate her. it's similar to meryl streep when she played margaret thatcher. she doesn't mention margaret thatcher in her thank you speech. >> bob: in vietnam, they lied about it. they made up the gulf of tonkin. it was illegal wars in laos and cambodia. it was the most despicable war going. >> movie about nancy reagan. there is hundred more wonderful qualified ago tretsz to play her. this is stunt casting in order to get people to talk about it and it worked. >> kimberly: we're doing it. >> kimberly: it's kind of like pochoen tas attire. >> bob: you take this off and use it as a tourniquet. >> does it bother you one of the writers of "the butler," one of writers is game changers, sarah p

>> good. >> that's too bad. >> jane fonda to play nancy reagan. we should judge by talent and not politics even though what fonda did was particularly egregious. i agree. my rule is to ignore actors and musicians' politics. i won't not go to a movie because sean penn is in it. but i i make an exception in fonda's case. what she did was so abhor rent that i will not give my money to anything she is involved in. >> what are your feelings on "larry the cable guy"? >> you could go both ways on that. i know what he did, but his intentions were good. >> what about all of those missing sleeves? who will speak for the sleeves. >> a couple weeks ago it was not jane fonda calling for the sec to remove rush limbaugh fromh the air? >> she did. she was with another lady. >> another not giving my money to people she wants to silence. >> it is interesting they are going after rush limbaugh. they handed rush limbaugh two weeks of shows. >> that's how it works. juliette, you don't think this a big deal at all, fonda playing regan. you realize you are on cable news

jane fonda of hanoi jane fame. questions, starting with you, hayes. anything wrong with that? terribly exercised at hollywood being hollywood. this is what hollywood does. they create a controversy. they generate publicity. get people to talk about a movie that probably nobody would have been talking about at this point in production. they call it obsessed. yes. is it offensetive have jane fonda play nancy reagan? i think it is. >> maybe i'm giving a woman's perspective, but jane fonda has become known more for the exercise video and being in phenomenal shape than hanoi jane. i'd be happy at nancy's age that jane fonda might play me in a movie. >> offensive and trivial. that's hollywood. what do you expect? >> chris: first, jane fonda is being a good actress also in being in good shape. nancy reagan did a great thing. she was there when the butler retired. and at the final state dinner she said you are a guest, other people serve you. i have a feeling it will be a nice stark turn for jane fonda and nancy reagan. get to the u.s. ambassador to russia, who has posted tweets wonde

jane fonda has signed on to play nancy reagan. according to "variety." she will portray the former first lady in a film called "the butler." the feature will be based on the life of eugene allen who serves as the white house head servant from 1952 to 1986, a career spaning from somebody named harry s truman to ronald reagan. she is known for "on golden pond" and my personal favorite posing with north vietnamese soldiers while we are at war with them. regan appeared in one of my favorite, never posing with north vietnamese soldiers while we are at war with them. now we go live to seth, dave and the other seth. >> juliette, good to see your hexes -- your exes have moved on. >> those are my current. you know, i like them long haired and young. >> exactly. and they actually have a job. for once you are dating somebody with a future. >> it is like hollywood does these things to make conservatives happy. >> you think? >> i think she is a liberal choice to play regan. the first choice is whoopi goldberg. i wonder if you can get nancy regan to play nancy regan.

we are not doing stories about jane fonda or vietnam and i'm getting emails. she still races the hackles for a lot of people, lars. >> the thing is she took decades to come to that apology which came in 2005, decades after the worst, decades after she slurred both american leaders and the people who went to guard our freedom, including jane fonda's freedom, and she did it because a new movie was coming out and she was going to be commercially impacted. leslie, you can't ignore the fact that these people who are actors and actressess playing something on the screen, in their personal lives if they choose to be politically active have to pay for that in their commercial lives, lease lee just as you and i do and just as megyn would in the same kind of circumstances. you cannot separate what she dotes on the screen and her popularity from her personal acts, and this was an anti-american act. ace said i think she only apologized because she thought it was going to hurt her at the box office. megyn: can't you get somebody, if you're a casting agent in hollywood, or

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jane fonda is very active with a lot of liberal causes.a lot of conservatives kind of upset about this. they say hanoi jane has no business playing nancy reagan. on the other hand, if you need a fantastic actress to play this kind of role, jane fonda may be the perfect casting. considering the other names attached to the project, forest whitaker, mila kunis, liam neeson as lb j, john cusack as nixon and oprah playing eugene allen's wife. amazing cast, right? it really shouldn't matter what an actresses political affiliations are, right? she is an actress, that is her job, to act. >> you are an actor, actress. thank you very much nischelle turner. appreciate it. >> all right, don. >>> want more information on everything breaking in the entertain am world, check out "showbiz tonight" at 11:00 eastern right here on hln. >>> okay. there we go. that's a congressman, by the way, on the house floor. not afraid to wear his hoodie where he works. i'm going to talk to this lawmaker who is refusing to be silenced. that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from her

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miley cyrus, who is 19, to jane fonda, lady gaga, gwenth paltrow, sarah silverman. >> jimmy: this iseme here besides the obvious? >> what is the obvious? >> jimmy: vaginas? >> trust me, i do a lot of talking about vaginas on the show. >> jimmy: do they put that in the promos? >> well, sometimes it's things we can and can't talk about it. and it's things after kids that involve vaginas and at this ti a mother of three after my life. >> jimmy: have you gained knowledge from them that helped you in your own life? >> so much. so much. i say that jane fonda has set an example of what it's like to be a woman who is older who is so sexy and smart. >> jimmy: i don't think she is even human. she is a freak of nature. it's crazy to look at her. >> she is amazing. and i shoot the show from my house. which -- >> jimmy: wow, is that a good idea? >> good and bad idea. i'm a working mom. the only way is if i shot it from my house. or i wouldn't see my kids. the upside, people come to you. and the down side, i have 5-year-old twins and they are running around and they need to go in the bathroom, the

and now jane fonda, you remember her. thisy have joined in saying it is time for the fcc to crush rush. the co-founders of the women -- the women's media center accused them of using sexist, racist and homophobic language and we shouldn't insight speech. as the left often does, the three say that if clear channel won't drop rush they should step in with the sec banishing him from the airways. let's go to the senior media correspondent playing with a red pumpkin. >> basically it is a war on pumpkins. and that is a metaphor for a lot of the wars. we will get to snooki later though. that wasn't even worth it. michael, the best part in this fonda, gloria stenam op ed is a claim -- they claim it isn't political. how is this not political? if this was bill mar, this would not happen. >> i saw daily beast op-ed. they compare him to joseph gerble. they are immediately disqualified. i think she disqualified herself by going to north vietnam. the factor is giving aid and suffer to the enemy of war. that said let's move to the real

jane fonda will play first lady nancy reagan in an up-coming film about a long-time white house butler. considering playing lyndon johnson and john cusack playing the role of richard nixon. i could see that. no? no? no, you can't. >> nixon had some distinguishable features, it's going to be a lot of make up work. >> let's play my favorite game, who is going to play bill carens? >> i don't know, probably a b-list actor. >>> all right, this now comes to us from wncnc news channel 36. one couple made a discovery that might make their friends green with envy. they unearthed a 50 caret emerald. it's a little bigger than a nickel but could earn them a lot more than that. its estimated worth? $10,000. the pair had been at the mine for just five minutes when they came across the precious stone. back to that mine. >> yeah, more. >> five minutes. imagine what else is there? >> that other place is arkansas where you d go and dig for diamonds and stuff. you probably don't find much. >> this is "early today." this is your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time now. we

confirmed that jane fonda will be playing nancy reagan in a new movie.ou are not going to believe it p and p just over two minutes away. >> pinheads & patriots with jane fonda and nancy reagan. but first, the mail... >> well, he did head up the neighborhood watch program in his development, but you're not supposed to be armed doing that. >> let me ask you a question, mark, why would you want to listen to a discussion based on pure speculation? i know millions of americans do that but -- i don't get it. we just are going over the facts here. all right? >> well, since you seem to be an eyewitness, jeff, i hope you have contacted the florida authorities.

>> jane fonda and barbara streisand all by themselves could buy birth control for every poor woman in america. >> all this was, was an attempt to smear governor palin, conservatives. >> this is how the left is spending their time trying to manipulate us, and we're over it. gcb -- good christian "bitches." >> if they had replaced that christian with muslim, first of all, it would never have gotten to be a pilot, no one would have acted in it. they would have been sued. >> this is catering to the dumb desires of vehicular volvo-drivb lefties. >> i think he's talking about you. i know it's probably difficult to really understand what fox was going for with all those clips, so let me see if i can can translate them for everybody. [crying] >> >> jon: fox news, fair and colicky. but as election night belonged to cnn, the most desperate name in news, which once gun unveiled an all-out assault on the senses, employing the full power of their razzle-dazzle-trons and real-time make-up technology. you think david gergen wakes up looking like that? no. it takes work, people. but for cnn, it was a

. >> jane fonda may be cast to play the first lady of the reagan revolution.president obama's highly embarrassing encounter with an open microphone escalated into name calling. it all started when president obama in south korea was overheard yesterday asking the russian president for some space on mnato's plans to deploy a missile defense program in russia. >> this is my last election. after my election, i have more flexibility. >> here on cnn yesterday, governor romney labeled the president's comments terribly wrong. >> russia is not a frebliendly character for the world stage and for this president to be looking for a greater flexibility where he doesn't have to answer to the american people is very troubling, very al harming. >> you saw the russian president today, president obama drew a laugh by stepping over to the microphone, covering it with his hand. but medvedev wasn't laughing when he called romney's criticism reminiscent of hollywo hollywood. >> translator: i would advise two things to all u.s. presidential candidates including the person you just m

jane fonda will play first lady nancy reagan about a long time white house butler. who played bill karins in the story of karen cairns? >> somebody that doesn't want to get paid a lot. >> send us a tweet. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned because "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> today is the day at the supreme court when the men and women in the black robes will hear arguments for and against the individual mandate at the core of president obama's affordable health care act. the question is can americans be come foeld buy health insurance even if they don't want it. >>> a "new york times" poll tells the story of an american public increasingly exhausted by the steady stream of bad news out of afghanistan. now seven in ten saying we should not be fighting there any more. the question is will public opinion for the president's hand in expediting the withdrawal where it's been sfo iv 1/2 years. >>> tim tebow meets the new york press, introduced as the jets new back up quarterback. the question is, how long can

. >>> you may know her as kelsey wayne from on golden pond but now jane fonda is prepping for a new role. she will play the role of nancy regan in a true life story of a butler in the white house if the deal can be reached. it's the first time i have said fonda and regan in the same sentence. >> i know. >> that's unique. >> jamie, weather wise things are cooling off out there. >> cooling off. >> did you protect the plants? >> a couple of them. i did. >> the potted. >> good. >> i covered. >> i feel better about that. right now we have a reading out of townsend of 33. i think that's off a bit. most spots upper 30s. we may see some spots hit freezing overnight but any frost will be brief. no freeze warning tonight. warmer tomorrow, 72, again as we move toward the end of the week cooling off just a bit in to the weekend. not bad. . >>> i hope you can't go to bed tonight knowing you just won the mega millions. is that a great feeling? >> i can't imagine it. turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. c

"variety" reporting that jane fonda will play first lady nancy reagan in an upcoming film about a longtime white house butler. liam neeson is considering playing president lyndon johnson. and john cusack the role of richard nixon. >>> this comes to us from channel 36 in charlotte, north carolina, where in nearby hidden night one couple made a discovery that might make their friends green with envy. they unearthed a 50-karat emerald, a little bigger than a nickel but could earn them a lot if they decide to cash in. it is estimated at $10,000. tiny! the pair part of a local gem and mineral group had been at the mine for five minutes when they came across the precious stone. huh, good for them. >>> i'm veronica dela includes. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in colombia, theatrics have escaped the playhouse and made the city their stage. entertainers took over the streets, parks and auditoriums in boeigota as the theater kick off. from the classics to the avant-garde, more than 2 million spectators are treated to perform anszs of all kinds

jane fonda set to play nancy reagan. seriously?eople were taken aback by this. "showbiz tonight" has confirmed jane fonda is in talks to play nancy reagan for the upcoming film "butler." eugene allen worked on the white house staff from 1952 to 1986. fonda, of course, is very active with a lot of liberal causes, so that makes conservatives upset about the casting saying hanoi jane has no business playing nancy reagan. on the other hand if you need a fantastic actress, fonda is it perfect. when you consider the other names attached to the project, forest whitaker as allen, john could y cusak has nixon. shouldn't matter what her politics are. she's an actress. >> it does, a.j. everything is political these days. it's a sad thing, actually, in many respects. a.j. hammer, thanks so much. if you want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j. has it tonight on "showbiz tonight" at 11:00 p.m. eastern on hln. i'm a home in a high-risk flood area. it doesn't look risky. i mean, phil, does this look risky to you? na

. >> john, has jane fonda managed to get you banned? hasn't i am still on xm serious, and if she doesn't like what i have on say she can kiss my first felt. >> what do you think of snooki being preggers? >> she is over in jersey city in my neib. i will have a report for you on that later. >> i am glad you are neibs. >>

. >> jane fonda could soon take on the role of a republican grand dame.as been asked to play nancy reagan in an upcoming film. the cast includes oprah winfrey. the film is about a bowler who worked at the white house -- butler. >> a texas couple is not laughing about justin bieber's is practical joke. incomplete phone number. thousands of wrongful numbers reported to a couple in dallas. they're considering legal action. >> 42 degrees on tv hill. >> an airline captain suffers a psychiatric episode in the cockpit. >> your morning commute so far so good. volume is building. we'll let you know about any delays. >> i have three people following me on twitter. things are pretty quiet this morning. we do have some thunderstorms in the forecast. that is a beautiful shot. 44 at the airport. stay tuned. ok, guys-- what's next ? chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets, you can do business at lightning-fast speeds. we'll take all the strawberries, dave. you got it, kid. we have a winner. we're definitely g