Only in KC....

.......Can a man spit on a woman, turn and run, and become a hero/celebrity.

That's the path Michael Smith of Gladstone used to become KC's newest celeb. He spit tobacco juice at a 67-year-old woman, who just happened to be Jane Fonda. She was in town for a book signing.

Now a Fifty-four-year-old Vietnam veteran, Smith waited in line at the book shop for 90 minutes before getting the chance to spit tobacco juice into Fonda's face. He also purchased a copy of her book as required in order to stand and line and have the opportunity to get within spitting distance.

Veterans groups in Kansas City issued a statement saying that they recognize many do not like Fonda, but Smith's actions were unacceptable.