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When Sally Field talked about war, at the Emmy Awards last night, Fox Noise propaganda network blacked her out.

Crooksandliars.com reports:

At last night’s 59th Annual Emmy Awards, Sally Field, who won Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Nora Holden Walker in ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters,” was censored by FOX as she was about to make a point about the Iraq War.

“Surely this [award] belongs to all the mothers of the world. May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised. Especially to the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait. Wait for their children to come home from danger, from harm’s way, and from war. I am proud to be one of those women. If mothers ruled the world, there would be no….“

“…god-damned wars in the first place.”

The LA Times reported;

Backstage, in the press room later, Field told reporters, "I would have liked to have said more four-letter words up there!

"Oh, well. I've been there before!" Field added when asked what she thought of the gagging. "Good. I don't care. I have no comment other than, 'Oh, well.' I said what I wanted to say. I wanted to pay homage to the mothers of the world. And I very, very seriously think that if mothers ruled the world we wouldn't be sending our children off to be slaughtered."

When she was pressed for further comment, she added, "Too bad. That's a shame. And I think I probably shouldn't have said the 'god' in front of the 'damn.'

"If they bleep it, oh, well. I'll just say it somewhere else."

Technically, Field's censored words are not profane. A 2004 FCC ruling specifically stated no objection to the use of "god damn" on TV when making a judgment on the uproar over Bono swearing at the Golden Globes in 2003 where he used more colorful language. See the ruling — CLICK HERE

Field has a history of making controversial acceptance speeches.

The Canadian broadcast of the show was NOT censored.

links to either Crooksandliars.com or The LA Times show the video.

Here's a book review I wrote on a book that expresses sentiments very similar to Sally Field's

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What a sweetie by Kathlyn Stone on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 9:06:15 AM
Can't Find the Uncencored Clip by Michael Bonanno on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 9:08:46 AM
Good digging, Michael by Rob Kall on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 10:12:26 AM
duh! is me. by Steve Consilvio on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 11:35:20 AM
You are Right Sally! by Hayesml47 on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 11:54:34 AM
Steve Has a Point by Michael Bonanno on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 12:25:07 PM
agree by Cheryl Biren on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 1:06:28 PM
shameful by MikaG on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 1:01:32 PM
Faux Network by Archie on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 1:06:07 PM
Mothers Don't Go to War by ARichardWatson on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 3:47:31 PM
ooops....forgot one of the most high profile moms! by ARichardWatson on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 3:56:01 PM
Sally Field Censored by Fox by Anton Grambihler on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 4:24:17 PM
Oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling by Robert Hoogenboom on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 5:09:30 PM
Who sez women don't make war? by Sandy Sand on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 5:40:48 PM
The Emmy by "Hoss" David P. on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 6:04:48 PM
goddamn by Missy Comley Beattie on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 7:05:18 PM
Really, Sally? by jnik on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 8:21:54 PM
Mothers do it better? by Andris on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 8:24:22 PM
Censorship for anti-war statement, not "goddamn" by Mikael Rudolph on Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 11:52:07 PM
Off The Table by Michael Bonanno on Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 8:29:38 AM
Let's get something striaght by Scott on Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 9:45:08 PM

 
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