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Sally Field Speaks Out at the Emmys

September 16, 2007 8:25 PM

Sally Field gave a heartfelt affirmation of motherhood on the Emmy stage when accepting her award for ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" that segued into a criticism of the Iraq War.

“At the heart of [her character] Nora Walker, she is a mother,” Field said. “May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised, and to especially the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait – wait for their children to come home for from danger, from harm’s way and from war. I’m not finished. I have to finish talking … if the mothers ruled the world there would be no goddamn wars in the first place.”

When she said “goddamn” onstage, however, Fox censors apparently took the opportuntity to bleep the rest of her comments.

“I wanted to say someting about the mothers who wait for their military children to come home from harm's way,” she said backstage. “I said at the end that if mothers ruled the world, there would be no wars."

When asked if she minded that her comments may have been cut off, she said, “Oh well.”

“I've been there before,” she addd. “If [mothers] ruled the world we wouldn't be sending our children off to be slaughtered. I shouldn’t have said the ‘god’ before the damn.”

UPDATE:

Fox has released a statement on Sally Field's Emmycast bleeping.

"Some language during the live broadcast may have been considered inappropriate by some viewers," reads the statement. "As a result, Fox's broadcast standards executives determined it appropriate to drop sound during those portions of the show."

The network hit the button three times last night -- when Ray Romano joked about Kelsey Grammer sleeping with his wife (in reference to his former co-star Patricia Heaton and her new show with Grammer, "Back to You"); when Katherine Heigl mouthed, "Oh shit" during her acceptance speech: and when Ms. Field used the word "goddamn."

A network representative said Fox did not censor Ms. Field's comments for their political content, noting she did talk about the war before she was cut off.


Updated at 10:06 a.m.

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Comments (942)

B. Bailey:

My formerly tepid impression of Sally field just vanished altogethr.

anonymous:

Soldiers never have and never will get to choose their battles, thats what makes the military work, chain of command. If you don't want to fight in a war, don't join the military.

Dadzo:

I support Sally's statement. She is correct. I wish she had not been censored. Everyone should be allowed to say what they want and the public can handle it.

mikdfour:

Shouldn't this be considered a sexist remark? If a man were to say anything similar to this (i.e. 'If men ruled the home, we wouldn't have potpourri in this world'), wouldn't there be an outcry from the Code Pink crowd?

Dr. J:

Perhaps she's never heard of Catherine De'Medici.

Joseph:

Go Sally!!!

rockycreek:

If mothers ruled the world, we would all have been thermonuclearly vaporized long ago. If anyone doubts that, then you've never dealt with a pissed-off mother.

momma:

If it weren't for our soldiers, I probably wouldn't be here today, because my grandparents wouldn't have survived to birth my parents. In addition, Sally Fields might be speaking German instead of English. How short sighted these Hollywood "brainiacs" are....

If that isn't reason enough never to elect a woman for president, I don't know what is. As a mother I understand the emotion, but the enemy shows no emotion other than hate and death to America.

Mike:

When the Flying Nun goes off, it shows how low we have sunk. Can't blame her though because if a soldier dies for a lie, we have to ask why.

James Wilson:

I shudder to think of all the wars that would be started if mothers ran the world...

George:

Well if you flaming Dems vote for Hillary you will see how flawed that comment is!!!!!!!

D. Y. Poi:

Just go up there, pick up your award, say your thank yous and shut up. Really, why is it that celebrities think they have a right to bring politics into an awards show.

Wally:

These award shows are NOT for political comments. My once positive impression of Sally just went out the door. She is one of the liberal racial LWERS who obviously do not care about this country. These type comments are why fewer people watch these stupid self-awarding programs for the idiots in Hollywood.

Paul in Oklahoma:

If women didn't have Vaginas, men would hunt them with dogs.

Girl:

if moms ruled the world, the us would have fallen to the nazi's...france would be part of germany....and maybe Japan would be emperor of the world. I hate it when b actors stand up and claim to know all about how the world works...and the tensions and more than anything...patriotism for the US...sally field...i liked you before...now you and just another hollywood wacko!!!!!!!!!!

NoNameFromADK:

If women ruled the world, we would never know what peace is. Have you ever worked in an office where more than one woman is working? They go after each other like rabid cats. Men get along with each other MUCH more than women.

Veteran:

Everyone serving in the military is a volunteer. Sally, these fine people are trying to wipe out the evil over there instead of your front lawn.

Jo:

This is an award show, not a platform for Sally to cram her views down our throat. Geeze, relish in your honor, and keep your opinions to yourself. There are other times and places for your opinion.

Dave:

If Sally Field does not care for the intentions of the war on terror, she should move to another country. The VOLUNTEER military in this country are proud to do their jobs with the assiciated risks, all in the effort to protect us from further actions. Get a clue, Sally!

Denise:

She can't handle the truth. There are evil people in the world and we need a strong military to keep evil at bay. Sorry, Sally. We can't all sit around holding hands singing Kimbaya and pretending that we can all just get along. I'm glad to know there are still young people in this country willing to stand up to evil to defend the rest of us, including you, Sally.

OJ Simpson:

Sally you are a bitch

brian rosen:

Its a rediculous comment- no wonder its from a rich, spoiled celebrity that knows nothing of the world outside her Hollywood gated mansion.

I believe Margaret Thatcher is a woman and ordered Britain to war. To say woman wouldn't go to war undermines their intelligence, as many wars have been just and produced peace.

Alex:

Just goes to prove that if given the choice between freedom and safety, women will choose safety.

Jennylyn:

Mother's do rule the world. They just don't realize it. That's why we have problems. A good mother means a great deal.

redfish:

Sally Fields doesn't know my mother. Or dozens of others of mothers I know who get into petty fights with each other, and drag their families into fights with each other based on paranoia and other petty BS.

mom_2_six:

Sally Field should run for president. Go Sally!!! After all the crap everyone else says, why would they censor the rest of her speech? Why not just bleep the offense word like they do with all the MTV crowd and thugs?

Jo:

We don't like you Sally, we really really don't like you.

Bret:

I don't push my values or thoughts off on any one
but as for me I still belive in the 10 comandments
and I 'm pretty sure there is still one about taking the Lords name in vain. I could be wrong
maybe some one was offended and it was removed.

Kit:

As if women do not wage wars? I cannot believe Sally Field knows so little about history. Women have played an equal role in the initiation of almost every major war in human history. Do you really think, Sally, that we are the kinder, gentler sex? Get real. We fight for what we believe in or we wear the burka! Wouldn't you?!
Kit

Andrea:

Another tired older actress with hoof in mouth.

G Hamilton:

if women were running things, there would be no war?
Is she joking? Women are far more vicious then men. Most have no boundaries. Look at Hellary. That's why the Nazis valued them so highly as torturers. Read your history.

Get real, Sally Fields.

Historian:

What an idiot she is. Women rulers have waged wars for the entire history of mankind. Just read up on the history of the English Queens and Russian Tsarists. Also she has been alive to remember Thatcher sending troops to the Fauklands. She should also read up on Goldie Meir.

AB:

The show is lousy too. Her Liberal Friends voted for her

Paul in Oklahoma:

I'D RATHER HAVE A STRAY DOBERMAN PINCHER SHIT IN MY MOUTH, THAN WATCH ANOTHER SALLY FIELD MOVIE. SHE HAS THE ATTITUDE OF A STRAY HYENA SNACKING ON A PORKCHOP. IF WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE VAGINAS, MEN WOULD HUNT THEM WITH DOGS.

piasan:

she really never recovered from her mental breakdown,oh well,to bad,lol.

Sebastyn:

Sally Fields comment was sincere and fervent. How refreshing to see her integrity and motherhood unite and reveal veritable depth of character – a bracing change to the usual shallow personalities who dread to say openly what so many believe.

Bill:

Sally Fields is a true patriot. Shame on FOX for once again protecting Bush and his horrific policies.

Greenspan just confirmed what we all suspected...it was never about 9/11...it's about the oil.

GregE:

A simple thought about what she thinks......

Who cares.

josh stevens, akron ohio:

Men rule and women drool.....maybe if she stayed home where she belonged, those comments would never had aired...cook a little more, talk a little less. = )

Rick Fowler:

oh really Sally?

if women ruled the world, there would be no wars?

men don't get pms, women do

I don't think your statement holds water

Barb M:

Sally, Sally, if mothers could prevent war then why are my three teenage boys beathing eachother up every chance they get?

Kyle:

Maybe she would like this one liner as well:

If a mother like you ruled this country, then we would be taking it in the backside from every tin horn despot in the world and acquiescing to their every demand.

Gee, that sounds like fun, or maybe not!

dlaws99:

Not if MY mom was in charge...

The Guy Who Has OJ's Memorablia:

I second that OJ, sorry about your stuff.

Sam:

So, if Sally Field is right, here is what the world would look like:

-There would be no United States (we would just be an extension of Great Britain).

-Presumably, slavery would still be the law of the land.

-If there was a U.S., we would be divided into two nations (Union and Confederacy).

-Germany would have murdered all the Jews and be currently controlling much of Europe.

That (and much worse) is the picture of Sally Field's war-free mother-ruling world!

AB:

Sadly,leftist eliteists like Sally don't understand that as horrible as war is it is necessary to defeat evil in the world. Perhaps she would have been happy had we not fought in WWII and defeated Hitler. If she doesn't want to stand up and fight for freedom there will be none. If the terrorists get their way there will be no Emmys for her to attend. By the way where all these so called anti-war people when Clinton bombed innocents in Bosnia/Kosovo without the sanction of the UN, might I add?????????? Not a peep from any of them. I guess they are selective in which wars they are against.

JD:

AND IF NAZIS "ruled the world" there wouldn't be any more wars. If ending wars was the only concern, we should have just let Hitler continue to expand and unite the world under one flag. But "war" cannot be ended for the sake of ending war. Not until radical fascists are eliminated and democracy is adopted worldwide will we see an end to war. Until then, we must remind ourselves that war is often a necessary component of freedom.

Ken:

I am with B. Bailey and the rest of you that have a functioning brain.

OJ Simpson:

I hate big mouth women!

George:

I am sick and tired of hearing comments like this from ultra liberal Hollywood loons! They live in their own little world and have no idea how dangerous the real world is. If they are so unhappy with the U.S. If she is so unhappy with the U.S. she should move to Afghanistan. She would look much better wearing a Burka!

D J:

Sally stupid is a sexist mindless bimbo that is as close minded and prejudice as david duke.

Philip:

Sally is just another leftist without a clue. they understand niether the facts or the consequences of what they think we should do.
Peace at any price is slavery.

Dean:

Who cares what Sally Field, Alec Baldwin, Tim Robbins, or any of the rest of the Hollywood elite think? They live in a make believe world. We should pay no attention to their innane comments. The irony is, U.S. fighting men and women are dying everyday so that these bozos retain the right to get up at the emmys and say whatever they wish.

Chris:

Jo nailed it.

Pete:

Thank God the Yankee/Red Sox game was on and I had something worthwhile to watch as opposed to listening to folks like Fields. When are these Hollywood types going to be able to separate their careers which for most of them were not attained through brain power and their personal feelings towards presidents, wars, etc. and then using a public space to express them?

Jo:

Sally, many of us use to be like you, but then we learned to read.

Rain39:

A simple thought about what you think... Who cares?

Lenny:

Just another Hollywood wierdo who lives in LaLa land instead of reality. Somebody's got to stand on the wall so you lefties can speak your garbage. Just remember if the Islamists take over Sally, it's people like you who will face their fervor first. Got to love stupid actors.

richard krenko:

I agree with Josh...why is it that every woman has to say something rediculous like sally on tv?? Maybe it would be better if she stayed home and cooked a dinner for her husband that works hard I'm sure...

Darryl:

Sally Field's comment is yet one more confirmation (if I never needed any more confirmation) why I stopped watching these awards shows many years ago.

texmaster:

Sigh. Another moronic liberal who doesn't have a clue how the real world works. If she is so sure about her mothers wouldn't let their kids fight, all anyone has to do is look at the Palestinian women willingly giving up their kids for sucide attacks. Pick up a freakin newspaper once in a while and save us all your ignorance.

Swampwater:

What an Idiot!

EMC:

how trendy. someone missing the spotlight?

Teddy:

The stupid woman shouldn't even be allowed to vote.

If it was up to women like her, she'd be wearing a burka and wouldn't vote.

Bob :

Sally who?

Jill:

Oh please leftwing loons do not read anything in to this just because it's on Fox. They bleeped the GD, plain and simple. Quit making fools of yourselves.

Norbert:

Sally is a NO-Talent has-been. Whay do we care? Who watches that garbage show anyway? I kept stealing the remote to watch the football game, but happened to see her ridiculous comments. She is an idiot! She should thank those who are proficiently operating the war on terror,
Great job guys!!!!

Nancy:

She talks like trash. Maybe that's for a good reason?

Greg:

She was apparently censored for using the word "goddamn". She should have been censored for the other crap she was spewing.

Archibald:

My late Mother would have slapped you just for the "GD". If you want to win people over don't insult them with language - not to mention the stupid comment.

Wag:

Just another self-important "celebrity" using her status to promote a personal opinion. Don't these people get it? We don't care what they think. Make your movies, sing your songs, and keep your political agendas to yourself!

Jonathon:

Richard is right...Why do women have to rant at awards shows? At least if they cook they have something positive to provide their family...

Inga:

Sally was right...
Waiting for a child or spouse to come home from a combat tour is a very hard thing to do.
All the sexist comments proves she was right or these people could have disagreed in an intelligent way!
The War in Iraq is wrong...always has been...
The War in Afghanistan is Right, we were attacked from there!
One thing these men and women fight for is our Right to Speak out on our feelings, And your right to disagree and speak out on yours!

bILLY bOB:

WOMEN SHOULDNT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN GENERAL

Leftwing Nut:

Ooooh, they bleeped Sally for her views! Oooooh, it was on Fox! Ooooooh, it must have been Bush telling Fox to do it! Oooooooh, it's a conspiracy, I tell you, a conspiracy!!!

tg:

More power to her. I like her, I really like her.

Norbert:

What did Ray Romano say to get the same deserved treatment as Ms. Field?

florence tate:

i like her. i really really like her.

Tracy P.:

These left-wing nut jobs really need to take a cold hard look at reality. Those soldiers chose to go support the people of Iraq. How dare this stupid actress think she knows squat about what they are doing. Shame on her. I would bet the majority of their mothers (the soldiers) are a lot smarter them Sally Field and very proud of their children!

Sally, why don't you go over there so one of the soldiers can come home.

Jo:

Inga, you moron, this is an awards show, not Crossfire. Geeeze, get a life.

phil:

figures, like most of Hollywood that has come up since the 60's, she went from gettin' high like a diety in her mind, to flyin' high like a nun, to livin the high life as a celebrity, having forgotten she was once considered a good and serious actor.

Jonathon:

i LIKE TO EAT CORN...DOES THAT MEAN i SHOULD TALK IN PUBLIC ABOUT THE WAR??? NO...CORN IS GREAT...WAR IS BAD

Kath:

This is why we no longer watch award shows. It's just a mouthpiece for knee-jerk liberals who never think things through before they speak. All feelings, no facts.....

Carl:

It's a big taboo to say "Goddamned" on Television. It had nothing to do with the meaningful content and everything to do with that word. The only person who got away with it a lot was Howard Stern on the radio. No one else gets away with it. It's considered too insulting to religious people. I am not offering an opinion, merely a fact!

Charles Bartleson:

Oh! Come On!

It's Hollywood. Big deal. You guys gonna swarm Sally Field over some amateur cussing?

Candy Asses!

more war:

more war more war more war more war more war more war more war more war

fedup:

I really wish Osama Bin Laden would see an opportunity, and wipe out a few hundred celebrities at an award show. Maybe then they'll understand, that evil makes no distinction, they want us ALL dead, even Ryan Seacrest. The radicals won't show mercy for anyone who doesn't subscribe to their warped view of Islam. It's all or nothing for them, as it should be with us. My God preaches tolerance and benevolance. What God would condone killing innocents? None. What did Iraq have to do with 9/11? Nothing. What would Iraq have become under an evil dictator bilking millions from the UN and oil revenues? My guess is, not anything good. President Bush may not be the most skilled, or intelligent leader in the world, but he understands one thing. Evil must be confronted, and defeated. Not later, but sooner. When Abdul blows himself into a pink mist at your local Starbucks and you lose someone close to you, Sally Field, you may begin to understand the breadth of the conflict the lies before us all.

herb johnson:

Sally, make like a Pilgrim. Find a better place; but good luck finding somewhere with a Mayo Clinic and a runway long enough for your Gulfstream 5.

Eric:

Sally.....You are an illiterate c*u*n*t.

Love Eric.

Jill:

I'm still laughing at some nutjob above who said that Sally said what most of these Hollywood libs think but dread saying aloud. WTF??? You're kidding right??!! ROFLMAO. Saying this kind of stuff guarantees them accolades all over Los Angeles. All we hear all the time is this kind of political crap from these no nothing morons.

What planet have you been living on?

MoronsNeedNotPost:

Nice going, flying nun.
Why can't these "movie stars" shut up and act?

killerman:

Here’s the real thing, a war for OIL is as; if not more just than a war for independence, a war over land, a war over the seas, a war over the very survival of our nation… because if you look at the history of the US from beginning to now, we have fought over all those things… our national survival depends on oil and if you don’t believe me look at the ingredients to the plastic that your computer is made of… Sally Field needs to remember her Emmy wouldn’t have been forged without OIL either…

Loves:

She's still HOT AS SH*T!!! I'd hit it anytime!!!

Joe:

Who is Sally Field??? And why should we care?? Go away already.

mike:

why can't pro-war, anti-peace, nazi-loving conservatives spell anything correctly? or get their history correct?

democracy doesn't cause wars to cease.

Efrem:

If mothers ruled the world, Charles Martel wouldn't have defeated the Muslims at Tours and thus Islam would rule the world and Sally would be in a burhka.

Sandy1001:

David, you said everyone should get to say anything they want - the public can handle it. I wonder how quick you'd be to commit to that opinion if one of them got up on stage and said "Lynch the niggers, burn the kikes, shoot the spics on sight and torture all the sodomizing fudge-packers and carpet munchers"

I guess it all depends on which side of that free speech you're on doesn't it?

Janis :

Dear Sally,
Thanks for the compliment to mothers but....this country doesn't need mothering and it's very obvious that today's mothers are mostly old pot smoking hippies. A real mother?....speak softly and carry a big stick!!! Even animal mothers will kill to protect their young. You turned out to be just another moron.

js:

isn't the real issue here the fact that her statement was censored by major network television?

yeah, she sounded like a moron. but is it up to fox to decide whether or not she gets to complete her thoughts? they gave her the forum, after all.

the debate here really shouldn't be about her point of view. in reality, that affects no one. if anyone who had posted here in this comments section were in the same situation and had ANYTHING they wanted to say, would it seem fair to you then if you were cut short of saying it? it wasn't hate speech or a threat, just a misguided but well-meant statement.

also, there is no comparison between this war and WWII. (that's not meant as a slight against our soldiers. they're my family.) this war is being run on the politics of greed. it saddens me deeply that many US soldiers have died for the economic and power gains of so few.

bless the soldiers. question your leaders.

erich kronberger:

Sally we need more like you, thanks for standing up.

John:

Margaret Thatcher anyone? Now that is a strong woman, as well as a mother.

magma:

Obviously Sally has never watched the videos of the Palestinian "mothers" who have helped their sons into their suicide vests to go blow up Jewish families in bus stops, malls discos etc.

Rick:

If women are so damn smart - why aren't they ruling the world?

Dwayne:

Since when did we send children to war. I only thought the chinese did that. Last I looked it was a volunteer army of adults going to war not children.

Whipsnard:

I'm sorry, but who is Sally Field?!?

JRB:

Shut up and act.

Whipsnard:

I'm sorry, but who is js?!?

T. Knight:

I served my country for 10 years. Served during the first Gulf War. Men and Women should not join the armed services if they are not willing to take up arms and fight. Weather I believe in what my President "Commander and Chief" and my Congress Men and Women have said I am fighting for or not. I took an oath to defend this country and to follow the orders of those appointed over me. Maybe the military recruiters need to explain the seriousness of the oath better, I don't know. But after all has been said in the media about the war in Iraq and our fighting men and women. If anyone who joins the armed services now or days do not realize what they are getting into, they should be booted out, because that means they are just too stupid to serve. All the brave men and women who served and the ones who lost their lives during WWII didn't get to choose when or where they were going to fight and possibly die. But because of the generation of Americans like them is why we still can call ourselves "The United States of America".

OIF3 guy:

Pretty impressive to see one more self-proclaimed Secretary of State who wouldn't think twice about abandoning the millions of Iraqi mothers who would be slaughtered by our hasty retreat from Iraq.

For all of the "absolute moral authority" that comes out of Hollywood, (not to mention superior intelligence) it's interesting to see how little foresight, hindsight and knowledge actually exists among the crowd. Not to mention the fact that not a one of these Hollywood "experts" is willing to put their lives (or more importantly, their money) on the line for the freedom of a people for whom they don't care.

I was a big supporter of the Iraq liberation before I was deployed from Jun 04 to Nov 05.

I'm a bigger supporter of the war now than ever.

Paul:

On the matter of the war, I am in sympathy with Ms. Field, although no doubt her heart and emotion made her speak imprecisely.

It is not a matter of gender, it is a matter of character. Does anyone believe Jimmy Carter would have allowed the Iraq war to start?

Again and more to the point, Jimmy Carter had immense personal character and wisdom. George W. Bush has absolutely none of either.

Linda:

Like most Hollywood undereducated, pampered, overpaid eliteists, who are surrounded by people who tell them only what they want to hear, she has no clue.

Pat:

Hmmmmm.... I just don't get it.

A person dies practically every minute in a car accident... Over 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade… the list goes on…

Don't see any "mothers" protesting those issues.

sunshine484848:

Sally is as looney tunes as Algore! They both deserve an Enema, I mean Emmy!

LiveFreeOrDie:

Mother Superior should wash Gidget's mouth out with soap. "Thou shalt not take the Lord Thy God's name in vain." I'm all for free speech but the FCC has rules and guidelines about "offensive" material which Ms. Field knew in advance. It is also wrong to use an award show to sucker punch the unsuspecting viewers who tuned in to see their favorite "stars" compete for an award, not to get lectured by the had been "Boniva" spokesmouth on War and Peace. She knows she was wrong and probably feels stupid as she should. This too shall pass.

dlaws99:

Hey erich kronberger...Is Sally Field your mom??

The Ghost of Patton:

Many brave boys died so that this misguided lady could spout her venom without fear of retribution - in many societies she would be imprisoned for her remarks. Always remember Rule #1 - the aim of war is to annihilate the other b*****d before he annihilates you. Human nature is what it is.

Burt Reynolds:

that's why i humped her & dumped her!

rockycreek:

Inga,

Got to call you on this one, ALL the reasons that the anti-Iraq war crowd (including those in Congress that approved, like Hillary) give for invalidating the war in Iraq also apply to Afghanistan. They didn't attack us. They posed us no threat. They were not thought to possess WMD. You cannot be consistent and support war in Afghanistan and be against war in Iraq. You say "but Al Qaeda was there". Well, they were everywhere, including Iraq (read the (9/11 report). And, btw, the 9/11 crew were largely Saudis, not Afghanis. To simply state "this war is wrong, and this war is right" is a gross oversimplification and, well, very Sally Field-like.

Maria:

Hmmm...If women ruled the world. I have heard of PLENTY of crappy women. In fact, my own mother was a disgrace to the human race and because of her "nurturing" my sister is a crackhead prostitute with AIDS, my two older brothers are druggies, and my youngest brother is mentally ill. Thanks MOM. Please don't vote for Hillarious Rotten Clinton.
Thanks.

Lela:

God bless Sally Field.

Saif:

Dear Ms Field,

Plz remember it is because of those goddamn wars that you are able to enjoy the fruits of your labor. For, were it not for the goddamn American War of Revolution, the Goddamn War of 1812, the goddamn Civil War, the goddamn WW1 and WW2 wars, you'd just be another piece of worthless trash singing and dancing on some two-cent stage in the middle of nowhere, praising the Queen of England or the Emperor of Japan or odes to the Third Reich.

Americans must stop viewing the works of such people, for the only language that they understand is that of money. As the ratings go down, so shall the ringing of their cash registers and then, maybe, for a change, they'll (reluctantly) learn to praise their own people.

The Right One:

"pro-war, anti-peace, nazi-loving conservatives"

Step away from the Kool-Aid and let the friggin' drugs wear off, son.

Jo:

Ray Romano was censored too and I doubt it was about the war. Sally said a taboo word (GD). Quit making it more than it is.

Anonymous:

Sally, what a pathetic fool you are. I used to enjoy watching your TV program (Sons and Daughters) but after your assinine remark, I will NEVER watch it again. Besides, I still cannot believe or understand your winning the Emmy, let alone be nominated.

VoiceofReason:

We've all should have learned long ago that given a soap box, Liberals will always take the low road and try to ram their ideology down people's throats at the most inappropriate time and place. Wellstone Memorial anyone?

Sally Field is just one in along line of Hollywood types that can't resist an opportunity to speak their point of view when nobody asked for it. The Sopranos acceptance speech was another example - "maybe if America was run by gangsters...I don't know, maybe it is". They sure don't know how to pick their moments.

Do they realize that people from every political persuasion watch their shows and perhaps, maybe, you shouldn't tick off the viewers who may not agree with your ideological and/or political views? It was no accident that Al Gore was the only winner to get a standing ovation. They were preaching to the choir tonight.

I just wonder what the reaction would have been if Robert Duvall (a rare outspoken Republican Hollywood actor) had given a pro-war statement - would he have been booed? Would he have been bleeped too?

GracefulConsonance:

I didn’t tune in last year, and I didn’t tune in this year, there are more important things to do than watch Hollywood celebrity award shows.

Why do they even televise this anyway?

Who cares?

The marketing gimmick/buzz from years ago has lost its appeal.

There are many professions--far more important than entertainment--that have annual meetings, ceremonies, and awards and they aren’t televised on national TV.

Sandra:

Dear Sally, please do not drink and drive, or drink and give acceptance speeches. Both would destroy our image of you as a smart women. Ooops, you did it again. Oh well, the truth comes out...you are an idiot!

Trinity:

And another actor goes into my 'do not view pile'. Just SHUT UP and act. UGHhhhhhhhh

Jill:

It's the Left that hates the military, so please spare us the concern and compassion for mothers with sons in the war, Sally.

The Right One:

Saif:

G--damn right.

/self-censor

Forgive her, she knows not of what she speaks... she is your typical, do-gooder liberal who works off feelings and not facts.

ProudDemocrat:

Unbelievable people still defending this war. I'd guess when we inadvertently kill innocent men, women, and children we are creating hatred and evil faster than we can wipe it out. Now let me guess some brainiac is going to say lets just nuke them all. Enjoy the nuclear fallout pea brain.

Anonymous:

Fuck the goddam Liberal cunt

Forrest Gump:

Life is like a box of chocolates. Mama is an idiot. Support our multi-national coalition when we move to Syria and Iran. The French get it, why doesn't Sally Field?

dlaws99:

JIMMY CARTER!!?!?!?! It was Jimmy Carter that allowed Iran to be taken over by Ayatollah Khoemini and put us in this mess with radical Islamists in the first place!!!

J.J.:

I GUESS SISTER BERTRILLE HAS SOME SPLANEING TO DO.
DESI ARNAZ, R.I.P

VB:

I am a mother of a marine that has served in the war on terror. I have waited worried and scared for my son while he has served two tours in Iraq. I am VERY proud of his service and of the service of all our military. I thank them all for their willingness to protect us. If it weren't for them and for all the military that has served in previous wars we wouldn't have all the freedoms that we ALL, including Sally, have today.

The Right One:

"Now let me guess some brainiac is going to say lets just nuke them all"

Cue Ahmadinejad in 5... 4... 3...

Kate 2:

Sally, shut up and act!

Jill:

Maybe Al Gore should run for the President of SAG. Those guys love him. The American people do not.

So, Sally, was I a fool to have served in the army in Korea? Please compare the Republic of South Korea and the brutal dictatorship in North korea. Freedom is worth dying for, and not just my own freedom.

jay:

Sally Freakin Field, typical white hollywood liberal. Lets save the freakin world. Pathetic

Anonymous:

Fool.

Julie:

Sally, we work so hard to build respectability as mothers, and then a fool like you tears it down in one brief speech. Thanks Sally, we really didn't need your stupidity.

isnorkel:

Every person in the military is serving after making an adult, voluntary decision of their own, with or without their parent's approval. This is a volunteer military!! It's a well known fact that mothers, whether in the animal kingdom or human are the most vicious defenders of their offspring. To think that mothers would not make war on those who would kill their children is ridiculous. Ms. Field's emotional outburst is one of the reasons why many people will not vote for a woman for President of the USA. We need a president who thinks logically and not emotionally.

G Hamilton:

Were the Emmy's on tonight?

elvis presley:

sally baby ya need ta shut up and go fix me some more peanut butter and banana sandwiches. girl you belong in the kitchen! i am so sick of hollywood and their crap filled ideas...hell they gave the darn guy who inventer the internet an ward tonite!! thank ya thank ya very much...catch OJ he's runnin again

The Right One:

"Were the Emmy's on tonight?"

Not that you missed anything of actual value, but, yeah, they were.

Anonymous:

heartfelt but stupid. not all dems are traitors
demagogues or mrs bill clinton.perhaps sally should have sung" i did't raise my boy to be a soldier" That was written during World War One.
but then history only exists as hollywood presents itfor sally and many others. soviet russia is warren beatty's laughable film 'reds' and so on...

petmonkey:

Just another Hollywood Lib MORON, whose head is so far in the sand they can't see straight. No, we don't want a skirt running things, they cause enough problems.

Celebrities like this should be drafted... and sent into Iran. Then the Iranians would be begging for mercy.

mike:

if the left hates the military, the right gets off abusing it and using it for purely political gain. time and time again, the right feigns interest in the well-being of the wives and children of soldiers all the while doing everything they can to extend their political capitol at the expense of democracy, freedom, and the morale, welfare and effectiveness of the great u.s. military.

by the way, the left doesn't hate the military and anyone who believes that doesn't believe in a truly democratic america.

Jo:

Dlaws, I'm with you. And I'm still laughing at whoever chose to bring Jimmy Carter into this. Jimmy "I've never met a dictator I didn't love" Carter? ROFLMAO.

Hilarious.

ned:

God bless our soldiers, their mothers and all the morons on this post

SPal:

I only watch the first 30 minutes. I got tired of it turn on Babylon 5.

If we got out of Iraq now, millions will die. Like the US got out of Vietnam, millions died.
6 million Cambodians died,

millions of Vietnamese died when the North took over.

3 million chinese died when the Communist took over. They even took Tibet after killing thousands.

Millions Russian died when the Soviets took over.

Millions of Jews died during WW2.

All because the Left and Liberals wants nothing but peace and leave the others to die.

tom:

If women ruled the world, we'd be conquered and enslaved.

John:

Ya know Sally, even if you and the Moms of the world can't wrest control of the military from the bad old Patriarchy, you could channel your passion into spearheading an effort to bring aid and comfort to victims of war.
Imagine, hundreds of thousands of moms like you voluntarily putting your lives on hold to go halfway around the world to administer aid. Hmm, kind like the dads (and not a few moms) already voluntarily doing this--and at much greater risk--in the military.
Or you could just relax in your mansion, pop another Boniva and dry up, you self-righteous sexist windbag.

jbo:

...

Jack Meoff:

What a stupid comment - I guess that is why they call it hollow-wood! What a pie eater on display! Thank God she is not in charge! She probably liberal loon mothers!

G Hamilton:

"Were the Emmy's on tonight?"
Not that you missed anything of actual value, but, yeah, they were.

I was busy cutting my toenails.

Dr. Jim:

Soldiers are not heroes, they are accomplices to murder and should be ashamed of themselves for participating in this slaughter of innocent people. A true hero would lay down his gun and say "enough is enough".

A GoreJr:

please sally stick to the script about global warming, how it is going to kill our little ones. please go back to your old-age home.

ProudDemocrat:

Some many conservatives belonging to the party of life are so ready to accept the death of others for absolutely nothing. These Kool-aid drinkers think we could of 'won' in Vietnam. What was there to win, what we did not win seems to me they are a trading partner of ours and the dying ended. With only a million dead after we left with 2 to 3 million killed while we were there. Same thing will take place in Iraq let them finish their war. They hate each other no way to stop this, at least get a brain and realize the only chance is three separate independent states with a weak central government.

Lets leave we can always go back! Heck if there really do turn into terrorist haven we know where they are and can easily wipe them out. Do you think the Iraqis want terrorist in their neighborhood my guess is they will get rid of them for us.

Drink up Kool-aid-oholics

toocrazy2yoo:

Sally Fields thinks if mothers were in charge, there would be no wars? Hmmmm, Hillary is a mother, and she voted and lobbied for the war in Iraq back when it was popular. That she's re-writing history now is no surprise.. Maggie Thatcher was a mother and she was no shrinking violet about the war for the Faulklands. Golda Mier of Israel cleaned up around the edges, too.

Sally Fields is a little too insulated in her perfect little world of roadside tomato stands in the Boniva commercials. Clearly the stuff works because reality doesn't make it through her THICK skull..

rockycreek:

Paul,

Jimmy Carter?! "Immense personal character and wisdom"? I'm fascinated. Did you actually live through the Carter years? I did. If you did, I would love to hear an example or two of either. If you didn't, then I would love to know from where you get your information.

If ol' Jimma' is the best example of what you consider character and wisdom, you might want to re-think your hero hierarchy.

The Right One:

"Soldiers are not heroes, they are accomplices to murder and should be ashamed of themselves for participating in this slaughter of innocent people. A true hero would lay down his gun and say "enough is enough"."

How many more people do we have to keep away from the Kool-Aid tonight?

Meg:

Sally, I loved your speech. Please go to Iran and repeat it to those warm hearted islamo-fascist that are the real reason why people are still dieing in Iraq. Oh that's right, you can't do that...they will kill you, and well, you wouldn't look to good in a burkah anyway.

Richard:

Dear Ms. Fields:

Are you really that stupid?

We are fighting an enemy who's mothers strap bombs to their babies chests and send them out to blow up innocent women and children.

When were you elected to speak for all mothers?

What arrogance!

Richard Krvaric:

Sally FIeld is a great actress. That's it...
Sally, you're a puppet for the masses... dance for us, make us weep, and make us sob...
Do the little dance you're paid for...

Nobody pays you to try to think on your own!

The Right One:

"Drink up Kool-aid-oholics"

Another aptly-named Kool-Aid-oholic practicing what he preaches, I see.

Jo:

Mike, go to a leftwing anti war rally and read the signs. The Left hates the military. Fact. Whether or not you choose to believe this really doesn't matter.

Stan:

The world is run by women. Men go to battle every day to fight for money and power, and at the end they give it all to women.

pcnav:

If mothers ruled the world we would be getting our faces spit washed every day.

Andy:

Ah yes...

The joys of being linked to by Drudge.

David:

All of you who are so full of piss and vinegar, patriotic, and pro war. VOLUNTEER your fat asses and shut you fat mouths.

The only qualified people to comment about the merits of war are those who have had the privilege of experiencing that fear that most of you will never experience.

Shut up and go to bed but please do not forget to leave the light on


caesar:

Make sure woman never get in a postion of power in the USA. There is enough male bashing on TV and media and men are sick of it.

Sally, shut up and act,by the way,Brothers and SIsters sucks.liberal trash

haha:

She sure pissed off all the mysoginistic men and the frustrated mangirls. haha

It takes the strength of both to do anything right.

dlaws99:

Mike...I don't believe is a "truly democratic america". America (capital A) is a Constitutional Republic...a large difference...look it up...
The left doesn't hate the military? Then why is the San Francisco city supervisors (all leftists) trying to kill things like Fleet Week, the Blue Angels flyover and home porting the USS Iowa as a WW2 memorial?

Stop eating meat:

sally, who cares about the war. what about the animals that were slaughter for the show. its disgraceful that you can talk about murder, when your sitting there eating steak. good day, maam.

Rockerfeller:

If mother's ruled the world there would be no wars? Sally should go to a children's soccer game! Whoa!

rob-is-right!!:

It's too bad that Hollywood totally misunderstands the motives of our enemy! Note to Sally and all other Hollywood blockheads: They (our enemy, i.e., terrorists, etc.) are out to kill us!! How can you possibly think that they will be real nice people and will quietly stay in their own countries and not try to spread their radical Islam throughout the world? Are you people asleep, on drugs or what???

The Right One:

"VOLUNTEER your fat asses and shut you fat mouths"

Ever stop to ask any of these so-called "fat asses" if they didn't already volunteer?

osteopoewhoresis:

She just boned her stupid self off the Boniva gravy train. Typical Hollwood twit.

manson:

why don't we all just move to san fran, smoke dope, drop acid & hope for peace to arrive while were all too stoned to even recognise it??? war "is" hell & always will be. but, sometimes hell must be challenged, if goodness is to overcome evil. kinda like the armageddon. who do u want to win???

linda :

Hollywood should take over the military...they claim to know so much about world situations and life in general. They embody all that is wise and moral in this world! Their lives are a testament to their intelligence and high standards.
Just who do they think they are? !! Idiotic hypocrites with a 5th grade education at best and the morals of a street walker on a good day (or night)!

Mike:

I dislike it when celebs use their forum for politics and encourage our enemies and weaken our own resolve.

This will be an easy one to avoid as were sean penn, harry belafonte, and so on and so on...

And they WONDER why we are watching their movies less!!hahahahahahahaha

SPal:

Dr. Jim

I am offended. Soldiers are heroes. You say a true hero would lay down his gun and say "enough is enough" Well, I would feel sorry for you. Laying down your gun in middle of a battle will get you killed. Or yelling

"Enough is enough"

"Lay down your gun and I will lay down my gun!"

"Okay." You stood up with a white flag and a bullet shriek from the barrel of the enemy gun to your head.

"I lied."

Barkley:

Oh, right. Wars never accomplished anything, huh?

So what do we owe in back tariffs to the British crown?

And won't my neighbors down the street be surprised to find out that they'll have to go back to being slaves like their great-great-great grandparents!

These Hollywood idiots. I think they should be required to get high school G.E.D's before they're allowed to comment on current events.

adam:

Hollywood libs don’t hesitate to express opinions like this? Then why didn’t more of them use this forum like Sally did? It looked like there were more than a few dozen guests there. I guess the rest auditorium was filled with Hollywood conservatives who were just sitting there being polite. Please. How insulting. How shallow. How easy it is to identify the “intelligentsia” who are so easily upset by such trifles. There are still true conservatives who respect the opinions of those who agree with them, and those who don’t. Imagine that. How American.

Sue Darby:

Sally was literally correct. This bush war is damned by God Himself. I do not understand the pious Evangelicals who have bloodlust for Muslim souls they also count as the condemned because they are not Christian believers. It seems peculiar we are so willing to kill them, knowing (or mistakenly believing) they will wind up in Hell.

I believe there is a special spot in hell reserved for those who started this war and those who refuse to end it.

I love Sally Field. She gets it.

Jo:

When do Hollywood libs come up with this nonsense? Oh that's right, they have lots of time to think in between those trips to rehab.

The Right One:

"kinda like the armageddon. who do u want to win???"

I already know who's going to win, and I'm on His side. :)

Jo:

Sue,

Zzzzzzzzzzzz....wake me up when you get back to reality.

Charles :

Liberals like Sally Field have no idea of how incredibly stupid they are. It has nothing to do with their acting ability. When they open their mouth they spew total political nonsense. Their political IQ is a negative number. Like Michael Savage says "liberalism is a mental disorder". Liberals prove that to be true everyday. I guess a mentally ill person(i.e. LIBERAL) does realize their illness. Sally is the latest example.

Brent:

Dr. Jim,

Soldiers are not heroes, they are accomplices to murder and should be ashamed of themselves for participating in this slaughter of innocent people. A true hero would lay down his gun and say "enough is enough".

Remember doctor, proctologists are supposed to work on other's rectums, not stick their own head up one.

I give you the famous proctology one finger salute.


Kalifa Hamza:

Shut your tripe Sue Darby. I would gladly kill an american in battlefield of america

mike:

jo:

fact:
bush's lapdog rove was an ardent student of the propoganda techniques of the third reich.

fact:
conservatives have more in common w/ fundamentalist muslims than they'd wish to believe.

if the right could read, they comprehend the signs aren't against the military, they're against an unrighteous and unjust war.

ruth:

Hey Sally: Shut up and entertain me.

The Right One:

fact:
mike's overdosing on the kool-aid.

Peter North:

People in tinsel town live a life that is not of this world. They are so used to being surrounded by boot lickers who will say, "Yes Sally, anything you want Sally. Sally, you are so intelligent. Sally, you are such a visionary." Soon, Sally begins to believe everything she is being told and soon, Sally thinks that people really care about, "What Sally thinks." What would Sally think if this nation was invaded by the Taliban. Peace, love and Bobby Sherman? Wake up Sally, take your meds and understand that you are disconnected to the real world because you live in a world of boot lickers. And Sally, no one really cares about what you think.

Kalifa Hamza:

Mike, you are wrong. The world belong to islam. The infedels will die like you Mike and Sue

Jo:

Libs can yack all they want with their "feelings." But please do not try to run things. Save that for the adults.

Sally, your job is play acting. Please continue to do what you do best.

J. Martin:

Sally is now the new poster child of terrorist World-wide.She is a Socialist and proved without question that she is anti-American.My wife and I enjoyed her show but all the calls tonight from our friends indicated none of us will ever watch her again---in anything. She needs to be picked up and deported to Pakistan.She is a disgrace.

G Hamilton:

Dr. Jim

You're so full of crap! My son is a corpsman in the Navy in Fallujah doing his very best to SAVE lives, whether they are our service men and women, Iraqi's or al Qaeda.

People like you are the scum of the Earth. Why don't you go volunteer to save lives like my son did.

I'm damned proud of him and you should be too, you ungrateful ingrate.

Jo:

Mike, you're humiliating yourself again. Please continue.

Kalifa Hamza:

I enjoy the divide in america. The more divided, the morale they give us.

The Right One:

No, the "infidels" are people like this Kalifa Hamza pork-fetishist.

Kalifa Hamza:

G. Hamilton, I think I almost shot your son. Next time then I wont miss.

Brilliant commentary from Gidget. Guess she skipped history class...........

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/rulers.html

Al Qaeda:

Go Sally go! We love you Sally, and everyone else who thinks like you. With people like you, who needs a PR dept.

justabil:

Lets not forget all the "goddam" wars...War of independence, WW1, WW2.... I guess Sally would have us living under "goddam" German Nazi facism in the name of motherhood. My guess is she has armed security guards that protect HER life. Somethings, afterall, ARE worth killing to protect.
What a "goddam" freak...

mike:

the right one:

if by "kool aid" you mean i don't just get my news from one source and blindly follow one person or party, then yeah. i'm drowning in it.

Terry:

Its a sad day when the Flying Nun has to be bleeped.

I love how every one is so eager to speak for the soldiers, but no one is interested in what the soldiers have to say. The vast majority are proud of the job they are doing. We should be proud of them and the job that they are doing as well! All men (including Arabs) are created equal, and endowed by their creator (God or Allah) with certain inalienable rights. Among them life, liberty and the persuit of happiness. We were once a country that believed in these ideals and were willing to fight for them. Now we want to turn and run when fighting is inconvient. The next Hitler to come into this world will not be turned back. Pull out now and millions of innocent Iraqis will die at the hands of a few millitant islamists.

Brent:

Sue Darby:
Sally was literally correct. This bush war is damned by God Himself. I do not understand the pious Evangelicals who have bloodlust for Muslim souls they also count as the condemned because they are not Christian believers. It seems peculiar we are so willing to kill them, knowing (or mistakenly believing) they will wind up in Hell.

And I don't understand the sanctimonious lib women who are dying to wear a burka. Read Revelation and get back with us in the morning.

Kalifa Hamza:

Al Qaeda, you are a personator.

The Right One:

Mike, you are obviously "drowning in it" but you sure as shooting don't know what I mean.

Goemon:

@dlaws99:

City officials trying to kill off fleet week and the Blue Angels has more to do with how awful those events make it for us San Francico natives to get around...fleet week makes the city a nightmare. Crammed to the brink with tourists. The Blue Angels rattle my windows and are pointless. San Francisco can axe Fleet week and still support the military. You should stop stereotyping.

Neil:

She was pandering to her leftist audience. Trust me, had a Dem been in office while we were at war, she would keep her uninformed mouth shut.

Sally, we dislike you, we really really dislike you.

Vince:

Oh, what a shocker. A pompous left-leaning Hollywood celebrity uses an acceptance speech to make a political statement.

Once again, the whole show was littered with anti-Bush remarks, jokes and references. Even if one happens to disagree with the Bush administration's policies, it just looks so juvenile for a bunch of grown men and women to try to one-up each other to see who can make the biggest impact. I'm sure they're all at the after-party, slapping each other on the back for their cleverness.

And yes, someone on here earlier correctly pointed out that Al Gore got a standing ovation. For what? Seems like every awards show lately has to make sure it goes out of its way to heap praise upon Al Gore. What a joke.

The Right One:

"The next Hitler to come into this world will not be turned back."

He's already here, and his name's Ahmadinejad.

Osama Bin Laden:

Sally, your check is in the mail.

John:

The Right One:
No, the "infidels" are people like this Kalifa Hamza pork-fetishist.

Hey Right One: Amen brother!

caroline:

I am far more upset that Edie Falco got robbed. What a ridiculous win for Sally Field.

Kalifa Hamza:

Iraq is hot. I blame it on the American infedels for global warming.

timmy:

Matt Drudge has a hard on for Sally Field.

Brooke:

Really Sally?
How do you explain the jubilant arab mothers who jump for joy after hearing their children just murdered innocents by becoming suicide bombers? Many mothers in the Middle East have expressed pride if their children would choose the way of the "martyr"=translates into murderer.
Sally's sentiment is honourable but very naive. You can only have peace with those that would have peace with you. Hope for peace while you prepare for war.

G Hamilton:

Hey raghead,

islam is a dead religion. It's an excuse to make war. islam is only for the weakminded and immature infants and babies who populate the world. muhammed was a pedophile who was murdered by his wife. All islamic men lose their virginity to another man on their 12th birthday. The missing imam who fell down a well died in a pile of pig shit.

May you forever live and be buried inside a pig hide.

Jo:

Mike, I was given the kool aid starting in the public schools, then the public universities, not to mention in the MSM all my years growing up.

I rejected the kool-aid. It is you and people like you who are still drinking it.

Think for yourself. You might enjoy it and learn something.

David:

This RARA bravado type patriotism is missing the point. Its like this war is a football match and at best, the scores are even. The scorekeeper is trying his utmost to skew the result but the truth is that just as in the other football matches the strongest team losses.
The spectators are tired of the supporters of this team that talk big but just never deliver the goods. Please just go home and get on with your lives. Play your games and politics in your backyard. Protect what you have with your lives that is worth dying for.

Kalifa Hamza:

John, convert to islam or die. Ahmadinejad is a kind brother who only wants one thing. Destroy isreal.

Ben Wright:

Oh puh-lezze. Jimmy Carter? President Malaise? He was without a doubt the most damaging occupant of the Oval Office in history. It was his foriegn policy that brought the Mid-east it's first radial islamic republic. The whole world has had to deal with the ramifications ever since. He was, and is the consummate fool. All he lacks is the hat.

P MARTIN:

Maybe someone should point out to "Sally" and others that the number of murders in America last year was higher than soldiers killed in this entire war. Safer to be in Iraq than in some American cities including her precious LA.

The Right One:

"Ahmadinejad is a kind brother"

And you need to step away from the "kind bud."

Liberty:

Try making that statement in a Communist country and you'd be imprisoned for life (or worse) - unless of course you are being used as a propaganda tool by one of these countries against the US. You limousine liberals are such goddamned fools. Freedom ain't free, Sally.

Paul:

Rockycreek:

Do you think we'd be in this quagmire if Jiimmy Carter was the current president?

Jimmy Carter helped restore honor to the White House after another Republican crook (Nixon) nearly ruined it.

Jimmy Carter brought peace to the middle east.

Jimmy Carter had a long-term energy plan, which if Reagan had continued it, might have made us independent of foreign oil by now.

And many years after leaving office, Jimmy Carter continues to be an example of what genuine self-sacrificing Christianity is.

Rockcreek perhaps you use a history refresher yourself!


Richard:

Everybody has an opinion. But why do they feel the need to share them with everyone else? Whether we want to hear or not? Everyone is created equal, but obviously some are more equal than others. She's had her fifteen minutes of fame. Back when Burt was a big star. Go quietly into the light Sally.

The Right One:

If Jimmy Carter's "an example of... genuine self-sacrificing Christianity" then Bobby Knight is an example of genuine self-sacrificing calm.

Seriously, there's a reason Carter only got one term.

Rock of the Marne:

Ok, you want to hear it from an Iraqi Veteran. I was in OIF 1 and 3. I love my country and as conservative as you can get. It really bothers us to hear stuff spewing from Holly weird. I have quit watching movies for Alec Baldwin, etc. Rock of the Marne!!! I love the USA and love to defend it as all of us Soldiers do!!!

Kalifa Hamza:

I love the Dems, they are traitors and they should fight by my side against their own troops.

HoHumm:

Another actor with a big head who thinks she knows how to run the world. The gall! Can't you smile and say thanks for the award? Nobody cares what you think about international affairs. Your a ACTOR.

D:

Kalifa Hamza - the next laser guided bomb has your name on it, insha allah. Happy Ramadan.

Undertaker:


Who is this Sally Field and why are so many of you paying attention to her?

How about Pvt. Sylvia Field; she helped birth 25 new Iraqi newborns today. Or Sgt. Serena Field; she stands guard duty tonight in South Korea.

Can Sally Field, the US citizen and "sometime" actor, even be counted on to do her God-given and lawfully protected civil right to participate in her own county's election process?

Sally, put on your spectacles and read every one of these comments.

Mikey:

Kudos to Fox for censoring this nit-wit and peace lover. If mothers ruled the world we wouldn't have soldiers to secure future oil supplies, and expand freedom and capitalism, and put the muslims in their place. Perhaps celebrities could start making themselves useful by helping put a positive spin on Operation Iraqi Freedom.

P MARTIN:

If moms ruled there would be no more wars? Todays moms cant even stop their kids from gang banging down the street. We would have Al Quaida patrolling our streets. Moms aint like they use to be--strong.

Joe:

@Liberty

Are we in a communist country? Are we turning into a communist country? Well maybe so...if jackasses like you are in charge! Sally has as much of a right to say what she said, as you have to say what you think. This Liberal-Republican nonsense really tires me.

Brent:

Paul: And many years after leaving office, Jimmy Carter continues to be an example of what genuine self-sacrificing Christianity is.


I keep trying to remind myself of that after I read Dhimmi Carter's anti-Semitic rants. And as far as restoring honor to America, which solar system do you live in? How about 21% misery index and 444 days of licking the Ayatollah's sandals? The American public as so pleased with Dhimmi's honor they gave him the boot.

That stupidity was hard not to laugh at.

Joe:

Sally said if mothers "ruled the world", that's the whole world - not just the US (leaving the rest of the world ruled by male homicidal maniacs).
If mothers had ruled Germany there would have been no Hitler.

Sally Field:

Pssst, I really don't feel this way, but to make it in this town you have to be a part of the group think. Plus I want some more awards.

ur an idiot paul!:

jimmy also got a peace prize for his wonderful peace accomplishments w/north korea, a year later they went nuclear! ur dumb!

Oh Sally! I had such high hopes ... but your ignorance of the real world has so disappointed me. I just burnt your autograph and will never be your fan again. You should have stayed an actor. You were good at that.

Vietvet1:

Sally Fields has more balls than most of our politicians. I agree with her on the point of this stupid war. To me it resembles the Vietnam stupidity. Congress is still trying to fight the war. She is a great actress and still looks good. She is proof that free speech is still alive and well in this country. I don't think her detractors have done as much as she has. I don't care who speaks out against this war, as long as free speech is still being allowed.

tom wright:

Sally Field remains an irrelevant, over the hill dried up c**t........and a yawner.....zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Cyn:

Well, another celebrity goes and proves their complete lack of intellectual honesty. Big surprise.

clayton:

I didn't watch the Emmy's but Sally is only parroting what everybody in her town thinks. If there were actually an original thought on the left coast then we'd have more conservative actors.

The fact of the matter is that "war" is a necessity. When there are enemies that want to kill you because of their hatred for you, you have two choices: 1) Pick up your rifle and fight, or 2) Allow them to kill you. Actually I guess if you're a Hollywood type you have another choice, you allow others to fight for you and then criticize them while they do it.

Let's just open up all the borders and offer free flights from Baghdad to Hollywood and then see who wants to keep the military from fighting.

Brent:

Don't worry Vietvet1. There's plenty of time to spit on the troops when they make it home. Woodstock is first door on the left...

XiaoXi:

Hey, Sally you don't speak for me.

I am the mother of a son and knew from early on that my job was to not only raise a good person but to raise a _man_ who would fight for himself, his family, and ultimately his country.

"As for me, give me liberty or give me death!" Still rings true to me.

When the sh*t hits the fan, how good are you going to feel, Sally, when you and your son are gunned down without a whit of defense? Or are you going to depend on the sons of mothers who did their jobs to protect you and your family?

Shame on you, Sally Field! You are a failure.


Kalifa Hamza:

Jimmy Carter interfered with our live, that's when hell broke lose. We never forgiven Jimmy Carter.

Jo:

Vietvet- oh yes, because heaven knows we don't know any politicians who speak out against the war!

By the way, do you live in a cave?

Patrick Leidheisl:

I was a fan of Sally Field, BUT NOW....well I am no longer a fan and I think she should be removed from the Company that she doing add for.

Respectfully yours,
CMSgt USAF Retired

Jim:

We don't like her! We really don't like her!

This is the kind of behavior one can expect from an osteoporosis pill addict.

From what does she derive her foreign policy acumen? Was it the years of playing "The Flying Nun" or her riveting performance in "Smokey and the Bandit"?

Sonia:

If the current set of Hollywood actors and actresses ruled the world, their reign would end within the year as armed opportunists filled the power void. But I am ashamed of Sally Field's sexist comments. Worse, she is also anti childless women. She should not flaunt her sexual attractiveness and reproductive health and habits as some sort of badge of superiority. Her meanspirited and insensitive rambling shows her as elitist. Shame on you Sally Field, but then a woman who gained her wealth and fame by portraying some hollywood fantasy of ne'er resolved sexual tension between a priest and a nun is not the kind of person from which one might expect enlightened comment.

Ihafa Bonur:

Kalifa,

You, me, Mike and Sue

Then 72 virgins we will screw

Allah Akbar

G Hamilton:

Rockycreek,

Jimmy Carter also drove the interest rates up to 22%, crippling the economy. He gutted the military. He gave away Iran to the ayatolla assahola and the mad muslim mullahs who now want to nuke Israel, Europe and the United States. He collects millions in consulting and speaking fees from the muslim pigs, kings and dictators all over the Middle East. Biased? Why he's the best ex-president money can buy. The American people loved him so much he lost 49 out of 50 states in the election against President Ronald Reagan.

if you think he was a great president, you're a bigger fool than he is.

Randy:

As the black lady on Forest Gump said....."Is 'ya CRAZY?.....or just plain STUPID?
Answer: Both. Just more of the same liberal commie psyhco-babble from the left. Most of that pathetic audience looked like a Keith Olberman family re-union, at least the 4 minutes I watched. After vomiting, I flipped back to FNC.

JOHANN DOHMANN:

WHY DIDNT KATHY GIFFINS GET THE SAME TREATMENT AS
SALLY FIELDS?????

JOHANN

The Right One:

More like 72 virgin demons screwing you.

Kalifa Hamza:

That's alright Ihafa, I'll screw Sue and bear me a chosen son or daughter.

Mary:

Women have vaginas so that men can carry them around like six-packs. Its a proven fact.

David:

Hey Brent

What have you done for your country you snot nosed arse wipe.

The Right One:

JD: Because Kathy Griffin hasn't come out of the "irrelevant" cave yet. Probably never will.

Erik:

Why is it always "Hollywood Liberals"? If you can just ignore Reagan, Thompson, Sen. Tap Dance Murphy, Shirley Temple Black, Mr. NRA president, Sonny Bono, and that Gopher guy from the Love Boat.

dlaws99:

Right...your poor windows get rattled once or twice a year. What a tragedy. SF trying to get rid of the tourists? That's a crock. How hard is it to get around when all the bicycles saturate the streets during their Critical Mass events, like every week? The Blue Angels can rattle my windows any time. If you think that's the agenda then you haven't been listening to Gerado Sandoval.
San Francisco native...

Kalifa Hamza:

They believe in our lies that they wont be killed when we take over America.

The Right One:

"They believe in our lies"

Shoulda stopped right there and said it all.

Brent:

David: Hey Brent
What have you done for your country you snot nosed arse wipe.

Well, how about supported it for starters? MoveOn.Org Davie?

paul is dumb:

& now his north korea is taking syria nuclear! smaaarts!

dutch:

I have fought and bled in that sandbox hell called Iraq,held good men in my arms while they slipped there earthly shell to touch the hand of God on a battlefield far from home,and I can say that hollywood values are not american values,I have watched the show that sally is in and was entertained-but she forgets that in the end she is just an actress-the place for such comment is not the emmys-the emmys is an award show only and that is all.
I will no longer watch her show nor will I watch the emmys next year nor will I patronize the companys that have ads on that show or that network.
Why is it that the networks will allow these traitors free reign but will not show the good we do over there,the schools the hospitals the power plants the freedom of speech the locals giving flowers and hugs to our troops-I got back 2 weeks ago and I know it all to be true
all these hollywood types care about is a political agenda and not truth nor victory have a thing to do with it,but the companys that have ads might get the message when there $$$$$ decrease

SPal:

Did I arrest Kalifa in Iraq, those bastards.

HP:

Sally, like so many other "Stars", believe they know what it best for "all the little people". This true left-wing thought, and none of the people who think for themselves believe it for a minute. These liberals are running a numbers game: There are more people/voters mindlessly watching the TV than there are people who read, think and study. It's really sad that they and MoveOn are so willing to give away our blood-earned freedom simply to have power. They don't care about anything but power. Disgraceful.

Anonymous:

I love how when you say you are against the Iraq war you start getting branded Anti-American...or a Commie...Shouldnt the term Commie have gone out with Sen. Mcarthy?

Paul:

I am so grateful that the Fox network decided to bleep your bad language. My young daughter and son were up viewing the show but we made them leave the room after this happened because we did not know if anyone else was going to do the same.

We were all surprised and very disappointed in your behavior. I don't want to know your political and liberal views, but now that I do, soooooooooooooooooooooooooo long.

Anonymous:

If american soldiers didn't stand up, Sally would be the a nazi Flying Nun,probably performing on her back.Maybe she would have preferred the womans comfort program in japan,of course she may appreciate the surrendering crowd of burka enclosed housewives who can't leave their house to visit a doctor...ever!

butch:

Prisons are full of loving, caring, murderous mothers

The Right One:

"Shouldnt the term Commie have gone out with Sen. Mcarthy?"

Maybe it should have but I'm sure the Commies are glad that it didn't.

Debbie LaBanca:

Sally, you dont speak for military moms. My son is currently serving his country, my country, your country, in Afghanistan with the US Army. Yes, I want him home with me, I want him home in one piece, God willing. But aside from my selfish wants, I want him to do the job he was sent over there to do, I want him to complete the mission. God will do with him what he will. Hes a soldier, and he volunteered for this, and I am a very very proud mom. You dont speak for this military mom.

Anonymous:

Are there such things as Flying Burkas for Sally?

SPal:

Butch, your the man

Undertaker:


Note to Kalifa: How's that Grande double-caramel Mocha Latte? BTW, no charge for the good 'ole US salty-slippery spit.

Kalifa Hamza:

They SPal, my brothers in Iraqi police uniform freed me.

moe:

I WANT ALL OFFENDED RIGHTWINGERS TO PLEASE MAKE THAT POPPING SOUND...........PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS !!!!!!!!!

G Hamilton:

Hey Hamza, you pig,

All US soldiers dip their bullets and cannon shells in pig fat before they shoot muslims like you. So even if you don't die, you'll never get to your heaven.

You people are so incredibly ignorant.

If your buddy I'm a dinner jacket pushes us too far, the plan is to kill him first, you second, then nuke all the muslim holy sites.

So when did you lose your virginity muslim boy?

Do you shake hands with your right hand, or left hand?

Buy any underwear lately? Or toilet paper?

SPal:

Kalifa, tell me where you are so I can shove my boot 12 inches in your ass.

The Right One:

Practice what you preach, moe.

Kalifa Hamza:

Got to go. US patrol near. Love to chat.

M. Santi:

Sally Field is certainly entitled to her opinion, however, I'm also entitled to my opinion that she is totally off base and doesn't know what she is taking about. What makes her qualified to be an "expert" in international affairs? I'll leave that up to our Secretary of State (who just happens to be a woman) and others in government who are working on our behalf. My idea of a true hero does not include anyone in Hollywood, but those that are fighting to keep us free and safe. Why doesn't Ms. Field ask our soldiers how they feel about what they are doing. God Bless our troops!!!

Undertaker:


Microsoft Tech Support: Can I help you?

Hi, my name is Moe. How come all of my typing comes out in capital letters?

SPal:

Darn.

The Right One:

Later, Kalifa. Give our regards to Beelzebub when US troops finally send you to your due reward. He'll be waiting with an extra slice of bacon for you.

G Hamilton:

"Got to go. US patrol near. Love to chat."

Pussy

SPal:

could track his ip address.

Paul:

Brent:

Jesus Christ had some similar rants too.

Are you saying Jesus Christ was also an anti-semite?

Tony:

I wish Sallys mothers could have formed a ring around the World Trade Center and prevented 19 jihadists from killing innocent Americans. If these mothers are really powerful enough to stop wars that would be my first request.

SPal:

Pussy. LOL

The Right One:

SPal, I bet our little Islamofascist pretender's just some 15-year-old troll tapping away from his mom's basement in the North Bay.

viper22:

fox censored sally and the us is in Iraq 2 give them freedoms like SPEECH. Fox is sick. i never watch that freak station. boycott the fox republican station

Charles:

Sen. Joe McCarthy was right on in describing Hollywood as a nest of COMMIES. Sen. McCarthy was an American HERO that got slimed by the revisionist history of the LIBERALS.

Brent:

Paul: Brent:
Jesus Christ had some similar rants too.
Are you saying Jesus Christ was also an anti-semite?

Oh great. A lib cracking out the theology. I live for this. Yeah, why don't you give me those rants Paul.

Undoubtedly Dhimmi had a change of heart after the Jews woke up to him. He's been groveling ever since.

The Right One:

viper, the network censored her for saying "G-Damn" not for her political views. As a couple others might have pointed out here, there is still such a thing as "profanity" that gets the censor button.

Dennis Kucinich:

Hey Kalifa Hamza, I love ya buddy...

The Right One:

"A lib cracking out the theology"

Funny, I don't recall asking anyone to go out and pick some cherries today...

SPal:

I had this troll who criticizes my story on fanfiction.net. His name is Samael3, I read his work and I found it terrible. It's called infinite convergence.

Mr. Right:

Ummm, where shall we start... Volunteer Armed Services, Chain of Command, oh and we didn't start this war... we are responding to Saddam going back on his word to the U.N. concerning the resolutions he agreed to so we wouldn't take him out of his power in 1992 after the Gulf War, remember?!

Kim:

Sally Fields, just another ultra-liberal living in LA LA Land. Don't know anything about the real world. Always saying what they think and not what is the truth. Stop listening to Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn. Start reading up on your history and the sacrifices that these fine men and women have made by volunteering to serve their country so that you can run your mouth, even while both your feet are in it.
Thank-you to all our men and women serving over there, so that we can live our lives here free of suicide bombers.

David:

Hey Brent

That is the way to do it. Moral support sniping from the comfort of your recliner sipping from your sippy cup.
The problem with all of these I guess Right Wing political pundits and experts in warfare “Soldier of Fortune” type “I Love the Smell of Napalm in the Morning” bunch of hoodwinked pathetic war supporters is that soldiers do not start wars but politicians do. The trap that you have created for your selves is that you can absolutely support your soldiers without supporting a political ideology.
The only conditions is that you place your hand around your neck, squeeze, and pull you enlarge head out of you rather fat arse. How’s that for some cheap advice. I will not send you a bill.

Peter:

All we are saying, is give peace a chance.

Anonymous:

@Charles:

Sen McCarthy a hero? ahahahahah! He was nothing but a fearmonger. I can't really believe you think that? But careful I have a different opinion so I must be a Commie...please save me from myself!

Johnny LaRue:

When will Hollywood ever learn that most people could care less about their personal views. Just shut up and accept your award.

G Hamilton:

SPal

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

Winters:

Sally may be right to a point, but she forgets something. If kind loving mothers were in charge of every country in the world, there might not be any wars, but that is not the case. Every fight that the US has gotten into was started by someone else, usually an evil somone else. Why couldn't she have said something like, "If wealthy evil leaders in the middle east where not financing terrorism, American sons would not have to be at war. Many of those like Sally are detached and insulated from reality, so it is tough for them to think it all the way through. I have no doubt many are well intentioned, but they are just wrong.

The Right One:

"...Right Wing political pundits and experts in warfare “Soldier of Fortune” type “I Love the Smell of Napalm in the Morning” bunch of hoodwinked pathetic war supporters blah blah blah..."

Step away from the Kool-Aid.

viper22:

yeah right and i guess you belive sadam had weapons of mass destruction and you belive iraq had something to do with 9-11 you repugs always have excuses ohh i bet it's clitons fault rofl

Brent:

David: The only conditions is that you place your hand around your neck, squeeze, and pull you enlarge head out of you rather fat arse. How’s that for some cheap advice. I will not send you a bill.

Wow. What a comeback. How deep did you have to delve into the Bill Maher/Michael Al-Moore playbook to come up with something that original?

The Right One:

"...you repugs always have excuses blah blah blah..."

(puts the "Step Away From The Kool-Aid" alert on repeat play)

Pixie:

Bitch.

Bill Clinton:

Sally.... Do you like cuban cigars?

Undertaker:


ViperTuTu: pick up the phone, Hamburg's calling!!

Osama Bin Laden:

Could all of you pipe down? I'm trying to write my speech for the Democratic National Convention.

Patricia J. Mayer:

Sally-you blew it, you really blew it--
I predict within a few days Boniva and other drug companies whom you pitch for will drop you like a hot potato from their commercials

Dakota:

Hey Sally! When it comes time to negotiate with terrorists, we'll send you first. For pointers you can ask Paul Johnson or Nick Berg how they feel about Muslim compassion. Of course, you would have to re-attach their heads in order to hear their answer. Stick to acting. It is the only reality you are half way decent at.

Brent:

What amazes me most is people actually watch this crap? Do you figure they'll know America has been dhimmified when their MasterCard won't swipe?

Patrick Curry:

If you think that the country is screwed up under Bush, go ahead and vote for Hillary. She'll screw it up so bad you'll beg to get Bush back in charge. Does anyone here remember Jimmy Carter? Does anyone remember how bad he screwed up the country before we kicked him out after four years of misery, stagflation, government interference and international humiliation? Well, Hillary will make Carter look like a savior. So go ahead and vote for her if your want to foul up the country even worse than it already is.

Annoyed:

Does this mean that if America had been led by a woman we would not have joined the allies in WWII and liberated Europe and emptied the death camps? Well then, I guess that's another reason not to vote for a woman.

Charles:

Commies/LIBERALS need lots of help in life from their beloved government because they are incapable of taking care of themselves. They are pathically helpless. That what makes them a COMMIE!

David:

The Right One

You obviously listen to too much talk radio. Cool Aid dates you. Get with it. Its an Organic Energy drink. Try some. You cannot knock something when you have never tried it. It may change your perspectives O Right One.

John Kerry:

Anyone know if Sally is married? I hear she's loaded..

Lee:

She's not Gidget any more - showing her age with her bumbling attempt to be political! So sad OLD gal - sit down and shut up!!!

Jack:

Thank "GOD" Liberal Socialist Woman like Sally Liberal Field, Don't and Never will Rule the World.

Ps: Boycott Present Day Liberal HollyWeird

Wildman94:

It's also terrible that animals kill and eat other animals, but this too is a fact of life. It is not, however, worthy of stupid overgeneralizations like "if all animals were plant eaters then the world would be a nicer place."

Note to singers and actors: your right to say what you think is trumped by my right to stop buying your songs and movies. If I ran a business selling widgets and spouted off my political and religious views to every customer who came in the door, I would probably run off 50% of my business on any given day.

Obama 08!:

Barack Obama for president! OBAMA 08!

The Right One:

"You obviously listen to too much talk radio blah blah blah..."

Gee, this is fun. Kind of like that old shopping mall parking lot game we used to play as kids, "Tap The Car Window And Watch The Poodle Go Off."

Seriously, thanks for the laughs and good night.

coolblue:

The Flying NUNS....Hillary and Sally...nutcases really do fly.

Bill Clinton:

Osama...Obama It's all so confusing.

Paulie:

"I am so grateful that the Fox network decided to bleep your bad language. My young daughter and son were up viewing the show but we made them leave the room after this happened because we did not know if anyone else was going to do the same."

Huh?!? If the word was bleeped out why would you make your kids leave the room?!? First of all, the "offensive" word didn't make air and second of all, it's proof that FOX had their fingers on the button and weren't about to let any salty language slip by. Something tells me you weren't even watching the show at all. And you probably don't even have children.

"My young daughter and son were up viewing the show but we made them leave the room after this happened"

So you made their children leave the room after FOX bleeped out the "naughty" word? Logic really isn't your strong point, is it?

MichaelB:


Sally: Yesterday, I thought you might possibly be cool and I might possibly want to watch your idiotic television show. Tonight, you make me want to puke. You are an ignorant slut.

Piccolo Angelo:

Sister Bertrille, Gidget, Sybil and the girl with something extra need to keep in mind that they live in this country. If they want to be bitches, that's ok, but they need to remember that they are allowed to be bitches because they live in this country.

Russ:

I'd still bang her.

Undertaker:


RightOne, you cruel bastard. I had a pony - I mean, poodle. I luft my poodle.

The Right One:

"What amazes me most is people actually watch this crap?"

Well, somebody's gotta provide Matt Drudge with "quality" filler.

G Hamilton:

vipter22

Do you own anything made with plastic? Where do you think the oil for that plastic comes from?

Of course Bush went to war for oil. I'm glad he did. And most of the Dems and Liberals supported him because they understand what's at stake too.

If Saddam or "I'm A Dinner Jacket" and his mad mullahs decide to shut down the Straits of Hormuz (you can look it up on map), it would effectively shut down half of the oil transport in the world.

Who do you think keeps it open? Who do you think keeps open the route from the Middle East to Japan? Who protects Europe? Canada? Australia? New Zealand? Who's the counterbalance to Russian and Chinese hegemony? Who's stopping N. Korea from attacking S. Korea?

Yeah. We're a superpower in the world. We're not perfect. But you and the rest of the critics and ungrateful ingrates ought to be glad it's us who is the superpower and not someone else who would be far worse.

LIbs don't understand anything about world politics, economics, the military or much of anything else, they're so busy pleasuring themselves.

Be grateful for what you have, boy. You could lose it all in a heartbeat.

desperate republican female:

I NEED A FATSO MAN LIKE RUSH LIMPBALLS.

Cali:

Sally Fields is a nut case to say the least. She is an OLD has-been actress whose life is in the “pretend” world. We need to stick those whose requirements are nut cases into the pasture for the senile old cows!

Sparky:

Thank you Sally, now next time shut the grub hole, accept your award and sit your bung down. Enough of the Hollywood wack jobs. I don't need a lecture from the flying nun. Get on your knees and pray that our military will be here to protect us from Islamic nut cases that want kill all of us in the future. That would be the best thing for you to do.

Bill Clinton:

Heu Russ, that's what I'm talking about.

Paulski:

Sally Field just shut down her career again. The hollywood left wing kooks just do not know when to shut up. Americans do not need the Hollywood druggies condeming our troops. I remember Sally's oscar speech."you like me, you realy like me"...NOT

The Right One:

Undertaker, I think there's another forum for that... ;)

Obama 08:

"Osama...Obama It's all so confusing."

Now that was very clever! I see what you did! You took the name Obama and made it Osama because they sound the same! That is so funny! You must have been the very first person EVER to have made that connection. You are so so funny! I expect to see you at the emmys next year.

Anonymous:

I think this war has turned into a mess too however the fact remains that the FCC fines the standard networks when what is deemed an obscenity is aired on a channel that doesn't have the level clearance for that.

A censor hits the button when the curse goes out and the Emmy rule as well as Fox, is that the speech is cut out then.

She could have been saying ANYTHING and it would have been cut off. It isn't about the war, about Fox or anything else. It is simply about the FCC.

Stop making something out of nothing, even she realizes her remarks ended due to the obscenity.

Brent:

Well, somebody's gotta provide Matt Drudge with "quality" filler.

LOL. I can agree with that...

I just know lefties hate it when something gets posted at Drudge. It's like their world has been turned upside down when they find somebody that doesn't share their bong water.

gerry giordano:

No wars hugh? Sally, here's a few references from
http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/others/women.html:

Historical references to women fighting -
Prehistory and the Ancient World
Ancient warrior queens included Vishpla, Aahhotep I, Zabibi, Samsi, Tomyris, Himoko, Jingo Kogo, Mavia, Saimei and Dihya al-Kahina. There are depictions of Hittite women warriors dating from 1300 BC. The Bible describes the Judge, Deborah, as a war leader and the Greeks had legends of the Amazons which may have been based upon Scythians or women from Turkey or Libya. Vietnamese rebels included Trung Trac, Trung Nhi, Tran Thi Doan, Phung Thi Chinh and Trieu Thi Trinh. Fa Mulan fought in the Chinese army.
more information and pictures

Celtic and Roman
Roman gladiatorial shows included "women of rank" in 63 AD. There was also a female chariot fighter competing against men. Women gladiators were described again in 88 AD. Women were members of the venatores, (gladiators who fought wild animals in the Roman arena). Emperor Alexander Severus issued an edict prohibiting women combatants in the arena in 200 AD.
A display of captured enemies in the 3rd Century included several women warriors.

Legendary Celtic women warriors included Medb (Maeve) of Ireland, Aife (Aoife) of Alba (Scotland), and Queen Scathach of Skye.
The Romans in Britain fought against Queen Boadicea (or Bodiecia, Bouddica, Voadica, Voada) of the Iceni in 61AD, but they were allies to Queen Cartimandua of the Briganties in a war against her consort in 43AD.
more information and pictures


Vikings and Saxons
An English Saxon Princess led an invasion of Jutland in the 6th Century. In the 8th Century Queen Aethelburgh destroyed Taunton. In the 9th Century Queen Thyra of Denmark led her army against the Germans.
In the 10th Century Aethelflaed, Lady of Mercia led troops against the Vikings and Olga of Russia ended a revolt in which her husband had died.

The Viking Sagas and Saxo Grammaticus' "History of the Danes" mention many warrior women. Hetha, Visna and Vebiorg led companies of the Danish army. Sela and Alvid were pirates. Stikla ran away from home to become a warrior. Rusilla fought against her brother for the throne. Gurith took part in a battle to help her son. Freydis Eiriksdottir, Auðr and Þórdis all used weapons against their enemies.
more information and pictures


11th Century
Aristocratic ladies who led troops in seige and battle included Emma Countess of Norfolk, Matilda Countess of Tuscany (and her mother), Sichelgaita Princess of Lombardy, Urraca Queen of Aragon, and Teresa of Portugal.
Matilda of Ramsbury (mistress of the Bishop of Salisbury) held the Bishop's Castle in his absence.
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12th Century
Aristocratic ladies who led troops in seige and battle included Alrude Countess of Bertinoro, Eleanor of Castile, Queen Urraca of Aragon, Marguerite de Provence, Florine of Denmark and Berengaria of Navarre, Queen Tamara of Georgia and the Empress Maud (also known as Matilda, Empress of Germany, Countess of Anjou, Domina Anglorum, Lady of the English, Matilda Augusta and Matilda the Good)
Maude de Valerie was a Welsh revolutionary.
Women took part in the Crusades in the armies of Emperor Conrad and William Count of Poitiers in spite of a papal bull forbidding them to do so.
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13th Century
Nicola de la Haye, daughter of the castellan of Lincoln defended the town against several raids and was made sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1216.
Jeanne of Navarre led her army against that of the Count de Bar.
Ladies were admitted to the Chivalric Order of the Dragon, The Order of St Anthony in Hainault and the Order of the Garter.
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14th Century:
Isobel MacDuff Countess of Buchan, Jeanne de Danpierre Countess de Montfort (also known as Jane, Countess of Montfort), Isabelle of England, Christian Lady Bruce, Marjory Bruce, Mary Bruce, Phillipa of Hainault, Lady Agnes Randolph (also known as Black Agnes), Agnes Hotot of Dudley, Adelaide Ponthiey, Jeanne de Belleville, Margaret of Denmark
Ladies were admitted to the Chivalric Order of the Dragon, The Order of St Anthony in Hainault and the Order of the Garter.
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15th Century
Margaret of Denmark, Jacqueline of Bavaria (Countess of Holland, Hainault and Zealand), Jehanne la Pucelle (better known as Joan of Arc), Isabella of Lorraine, Maire o Ciaragain, Isabella I of Castile. The Bridport muster roll (a list of ordinary citizens called up for a battle) of 1457 lists Alis Gare, Alis Hammel, Sally Pens, "Condefer Wife" and Margaret Athyn, three of these women brought their own weapons and armour with them.
Ladies were admitted to the Chivalric Order of the Dragon, The Order of St Anthony in Hainault and the Order of the Garter.
more information and pictures


16th Century
Graine Ni Maille (also known as Grace O'Malley) was an Irish pirate. A group of 350 girls defended fortifications in Paris. Ameliane du Puget led a troop of women in Marseilles. Beatriz de Pardes and María de Estrada fought with the Conquistadors in the New World. Lilliard led the Scots into battle against the English. Isabella I of Castile led her army. Marguerite Delaye and Captain Mary Ambree fought in battles. Explorers in South America reported seeing native women leading warbands.
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17th Century
Kit Cavanagh (also known as "Mother Ross") started her military career disguised as a man, but later fought open;y as a woman soldier. Mme de Saint Baslemont de Neuville and La Maupin, as well as two unnamed aristocratic sisters fought duels. Other notable women included Lady Ann Cummingham, Blanche the Countess of Arundel, Brilliana the Countess of Harley, Alyona of Russia, Anne Chamberlyne and Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans Montpensier.
During the English Civil War ordinary women frequently reloaded guns, as well as carrying powder and bullets to the front during battles. The Scots army which marched on Newcastle in 1644 is reported to have included women regular soldiers.
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18th Century
Women involved in the Jacobite Rising in Scotland in 1745-6 included Jean (Jenny) Cameron, Lady Anne Macintosh, Lady Margaret Oglivy, Margaret Murray and Lady Lude.
Women soldiers included Ann Mills, Phoebe Hessel, Virginie Ghesquiere, Angelique Brulon, Margaret Catchpole, Olympe de Gouges, Rose Lacombe, Theroigne de Mericourt, Mademoiselle de la Rochefoucalt, Jemima Warner and Hannah Snell
Duellists included Mademoiselle La Maupin, Mademoiselle de Guignes, Mademoiselle d'Aiguillon, Mademoiselle Leverrier, Lady Almeria Braddock, Mrs Elphinstone, Comptesse de Polignac and Marquise de Nesle.
Catherine the Great of Russia led her army in several campaigns.
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19th Century:
Women soldiers and rebels included Augustina the "Maid of Saragossa", Marie Schellinck, Gertrudis Bocanegra, Elizabeth Hatzler, Dr "James" Barry, Mary Ann Riley, Ann Hopping, Jane Townshend, Louisa Battistati, Clemence Louise Michel, Sylvia Mariotti.
Duels were fought by many women including Princess Pauline Metternich, Countess Kilmannsegg, Lady Almeria Braddock and a Mrs Elphinstone.
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20th Century:
Increasingly accurate records and improved communications mean that many more women are recorded as regular troops, pilots, rebels, partisans, martial artists etc.
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Warrior Women in Scotland
These include the Celts, Aife of Alba and Scathach of Skye.
Isabelle of England: (A.D. 1285?-1313?) took up arms against her husband and she was forced to flee to Scotland by Edward III.
In 1297 the Countess of Ross led her own troops during William Wallace and Andrew de Moray's battles with the English.
Isobel MacDuff, Countess of Buchan (1296-1358) fought for Robert de Bruce.
Christian, Lady Bruce defended Kildrummy Castle from the English during the Wars of Independence.
During the same war, the widow of David of Strathbogie defended the island fortress of Lochindorb against three thousand Scots.
Lady Agnes Randolph (1300?-1369?), known as Black Agnes, fought for de Bruce. In 1334, she successfully held her castle at Dunbar against the besieging forces of England's earl of Salisbury for over five months.
Phillipa of Hainault, Queen of Edward III, led twelve thousand soldiers against invading Scots in 1346 and captured their king, David Bruce.
In 1545, Lilliard led the Scots at the Battle of Ancrum.
The Scots army which marched on Newcastle in 1644 during the English Civil War is reported to have included women regular soldiers.
Jean (Jenny) Cameron, Lady Anne Macintosh, Lady Margaret Oglivy, Margaret Murray and Lady Lude were all involved in the Jacobite Rising in Scotland in 1745-6.

Rush Limbaugh:


She let me - even before I got into radio.

Ihafa Bonur:

Kalifa Hamza: Got to go. US patrol near. Love to chat.

Don't go Kalifa. I think its just Sally. We be havin some Geeeeee-Haaaaaaaaad tonite my brother.

Paulski:

Also, Doesn't Sally Fields advertise a medicine on TV. Lets boycott that medicine.

Charles:

Sally just proved you can OD on bone loss pills. Learn something everyday!

The Right One:

"We be havin some Geeeeee-Haaaaaaaaad tonite my brother."

So that's the new code for "D&D at my place tonight, Chip!"

TV Addict:

Sally, HOW DARE YOU interject your political philosophy into an awards ceremony the purpose of which is to keep us from thinking about the atrocities of the world! Your sexist blah blah (insert random roll-back-the-clock-to-pre-womens-suffrage-comment here) would not save us from the hell my mother unleashed on my backside as a kid! I disagree with your thoughts and therefore your freedom of expression should be banned!

Brent:

Also, Doesn't Sally Fields advertise a medicine on TV. Lets boycott that medicine.

What is it? Geritol?

Uncle Chuckie:

Another reason why men never pay attention to the babble of women.

Josh:

What ever happened to Gidget?!

Dakota:

What do you get when you cross Sybill with the Flying Nun? A complete idiot.

The Right One:

"your freedom of expression should be banned!"

Nahhh, not really. We need people like Sally Field to keep showing us the beautiful irony of the First Amendment in order to preserve it.

Grace:

Please spare us the drama. If you are really concerned about mothers who wait for their children to come home
from harm’s you would reach out to our inner cities. Did you know that in 4 years time ( 2002 through 2005) 3606 people were murdered in NYC? If you don’t believe me check it out for yourself http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/nycrime.htm
That is only one city in this great country of ours. I’ll bet you have a little apartment in NYC. So why don’t you reach out
to those mothers? You know, like, reach out to the community you shop and work in. Won’t happen because you care as
much for us military Moms as you do for the mothers from the inner cities.
Proud Mother of a US Marine

william sadler:

Sally Field and other white liberals, american women, who have gotten so much, still demand so much, for doing so little. Sally the flying nun, says if mothers were in charge their would be no wars, sweet heart mothers have slaughtered close to 50million babies, oops fetus, in their womb, dont tell me about mothers, you tramp. Shame on all the baby killing liberal broads in america, maybe islam should take over your world, see what true oppression is all about, american women

Johnson:

Another mindless actor without any insight into anything. Most of them seem to have dropped out of high school, and are easily manipulated because of their ignorance. They are emotional people and unaware of what underlies actions.

Right Sally, we don't want to go to war. We can unilaterally avoid it. Historically, people with wherewithal have their countries ransacked when they become weak and easy prey. Remember Rome being sacked by the Huns? Oh? You "Don't know much about history?" You're just meeting expectations.

Mindless Sally.

Also, start to walk everyplace. We don't really really need oil for energy. We could grow food in our backyards (if we had one), and tote water from the well, heat our houses by burning dung, and - er, things would be tough.

Undertaker:


Josh: she tried to stop the Sudanese in West Africa: 'nuff said.

Jane:

"She is an OLD has-been actress whose life is in the “pretend” world. We need to stick those whose requirements are nut cases into the pasture for the senile old cows!"

Does this apply to Fred Thompson as well? Maybe he'll trip Sally with his jowls to get back at her for being an American and expressing her views (as you all are doing in your comments. Bravo!).

Someone shaking ones head:

I find it ironic that people who claim to be inclusive and welcome diversity are so quick to pass judgement on the whole male population. I see this a lot with the so called open-minded liberals. Sorry liberals you are really the narrow-minded and closed-minde people. How clear is it? How can you look yourself in the mirror you are a senseless contradiction.

man coulter:

why am i the only chick on tv with an adams apple HMMMMM

Pixie:

Well, she's old. I guess that can be an excuse for a plethora of evils. But still, she was Sister Bertrille, whom we should love, and Gidget, whom we should love, and the Girl with Something Extra, whom we should love, and Sybil, whom we should have sympathy for...
How come Sally Field has become such a bitch?

dlaws99:

Patrick Curry..Here's what you mean right here. Billary's commie health care plan. $110 billion per year and manditory.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_health_care;_ylt=Ap79AAi7EvsMRwgrY71BSe.yFz4D

Anonymous:

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Anonymous:

quote from David the drunk!

All of you who are so full of piss and vinegar, patriotic, and pro war. VOLUNTEER your fat asses and shut you fat mouths.

The only qualified people to comment about the merits of war are those who have had the privilege of experiencing that fear that most of you will never experience.

Shut up and go to bed but please do not forget to leave the light on.
~~~
First of all you sound like you are drunk while writing your reply. If so, you are a stupid ass!

If the only qualified people are to comment about the war, why are YOU commenting? You sound like a dumb jackass and never reported to duty! What a moron!

If I want to leave the light on in Motel 6, I will! Gads! What kind of idiots are living in American besides the illegals?

Paulski:

Miss Fields does a commercial for Boniva made by Roche Pharmaceuticals. Flood Roche with emails and get Sally Fields off the air.

Ostrich:

You IGNORANT NARROW MINDED person. You live in a fantasy world created by the socialist network of Hollywood traitors that surround you. Peace and security are beautiful things to be cherished while they are here and to die for when they are not. So many wars have been waged over the millenia... but the ones that count. The ones that are NOBLE are for PEACE. We are all imperfect fallen children and long for the day when we war no more. But sadly even if the US decided to leave the Middle East.. heck even if we had NEVER set foot over there.. WAR would eventually find it's way to our door. And the BRAVE who VALUE TRUE FREEDOM would rise up to DEFEND this nation and land.

We are the land of the free BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. Honor them and stop thinking so much about YOURSELF.

Brent:

Hey, I see on Drudge were the "scientist" Al Gore won an emmy too! Cool...oh, no I mean warm!

Sally and Al in one evening. A lefty twofer. No wonder libs are gleeful. Did every American hater win an emmy tonight?

Piccolo:


Anonymous sounds like a turd.

The Right One:

"Did every American hater win an emmy tonight?"

Our little friend David here didn't, so, obviously, no. ;)

Undertaker:


upset turd at that.

Bill Clinton:

gerry giordano .... are you smart or what. Where did you learn all that stuff. Do you like cuban cigars ? Do you have anything made of plastic?

Charles :

News Flash! Billary's COMMIE health plan comes out tomorrow! All you helpless LIBERALS - The government is coming to wipe your arse for you

Anonymous:

"You IGNORANT NARROW MINDED person. You live in a fantasy world created by the socialist network of Hollywood traitors that surround you. Peace and security are beautiful things to be cherished while they are here and to die for when they are not. So many wars have been waged over the millenia... but the ones that count. The ones that are NOBLE are for PEACE. We are all imperfect fallen children and long for the day when we war no more. But sadly even if the US decided to leave the Middle East.. heck even if we had NEVER set foot over there.. WAR would eventually find it's way to our door. And the BRAVE who VALUE TRUE FREEDOM would rise up to DEFEND this nation and land.

We are the land of the free BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. Honor them and stop thinking so much about YOURSELF."

I LOVE it WHEN people PUT words LIKE FREEDOM, BRAVE, and TERRORISTS in all CAPS to EMPHASIZE what THEY are TYPING!


shane:

actually women rulers have been some of the most bloodthirsty in history. Many felt they had to prove their worth.

Why cant actors just keep political views to themselves and I dont care if that is pro war, anti war, pro bush, pro clinton, anti whatever....just act and shutup.


if you or I went to our company awards banquet and made asses of ourselves by spouting off political opinions we would be fired

MARK SMYTH:

The flying nun forgets one thing. It is so critical to remember this when it comes to being in charge. Men do not get the curse every 28 days which is bundled with PMS. If a woman with a powerful bomb was having a bad PMS day, nothing the U.N. says would prevent her from "going off". On second thought, why don't we pull all the male soldiers out of Iraq and only send the women who are having their monthies. The taliban would be wiped out in about 5 months. Of course there would be a lot of "colateral damage" such as kids and old folks but "what the hey". That's war. lol

tommy jefferson: