I completely agree Jeannie. I could care less what she believes, because she’s entitled to her opinion, and had the opportunity to voice it. But using GD, or any use of profanity, not only is vulgar but always strikes me as a vocabulary not high enough to come up with a better and more descriptive word, one that’s good for all ears.

What bothered me was the g**damn and I’m glad they bleeped it. Sally Field began so eloquently, then dropped the profanity bomb. I understand why she wanted to make a statement because of the character she plays. It made sense. Her character is anti-war though her son served one tour in Iraq and is sent back at the end of the season. She just could have said it better, ala Tim Robbins’ Oscar speech when he won for Mystic River.

Lauren again I disagree and I think I was right in thinking if she had other point of view,, you wouldn’t complain but I’m not going to get in a argument with you.You have your view point and I have mine.

“I really think if she had said a conservative view point, you wouldn’t have a problem with it like you do now.”

You think incorrectly. Cute attempt at making assumptions about me, though.

There is a time and a place for everything, and an awards show is not the time or place to spew one’s political beliefs. To do so is immature and inappropriate. Period.

Bravo to Sally. If she’d had a conservative view, I bet we would have heard it in its entirity. Her son is adorable, who is his dad? Someone said he looked just like him.

Celebrities think that they can choose what and how they want to be rich & famous. What we can see and what they deem “private.” But we’re assaulted by their uneducated beliefs everytime we watch an awards show to see the beautiful dresses of the season. Brad Pitt said it best when he said in response to a political question “What the (bleep) do I know, I’m just an actor.”

I’d hate to break it to you, but if you’re anti-war you ARE anti-troops. That’s that. This isn’t just my personal opinion, it’s also the feeling of every U.S. Marine, Solider and Sailor that I know – dead or alive. And I can say this because ALL of my friends are in the military – both officer and enlisted. Convince yourself of what you want so you can sleep under a nice blanket of freedom every night, Sally Field and Friends, but it’s just part of the package. Celebs need to do what they’re paid to do – entertain. If you want your politics to be taken seriously, run for election. Otherwise, stop abusing your fame.

Her character is a mother whose son goes to war, so I think she felt the comment was relevant. I love Sally Field and I don’t think what she said was so inflammatory (except for the swearword, which they could have just bleeped out). What’s the big deal? She didn’t say anything against the troops, or even reference the Iraq war. All she said is that mothers would not start wars. I was actually really offended that they cut away from her during her speech. It was really disrespectful IMO.

Sorry, I meant to write, “…instead of using an awards show as a platform for her personal political opinions.”