GMA this morning

I am a fan of Robin Roberts on GMA. As far as I'm concerned, she is the only morning news anchor that wakes me up, is articulate, intelligent, and knows how to be relaxed when doing her job. I will say this morning is the first time she disappointed me. She was speaking to someone affiliated with either ABC or FOX News, I'm not sure which because I came in a little late in the game.

The topic was (and a day late, I should add) about Sally Field's vulgarity during her acceptance speech at the Emmy Awards Sunday evening. In my opinion, it was the worst awards show I've viewed in a long, long time. I did make myself useful by reading while it was on. Nobody was remotely funny (corny, yes, funny, no). Even Ray Romano failed miserably, and he was the best they had out of the comedic bunch. Once "owlgore" showed up at 10:00, I changed the channel.

Back to Sally. I switched back in time to see her receive her Emmy. Evidently, Robin's question had to do with censorship in the media because Ms. Fields had been bleeped when she used the GD word. Robin repeatedly tried to push the censorship issue after multiple explanations from the gentleman. Robin insinuated Fields was censored because of her view on the Iraq war, which is way off base. Fields couldn't help herself. Once she had no more to say about being grateful for winning the Emmy, she really went off on a full-body shaking tangent about the war and mothers of soldiers. I'm not sure if she has a son over there or not, although it's irrlevant anyway, just as her opinion is in the main scheme of things. She wasn't censored until she used vulgarity. I don't care to hear about these idiots' political views during an awards show anyway, and I am offended when they casually use the Lord's name in vain as if it doesn't matter to anyone else. Ray Romano was censored while telling a joke that had a vulgar word in it, and he wasn't taking a political stance on anything. Kathryn Heigl was censored when she said "shit", and she wasn't on a political bandwagon.

The point is, networks get hit up with huge fees if they allow anything that may be considered vulgar to slide. They can't afford to allow it, no matter what the liberal media thinks. It's a judgement call, and better to err on the side that protects you. I'm sure there are a lot of people that don't care what is said, even on regular network channels during prime time. I'm not one of them. I don't have children, but many do. I wouldn't want them to hear these things.

I'm sure Fields doesn't care either, as she stars on a show that is on mainstream television during prime viewing hours that heavily promotes homosexuality. The dialog in itself is bad enough to keep me away, but when the major theme is based around homosexuality and an all-adult, dysfunctional, whiney family, I'm done. This is a show that is in-your-face about gays, and I really don't care to see them groveling and making out with each other at a moments notice. The only thing that got the ratings up was Rob Lowe's continued appearance on the show. It wasn't doing well until he came on, and he even plays the role of a conservative Senator. Rather ironic considering how left-winged the show flows.

I always liked Sally Fields, but I won't patronize her work anymore. Awards shows are NOT political platforms, just as concerts aren't. People don't pay to hear rantings of those that didn't major in world affairs, that's for sure. Interestingly, you have Jody Foster (one of the few good actresses left) that attended Yale and Brooke Shields that attended Princeton, and you don't hear a word from them, and they're the smarter of the ilk in Hollywood. They know how to keep their viewers.

On a lighter note, I'm sorry I missed James Spader win the Emmy for best male performer in a drama. He has been nominated before and finally beat out James Galdofini of the Sapranos. He appeared to be shocked and certainly deserved it. I love Boston Legal, and he's the main reason why. His performance is excellent, and he's a good actor period. After the Fields fiasco, I completely turned off the television.