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Fox Attacks Sally Field [VIDEO]

Posted by Jim Gilliam at 9:39 AM on September 20, 2007.


Some people want to claim Field was censored by Fox because she said "god damn", but clearly FOX has had no qualms airing "god damn" in the past.
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This post, written by Jim Gilliam, originally appeared on Fox Attacks

FOX censored Sally Field's anti-war comments during her acceptance speech at the Emmys.

Some people want to claim it's because she said "god damn", but clearly FOX has no qualms airing "god damn" cause on a recent FOX News program they aired it 5 times in the span of a couple of minutes.

Oh, and the FCC ruled that "goddamn" is perfectly acceptable on broadcast television.

FOX just didn't want you to hear what Sally said, and the majority of Americans already know, that "if mothers ruled the world there'd be no goddamn wars in the first place."

A big thanks to ChrisBG at the Newshounds for remembering this "god damn" segment on FOX News and then actually finding it!

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Tagged as: field. censorship. emmys, television, fox, anti-war

Jim Gilliam is a co-founder of Brave New Films and has helped produce Robert Greenwald's documentaries: Uncovered, Outfoxed, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, and Iraq for Sale.


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Posted by: aonghus36 on Sep 20, 2007 9:55 AM   
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It is time to appreciate Sally Field, and her speaking out.

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Profanity on TV
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Posted by: Lajaw on Sep 20, 2007 10:15 AM   
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I won't let my children watch TV except for PBS during the day.
I wish we could go back to a time when there was no profanity on the airwaves.
Why are the Emmys broadcast anyway? Just a bunch of neo-communists patting themselves on the backs.

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» RE: Profanity on TV Posted by: Ellie1
» RE: Profanity on TV Posted by: fedupw/bush
» RE: Profanity on TV Posted by: darkenergy
» RE: Profanity on TV Posted by: Cowtown Rebel
» RE: Profanity on TV Posted by: JSquercia
Fox Redeye aires at 2:00 a.m.
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Posted by: Angry and Black on Sep 20, 2007 10:38 AM   
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Not that goddamn needs to be cut, but comparing primetime to 2:00 is disingenuous.

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» RE: Fox Redeye aires at 2:00 a.m. Posted by: Angry and Black
Wonder whether or not likeminded Hollywoodsters will...
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Posted by: ABetterFuture on Sep 20, 2007 10:55 AM   
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...attend future vanity events hosted by Fox?

Here's to not only speaking your mind, but acting it, also!

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Good to know Fox is Anti-Woman
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Posted by: rfrancis@godisdead.com on Sep 20, 2007 10:59 AM   
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Its good to know Fox is biased against women, it should make all their female employees think twice about working for News Corp.

Why else censor a statement that declares a matriarchal society, rather than the patriarchal society we have, would not resort to war to solve its problems.

It obviously wasn't the phrase god damn.

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Children and TV
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Posted by: EJW on Sep 20, 2007 1:03 PM   
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Children shouldn't be watching TV at all. EVER. It's a leading cause of ADD and many other problems in society. TV (and public education education) is how WE are conditioned by the ruling class to be the sheep that we have become. TV also contributes to 'dumbing down'. Anyone under 14 should never be exposed to any 'MASS MEDIA' and anyone over should be very circumspect.

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» RE: Children and TV Posted by: VZEQICVA
» RE: Children and TV Posted by: Lauren
» RE: Children and TV Posted by: wavydavy
Sally Field should take a history course.
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Posted by: Scientz on Sep 20, 2007 3:14 PM   
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Cleopatra of Egypt
Tz'u-hsi of China
Catherine the Great of Russia
Mary I of England
Isabella II of Spain
Golda Meir of Israel
Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain
Indira Gandhi of India
Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan
Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka

All were mothers; all started wars. Know your stuff, Sally.

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» RE: Women start wars because of men Posted by: common intelligence
» Close but no cigar . . . Posted by: Scientz
independent media
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Posted by: Melvin on Sep 20, 2007 9:41 PM   
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The point really is that FOX is by anyones definition on the side of the GOP. It is not impartial It is possibly working with the GOP; a dangerous situation. Does the USA have any independent media?

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FAUX censors The Flying Nun!
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Posted by: williameon on Sep 21, 2007 2:48 AM   
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FAUX CENCERSHIP!

The hate mongers at FAUX.
Censor the Flying Nun,

Sally Field
For
Bad mouthing
The Cor‘Pirate’ Stupid State’s
Phony
Stinking War.

Rup’Pervert’ an Australian Billionaire.
Controls the
American Airwaves
For
Billionaires-R-US.
Silencing Dissent
And
With it
The Bill of Rights
And
The Constitution.

It is a sad fact that:
Voices are being silenced.
Methodically!
One by One.

I can’t take it anymore.
I’ve had it.
All we get are
Media Whores
Prostituting themselves
Spewing
Corpirate
BU__! SH__!

SHUT IT OFF!
It is brain numbing,
Mind bending,
Conditioning.

When the Dark Armies Gestapo finally breaks down your front door.
It’s too late!!!!!!!

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Make a Difference - Boycott & Sign Petition
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Posted by: shanaza on Sep 21, 2007 8:51 AM   
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Instead of bleating about FOX, get off your virtual butts and do something. Delete FOX from your auto-programmed list of stations. Go to this site
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/FOX
and sign it.

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SALLY!
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Posted by: bettyn on Sep 21, 2007 9:41 AM   
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Again: WE REALLY, REALLY LIKE YOU!

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» RE: SALLY! Posted by: Lauren
rogerb
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Posted by: rogerb on Sep 21, 2007 1:12 PM   
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i hate the way she was denied her right to speech
isnt this america its all bull to me in other words this is bullshit god dam it go sally kick ass

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We love you Sally. Sue the bastards.
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Posted by: common intelligence on Sep 21, 2007 10:14 PM   
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All any one seems to get is a mire sound bit of retaliation against the Bush lying machine, then Gawd damn Fox jumps in and denies a citizen her constitutional right to free speech.

This is without a doubt crime to deny any citizen her/his freedoms guaranteed by the constitution of the "Real" United States of America.

Fox must be held accountable in a court of law.
Question: Who cut her off? We want names and faces and addresses.
Let's get'm!

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Cheesy
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Posted by: kepstein7777 on Sep 22, 2007 6:35 AM   
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Get real. If mothers ruled the world, there would still be plenty of wars, and we would all have to wear sweaters in the middle of August.

Look what all of this censorship has done. An aging star who does commercials for Big Pharm rattles off an old cliche, and now everybody thinks she really is Norma Rae. Thanks for nothing, Fox.

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» Kepstein . . . Posted by: Scientz
What I wanna know is...........
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Posted by: rotorooter on Sep 23, 2007 9:57 AM   
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why didn't Fox have a problem with the shrub saying the Constitution was "just a goddamn piece of paper"?

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Cowtown Rebel
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Posted by: Cowtown Rebel on Sep 24, 2007 1:52 AM   
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If women ruled the world, wars would not cease. Instead, the wars would be over someone borrowing someone elses' sweater and stretching it out of shape. Because, SHE used HER lip gloss without asking. Or, because THEY were talking to THEIR boyfriends. If for no other reason, conflict would result from the deadly conditions of P.M.S. or Post Partem Depression. These are the excuses women currently use to justify scratching eachothers' eyes out and murdering their infants.

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