Love her!

Wow! Does he look like his dad!

We had the Emmy's broadcast here last night and her speech was great... and then this morning I found out that the broadcast in the US was censored. When they heard the first part of her saying "goddamn" they apparently went to black. Does anyone in the US know if you actually got the speech in its entirety?

She talked about being a mother, and how if mothers ran the country here wouldn't be any war.

She would have looked a lot better if she didn't verbally assault many of us with her personal comments. Not all mothers feel the way she does, and some of us know something about what she spoke of first hand. Mothers would do anything to protect our children and are thankful for the important people who help us do so abroad.

I didn't feel assaulted by her comments at all- kudos to her for speaking out. The rest of us should be so brave. And I don't think the real issue was the bad word (worse things get through on primetime)-I think it was the anti-war sentiment. I guess the real patriots these days are the ones who agree with the government- if you don't then you are a traitor.

She didn't say that the men and women in the military shouldn't be doing their job, she said that if mother's ruled the world there wouldn't be war in the first place. Being anti war is NOT the same as not supporting our troops.

60 years old and absolutely gorgeous!!!!

Thats a great picture, I dont think I've ever seen her son before. Thanks!

The Emmy Award's is not Sally Field's personal forum for viewing her opinions. I think her and all her fellow actors, should keep any opinions political or otherwise to themselves

Don't more people vote for American Idol than for the government in the US? I think that sort of thing encourages celebrities to speak up about political stuff. Shouldn't everyone be able to say what they think without being accused of being a traitor? I think with celebrities they just have a bigger forum to say it in.

We have compulsory voting for everyone in Australia (except if you're serving time in prison, I think). But we don't have the same backlash about anti-war sentiment. My family members served in East Timor and in Iraq and Afganistan and I hated every minute they were away.

While I have no problem with Sally Field speaking out, I think she could have picked a better forum. And I also have to disagree with her statement. I doubt that being a mother makes much of a difference, it's all about who you are. And besides, you can say that if "so and so ran the country, there would be no war" but you really have no idea what the world would be like unless so and so was running the country.

What ever happened to "Freedom of Speech" in the USA?

Freedom of speech in the U.S. is starting to become an issue. Just look at what some people ssaid here. Celebrities should allow us to see their families and tell us everything about them but they are not allowed to have an opinion. I guess Sally Field was suppose to just stand there and focus on looking pretty ?

"I guess Sally Field was suppose to just stand there and focus on looking pretty ?"

No, she was supposed to graciously accept her award and move on, just as all the other winners did, instead of using an awards show, Last I checked, the Emmy Awards were supposed to reward work in television, not broadcast Sally Field's political beliefs.

Well Lauren this is the U.S....freedom of speech is a wonderful right and it doesn't mean that you will always hear what you want to hear and not at the time when you want it too either.I really think if she had said a conservative view point, you wouldn't have a problem with it like you do now

Lauren, the Emmys are never just about rewarding work in TV! They're about the awards, sure, but it's also about the dresses, the faces on the losers, the musical numbers, the host's monologue, etc. Part of that is to see who starts blubbing in the speeches, who says something funny, who says something stupid, who says something political.

I admire people who speak up about their beliefs. If we give people rules about where and when they can speak them, then it's not really "free" speech, is it? It's controlled and censored speech.

The funny thing is, Australia also doesn't have any freedoms of speech, not spelled out in our constitution like it is in the US. We're covered by International Human Rights apparently. Yet it's hardly ever an issue here as much as it is over there. Weird.

Oh, I'm also not agreeing with SF here that if mothers ran the world there'd be no wars. I think we'd probably just be fighting over different issues and in different ways.

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

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.

im in Australia too-what annoyed me more was the stupid network truncated the whole show down to about 80mins approx. we didn't see christina or anyone perform or any other awards except comedy & drama. that's never happened before... i did hear all of sally's speech though.it didn't seem offensive at the time *shrugs* since the U.S. is the most powerful country in the world and hilary clinton's a mother-get her into the top job & see what happens.

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.

I forgot - then move to Australia. And take blabbermouth celebs with you. Weren't they all supposed to leave the country anyway when our current president was elected? Haha!

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."

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.