It's just a little self-deprecating humor.

I know it's against FCC rules but it's not like we've never heard the word.

As offensive as bad language is, I find Sawyer's "kissy face" with the world's murdering thug dictators like Chavez, Castro, and Arafat much more offensive.

Perhaps, it because of "journalists" like her that ABC News continues to lose viewership. 

A seven second delay, similar to what they have in radio, would solve any FCC issues for the networks whenever unruly and uncouth celebrities can't control their potty mouths.  No award show f-bombs.  No boob-baring Janet Jackson.  Brent Bozell could have a weekend off every now and then.  Yet the networks won't do it?  Could it be they dream of a utopia where NBC is no different from HBO, with 24/7 blood, guts, porn, and the f-word during Saturday morning cartoons?

If more people dropped F-bombs on Good Morning America and Today.....well, I still wouldn't watch those piece of crap shows. As for Diane Keaton, she was in The Godfather Parts I & II, so lay off the woman!

Scott Whitlock,

I'm just curious.  Were you up in arms when Dick Cheney was recorded using the F word against Leahy?

Did you pick up your decency arms when the leader of the free world used the S word over open microphone with Tony Blair?

Or how about when Bush called Clymer an A-hole in front of an open mic at a labor day rally full of children?

What happened when these two swore on air?

Nothing. 

Exactly.

Maybe since the writers' strike going on she didn't have that much to say.

For the record, what she said was vulgar.

Profanity is a form of inarticulation and so is vulgarity.

"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"

When working in local radio several years back, some of the station personalities were "on location" at some rodeo event in a nearby township.  One of the guys, a veteran for decades to the business that I had actually listened to when I was a kid and was now working with, was describing the rodeo horses ... I don't know if he'd had a bit of a "nip" before getting to the remote location, but I NEVER had to worry about him ... until that day.  So, during the next break I kick it out to them and he starts rattling on poetic about the history of rodeo and horses and cowboys and I'm lining up my commercial spots and music to fit the time span of the next half hour to the network news feed ... taking for granted this "veteran of radio" was on his game as per usual ... until I hear him ramble out, "...And these cowboys know every thing about these F***ing broncos ..."

I swear my heart stopped beating as my mind tried hard to register what he had said ... did he say what I think he just said!?  (I won't tell you what I was spouting from my mouth in the studio at the whole episode ...) When I got back to regular music spinning I signaled for someone to call me back at the station.  As would have it, my program director was one of the guys on scene.  I could hear them on my remote cue feed chuckling and pondering if I had caught that slip-up before it went out.  Then they got my signal and the PD called me on his cell.  "You should've potted that down ... We have a 7 sec. delay ...," he attempted to scold me.

"Uh ah! ...," I argued, "you make him FIX that in the next break or I'm walking out of the studio and leaving this station in dead air ... fire me. I don't care.  The guy's older than my Father ... been in the business that long.  Helped build the radio business in this town. HE knows better.  HE fixes it!" 

So, I kick it back out after another song and a couple commercials.  What's the "radio veteran" say?  "Hey, this is **** and the boys back here at The **** Rodeo Show at the **** **** Fairgrounds and we're surrounded by big bad cowboys and their BUCKING bronco stock!"

I don't know if THAT's what he had meant to say the first time, or what.  But I wasn't getting shot at for it.

I am reminded of the woman who protests loudly after her "genteel manners" have been questioned, "I am too a effing lady!!!" I think it shows this is most likely a part of her normal language and have to also agree with her regarding her "personality" flaw as the evidence is out there for all to see and hear. I do not think her lips are the reason she isn' t married though.

Shock...shock??? Why shock? A foul-mouthed Hollywood celebrity spouting obscenities; yeah...there's a real shock.