Was last night's Oscar ceremony Hollywood's equivalent of a Free Mumia protest? Let's see. You have a group of people almost entirely against a war that 75 percent of America supports. You have a Best Documentary award going to someone who doesn't support the Constitution's Second Amendment. Plus you have two awards go to a biopic of an unrepentant Stalinst. And worst of all, you have the Best Director award going to a convicted rapist.

Have there been any outcries from feminists over Roman Polanski receiving the Best Director award? (By the way, don't get me wrong--I love Chinatown, arguably the best film to come out of Hollywood in the 1970s. But that was directed before Polanski's conviction for the statutory rape of a 13-year old girl.)

Friviledge indeed: no wonder this ceremony had the worst ratings of any Academy Awards presentation. Talk about being far, far removed from the values of the vast majority of your audience.