and you know, then--you know, how many years later, the academy was defending elia kazan's right to accept an award. go figure. you know, and we should not confuse politics with the ability to entertain. so was it inappropriate? it absolutely was. was it effective? yes. was it a matter of life and death? it was, and, um, you know, i'd do it again. you know, eartha kitt has joined us here and talked about her remarks at the white house and how she left the luncheon that day not knowing that her career had disappeared. mm-hmm. did you leave the academy awards that night thinking that perhaps your career had disappeared? i'm good at going into denial. i was hoping it wasn't too-- i just tried not to think about it. i just knew that i couldn't-- i would be kicking myself in my soul for the rest of i don't know how long, and i just knew that i couldn't live without, and i was hoping that it wouldn't be terrible, and the hate mail that i got-- and for some reason, i got it, and he didn't; i don't know why-- really made me glad i'd done it. you know, it--then i was really happy that i had, becaus