I think Arianna is pretty cool, I enjoyed her on Politically Incorrect (what channel is   Bill Maher's new show on?) where she was a frequent   guest.   She   is very savvy about politics, if not government.

I am distrubed that BillD. finds her accent "distracting." HUH??? One could say the same of any number of politicians (including several in this race, Mr. Schwarzenegger for example, also a   "foreigner.") I personally find the Kennedys to have "distracting" accents. The mayor of Boston is a mealy-mouthed Italian-American. Our own President Dubya sounds like a slack-jawed yokel.

If someone is inarticulate, fine, then say so. But to criticize their "accent"??? Excuse me, but since when is there a proper   way to pronounce things in America? What sort of "accent" would NOT be "distracting"???