Kathy Griffin is now an Emmy award winner! Holy shit! The extraordinary comedian was granted the honor at a ceremony held outside of the televised award show. Her show, ‘Kathy Griffin, My Life on the D List’ won in the Best Reality Show category.

Unfortunately, we may not even get to see a clip of her acceptance speech because of the religious right threatening their wrath on The Academy of Television Arts and Science. Apparently, according to them, she insulted 85% of the population because she did not thank Jesus and cracked a joke. Uh huh. Yes, can you believe it? She started saying how so many people thank Jesus, but he had nothing to do with her getting the award and “he can suck it.” To get their knickers further in a twist she added that the golden idol clutched in her hands was her god! And so it should be and was very well deserved.

Well, she sure as hell didn’t insult me. I thought she was funny and right on her game. The Christian right that objects to her speech can suck it. Thank the gods that they didn’t see her bit of when she told her mother Bravo wanted them to go on Rosie’s gay cruise ship!

* Kathy will appear on CNN’s Larry King Live on Sept. 17, 2007 in her first interview since the win.

* UPDATE: Props to Larry King for showing Kathy’s uncensored acceptance speech, as well as Sally Field’s during the Sept. 17 show!!!