True/Slant Poll: Who’s the most trustworthy woman? Vote!

America–what’s the matter with you? A new Forbes poll of  “most trusted celebrities”–a pretty hilarious idea in itself, considering how slippery they tend to be–puts James Earl Jones, best known as the heavy-breathing voice of Darth Vader and for proclaiming “This is CNN,” at Number One.

Well, sure. He certainly sounds reliable, to say nothing of authoritative. And there’s no hint of scandal nor shabby conduct circling our Most Trusted Runner-Up, Tom Hanks, who also gets props for both saving Private Ryan and putting together the  puzzle of Jesus’ wife. But take a look at the rest of the Top Ten–Michael J. Fox, “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Will Smith, Bill Cosby and Denzel Washington–and only one, count her, one woman: Sally Field.

I like Sally Field, I really like her, and I probably trust her, too–despite the shilling for a bone density drug that hardly anybody needs. I mean, if we’re talking pitchpersons, I trust Jamie Lee Curtis just as much. If Meryl Streep or Sandra Bullock plugged a product, I’d also go along.

So why is it so hard to find a trustworthy woman? Or at least one who can propel herself up the Forbes celebrity poll? Why should Sally Field stand alone? Let’s nominate some other candidates–and conduct our own poll.

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