Sideshow: Kim Delaney led off Liberty Medal stage

Army Wives star Kim Delaney was escorted off the stage Thursday night during the the Liberty Medal ceremony for former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the National Constitution Center. Video shows a young woman with a TV production headset taking Delaney, 52, by the arm and walking her off the stage after the Philadelphia native struggled to read a speech off a teleprompter. Her barely audible delivery and long pauses appeared to make Gates and other dignitaries uncomfortable (see video on philly.com). Her rep did not return calls.

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