ABC Skips Controversy With Leftist Roseanne Barr, No Mention of 'Burnt Jew Cookies' Photo Spread
Hard-left comedienne Roseanne Barr appeared on Wednesday's Good Morning America and faced no questions about her controversial, often bizarre statements, such as in 2009 when she dressed up like Hitler and pretended to bake "burnt Jew cookies." Instead, Roberts fawned, "Buckle up, folks. Roseanne Barr is back, making us laugh."
An ABC graphic touted Barr: "Roseanne is Back! Past, Present and Presidency?" Keep in mind, this is a woman who once smeared that Republicans "cherish the freedom to have sex with small children."
Roberts downplayed the cover of Roseannearchy, Barr's new book, by blandly observing, "Clever little cover there." The "clever" cover features the comic dressed up like the communist Che Guevara. It was up to Barr to reference the radical nature of the book, noting, "I was thinking Rush Limbaugh, kind of. A left-wing, Rush Limbaugh kind of thing."
At no point did Roberts challenge the comedienne on a July 2009 photo spread in which she dressed up as Adolf Hitler and held a pan of "burnt Jew cookies." (Go here to see a picture.)
Fox News explained at the time:
At her request, Heeb [magazine] photographed Barr wearing the infamous Hitler moustache and a swastika, holding and preparing to take a bite of what the article refers to as "burnt Jew cookies."
The shocking photos and interview are the first time the comedian has been seen after a "self-imposed" exile.
The article describes Barr – who is Jewish – as nailing the "Fuehrer’s facial expressions with twisted glee."
The closest thing the morning show co-host came to discussing something controversial was when she mildly asked, "What's this about you running for president?" It's not as though Barr isn't willing to discuss her incendiary opinions. She appeared on the January 5 edition of Anderson Cooper to call Sarah Palin a "traitor."
Imagine if someone such as radio's Michael Savage appeared on GMA. Would the hosts ignore his past statements?
UPDATE: 01-07-11: Barr also appeared on the Thursday edition of Nightline. Unlike Roberts, reporter David Wright did ask about dressing up as Hitler and suggested she "pushes the edge a little bit."
A partial transcript of the January 5 segment can be found below:
ROBIN ROBERTS: Buckle up, folks. Roseanne Barr is back, making us laugh. She's got a brand-new - brand new book. "Roseannearchy: Dispatches From The Nut Farm." In it, she shares her always hilarious thoughts on everything from politics to aging. Roseanne Barr, it's great to see you.
ABC graphic: Roseanne is Back! Past, Present and Presidency?
ROSEANNE BARR: It's great to see you, too.
ROBERTS: Clever little cover there. What were you thinking?
BARR: Isn't that cute?
ROBERTS: It is.
BARR: Well I thought well, I thought, well, get them all. I was thinking Rush Limbaugh, kind of. A left wing, Rush Limbaugh kind of thing.
ROBERTS: Well "Dispatches From The Nut Farm." You know, people will, of course, will be thinking one thing, but you're actually living and working on a nut farm.
BARR: Yeah, I have a nut farm. I'm growing macadamia nuts. And I really think that macadamia nuts hold the promise of a brilliant future for this planet. And I'm serious about it. Totally serious, it's not a joke. They're the perfect protein.
...
ROBERTS: All right, because George wanted me to get to this. What's this about you running for president?
BARR: I'm running for president of these United States of America. Plus, it's a two-fer, and also, prime minister of Israel, a two-fer. And the reason I'm doing that is because, it's true. Because I just realized, my whole life that I've been doing all this writing, this unending writing, it's always about saving the world. So I'm like, jeez, you're 58. You've already figured everything out. You've already done a sitcom. You have five grandkids and five grown kids. What are you gonna do? You're gonna, you know, live a less-stressful life and save the world. So in my effort to be less stressful than the past, I just figured out solutions for the easiest way things, a problem can be solved. And I think I'm the only candidate in the whole world that says stuff like that. I think we should target a problem and solve it. And I figured out how we can do that. So that's what I'm running on is solutions that actually work. And don't destroy the environment in the process.
ROBERTS: So what's the solution to the unemployment crisis?
BARR: Jobs.
ROBERTS: Oh. There you go. You have it. Silly me. Silly me.
BARR: No, thank you for asking.
ROBERTS: That that would be the solution. You are, well you probably could run for office with answers like that. But you're happy, you got the, content, I remember you saying you don't really like - you're content.
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***Thud***
Submitted by DumbCanuck on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 5:39pm.
The sound of me hitting the floor!
"There... Are... Four... Lights!"
I was wondering why Barr has
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 5:42pm.
I was wondering why Barr has suddenly popped up on various shows lately. Now I know. I have a sneaky suspicion that despite the book tour and on-air huckstering, the book sales will not be very high. And since she's referring to her book as a literary left-wing version of Rush Limbaugh's it seems only fair to compare her book sales with Limbaugh's.
O'Reilly also used he to boost ratings or whatever
Submitted by StarAZ on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 11:08am.
He never ":called" herr on the hateful comments about Palin, Jews, and everything else. He let he say oh, she was just jealous of Palin who was from the west or some nonsense. Bill was not on his game last nite.
If I see Barr on TV ready to
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:23pm.
If I see Barr on TV ready to spew forth her uninformed and often irrational opinions, I change channels to something more informative. Even SpongeBob Squarepants. /s
Repulsive
Submitted by grammajane on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 5:41pm.
Do all these TV stations want to keep going deeper in the gutter? One is worse then the other. Slobs like Barr and children being exposed for their dressing choices is about as low as possible.
Sad....
Submitted by tampamom25 on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 5:44pm.
Yep, this interview confirms why we haven't heard from Roseanne in such a long time....she's been in rehab for that mental condition. Sadly, it hasn't worked and she needs to be re-admitted, hopefully for a much longer period of time.
Can I please make a request?
Submitted by Elyas on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 5:57pm.
Any articles involving Rosanne Barr, Helen Thomas, or Joy Behar should not have their pictures attached. Please use stock photos of attractive Conservative women.
Or at least put the photo at
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 6:11pm.
Or at least put the photo at the bottom with a warning at the top?
And to think......
Submitted by Ozconservative on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 9:24pm.
poor Tom Arnold used to roll over in bed in the morning and look at that!!! It would kinda kill the "morning glory" wouldn't it????
Barr, "I'm 58, ..I've already
Submitted by ant on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 6:56pm.
Barr, "I'm 58, ..I've already figured everything out". There are a lot of sage quotes out there that suggest the ultimate proof of lack of wisdom is claiming to be wise.
A lot of people don't like Roseanne so according to Norah O'Donnell logic, the book is gonna sell HUGE.
Good Lord, she's not even funny anymore
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 7:36pm.
Well, as I said in an earlier thread, the woman is now just mentally ill.
Moonbat
Submitted by RealVet on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 8:08am.
Mentally ill is an understatement. She's a total chicken-fried liberal moonbat. The only funny thing about her is that she's always considered herself relevant. Can you just imagine what Tom Arnold was expected to do behind closed doors? Gag.
Having sex with small children??!!
Submitted by NDanielson on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 8:56pm.
You mean like that liberal hero, Roman Polanski? I think Barr is what Whoopi would term as dumb-dumb. The left's heroes are sick-sick.
off her rocker
Submitted by Xango Annie on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 4:06am.
Hasn't she admitted that she has mental issues..didn't she accuse her elderly parents of sexual abuse? and then retract it? I heard her for about 2 seconds this afternoon..then I had to switch the channel..and she said...I am not a liberal...I hate liberals!!!!!!!!!!WTH????
Resurrected from the dumpster
Submitted by RealVet on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 8:02am.
Resurrected from the dumpster containing the ashes of a TV show that did more to undermine parenthood and good culture than drugs.
- She's running for president because "It's true".
- At age 58, she's "already figured everything out".
- "Jobs" is the answer to unemployment.
There you have it folks, another liberal genius...
FWIW, apparently her radio
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:37pm.
FWIW, apparently her radio show is limited to from where she broadcasts: KCAA in Los Angeles (used to broadcast Air America -- 1,400 watts daytime power and 35 watts at night: FCC approved power increase of 10,000 watts but station reportedly hasn't upgraded equipment yet). I went to their website (IMHO poorly designed) and found the show referred to "Roseanne & Johnny" from 11am to 1pm on Sundays (not such a great time slot).