On the April 25 edition of "The View," the same day Rosie O’Donnell announced she is leaving in June, Barbara Walters proclaimed she is "not crazy" about President Bush. Why? His motorcade temporarily disrupted her walk home. Walters is apparently so lost in the celebrity world, that the slightest inconvenience sets her off. A shocked Rose O’Donnell inquired "did they recognize you?" as if Barbara is more important than the others waiting for the motorcade to pass. Walters than exclaimed "[Bush] is the president, he is not a king." And Barbara Walters is a journalist, not a queen.
Rosie joked adding her normal left wing talking points into the mix.
"I think that's great. All the things that he's done, you know, the screwing up Katrina, the torture, habeas corpus, the war, illegal. That doesn't get you, but put up a barricade, near Barbara Walters house! And there's hell to pay"
The transcript is below.
ROSIE O’DONNELL: Alright, now, let's talk about real news, because frankly, that's just this. Okay, George Bush barricade: Barbara Walters what happened?
BARBARA WALTERS: I have a rant, and I very rarely rant.
O’DONNELL: Go, take it hunny.
WALTERS: I today am not crazy about President George Bush. I have very personal reasons. So, I am walking home at the end of the day, it’s like quarter of seven, and I'm walking from the office, west side, east side, with Monica who is my wonderful assistant. So we get to the west side, I can't cross the street. I mean, here's one side, here's the other. I literally cannot cross the street. There are barricades, there are people standing -- two very nice police women say you cannot cross the street -- I can’t cross the street?
O’DONNELL: Wait, did they recognize you?
WALTERS: Yes.
O’DONNELL: They said Barbara Walters you can’t--
WALTERS: She says you and the others can not-- stand behind the barricades. That was too much. I said "I will obey you, but I’m not standing behind- who's coming?" "The president." "Where's his car?" "Any minute." 15 minutes later, as I’m standing there, I can see down the--there's no car, there’s no nothing. We still cannot cross the street. So, finally one person crosses, another person, and then we cross the street. He is the president, he is not a king. To stand behind barricades -- [Cheers and applause] I don't know whether it was his doing and I'm crazy about Mayor Bloomberg, but enough already. When you cannot cross the street to go to your own house -- that's the end of my rant.
O’DONNELL: I think that's great. All the things that he's done, you know, the screwing up Katrina, the torture, habeas corpus, the war, illegal. That doesn't get you, but put up a barricade, near Barbara Walters house! And there's hell to pay.
WALTERS: I was a little upset about all the other things too.
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The Presidential Motorcades a
April 25, 2007 - 13:21 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveThe Presidential Motorcades are not about royalty or preferrential treatment. They are necessary for the security of the President. Would Bahbwa be so put-upon if it was a Presidential Motorcade for Bill Clinton or better yet Hilary Clinton? I think not. She wouldn't have made any critical statements about it if that was the case.
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then toss it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you asked for in the first place!" --Bill McNeal, NewsRadio episode 3.17
No infact I'm sure she would
April 25, 2007 - 13:36 ET by DCC1No infact I'm sure she would of been honored to make way for them, but lefties despise everything about Bush, they think that he works for them, specifically, litterally just for them, like Ms. Crow said to Karl Rove. They have no respect, they are just foolish little children.
Crazies to the left, and Whimps to the right
I could imagine that years
April 25, 2007 - 14:41 ET by ForeverOnTheRightI could imagine that years from now, and God forbid, if this where to happen during a Hilary presidency, Bahbwa would be glowing and excited to see the ‘first woman American president’. But she is putout because it’s President Bush. She should have respect for the office of the President if not Bush. This just highlights her shallow liberal character.
This is whining from a limosi
April 25, 2007 - 13:43 ET by GothampcThis is whining from a limosine liberal. She feels she is above the law and shouldn't have to obey the request of the police. She should be ashamed of herself that she even mentioned this incident on national tv.
She should walk near the UN where they stop you just because President Boobydopeynerdycreepypants from some country nobody's ever heard of is nearby.
"She should walk near
April 25, 2007 - 14:25 ET by dabal"She should walk near the UN where they stop you just because President
Two minutes after reading it, and I'm still laughing. Thanks, gothampc.Boobydopeynerdycreepypants from some country nobody's ever heard of is
nearby."
Poor Bahbah! Guess she forg
April 25, 2007 - 13:49 ET by SnowWhitePoor Bahbah! Guess she forgot that old JFK slogan, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what YOU can do for your country". It was a tiny sacrifice on your part Bahbah, get over it!
Walters than exclaimed "
April 25, 2007 - 13:52 ET by bigtimerWalters than exclaimed "[Bush] is the president, he is not a king." And Barbara Walters is a journalist, not a queen.
I would use that term journalist loosely when it comes to WaWA.
She has always been and always will be an over-rated leftist, living an elitist life in her own little special Queendom.
How terrible something like that happened to her life, why what an inconvience for her...my, my, my, what is the world coming to?
She always has disgusted me, she always will, her so-called self-importance has always been in your face if you ask me.
You would think that someone
April 25, 2007 - 14:05 ET by GothampcYou would think that someone who had "dated" Roy Cohn could tolerate anything.
My thoughts exactly when I re
April 25, 2007 - 15:14 ET by BradzillaMy thoughts exactly when I read this. A journalist? Please. There used to be standards for that sort of designation. Other points right on, though.
What a self-indulgent old bid
April 25, 2007 - 14:02 ET by GalvanicWhat a self-indulgent old biddy.
Poor Barbwah. Good thing she could cry on Wosie's shoad-ah.
Was her broom in the shop?
April 25, 2007 - 14:09 ET by Roger the ShrubberWas her broom in the shop?
Yeah but it's fixed now rog
April 25, 2007 - 14:37 ET by MightyMouthYeah but it's fixed now rog.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Baba Wawa was definitely in t
April 25, 2007 - 14:53 ET by Del DolemonteBaba Wawa was definitely in the wrong on this one, but I do have to give her a tiny bit of credit for chosing to walk home when she could have had a limo take her. Nancy Pelosi would never do such a radical thing.
Barbara is not royalty
April 25, 2007 - 14:28 ET by whatajoyDoes Barbara Walters realize that she is just a civilian? In the journalistic realm, yeah, she's queen, but in life, she's just another American. Ho-hum. Pres. Bush has the right-of-way no matter where he goes in the world. He's our King! Our Ruler! Our Leader! He bows and stops for no one. Out of his way, Barbara. You'll get to your swanky, high-rise, penthouse in due time. Barbara just needs to appreciate what she has in life and realize that her needs don't always come first.
BaBa acts like she's never se
April 25, 2007 - 14:41 ET by NoMoreClintonsBaBa acts like she's never seen this before. Stopping traffic for the president's motorcade has been going on for, what, 40 or 50 years? Guess what? They do it for the VP too. I've been caught in a few of these jams myself - once for Reagan and once for Dan Quayle. I said in a post yesterday that these people don't live in the real world and this is more proof. What a self-absorbed megalomaniac this woman is. She probably thinks that traffic should be stopped for her! Oh yes, and please don't forget about the time Clinton held up air traffic at an entire airport for two hours so he could get his hair cut while sitting on his plane. I wonder if she would have complained about that.
It's amazing Bush gets anyt
April 25, 2007 - 15:30 ET by In ExcessIt's amazing Bush gets anything done! I didn't realize he was directly and personally responsible for planning his transportation route including number of cars, barricades, timing, etc. When does he find the time to listen to my phone calls and read my e-mails?
Not bad for a dumb guy.
April 25, 2007 - 15:38 ET by florida_chadNot bad for a dumb guy.
and to be able to do so just
April 25, 2007 - 19:25 ET byand to be able to do so just when Baba is walking home not only does he handle all these duties but his timing is impeccable!
He could have bugged people much more easily by shutting down an airport to get his hair cut.
Exactly what I was thinking,
April 26, 2007 - 16:48 ET by ThisnThatExactly what I was thinking, botg. Bush did not purposely disrupt anything -- he was going about his presidential business. Clinton purposely disrupted everything -- by going about his personal business. As selfish and self-centered as can be.
And that's what is upsetting about Clinton's Monica affair. The libs try to spin this as "personal, private". We all know he was using the presidency to satisfy his personal, selfish, self-centered impulses.
Baba wets her diaper again
April 25, 2007 - 19:17 ET by kathleenirishJust what I was going to say. If Clinton held her up, she and the other embarrassments to women everywhere would have been wetting their adult diapers over the excitement of being close to their favorite sexual predator and pervert. Just a lame, weak excuse to bash the president. I can't believe I'm saying this, but at least Rosie expressed her hatred for Bush out in the open. Baba is nto only a wimpy elite, but an elite's elite. Gobshites!
" 'Fred's Slacks' is a winner!!"
Indeed
April 25, 2007 - 19:28 ET by Mr. BishopBarbara Walters seems to forget that on November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. She, apparently, forgets that after that occurred, the presidents that followed started riding in bullet proof limousines. She also, apparently, forgets that people have made death threats against this president. Apparently, Walters is unable to recall that the president's safety is the number one responsibility of the Secret Service. It seems to be a bit of a shame that a person whom Walters has spoken about, on numerous occassions, and visited with his wife on several occassions, would simply throw all of that out, for the convenience of being able to take a moment to bad mouth the president.
"Stop global warming! Asphyxiate a liberal!" - Show us how far you're willing to go to stop "global warming"
It's just like these elitists
April 25, 2007 - 15:17 ET by slayerwatcherIt's just like these elitists to get miffed about something so trivial. It just drives the point home that these people have a false sense of reality because they've had their arses kissed by so many for so long. Just look at the demands that any celebrity (especially musicians) makes on the set or backstage. I would love to see them live in the real world for a day. This stuff makes me sick.
Bab's
April 25, 2007 - 15:24 ET by charlietexasDo you know why witches don't wear underware???? So they get a better grip on the broom handle. .......applause........thank you.....
do you have that picture in your mind??? gag
Ugh! charlie...I just threw
April 25, 2007 - 15:27 ET by The Wicked ConservativeUgh! charlie...I just threw up in my mouth a little!
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. Talk sense to a
liberal and he calls you a racist, sexist, biggot, homophobe, denier.
Euwwwwwww Charlie! Thats enou
April 25, 2007 - 15:31 ET by bassndudeEuwwwwwww Charlie! Thats enough outta you today....
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I've got this witch on the
April 25, 2007 - 15:35 ET by MightyMouthI've got this witch on the mind right now. Biggest crush of my err...youth.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Lizzy Borden took an axe....
April 25, 2007 - 17:34 ET by Roger the ShrubberLizzy Borden took an axe....
Oh Rog, don't tease me! I l
April 25, 2007 - 18:50 ET by MightyMouthOh Rog, don't tease me! I loved that movie, got to see more of Liz than ever before. I still have it on vhs. :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
And Lizzie's nanny said
April 26, 2007 - 16:53 ET by Cool ArrowYou gonna have to axe your parents, first.
MM...My crush was Ann Margere
April 25, 2007 - 18:56 ET by Clear thinkerMM...
My crush was Ann Margeret. I thought she was the sexiest red head on earth. Oh the good old days.
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
CT, check that link out and
April 25, 2007 - 19:05 ET by MightyMouthCT, check that link out and look at all the pics of Liz. You may be a convert when you are done! And believe me I am in no way dissin Ann :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Would that cow be upset if Bi
April 25, 2007 - 15:27 ET by rbosqueWould that cow be upset if Bill Clinton or even Hellary were in that motorcade?
I wonder how Barbara reacts w
April 25, 2007 - 15:58 ET by whatajoyI wonder how Barbara reacts when she is in line at a public restroom, or when an ambulance with lights and sirens comes roaring pass her limo. We forget how delusional and secluded and how far from reality celebrities are until we hear stupid stuff like this. I can't believe Barbara was miffed about this incident that she thought it fodder to discuss on the show today. No one cares. No one sympathizes with her or thinks she was treated wrongly. She's just another civilian on the street.
What a lame way to set up ano
April 25, 2007 - 16:47 ET by QueenMumWhat a lame way to set up another round of Bush bashing. Walters knows better. But then, it would have only been common courtesy for the White House to contact Walters personally in advance so that she wouldn't be inconvenienced. ;) I'm willing to bet that the Pres. would find her feigned distress quite amusing. LOL
It was a joke, people.
A question
April 27, 2007 - 18:51 ET by goldenthroat"I today am not cwazy about pwesident George W. Bush. I have vewy personal weasons. So, I am walking home at the end of the day, it's wike a qwatter of seven, and I am walking fwom the office, west side, east side, wif Monica who is my wonderful assistant. So we get to the west side, I can't cwoss the stweet. I mean, here's one side, here's the otha. I literally cannot cwoss the stweet. There are barrwacades, there are people standing - two verwy nice powice women say you cannot cwoss the stweet - I can't cwoss the stweet?"
Excuse me, Baba, but - WHO DIED AND MADE YOU QUEEN?
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.