Roseanne Barr's Wild Tirade Against Obama, Oprah

Roseanne Barr has published a profane rant on her website attacking Barack (misspelled "Barak") Obama as a supporter of "corporate racist anti worker bullshit." Barr also tears into Oprah Winfrey, who allegedly "plays the race card and the gender card" and is a "closeted republican."

Read an excerpt:

barak obama is an empty suit selling "hope" in lieu of Truth. Oprah Winfrey helped to elect Arnold Swartzenegger. I have no doubt that she voted her purse by doing this, as she is a large land owner in California, and that ilk fears Dems because they do not want to pay their "fair share" of Cali tax. Oprah has given us Swartzenegger and Dr. Phil. If that was not offensive enough to decent thinking people, now she brings us Obama. He has no ideas, no plan and nothing to add other than the cynical pacification of the masses with bedtime stories about hope, while calling Unions "special interest groups" that need to be done away with.

Obama votes with Bush constantly funding this terrible endless war.

Oprah, you play the race card and the gender card too.

You are a closeted republican and chose Barak Obama because you do not like other women who actually stand for something to working American Women besides glamour, angels, hollywood and dieting!

When Americans find out that Obama backs right wing corporate racist anti worker bullshit, they will not vote for him, and the victory will go to the most racist right wing republican ever.... Mccain, who is a fascist!

For what it's worth, Barr praises Hillary Clinton as a "seasoned woman politician with 35 years of experience" and John Edwards as "pro union."

The full post is here.

Comments

[Shaka]

You cannot be serious can you? Rosanne "trailor trash" Barr is talking about Oprah?? This has to be a joke.

[MisoPretty]

Learning about Oprah's unofficial endorsement of the terminator's gubernatorial campaign was a bit disturbing.

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0920-08.htm

Misspelling and screeching aside, Roseanne does have valid points

[dijo]

Since when is Roseanne Barr stable enough that we should pay attention to her rants? Is huffpo that desparate for a headline?? (Especially since this is not exactly "breaking news." It has been up for a day or two.
I am afraid that huffpo is going the way of CNN. Next the big headline will be all about Brittany's lastest fiasco.
Obviously there is a need to stir up a fight now that a "race truce" has been called. Can't we just report the news?

[independentrepublicrat]

Rosie O'Donnell has been jealous of Oprah since day one. She is unbelievably two-faced and an undercover racist IMO. She will APPEAR to praise Oprah with one side of her mouth and then make underhanded plays like this one out of the other side. Rosie and Roseanne are joined at the hip and despite not saying anything about Obama's historic win in Iowa, Rosie made sure to put reference to Roseanne's latest prozakian rant on her blog but only after she acknowledged Clinton's humanity for crying to win. I think Rosie O'donnell is pulling the strings of this supersize puppet because she doesn't have the courage to show her own racism and stupidity as blatantly; well in all fairness, Rosie is more forthcoming exposing the latter. Make sure to put another photo op of you with some minority child on your website Ro because it keeps the naive from seeing the real you...a jealous idiot.

[guajiro]

"When Americans find out that Obama backs right wing corporate racist anti worker bullshit, they will not vote for him, and the victory will go to the most racist right wing republican ever.... Mccain, who is a fascist!"


Gee RoseAnne, think you could give us some links or specific instances of where your allegations are proven to be true? What you have to say SOUNDS good, but IS IT true? I already suspect it is and it is why I am voting for Edwards. But IS IT true?

[rixhex56]

Barr always has a tendency to go "over the top" a bit, and sometimes she doesn't express things in a particularly "PC" manner --- that's okay because playing nice doesn't work these days. It is refreshing to see someone who is comfortable being herself, even if that offends someone because they don't like THE WAY she says what she says. At least she's saying something of substance instead of "going along to get along" like too many of the PC crowd do.

Personally, I could do without some of the personal attacks in her rant, but the substance of what she says still shines --- the media has ridiculously annointed Obama and Clinton as "candidates for change" --- that is clearly a misnomer. Clinton and Obama are candidates for the status quo.

I'll tell you this; I think Barr would be MUCH MORE FUN to "have a beer with" than Dumbya --- at least she has a wit, rather than being a nit-wit.

[Tankan]

Cackling Rosie is not an empty suit!

She's full of it!

[independentrepublicrat]

Rosie O'Donnell has been jealous of Oprah since day one. She is unbelievably two-faced and an undercover racist IMO. She will APPEAR to praise Oprah with one side of her mouth and then make underhanded plays like this one out of the other side. Rosie and Roseanne are joined at the hip and despite not saying anything about Obama's historic win in Iowa, Rosie made sure to put reference to Roseanne's latest prozakian rant on her blog but only after she acknowledged Clinton's humanity for crying to win. I think Rosie O'donnell is pulling the strings of this supersize puppet because she doesn't have the courage to show her own racism and stupidity as blatantly; well in all fairness, Rosie is more forthcoming exposing the latter. Make sure to put another photo op of you with some minority child on your website Ro because it keeps the naive from seeing the real you...a jealous idiot.

[hiprogloho]

Sounds like something I might write here. Rosanne Barr's real people. No doubt about it.

Finally, a public figure with a brain exposing Obama for the feel good Uncle Tom that he is.

She can join Rosie O'donnell as one of the few celebs who's chosen truth over sheepishiness.

[ksinlj]

Rosanne is right. Were these Obama supporters born yesterday? Do you have any idea what the Republican slime machine will do with a U. S. senator with two years of experience who admits to having loved drugs? Stand and cheer all you like - he can't win the general election. I can barely read Huffpost anymore as it is beginning to look like a blueprint for a democratic loss. I like Obama but will hold him to the same standards of experience that I would hold any woman seeking the office of President.

[EyeWantOneNation]

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"How Dare NBC Presume To Determine Which Candidates Are Worth Hearing
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We are sick and tired up to here of having the corporate media with
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All candidates who meet the criteria must be allowed to participate
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[WomanInOrangeSweater]

That's right. Lets not discuss Obama's record vs. Hillary's vs Edwards (remember him?) Lets talk about whose opinion is more worthy, Oprah's or Roseanne's It's a horserace. Oprah is winning, (although the fat pig vote is going to Roseanne)but the results from all the states aren't in yet. Stay tuned. this could be the most important election of our lives. I hope the E network will be holding a debate.

[dam1r]

LOL at that rant!

BUT

(1) Oprah is all about screaming glamour, effing angels, hollywood and dieting! 100% TRUE

(2) Oprah Winfrey helped to elect Arnold Swartzenegger... Oprah has given us Swartzenegger and Dr. Phil. 100% TRUE

(3) Obama is an empty suit selling "hope" in lieu of Truth. THIS IS JUST A PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF OBAMA

(4) He [Obama] has no ideas, no plan and nothing to add other than the cynical pacification of the masses with bedtime stories about hope, while calling Unions "special interest groups" that need to be done away with. -- THIS IS TRUE TOO

(5) Obama votes with Bush constantly funding this terrible endless war. IS THIS WRONG?

You may dislike her vehemence but I say kudos to this woman for her courage to speak up!

[darkladyofala]

The real populist in the race is John Edwards; the forgotten man.
True to form the mass media and the masses themselves have fallen in love with the horse race; and gape stupidly at anyone who tries to talk about real issues.
Like the Reagan Democrats before them, too many will follow the Pied Piper of their choice; whoever the corrupt TV "news" tells them they want. "And, so it goes".KV

[Zhonni]

Roseanne BARR, I here by "BAAR" you from making political comments in public.

Stick to comedy or whatever it is that you do.