Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is a comedian, actress, writer and liberal activist, but one who is willing to mock sacred cows of the Left. She was kicked off her own immensely successful rewnewed sitcom because she tweeted mockeries of Barack Obama and one of his advisers, which would not have caused her banishment if the tweets had mocked conservatives instead.
On July 25, 1990, Barr performed a controversial rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" before a Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres baseball game in San Diego, California. To many, she seemed to not take the national anthem seriously and sang the song as loudly as possible, and her rendition of the song sounded "screechy".[1] Following her rendition, she mimicked the often-seen actions of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch as if adjusting a protective cup. The song and the closing routine offended many in the audience, and it was replayed frequently on television, drawing further attention and criticism of her disrespectful rendition.
During the 2008 Democratic primaries, Barr was a supporter of Hillary Clinton for president and was very critical of Barack Obama, describing him as "an empty suit selling hope in lieu of Truth." Like many Clinton supporters, as soon as Obama won the Democratic nomination, Barr immediately recanted her previous statements and became an Obama supporter. She has also described former Vietnam War POW Senator John McCain as "the most racist right wing Republican ever."[2]
Despite her far left-wing positions, she has actually been critical of the "gay rights" movement. A 1992 Playboy magazine article quoted a letter in which Barr used numerous homophobic slurs to try to insult then USA Today reviewer Matt Roush.[3] On April 6, 2007, during Barr's show on California's KCAA radio, she commented that "gay and lesbian people definitely practiced a divide and conquer mentality where, you know, it always has to be about them" and that homosexuals "don't care about minimum wage, they don't care about any other group other than their own self because you know, some people say being gay and lesbian is a totally narcissistic thing and sometimes I wonder."[4]
In November 2008, Barr once again sparked controversy by verbally attacking minority groups. In a post on her blog, she attacked Jews, Catholics, and Mormons.[5] A few days later, she posted another opinion piece on her blog in which she attacked African-Americans.[6] On December 30, 2008, Barr posted a message on her website in which she wrote that the state of Israel is "a Nazi state".[7] In July 2009, she once again sparked controversy when she appeared in a photo shoot for the crudely named Heeb magazine dressed as Adolf Hilter. In one photo, Barr is seen taking burnt gingerbread "Jew Cookies" out of an oven.[8]
She sought the Green Party nomination for President in the 2012 Presidential election, but Jill Stein was chosen instead. She is currently running as the candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party. Speaking for the Occupy Wall Street protests in November 2011, Roseanne called for rich people to face re-education or to face the guillotine.[9] She was up to her violent ways again when in April 2012, she joined Spike Lee in sending out the personal address of the parents of Hispanic neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman during the Trayvon Martin case while the New Black Panthers had a bounty on him.
After Donald Trump's election as U.S. President, Barr starred in the show Roseanne, which fairly represented President Trump's conservative supporters.[10] However, ABC canceled the show in 2018 after Barr posted a tweet criticizing former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett that was condemned as racist,[11] something Barr blamed on the sleeping pill Ambien.[12]
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References
- ↑ "The fat lady sang. Actually, she screeched. Then she scratched her crotch and spat." Sports Illustrated, August 06, 1990 - Tom Kirkjian
- ↑ Barack Obama at Roseanne World. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ↑ Maledicta Mirror. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ↑ Wherein we channel our inner Darlene Conner.
- ↑ http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2008/11/06/roseanne-barr-register-mormon-catholic-churches-judaism-pacs
- ↑ http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2008/11/10/roseanne-barr-now-lecturing-blacks-over-prop-8-vote
- ↑ http://www.roseanneworld.com/blog/2008/12/i_told_my_friend_dont_go.php
- ↑ http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/07/30/roseanne-barr-dressed-hitler-bakes-burnt-jew-cookies
- ↑ Roseanne Barr: Behead Bankers, Rich Who Won't Give Up Wealth
- ↑ Richardson, Bradford (May 29, 2018). Canceled: Blue-collar 'Roseanne' family reflected perspective of Trump voters. The Washington Times. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Kew, Ben (May 29, 2018). ‘Roseanne’ Canceled at ABC Following Valerie Jarrett Tweet. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
See also:- Byas, Steve (May 30, 2018). Roseanne Barr’s Firing Demonstrates Liberal Double Standard. The New American. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Joyce, Kathleen (May 30, 2018). Roseanne Barr not first celeb to claim Ambien led to bizarre behavior: What is the insomnia drug? Fox News. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
