Libtalker Roseanne Barr Denounces Obama On Leftist Radio Program

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Roseanne: 'Everybody's On The (Obama) Kool-Aid'







Now that he's in office, should dedicated Obamists support the president even as key campaign promises are broken and empty rhetoric becomes the order of the day? While many liberal talk hosts may be willing to do so, Roseanne Barr isn't one of them.

The Southern California-based libtalker / actress / blogger shocked fellow lefty Stephanie Miller during the latter's Friday show with a blunt assessment of hopeandchange.

Previously, we've covered Barr's rants against African-Americans who supported Proposition 8 in California, as well as her call for riots during the Democratic National Convention last year in Denver.


Here's the exclusive Radio Equalizer clip and transcript:

MILLER (28:35): How are you liking the new Obama Presidency?


BARR: I don’t at all. I just don’t at all. If you want to know what I think, go to read my blog, rosanneworld.com. And I don’t at all. Basically his speech, his you know joke of a speech.


MILLER: Why?


BARR: Huh? Because it’s just Bush Doc... continuing, Bush Doctine with absolutely no change at all. It’s very frightening.


MILLER: How do you figure? I thought the tone was completely different.


BARR: He said nothing.


MILLER: He said nothing?


BARR: He said absolutely nothing. No, he didn’t.


MILLER: What were you hoping for?


BARR: I was hoping for you know some change. Remember the reason why the guy got voted in? I was hoping for some change and for it to start there in the Middle East because that’s why everything in the world is screwed up including our economy. Instead, he said from here we’re going to grandfather in all of these old settlements. They’ll stay in place. But, you know in the future maybe we won’t allow anymore settlements. This is after what they just did in Gaza over there. They’re (Israel) never held responsible for you know war crimes and this government backs and it makes me sick.


MILLER: But yeah. He’s (Obama) clearly taking a lot stronger line with Israel then previous administrations.


BARR: No he’s isn’t! He hasn’t demanded one. He uses strong rhetoric. He talks harsh and carries the smallest stick in the world. He doesn’t do anything. He hasn’t even you know, don’t get me started.


MILLER: Well, who knew we were going to get into a spat this early in the conversation.


BARR: I’m just very upset about it and I…(Miller interrupts)


MILLER: Well, obviously he you know is getting us out of Iraq, he’s closing Gitmo. You can’t do either of those overnight. How can you say he’s the same as Bush?

BARR: He’s not doing that!


MILLER: What do you mean, he’s not doing that?


BARR: He’s not going to close Gitmo.


MILLER: Look at, he’s trying.


BARR: Well, he’s not doing it dude.


MILLER: Well, he can’t do it alone. We’ve got a bunch of.


BARR: Come on, everybody’s on the Kool Aid.


MILLER: We’ve got a bunch of...


BARR: Come on, everybody’s on the Kool Aid. I just, you know. Let’s not even go into it then. Just go to my blog and read what Noam Chomsky said about it. There’s some truth there. There might be a glimpse of truth in the U.S. media there.


MILLER: You’re cranky this morning, but I still love you.

Miller was clearly caught off-guard by the idea that anyone from the left would want to hold Obama accountable for his promises and rhetoric.

Last year, Air America Radio considered hiring Barr, but passed, leaving her with a local program in California. But they may have made a big mistake: as Obama's popularity inevitably fades, an independent left-wing voice probably has a much greater chance of success than the others with their partisan talking points.



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