Barbara Streisand exposed for the hypocrite she is..

[j]

Streisand's Memory Limited Selective
By Frank Salvato (GOPUSA/Millions of Americans)
April 5, 2004

Liberal activist Barbara Streisand has gone on record accusing President Bush of being inept in the War on Terror. Citing the one side of the two-sided testimony given by disgruntled ex-employee and opportunist Richard Clarke as the truth, Streisand conveniently forgets that her hero, Bill Clinton, did nothing but lob cruise missiles at our foes from afar...or is that from a fairway.

"Finally ... finally we can talk about what's really going on. Rather than accept the myth that 9/11 turned President Bush into a "hero" ... former counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke has bravely spoken out to tell us the real story -- that Bush did not treat terrorism as an urgent issue. And that going to war in Iraq, in addition to tragically costing us so many lives, has diverted money and resources away from where they should have been focused -- on dismantling al Qaeda and strengthening our homeland security," Streisand's website read.

Is it just me or does the liberal-left really not comprehend the idea of the War on Terror? Do they think going into Afghanistan and making it an outpost for the United States or capturing and killing Osama bin Laden is going to end the threat of terrorism around the world? Such thinking is not only foolish and dangerous, quite frankly it is simple and retarded, literally.

Terrorist organizations are just that, organizations. They are larger than one man. While disemboweling Osama bin Laden may quench the thirst for revenge that exists among some in the American public it should be noted that his capture and elimination would not stop terrorism. In fact, instances of terrorism may get worse in the immediate aftermath of a bin Laden or Zawahiri capture. Anyone believing that sleeper cells around the world aren't prepared to strike at the news of such a capture defines the word naïve.

Streisand contends that September 11th, an event that should be protected from being politicized, made President Bush a "hero." I suppose there is something to be said for that although I don't consider him a hero for his actions. That statement may get my membership card in the "right wing attack machine" revoked but so be it. To me President Bush's actions after the attacks of September 11th prove that he is a responsible man, responsible in the sense that he did what had to be done despite it not being popular. Hero? No, not a hero. The troops who went to Afghanistan and Iraq, they are heroes. The firefighters and policemen who died in the World Trade Center, they are heroes. President Bush acted as a responsible leader should have acted in the aftermath of something so heinous.

The Babster then completely ignores the fact Richard Clarke admitted to as much as lying in the waning minutes of his testimony. When questioned about the contradiction of his prior statements of praise compared to his published hatchet-job of the Bush Administration he did the liberal dance and contended such actions are business as usual in Washington, that he did nothing wrong or beyond the bounds of the status quo, that everyone lies in Washington. But The Babster doesn't cite that on her website. She must have opted out of watching Clarke's testimony to the 9-11 Commission; perhaps in favor of beauty sleep...the mornings are so un-Hollywood.

Perhaps it is not in the liberal-left's sightline to see the big picture. This comes as true irony as they are the ones that produce the big pictures. Nevertheless, it seems those of the liberal-left embrace the facts that suit them and turn a blind eye to the ones that don't, more so than do those of the right. Nothing points this out more than how they view the actions surrounding September 11th.

People like The Babster point their fingers of hypocrisy at the Bush Administration saying they didn't have terrorism as their number one priority. Yet they celebrate the cabinet meetings the Clinton Administration had on terrorism even though they did nothing to thwart the evils of September 11th. They celebrate the launching of cruise missiles at targets that included no one of significance while ignoring the fact Bill Clinton chose to honor international diplomacy and international correctness over simply snatching Osama bin Laden when the Sudan offered him to the United States on a silver platter.

I will be the first one to admit I don't think anything we could have done would have prevented the attacks of September 11th. Evil is a hard thing to spot and an even harder thing to prevent and eliminate. I don't believe any one presidential administration or any US agency was responsible for September 11th. I believe that al Qaida was responsible for September 11th. I believe that terrorism was responsible for September 11th. I believe appeasement to terrorism including the mindset that recognized the PLO as a legitimate organization as opposed to a terrorist organization was responsible for September 11th. Anyone who points fingers of blame in hindsight at either presidential administration is mired in ignorance.

So too are the finger-pointers mired in ignorance should they not understand that the War on Terror is much bigger than al Qaida and Afghanistan. The War on Terror stretches to the far corners of the earth, corners that are dark and unsavory. It stretches to Indonesia and South America, Africa and Europe. It may be born of the Middle East but the cancer has spread.

It is time to put political correctness and the liberal agenda of globalism aside so that we might make the world a place where one can go to work without getting a proctology examination from a commercial airliner. The partisan and hateful rhetoric from The Babster and the liberal-left stands in the way of this safer world. Alas, she may be right about one thing. This election is going to be about dismantling al Qaida and promoting Homeland Security. The question that remains is who do you trust with taking care of this?

[Lindaloo]

Blah Blah Blah from Babs.

[GalvestonDuck]

If you spell her first name right , you can go to her website and read what else she has to say. http://www.barbra-streisand.com

I'll admit, I like her as a talent. But she's far too left-wing.

Her latest comment is pretty sorry:

"Wake Up America!" ...Barbra Streisand
Posted on April 1, 2004
I understand that for most of you reading this website...I am in many ways preaching to the choir. You know how I feel about this current administration, and many of you feel the same way. But can you believe that some polls now show that more people believe Bush/Rice/Cheney's take on their handling of intelligence pre-and post-9/11 than the many people inside the administration who have come out to tell us the facts about what really went on - including Richard Clarke and Paul O'Neil (see last week's statement about Clarke's take on Bush's handling of 9/11 for more of my thoughts on this).

I am now listening on tape to the book "House of Bush, House of Saud," which I highly recommend. Did you know that in 2001, from January-Labor Day, Bush spent 42% of his time on vacation! Is this what we want out of our president?

So here is what I think - we all need to talk to as many people as possible leading up to the election. Ask anyone and everyone you know who still trusts Bush why they have such faith in him. Get to understand their psyches...let them know the truth...do whatever you can! There is so much at stake...

[j]

now GD...spelling is not one of my strong points...I sould have just said Babs like Lin and played it safe

[j]

"Wake Up America!" ...Barbra Streisand

Did you know that in 2001, from January-Labor Day, Bush spent 42% of his time on vacation! Is this what we want out of our president?

Hmmmm...very interesting that the Supreme Babs makes no mention of the fact that Bill clinton spent 99% of his time fiddling with his zipper.

[GalvestonDuck]

now GD...spelling is not one of my strong points...I sould have just said Babs like Lin and played it safe

Nah, I'm not knocking your spelling of it, J. It was incorrect in the article also. But I just wanted to point out that if someone wanted to research her lefty views further and went looking for her website, they'd have a hard time unless they realize that she spells her first name in a unique way.

[george_r_1961]

Babs is nothing but an ultra liberal windbag

[Lindaloo]

Babs is nothing but an ultra liberal windbag

I agree.

[sunnyday]

Why do you say she is a hypocrite? She has always plainly stated that she supported Clinton, and she doesn't support Bush.

[vbhoutex]

Babs is nothing but an ultra liberal windbag

AGREED!!! SHE ALWAYS HAS BEEN!!!

However, SHE CAN SING ONE HECK OF A TUNE!!!!!!

Her politics suck, her singing rocks!!!(IMHO)

[mf_dolphin]

I just know that whatever she's for, I'm against

[rainstorm]

the girl working at the convenience store down the street doesnt like bush either, so what?

[Josephine96]

I'm not a big fan of Bush either.. and again.. so what.. We all have our choices

[Lindaloo]

So what? This is not about Clinton. It is about her lop sided views.

[streetsoldier]

There's a book about the Hollywood glimmerati titled, "Shut Up and Sing", that I still have yet to obtain; but it does spend a LOT of time on "Babs & Co.", and therefore it's a "must read".

[j]

Why do you say she is a hypocrite? She has always plainly stated that she supported Clinton, and she doesn't support Bush.

It is hypocritical to profess disgust for one person (Bush) and his policies, yet hold another (Clinton) in such high regard, totally ignoring the fact that his policies were huge failures.
This may not be the "textbook" definition of hypocritical, but I'm comfortable using it to describe her.

I'm referring to their respective policies in regards to terrorism.

[sunnyday]

I don't see her as a hypocrite because she says what she believes in.

[streetsoldier]

sunnyday, Barbra Streisand doesn't KNOW what she will believe in from day to day..whatever's "trendy" this week, I suppose!

In this way, she is much like John Kerry....say anything, do anything, as long as they "beat Bush".

Oh, yes...real commitment to ideals (if they have any) here.

[j]

I don't see her as a hypocrite because she says what she believes in.

Yes...you are right again. Barbra Sreisand definitely believes in what she says, and more importantly, she actually thinks that there are people out there that give a rats a** what this washed up over the hill actress/singer thinks politically!

I'd like to ask Barbra one question. "Why is it you stay in this great country of ours anyway? Could it have anything to do with the fact that you would be lucky to make 1/10th of what you make here anywhere else in the world?"

I say its hypocritical to attack the country you live in, while reaping the benefits that come from living here.

[j]

I just thought of something else…. Remember when the CBS Reagan movie was to air, and was consequently banned? Do you remember the likes of Babs screaming censorship?? The line in that movie that caused most of the uproar across this great country was: ...."these people who live in sin, should die in sin".

Of course this was a statement Reagan NEVER made and the producers acknowledged that. However..there was Babs along with the rest of the Hollywood Liberal elite, outraged that the movie was being banned. To me it is hypocritical to pretend to be so damned concerned with the rights of Americans, whether it be civil liberties, free speech, sex in public places, and then turn around and turn the other cheek when the target was a Republican President on his death bed unable to defend himself.

What say you sunnyday??