Streisand snipes at Bush in concert

[NVMojo]

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Barbra Streisand opened her first U.S. tour in 12 years on Wednesday with a show that ridiculed her political nemesis, President George W. Bush.

Before a capacity crowd of some 16,000 people at South Philadelphia's Wachovia Center, Streisand gave assured renditions of standards from her long career as a singer and actress including "Funny Girl," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Love Soft as an Easy Chair," and "Somewhere."

The show also featured a skit where an actor playing Bush uttered such lines as, "I'm concerned about the national debt, so I'm selling Canada," and "If I cared about the polls I would have run for president of Poland."

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[babylonsister]

1. "If I cared about the polls I would have run for president of Poland."

Priceless! :rofl: :spray:

Go, Ms. Streisand! I'll bet that was a helluva concert. She sings beautifully.

[goclark]

2. Go Babs!

[Kikosexy2]

14. Gotta luv...

the Diva-Bitch...sing on, sing on...

[niyad]

3. LOVE her!!!

[Karla Marx]

4. My husband's friend is touring with her (he's in her orchestra)

He's a total wing-nut neocon. I bet he was pissing himself! Ha!

[mazzarro]

16. Wow - this will be a major stressful tour for the man. - n/t

[maxsolomon]

18. $ makes the hurt go away

since that's all conservatives really care about.

[Karla Marx]

19. It pays very well...

Depending on the instrument, $2,500 to $18,000 a week.

[maxsolomon]

21. i should take up the one that pays 18K per week

bassoon i bet. that's hard to play.

[mazzarro]

26. That will be definitely good for you

Are you a musician?

[Cha]

23. ..

:nopity: :nopity:

[rodeodance]

5. YO BARB

[Goat or Panic]

6. "Love Soft as an Easy Chair"

Isn't that song actually called "Evergreen"?

[LibDemAlways]

10. I caught that, too. Obviously the Reuters reporter was

no fan, couldn't even bother to get the song title right. And "sniped" at Bush? The reporter is an ass.

[JerseygirlCT]

27. That was bugging me, too. Does anyone check these things anymore? nt

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

32. It is called "Evergreen." I saw that in another article quoted as

"Love Soft as an Easy Chair." Don't know if it was by the same writer. Plagiarism? This was about a week or so ago. WTF?

[chaplainM]

7. Didn't she already do a "farewell concert?" n/t

[NVMojo]

8. she obviously feels she has something to contribute and I agree!

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

9. All the country stations are DEFINATELY not going to play her music now

[AX10]

11. Babs sings real music, not Country "Music".

[lildreamer316]

30. Country IS music.

Nice open mind there.

[JohnnyLib2]

12. She's always had terrific timing. Let's hope

this gets plenty of press.

[onehandle]

15. Let's hope not. That would be bad for Democrats.

Interesting comment.

[JohnnyLib2]

17. I'm counting on the ridicule factor these days,

hopefully not too much!

[0007]

13. Will poppy Bush will be seen on Larry King saying "pathetic" ?

The show also featured a skit where an actor playing Bush uttered such lines as, "I'm concerned about the national debt, so I'm selling Canada," and "If I cared about the polls I would have run for president of Poland."

[dback]

20. Well, guess no Kennedy Center honor for her for the next 2 years

I don't think they'd even nominate her while he's in office, because they know that there's no way she'd show up if he was there. (Remember a couple years ago, when Bush tried to wave at Stevie Wonder?) Betcha they nominate her the first year we have a Democratic president again.

Meantime, remember: every date she's performing is another few hundred thousand dollars in Democratic coffers.

[Vidar]

22. One more reason to love Barbra, not that I needed another one.

[Anakin Skywalker]

24. Hah Hah Hah! Funny Lines.

[Rocknrule]

25. Get ready for her to be Dixie Chicked

[question everything]

28. Wasn't she heckled by a "professional heckler"

whatever that means, and her response was "fuck you?" (I came at the end of a story on one of the morning shows..)

[tinfoilinfor2005]

33. I heard that too, I think on Tucker Carlson tonight.

I guess the heckler found out that if you heckle a New Yorker, you'll get the New York welcome.

:spray:

[Parche]

29. barbara

Lets make the Republican Congress "The way we were" and a bunch of evil "Memories"
and win in Novembra.

BARBARA ROCKS!!!

[bdamomma]

31. I salute those women who are outspoken in Politics

such as Barbara, Susan Saradon, Jane Fonda, why should they keep quiet they can comment all they want.

Good for these women activists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to speak the truth.

[Matilda]

34. She's a class act.

In every way.

[Strathos]

35. Love her

Keep on trashing Barbra, we support YOU not him.

[samsingh]

36. i admire Barbara greatly

she's filthy rich, yet she still cares about people.

and what an incredible singer!

[sarcasmo]

37. Kick to the top.

[Lisa]

38. interesting -- CNN footage shows the guy playing Bush ...

... is Steve Bridges, the same impersonator who appeared with him at the press dinner this spring (just before Stephen Colbert came out and hung Georgie out to dry!). Bridges had claimed to be a big-time Bush supporter, but now he's appearing onstage with Barbra -- perhaps he senses a change in the public mood?