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    Roseanne Barr to Run for President -- or is it Goddess?

    By Mark Whittington | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Fri, Feb 3, 2012

    COMMENTARY | Just when one thought that all hope was lost, comes the news, via the Associated Press, that Roseanne Barr, actress and comedian, has decided to run for president under the Green Party banner. Or perhaps goddess.

    Her announcement, posted in two video segments on her blog, contained some familiar Occupy Wall Street cant about the "one percent" vs. the "99 percent" and how the Democrats and Republicans are all bought and paid for. However the videos are prefaced with this intriguing statement.

    "I'm tired of watching as men destroy all the world. Everything used to be beautiful when women were in charge, and now I, working as the physical manifestation of the goddess Isis and the reincarnation of Cleopatra, have decided to save the world."

    One barely knows how to react to that. The late Elizabeth Taylor, playing Cleopatra, said it so much better when she admonished Rex Harrison, playing Julius Caesar, when she proclaimed, "I AM Isis. I am worshipped by millions who believe it."

    Is Roseanne running for president or is she founding a cult? It is interesting that she chose Cleopatra to be the reincarnation of. The Queen of the Nile was no piker when it came to waging war, or at least getting her lovers to wage war for her. Unfortunately she chose less than wisely in Marc Antony, who botched the Battle of Actium, thus handing the Roman world to that cold but efficient fish Octavian.

    Roseanne is no shrinking violet when it comes to inflicting political violence. According to Breitbart TV she once advocated sending rich bankers to reeducation camps and, in some cases, to be beheaded by the guillotine.

    Clearly Roseanne is the candidate for those folks who think that Barack Obama is not radical enough nor Ron Paul crazy enough. Anyone who has as part of their platform instituting a reign of terror bears watching. This is especially true because she thinks she is literally a goddess. Perhaps instead of a guillotine she will cause a temple to be erected to her where rich bankers and other enemies of the people can be sacrificed to her.

    Roseanne's problem is that she does not fit the image of a goddess of love and beauty. Liz Taylor in her prime could pull it off. But Roseanne seems more suited as Eris, the Greek goddess of discord. All will worship her and despair.

     

    68 comments

    • DLC
      DLC  •  Meriden, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      You go girl!!! You can not do any worst than what we have now.. I always liked the way you told it like it was.. Maybe someone honest and up front for a change.. Imagine that??
    • Vegas Yoda
      Vegas Yoda  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  3 mths ago
      Roseanne caused this comparison with Liz Taylor herself with that Cleopatra statement. They do have a few similarities, Roseanne has her own fragrance, but it smells like pancake syrup.
      • jerry
        jerry 3 mths ago
        I think it smells like dung ! I would not eat you pancake syrup
        probally gay!
    • JohnN
      JohnN  •  Lima, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      I guess she doesn't realize she's irrelevant in the world nowdays.
    • JohnN
      JohnN  •  Lima, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      yahoo must be ready to go belly up considering the stories they post. Can't afford real journalists
    • Greg
      Greg  •  3 mths ago
      "According to Breitbart TV she once advocated sending rich bankers to reeducation camps and, in some cases, to be beheaded by the guillotine."

      What's wrong with that ?
    • Bill
      Bill  •  3 mths ago
      It's a publicity stunt for her new sitcom.
    • NoVaGuy
      NoVaGuy  •  3 mths ago
      Yahoo! working overtime to sabotage Roseanne's chances.
      Like they did with the Tea Party.
      Didn't work too well, did it?
    • boogababy
      boogababy  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      I loved her in She-Devil, Fat Lady POWER!!! We gonna rush the white house with our chicken wings and double cheeseburgers. She's gonna put back the trans fat and obliterate all whole food AND trader Joe markets.Everyone is going to have to wear a mandatory uniforms of stirrups or tights and an oversized sweatshirt with running sneakers. All skinny-itch literature is out the door, she's gonna pull an oprah, she will be the only model on the covers of all magazines, Vogue, Elle,Cosmo, she is even going to take over the O magazine because oprah don't know if she wanna be fat or not. Our armies will be stronger because all the fat #$%$ would be in the front, eating their rations of jelly doughnuts and snickers bars. No one will get past them.She will be the leading lady in every future movie and will jail all the skinny starlets for treason and force feed them cheeseburgers and tacos 24/7. Anyone under 150 lbs will go to a get fat camp. BARR 2012! I vote for fat chicks!
    • kO_oties
      kO_oties  •  3 mths ago
      I think she's actually serious. O_o
    • Greg
      Greg  •  3 mths ago
      "thus handing the Roman world to that cold but efficient fish Octavian"

      Octavian went on the become the Emperor Augustus. He was a wise and noble ruler, no matter what Liz Taylor said about him.

      "But perhaps the greatest source of Augustus’ power was his own humility. Unlike his granduncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, Augustus generally eschewed even the appearance of arrogance. Even while consolidating power beyond the dreams of most kings, Augustus was careful to avoid the trappings of monarchy. He understood that although Romans of all classes thirsted for the stability offered by one-man rule, centuries of republican tradition had instilled in them a fierce hatred of the very word “king.” Augustus’ humility and magnanimity, when joined with his fiction of a restored republic, set the exhausted Romans at ease. The reign of Augustus was one of unprecedented peace and prosperity. During his reign the doors of the temple of the god Janus, closed only in times of complete peace, were closed three times. The doors had been shut only twice in the centuries before Augustus. When combined with the construction of durable roads throughout the empire, peace made extensive trade and travel possible.

      Holding to traditional Roman frugality, he lived in a modest house, ate sparingly, and dressed in simple clothes made by his female relatives. Concerned about the decline of traditional Roman values and fearing depopulation, he passed laws rewarding the production of legitimate children and penalizing adultery, bachelorhood, and childlessness. He even exiled his own daughter and granddaughter, both named Julia, for adultery."

      Carl J. Richard, "Why We're All Romans: The Roman Contribution to the Western World"
    • Yogi
      Yogi  •  Portland, Maine  •  3 mths ago
      This lady has given millions to groups that help get homeless teens off the streets of Hollyweird, She actulay cares about the people with nothing and is a #$%$ sure better choice than a billionaire or the R joke of the 90's Newt. Barr 2012
      • Yogi
        Yogi 3 mths ago
        my bad on mispell.
      • jerry
        jerry 3 mths ago
        YOGI YOU MUST BE COMPLETTLY INSANE
      • Philip
        Philip 3 mths ago
        No, Yogi isn't insane, just immature. Ok, she may "care" and "feel" about the homeless and poor. But, what is she, or can she, actually do about it? I care. I feel. Heck, I will even tear up if you show me a pic of a homeless vet. Can't do anything about it, but I care. So, Yogi, what have YOU done to help one of these homeless poor people? The job of the President isn't to pass out free money. It is to insure our freedom and rights, as spelled out in the Constitution are safe and respected. Mr. Pres doesn't have the right to take money from someone and give it to another. ( That's called stealing by the way). And, what exactly is wrong with being a billionaire? Are we to assume that a poor person like Barr, who only has a few million, feels more pain of others? Let's face it, none of the candidates are on food stamps. And, just so you would know, there are more millionaires in Congress that are Democrats than Republicans.
    • Dougspair
      Dougspair  •  Sacramento, California  •  3 mths ago
      You can't really be serious?
    • Arthur
      Arthur  •  Columbia, South Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      Goddess? Get serious. Shes a comedian and a #$%$ poor one at that.
    • St. Germain
      St. Germain  •  3 mths ago
      this talentless cow will say or do ANYTHING...anything... anything... to keep from vanishing off the radar. she should be doing the centerfold for "Livestock Quarterly".
    • LorettaS
      LorettaS  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 mths ago
      You mean God awful goatess. This loudmouth , illiterate so-called comedienne needs to shut up and not disgrace the rest of us with her rantings. Couth is another word she has never heard.
      • G.
        G. 3 mths ago
        Hahahahahaha Well done, Loretta
    • G.
      G.  •  3 mths ago
      Heaven help us!
    • The Pike
      The Pike  •  3 mths ago
      Yeah as Goddess she's run for a Seat in the WHITE CASTLE...or Waffle House
    • Oh Yes Its True
      Oh Yes Its True  •  3 mths ago
      If rosanne runs more than 10 feet...she will have a stroke.
    • G.
      G.  •  3 mths ago
      I am sure Cleopatra did not have a trashy voice and the demeanor of a cleaning woman. Oh boy, a total joke - just when we thought it could not get more absurd with ooops moments, adulterers, praying away the gay, lucky charm sweater vests.
    • Robert
      Robert  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      Roseanne the comedian has a better understanding of the issues faced by working class Americans than any of the other clowns currently running for president.
      • SE3.5
        SE3.5 3 mths ago
        What you think she isn't in the 1% income wise.
      • Philip
        Philip 3 mths ago
        Oh sure, she understands because she played the part of one on TV. What T F are you thinking? She is an actress. She plays parts other people write and pretends to be sincere. That is what you want in a President? You urgently need a reality break.
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