Bette Midler socks it to Cokehead *

[kskiska]

I doubt very much she was booed.

Bette’s coke jab real party pooper

Bette Midler struck one of the few sour notes at last night's Madison Square Garden benefit for Hurricane Katrina victims when she made a joke about President Bush.

"I know George Bush. . . . I met him in the 1970s through his coke dealer," she said.

The crowd booed the not-so-divine Ms. M for the quip.

In another political jab, Cyril Neville, of the Neville Brothers, wore a T-shirt that said, "Ethnic Cleansing in New Orleans."

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/348323p-297235c.html

[ixion]

1. why boo? * was a cokehead, pure and simple... it's fair game.

and a good joke, to boot. ;-)

[Bucky]

3. Think about who can afford Madison Square Garden tickets

That's right: THEM.

[daninthemoon]

6. I'm guessing the boos were for * , not Miss M.

[Beaverhausen]

2. I love her!!!

The Divine Miss M!!!

[Blue Belle]

4. I doubt very much she was booed either....

Did they boo Bill Cosby and Robin Williams too?? I think not.

[kskiska]

5. Rolling Stone article, same event:

(snip)

Bette Midler had even stronger words: "I got a letter from the Republican Party the other day. I wrote back, 'Go fuck yourself.'" She then added, "George Bush is a fan of mine -- he came to see me in the Seventies. His coke dealer brought him."

more…
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7662910/davematthewsband?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1&rnd=1127334517390&has-player=unknown

[Lefty48197]

7. Love ya Bette, even more than ever.

Will you stupid assed Republicans quit lying to yourselves, and pretending that Bush WASN'T a coke fiend?

[bigwillq]

8. What a great joke.

Bette rocks!:bounce:

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[tridim]

10. Limpballs played part of it on his show today

It was beautiful! He said celebs like Bette are washed up and wouldn't have work if they didn't put on leftist PPV shows. :) What an idiot.

Bette's (non)work record:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000541/

[SouthernDem2004]

11. I have seen the clip, she was booed.

[Beaverhausen]

14. Let me guess - you saw it on Fox News?

I would bet they "added" the boos.

[SouthernDem2004]

18. Nope, it was CNN. Sorry.

[mondo joe]

12. No fucking way on earth a Bette Midler crowd booed her for dissing *

Though they might have booed HIM.

[KingFlorez]

13. People hate the truth

Bush was a drunk and a drug addict, that's not a lie.

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[KingFlorez]

16. I should have made that clear

[cassiepriam]

17. It is called shoot the messenger .....

Americans are incapable of dealing with reality. Bush's drug/alcohol addiction, as well as his mental illness, are taboo topics, along with all the other ugly secrets we Americans cannot bear to hear. Wash DC insiders know the score. But they are not talking. They have their own skins to save.