Moderator: Jesus H Christ
NEW YORK (AP) -- It was an evening that elicited tears, standing ovations, raucous laughter and shouts of joy from the audience -- and that was just in the first few minutes.
Yes, Barbra Streisand's return to touring after a 12-year absence was the extravaganza that it promised to be. Monday night's show at Madison Square Garden was the third stop of a 20-city jaunt across the nation -- a virtual lovefest between the ultimate diva and an adoring, sold-out, celebrity-dotted crowd.
Streisand effortlessly crooned through a select repertoire of the hits she's amassed during her four-decade-plus career. But the night's most riveting moment came during what was perhaps the only unscripted -- and truly uncomfortable -- episode in the three-hour show.
There was Streisand, enduring a smattering of very loud jeers as she and "George Bush" -- a celebrity impersonator -- muddled through a skit that portrayed the president as a bumbling idiot.
Though most of the crowd offered polite applause during the slightly humorous routine, it got a bit too long, especially for a few in the audience who just wanted to hear Streisand sing like she had been doing for the past hour.
"Come on, be polite!" the well-known liberal implored during the sketch as she and "Bush" exchanged zingers. But one heckler wouldn't let up. And finally, Streisand let him have it.
"Shut the (expletive) up!" Streisand bellowed, drawing wild applause. "Shut up if you can't take a joke!"
With that one F-word, the jeers ended. And the message was delivered -- no one gets away with trying to upstage Barbra Streisand, especially not in her hometown.
Joe in PB wrote: Yeah I'm the dumbass
schmick, speaking about Larry Nassar's pubescent and prepubescent victims wrote: They couldn't even kick that doctors ass
Seems they rather just lay there, get fucked and play victim
Goober McTuber wrote: Rack Babs for getting off a STFU blast.
Give me a fucking break Mike. Everybody knew going into that concert exactly what Barbra Streisand's political views are. They also knew going in that she's not exactly shy about expressing said views. Like she said, STFU if you can't take a joke.OCmike wrote:Sorry Goobs, but you're wrong on this one. No one signs up to see a pro or anti-Bush skit, especially one that will never fucking end, when they go to a concert like this. Babs had a captive audience and abused the privilege.
It's not about being able to take a joke, it's about knowing the right timing for something like that. And guess what, that wasn't the right time.Give me a fucking break Mike. Everybody knew going into that concert exactly what Barbra Streisand's political views are. They also knew going in that she's not exactly shy about expressing said views. Like she said, STFU if you can't take a joke.
Why? Because some dittotard got sand in his vagina? I bet if she had made a Clinton joke, that same dittochump would have been rolling in the aisles.OCmike wrote:It's not about being able to take a joke, it's about knowing the right timing for something like that. And guess what, that wasn't the right time.
Last I checked, it was her show. She rented the hall and printed the tickets. That means pretty much anything she thinks would entertain the crowd is fair game. And from what I've read, the vast majority of the crowd enjoyed the show.You're right. Everyone knows her political views, which is why if she wants to go Lorne Michaels and do an anti-Bush skit, she should do so on SNL or some other venue meant for that type of thing.
You mean like Dennis Leary? Steve Martin? Milton Berle?Can you imagine showing up to a comedy show where the comedian says, "I hope you'll all bear with me as I sing a few songs that I've composed," then drops an f-bomb on a fan who came to hear comedy and heckles the comedian about it?
Would you prefer that she keep singing?Shocker that all the pro-Dems don't see anything wrong with yawn-inducing anti-Bush skits at a music concert.
Yeah. Just a lot less eloquently. Nice response, tard.Cicero wrote:Bizzarofelice wrote:Step 1) find an old wrought iron fenceCicero wrote:So I can watch CNN slant the news to the Left?
Step 2) throw your head into a decorative point on the fence
repeat until desired results reached
Now you know how I feel about you.
I liked her in that grainy old porn clip where she was getting humped by a large German Shepard.patsy stone wrote:I liked Barbara in Meet the Fockers, though.
Joe in PB wrote: Yeah I'm the dumbass
schmick, speaking about Larry Nassar's pubescent and prepubescent victims wrote: They couldn't even kick that doctors ass
Seems they rather just lay there, get fucked and play victim
I read it as a backhanded complement. He's saying that nobody could POSSIBLY be as stupid as your posts would indicate you are. Ergo, you must be some kind of troll.Cicero wrote:Troll?
Cicero wrote: I have an opinion. I post it.
BSmack wrote: And from what I've read, the vast majority of the crowd enjoyed the show.
The way I see it, If you are stupid enough to buy a ticket to see her as hagged out and OVER (as she so obviously is), you deserve whatever shit she serves up.OCmike wrote:It's not about being able to take a joke, it's about knowing the right timing for something like that. And guess what, that wasn't the right time.Give me a fucking break Mike. Everybody knew going into that concert exactly what Barbra Streisand's political views are. They also knew going in that she's not exactly shy about expressing said views. Like she said, STFU if you can't take a joke.
You're right. Everyone knows her political views, which is why if she wants to go Lorne Michaels and do an anti-Bush skit, she should do so on SNL or some other venue meant for that type of thing.
Can you imagine showing up to a comedy show where the comedian says, "I hope you'll all bear with me as I sing a few songs that I've composed," then drops an f-bomb on a fan who came to hear comedy and heckles the comedian about it?
Shocker that all the pro-Dems don't see anything wrong with yawn-inducing anti-Bush skits at a music concert.
Dinsdale wrote:Cicero wrote: I have an opinion. I post it.
No, you posted a variant of "I know you are, but what am I?"
And now, you are, quite appropriately, getting piled-on for it...AGAIN.
It's not a coincidence, and it's not a conspiracy -- it's because you're a fucking idiot.
You really made me laugh with this one. Not for the reason you think, but a laugh non the less.Cicero wrote:Dinsdale wrote:Cicero wrote: I have an opinion. I post it.
No, you posted a variant of "I know you are, but what am I?"
And now, you are, quite appropriately, getting piled-on for it...AGAIN.
It's not a coincidence, and it's not a conspiracy -- it's because you're a fucking idiot.
PSU has been doing this for years and you guys dont seem to mind.
Ingse Bodil wrote:rich jews aren't the same as real jews, though, right?
^^^ Best take on this entire thread.The Whistle Is Screaming wrote:If you really don't care for their politics, don't go to their shows.
War Wagon wrote:The first time I click on one of your youtube links will be the first time.
right on the fucking money. nugent is a dipshit of the highest order.Terry in Crapchester wrote:^^^ Best take on this entire thread.The Whistle Is Screaming wrote:If you really don't care for their politics, don't go to their shows.
Also the reason why you'd never catch me dead at a Ted Nugent concert. There are plenty of far more talented rockers who won't browbeat you with that right-wing b.s.
RACK THIS!!!!!Sirfindafold wrote:BSmack wrote: And from what I've read, the vast majority of the crowd enjoyed the show.
Rack the motherfucker who heckled this simple cunt in an attempt to get the $750 he wasted on a ticket. (Babs said she'd refund his money after she told him to shut the fuck up).
Un-Rack the "vast majority" of mouthbreathers who spent $750 on this woeful bitch as well as homosexuals that read reviews of said show.
Just because they act for a living does not necessarily mean they are distant from the issues.Harvdog wrote:What slays me about these performers is that most of them have zero education. Yet, they feel like they have the right to spout off about stuff they mostly know nothing about.
