Posted on 12/15/2007 5:22:10 PM PST by keats5
Barbara Walters likes to receive Christmas greetings from high-profile celebrities and leaders, but apparently not if they refer to the Bible.
On Thursday’s episode of ABC’s The View, Walters expressed dismay that President and Mrs. Bush would send out greetings containing Scripture.
During the segment, Walters showed the other gals some of the “highfalutin Christmas cards,” and explained the White House card:
“First of all, let me show you the cover of the White House, which is nice and bland…So that’s pleasant enough. This is what interested me, that it is a religious Christmas card. Usually in the past when I have received a Christmas card, it’s been ‘happy holiday’s’ and so on- And this says:
“‘You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You gave life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.’
“That’s from Nehemiah in the Old Testament. I don’t remember— and I’m sure people will remind me—getting a religious card. Now does this also go to agnostics and atheists and Muslims and –”
Moderator Whoopie Goldberg and co-host Sherri Shepherd tried to steer clear of controversy by joking that the Scriptures were about Walters, but Walters persisted in her critique, asking, “Don’t you think it’s a little interesting that the president of all the people is sending out a religious Christmas card?”
Walters showed her co-hosts a Christmas card from Elton John and his partner David Furnish that had angels on the cover. She didn’t have similar concerns over the religious imagery as she did about the Scripture printed in the White House card.
Co-host Joy Behar pointed out to Walters that Elton John’s card was “religious,” and Walters responded, “But it doesn’t say anything religious. It says ‘Season’s Greetings.’”
Later in the show Walters did say, “By the way, I don’t want to put down the President of the United States and his wife. I think it’s very nice that they sent me a Christmas card.”
Christmas greetings can be sent to Barbara Walters at the following address. CMI asks that Christmas greetings be worded in the spirit of the season.
Barbara Walters
c/o The View 320 West 66th Street New York, NY 10023
Colleen Raezler is a research assistant at the Culture and Media Institute, a division of the Media Research Center.
Yes, what an ungratefull piece of trash. Interesting how these people show their true personalities.
Did Babawawa not notice the word “Christ” in Christmas? What a nasty old dried up hag.
It is a CHRISTMAS CARD!
With out Jesus being born, there's no Christmas, Babs!
My message to babs:
Please forward this message to Barbara Walters
Ms. Walters,
I recently learned that you received a Christmas card from the White house that contained religious content that you were uncomfortable with. Somehow this humble American was omitted from the list and alas received no such card.
Since the card makes you so uncomfortable, would you mind terribly if I had it? I look forward to placing this card in a place of honor in my humble American home.
Thanx!
~rockrr~
PS: You caould share a message with babs yourself at: http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCOMGlobalFooter&lpos=CONTACT
Why does GW even bother sending any card to this arrogant woman? Doesn’t he have better things to do with his time and can he expect a reply from her other than a sneer?
Don’t send her a Christmas card next year. Save 40 cents (or however much stamps cost).
It could be that Publix had sold all their “manager scene” cards.
Think of it, all that was left in the store was what nobody really wanted.
Happens much of the time year round. If they’re out of stock with what you want you know it was a good choice since everyone else before you got it first.
Is “Barbara, you can go to Hell” religious?
I sent Ba-ba Wa-wa an anti-ABC card. As me dear sainted mither would say, “I don’t wish her any bad luck, but I hope she chokes on the bones!” Or something.
Barbara Walters is Jewish. Enough said.
Is that you, John?
Quite frankly, I’d like to know why she is getting a Christmas card in the first place.
Barbara Streisand, Barbara Walters! That's EGGSACKLEY what you intended, you lying b!tch.
Thank goodness she is not a Muslim. or Freepers would be offended! As it is ITS BUSHES FAULT.
Of course it’s a religious Christmas card. Christmas is a religious holiday.
This is a good one!
To All My Democrat Friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere.
Also, this wish is made without regard to the
race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
To My Republican Friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
What the hell did that old biddy thing December 25th was,...Tax Day?
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