I have always loved Bette as a performer -- I saw her before she was famous playing one of the good Jewish daughters in Fiddler on the Roof with Zero Mostel on Broadway. She was a standout even in that role. She was great in Beaches, in For the Boys (that WWII movie with James Caan), Gypsy, The First Wives' Club, and in so many stage revues. She has been married for 25 years to the same man and is a devoted mother, and projects a warmth and kind-heartedness that Behar has apparently never experienced in her lifetime.
Bette Midler in For the Boys
That said, Bette Midler, a native of Hawaii, is a big supporter of Obama and has campaigned and spoken out for him.
My list of favorite entertainers is shrinking day by day.
