Barbara Walters on Obama: ‘We Thought He Was Going To Be The Next Messiah’

Media Research Center ^ | December 17, 2013 | 21:33 | Noel Sheppard

[Hoodat]

Yes, she really said it.

On CNN’s Piers Morgan Live Tuesday, in a brief discussion about President Obama, Barbara Walters actually said, “We thought that he was going to be - I shouldn't say this at Christmastime, but - the next messiah” (video follows with transcript and commentary):

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PIERS MORGAN, HOST: You have interviewed every president of my lifetime. Why is Obama facing so much opposition now? Why is he struggling so much to really fulfill the great flame of ambition and excitement that he was elected on originally in 2009?



BARBARA WALTERS: Well, you've touched on it to a degree. He made so many promises. We thought that he was going to be - I shouldn't say this at Christmastime, but - the next messiah. And the whole ObamaCare, or whatever you want to call it, the Affordable Health Act, it just hasn't worked for him, and he’s stumbled around on it, and people feel very disappointed because they expected more.

It's very difficult when the expectations for you are very high. You're almost better off when they are low and then they rise and rise. His were very high and they’ve dropped. But you know, he still has several years to go. What does he have, three years, Piers? And, you know, there will be a lot of changes, one thinks in that time.

Just imagine someone of Walters’ stature actually admitting that she and others expected Obama to be the next messiah. . . .

[showme_the_Glory]

She knows not, of any messiah.

[MinuteGal]

Exactly.

Leni

[two23]

Who knew how bad it was going to be? Those who have received the Gift of Truth.
It’s amazing how thick the scales are on the eyes of non-believers.
They are: People of The Lie

[Rummyfan]

And, you know, there will be a lot of changes, one thinks in that time.

Yes, things will get worse!

Walters demonstrates again that there is no fool like an old fool.

[spincaster]

Walters’ intellect, isn’t that an oxymoron.

[Rummyfan]

Am I wrong, or did Piers Morgan call Barbara Walters old?

He certainly did with the reference to her knowing all the presidents' in his lifetime.

[WayneS]

No. I meant prostitute.

[left that other site]

Oh yes, definitely satire.

But, back in 2008, there were some very sincere devotional photos and paintings that were awesomely creepy.

[Servant of the Cross]

“We [the LameStreamMedia; the DNC-run political-media complex] thought that he was going to be - I shouldn't say this at Christmastime, but - the next messiah”... [when 'politics & government' is your 'God', you fervently wish for an 'imaginary king' to lead, even manufacturing an avatar because a real one doesn't exist ....]

"Now I think you will be able to imagine many things Sen. McCain will be able to say. He has never been the president. He will put forth his experience. I will put forth my experience. Sen. Obama will put forth a speech he made in 2002."

Babwa Wawa ... you ignorant ****. Even Hillary told you he was nothingburger - an empty suit. TOTUS ...

[Pan_Yan]

But, back in 2008, there were some very sincere devotional photos and paintings that were awesomely creepy.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The new mission is to SAVE Liberalism and SAVE the Democrat Party from the political tsunami that is headed their way.

If that means Obama must go under the bus (which appears pretty much academic at this point), so be it.

[N. Theknow]

What the Hell led her to believe this?

What in the Hell led people to vote for him TWICE?

Thanks GOP-e for the likes of McCain and Romney who made Obama possible./s

Fricking asshats all of you!

[NRA1995]

Ah, the wonder of the starstruck silly-assed liberal “intellect.”

[MrB]

People seeking utopia.
People seeking their own righteousness through their advocacy.
People seeking freesht.

That’s pretty much it.

[XenaLee]

Earth to Babwa: Messiahs don’t vote “Present”. They also don’t attend racist, anti-American churches for almost a quarter of a century. Minions do stuff like that.

[left that other site]

LOL!

That one just oozes sincerity and devotion!

[Wuli]

While always known to be true, and even suspecting that many Liberals did actually voice those words, to themself and among themselves, it was always a truth that did not need to be publicly voiced, it was “self evident” in the sum of all the Marxist, Liberal, Progressive and media behavior about and toward Obama.

[NormsRevenge]

Confirmation that TV talking heads are empty and should be used for carbon capture.

[Farnsworth]

What a pathetic POS.

[editor-surveyor]

Yes Bahbwa, he is your mushiah!

What a moron she is!