Screw Her: Barbara Walters Angry With Whitehouse For Sending A Religious Card
A religious Christmas card? Say It aint so:
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
Guess what Babs..Christmas is a religious holiday. a big part of part of religious tolerance is being respectful of another person’s religion. Be thankful you were thought of. If that offended you, it’s time to call it a day…
December 14, 2007 - 07:59 PM on December 14th, 2007
I know she’s getting up there but has she gotten so senile as to forget the reason for the season? One has to really start questioning her judgement when she hired someone who honestly believes that the earth is flat to replace the obnoxious ignoramus Rosie O’Donnell.
December 14, 2007 - 11:32 PM on December 14th, 2007
Whats BABA WAWA got against religios christmas cards? ITS BECUASE SHE AND THE REST OF THE SECULAR LEFT-WING NEWS MEDIA HAVE NEVER EVER HAD ANY DECENTCY AMONST THEM. HOW ABOUT ONE I SANT IT SHOWS A KID STANDING UNDER A TREE CATCHING SNOW FLAKES ON HIS TOUNGE ABOVE HIM ARE TWO BIRDS ONE SAYS HEY ARE YOU THINKING WHAT IM THINKING?
December 15, 2007 - 08:20 AM on December 15th, 2007
So send it back and shut up Babs. Maybe President Bush and Laura will put you on their ‘don’t send’ list.
December 15, 2007 - 09:12 AM on December 15th, 2007
Who does she think she is?
December 16, 2007 - 10:05 AM on December 16th, 2007
These left-wing journalists are too secular
December 16, 2007 - 05:49 PM on December 16th, 2007
Baba Wawa is becoming a caricature of herself. She should long ago have retired, ceasing to offer anything of benefit. Have you seen her lately? Her face is so tight from repeated facelifts she can barely move her jaw.
Utterly pathetic.
December 16, 2007 - 06:04 PM on December 16th, 2007
I agree with you Robert. Some people just don’t know when to retire gracefully.
December 17, 2007 - 07:03 AM on December 17th, 2007
Walters is a joke. I thought everyone got it with ABC airing the View.
If you don’t like Christmas and its meaning celebrating the birth of Christ, don’t celebrate it. It is that simple, but liberals and Secular Progressives don’t get it.