I hate Bush probably more than the next person, and I seriously went to Washington five times while I lived in the states to protest that asshole bombing Iraq in the quest for world corporate domination, (go ahead and flame me, I rarely talk about politics here) but even I think this is dumb.

Barbra Streisand pissed everyone off at her recent NY concert by making them sit through a boring skit and duet she did with a Bush lookalike. When hecklers told her what they thought about paying big bucks to hear her sing and being forced to watch a contrived dialogue, she lost her cool and told them to fuck off:

Here’s a quick video of Barbra’s appearance with the Bush lookalike. The Bush guy says “I’ve got an iPod at home, it just says ‘Babs’” Uh, yeah, that’s really hip of you Barbra. This is just a clip and does not include Babs getting pissed off or talking at length with the guy, but there are chairs on the stage so they probably settled in afterwards for a thrilling heart to heart.

In contrast, I heard that Bruce Springsteen just used some quick sound bites of Bush talking about WMDs like he was psychic to justify the war. Madonna got heat for showing some visuals comparing Bush with Hitler, but at least she didn’t waste concert-goers time with a skit. And of course George Michael pulled out a giant blow up doll of Bush getting blown by an English Bulldog to mixed results.

There are cooler, more subtle ways to make your political opinions known, but Babs is just old and unaware of how to pull it off without looking like an idiot.

I couldn’t find the “fuck off” video on iFilm or YouTube yet. Once it hits the video sharing sites I’ll post it here.

Update: The guy who heckled Babs at her show may have been a “right wing plant,” but I still think it was dumb of her to respond and to do that played-out skit in the first place.

Barbra Streisand must have seen those terrible pictures of herself that came out recently, or maybe she just wants to spruce up for her latest concert comeback. Regardless she’s seen outside a plastic surgeon’s office clutching a juice box while covered in a black veil.

It will take more than surgery to fix Babs. Maybe she should call Madonna and get some tips on how to slim down while cashing in on tired old gimmicks to sell out concerts. Barbra desperately needs the help, her high-priced concert tickets aren’t selling well and her longterm fans are pissed at paying big bucks for her last tour, which she claimed was her final one.

Pictures from Celebrity Mania and DListed.

We are bleeding heart liberals, and even we think this is dumb. Barbra Streisand says she’s going to tour for the first time in 12 years to bring awareness to the causes she’s interested in. And, get this, she will give “designated proceeds” to charity - her own charity. She doesn’t give an exact percentage or amount of course:

If you’re going to give money to charity, you should say exactly how much. It’s going to Babs’ own damn foundation, so you think she could commit to an amount if she’s going to put out a press release about it. She could earn up to $2 million a night for this tour, so it’s not like she can’t afford it.

Just like Heather Mills, Barbara Streisand has a snotty “Myth vs. Truth” section on her official website. Of course she should dispute inaccurate reports, but she does it in such an over-the-top self-satisfied way that it makes her seem reactionary.

On her website Streisand doesn’t address a NY Daily News report that she didn’t pay for tickets at a Malibu Movie theater with her husband, James Brolin. Stresiand sucked up to the young guy at the counter to avoid having to pay less than $20 to get in. Her publicist defended the cheapskate move, saying comping celebrities is a “professional courtesy that many theaters extend to film stars.”

Streisand will play 20 concerts in the US in October and November of this year.

Update: I actually read through several of the “Myth vs. Truth” sections of Babs’ website, and they’re not that over-the-top. The problem I have is with the name of the section coupled with the riduculous design of her website. It features a pink content area on a black background and has a dumb picture of Streisand holding roses while sitting on a pink silk chair as the header image. She should shell out the money to hire a more modern designer. Oh wait - she’s too cheap. Been there. Worked for those people. (Oh, I have this lovely picture I’d like to put on the top of every page. Could you blow it up too and make it the background?)