As the character of Ronald Reagan, played by James Brolin, says in the chimerical “Reagan” miniseries, which now will air on Showtime instead of CBS, “Those who live in sin, shall die in sin.” Barbra Streisand is furious at the CBS decision to not air the show, and hopefully is now learning a similar lesson of “Those who live for money, shall fail for money.”
CBS said in a statement they decided to cancel the miniseries because it contained many falsehoods. If you believe that, you’ll also likely let your little boy spend the night at the Neverland Ranch without a worry. Of course, it was full of lies, but it was cancelled because of money. In a sort of simultaneous “cashus interruptus,” advertisers pulled out by the bushel.
CBS knew that if they decided to air the movie, it might have been widely viewed, but a financial bust. They could make more money on it if they’d put it on PBS and collect money only during breaks hosted by a spiral-eyed Charles Manson offering autographed “The Family” posters as a premium for a $100 pledge.
Streisand, of course, falls back to the default position on the Hollywood switch whenever a project is scrapped due to poor PR, which is that it was caused by vicious right-wingers and their hateful political agendas. That’s not the case here. It was caused by exactly what Streisand and her ilk worship most: Money. She pretends not to be guided by it, however.
A champion of the poor, and fighter against corporate greed, Streisand charges several hundred dollars for a ticket to one of her concerts, keeping most of the money, and giving the rest to rich political candidates who are also self-described champions of the poor and fighters against corporate greed. The poor, of course, see none of the money (not to mention none of the concert).
Another act of hypocrisy in Streisand’s complaint is that “artistic expression” seems to be something that can only be exercised by certain Hollywood elites. If we made a movie about the life of Barbra Streisand, do you think for a second that she would fight for our right of “artistic expression,” and stop traffic on a bridge in a show of support for our First Amendment rights?
We must wonder if she would think it was our right to “artistic expression” to include passages from a script on the life of Barbra Streisand, and if she would gladly grant the writer “creative license” with her night at the White House during the Clinton administration:
Scene 2 – Barbra Streisand in Lincoln bedroom. Bill Clinton bangs on the door.
Clinton: “You awake, Babs? Hey, I sure had fun last night! Make sure to come to the state dinner this evening. We’re having lobster and crabs.”
Streisand: “You’re half right, yokel boy.”
Or maybe another gripping excerpt expanding on some of her very public spelling errors …
Scene 14 – Mr. and Mrs. Streisand’s living room. James sees a note left by Barbra on the top of the television. Camera pans down so audience can read her shopping list.
Jusst a few things too pik up at the store, deer:
1) Millk
2) bred
4) Baken and egs
6) seereal5) serloyn stakes to send to Gebhart and Dashell (make shur to male them packt in dri ice!)
8) mottsa bolls (I start philming “Yentl II” neckst weak and I haf to get yused to eeting that crapp agenn)
Since she’s so fair to fellow “artists,” Streisand most likely wouldn’t complain in the least about the above-mentioned movie or threaten any company advertising in it. (Pause for laughter).
The “Reagan” movie is a bust, CBS is writing off a few million dollars because potential advertisers knew it could harm their businesses and pulled out of the miniseries, and Streisand is furious at the network for caving. If only the suits at CBS had better singing voices, they could claim their attempt to avoid a public-relations disaster to be “artistic freedom,” but that’s a one-way street on which only Streisand and a handful of other Hollywood elites are privy to drive down.
Streisand’s a failure as a political activist and has said she’ll retire from singing, so what’s next for her? Well, she’s proven that she’s greedy, conniving, power hungry and completely incoherent. If logic plays out, her next career will be as a U.S. senator from California.
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