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Mister D: Bette Midler Disses George W. Bush, Rowe Praises Schwarzenegger (and yes, they meant Lowe instead of Rowe, as in Rob Lowe)
Last week, after her appearance at a Kerry fundraiser was canceled due to Ronald Reagan’s death, Bette Midler told David Letterman: “I would like to make sure that this year we actually elect a President instead of having one assigned to us, like a home room teacher.” Going in the other direction, but not so far as to say anything nice about President Bush, on Monday’s Good Morning America, Robe Lowe, who is infamous for his antics at the 1988 Democratic convention in Atlanta, praised California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger “as an amazing leader. What he’s done in California already is unbelievable, unbelievable!”
On the June 8 Late Show on CBS, as tracked down by the MRC’s Brian Boyd, Letterman asked her: “Do you have some time off now?” Midler answered: “No, no. Yeah, it’s election year. It’s an election year. I would like to make sure that this year we actually elect a president instead of having one assigned to us, like a home room teacher. Yeah, it’s very exciting because I think actually, I think the country is ready for a change. I think the country is ready for a makeover, an extreme makeover.”
Midler was on to promote a movie in which she stars, Stepford Wives. For her Internet Movie Database page: www.imdb.com
In fact, Midler did gain some time off. In a June 7 article titled, “Kerry Taking the Week Off to Honor Reagan,” the AP’s Nedra Pickler reported: “The events Kerry canceled include two star-studded fund-raisers that would have raised millions of dollars for his campaign and the Democratic National Committee — in Los Angeles on Monday and in New York on Thursday. Performers who were participating included Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler, Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor and John Mellencamp.
“Tickets cost as much as $1,000, and Democrats said they would reschedule the concerts soon. They must coordinate dates with the performers, and some of the stars may have conflicts that keep them from participating on the new date.”
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