Politics - Bootleg Betty https://bootlegbetty.com The Bette Midler Blog Fri, 15 May 2026 17:40:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://bootlegbetty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-bette-midler-extralarge_1412020319276-702x468-32x32.jpg Politics - Bootleg Betty https://bootlegbetty.com 32 32 Video: The Piedmont Raging Grannies Perform Midler’s Protest Song https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/15/video-the-piedmont-raging-grannies-perform-midlers-protest-song/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/15/video-the-piedmont-raging-grannies-perform-midlers-protest-song/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 17:40:36 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310371 Video: The Piedmont Raging Grannies Perform Midler’s Protest Song Bootleg Betty

"We couldn’t resist covering ??@BetteMidler?’s rewrite of Woody Guthrie’s 1940 classic song! Bette wrote the new lyrics to address ”this unprecedented destruction of all normal behavior”

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/15/video-the-piedmont-raging-grannies-perform-midlers-protest-song/feed/ 0 Midler, Springsteen Songs Draw Liberal Fire https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/04/midler-springsteen-songs-draw-liberal-fire/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/04/midler-springsteen-songs-draw-liberal-fire/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 15:09:04 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310173 Midler, Springsteen Songs Draw Liberal Fire Bootleg Betty

It’s great that wealthy Democratic Party celebrities like Bette Midler and Bruce Springsteen dislike the deranged fascist lunatic atop the world’s most lethal superpower, but their stance on the United States’ 47th president falls far short of the menace posed by the Trump fascist regime.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/04/midler-springsteen-songs-draw-liberal-fire/feed/ 2 Bette Midler Talks New Protest Song With Rolling Stone https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/04/30/bette-midler-talks-new-protest-song-with-rolling-stone/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/04/30/bette-midler-talks-new-protest-song-with-rolling-stone/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:36:46 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310147 Bette Midler Talks New Protest Song With Rolling Stone Bootleg Betty

If you ask Bette Midler, her whole career has been about spreading enough joy to distract from "the grimness of everyday life."

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/04/30/bette-midler-talks-new-protest-song-with-rolling-stone/feed/ 3 So Nice To See Bette Midler & Barbara Hershey Reunited https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/04/20/so-nice-to-see-bette-midler-barbara-hershey-reunited/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/04/20/so-nice-to-see-bette-midler-barbara-hershey-reunited/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:09:33 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310015 So Nice To See Bette Midler & Barbara Hershey Reunited Bootleg Betty

So Nice To See Bette Midler & Barbara Hershey Reunited

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/04/13/photo-bette-midler-sing-out/feed/ 1 Chants and Songs for Protests https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/31/chants-and-songs-for-protests/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/31/chants-and-songs-for-protests/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:05:00 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=309792 Chants and Songs for Protests Bootleg Betty

Save this post for protest chants, crowd call-and-response lines, and songs for the road.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/31/chants-and-songs-for-protests/feed/ 2  A message from the one and only Bette Midler, because even Bette Midler has had enough. https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/27/a-message-from-the-one-and-only-bette-midler-because-even-bette-midler-has-had-enough/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/27/a-message-from-the-one-and-only-bette-midler-because-even-bette-midler-has-had-enough/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:56:04 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=309733  A message from the one and only Bette Midler, because even Bette Midler has had enough. Bootleg Betty

A message from the one and only Bette Midler, because even Bette Midler has had enough.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/27/a-message-from-the-one-and-only-bette-midler-because-even-bette-midler-has-had-enough/feed/ 0 What Is No Kings Day?: Bette Midler’s Protest Push https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/25/what-is-no-kings-day-bette-midlers-protest-push/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/25/what-is-no-kings-day-bette-midlers-protest-push/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:37:42 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=309717 What Is No Kings Day?: Bette Midler’s Protest Push Bootleg Betty

No Kings Day (also called No Kings March or No Kings Day of Nonviolent Action) is a series of coordinated nationwide protests in the United States

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/25/what-is-no-kings-day-bette-midlers-protest-push/feed/ 0 The Song Bette Midler Sang in No Kings Video https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/25/the-song-bette-midler-sang-in-no-kings-video/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/25/the-song-bette-midler-sang-in-no-kings-video/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:15:40 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=309701 The Song Bette Midler Sang in No Kings Video Bootleg Betty

When the occasion calls you, SING OUT! The great Woody Guthrie wrote the original, and I re-wrote some of the words to reflect our current times.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/25/the-song-bette-midler-sang-in-no-kings-video/feed/ 0 From Bette Midler: No Kings March – March 28, 2026 https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/24/from-bette-midler-no-kings-march-march-28-2026/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/03/24/from-bette-midler-no-kings-march-march-28-2026/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:38:17 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=309687 From Bette Midler: No Kings March – March 28, 2026 Bootleg Betty

From Bette Midler: No Kings March - March 28, 2026

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