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Dont forget...Roy Cohn also helped out that FBI tyrant, J Edgar Hoover collect invasive pieces of information on peoples private sex lives to later use as blackmail and other horrendous sh!t...those men are disgusting!
One of my favorite historical facts is that both MLK & Anne Frank were the same age as Barbara Walters. Had they not been killed early, it’s entirely reasonable they would have lived into the 21st century. 
Really helps to put history into context and show how much more recent a lot of past events were than they often might feel >

The Queen was three years older than them, Jimmy Carter five years.
Sometimes we think of World War II, the Holocaust, etc. as so far removed from us they might as well be mythical, but for some alive today they're living memory. Rapidly fading living memory, but still living memory nevertheless >

My grandfather just turned 97.  He was at the Battle of the Bulge… he participated in liberating death camps.  Every time I talk to him I know it might be the last time, and I often think about how we’re rapidly approaching a world with no WWII vets left.  I hope we can avoid repeating that history.  It’s frustrating to see a reemergence of fascism and authoritarianism right on the heels of that generation’s passing.  The children and grandchildren of these people need to stand up and prevent us from backsliding. >

Same. Gramps born in 1925. Mf uses an iPhone and Netflix. Served in WWII. 
Every time we FaceTime, he called iPhones a “marvelous invention” and brings up how he remembers when televisions were invented. 
Wild >


he called iPhones a “marvelous invention” and brings up how he remembers when televisions were invented.

They are a marvelous invention.
But ask him whether having an iPhone or indoor plumbing is better. (He might have had indoor growing up, but only half the country had it by 1940.) >

Anyone who has been in the army can answer that one. Pooping into a hole in the ground gets worse every fucking day you do it. >

As does other porta-john activities >

I disagree... my 8th blow job was a lot better than the previous 7 I'd given in a portable toilet >

Practice makes perfect! >

Complicated woman. There are a few pieces of journalism & great interviews she did in the past that I've really enjoyed, but she's also loudly defended some pretty awful people throughout her career. >

Yeah I’ll never forget her treatment of Corey Feldman when he told of his childhood abuse. That took courage. She defended Hollywood child abusers. Awful. People like her are why victims don’t come forward.
Edit to add her interview with Dolly Parton was elitist and rude and I never liked her. Awful woman. >

I don't live on America but I know this woman from her being mean to Dolly. Dolly just responded with such class, I love her. >

Most of us in TN will not lose much sleep over her passing. Being rude to Dolly is like roasting Mr Rogers. Wtf >

I feel like Mr Rodgers would take a comedy central style roasting well. I'm not sure if he would counter roast, but I don't feel like he would take any offense. >

In all fairness, I think it would be hard to put together a savage roast of Fred Rodgers. >

“You only feed your fish once a day!”
It’s hard to think of anything. >

Now all the news channels are going to have to re-edit their 2022 memorials. >

Dammit Barbara! >

This kind of reminds me of Betty White passing right around this time of year at the end of 2021. It was sad because she was just like a couple of weeks away from turning 100. I don't think that Walters' passing will provoke the same kind of sadness as Betty's did. >

My great uncle and Betty White were born one day apart, and he would mention that when someone spoke of how well she was hanging in at her age. We were preparing his 100th birthday party when she died, and we all were like "oh no." Suddenly, it seemed like he wouldn't live forever. He made it to his birthday party - toasted everyone there with "probably my last drink of Jack Daniels", thanked everyone for coming, and finished with "it's been a wonderful ride". He died three weeks later. >

Sounds like an absolute legend, and a man who lived a very fulfilling life. >

He sure had some cool stories. Born in England, moved to the US at the age of 8. Radio man/mid-gunner in a B17. Shot down over the Netherlands, parachuted into a Dutch beet field, hidden from the Germans for a few weeks by the farmer and his family, who were part of the Dutch underground. Handed off to the Belgian underground and repatriated via England. Ended up as a pharmaceutical executive. He sea kayaked up until 94 years old. Had a nice pair of Jaguars - a sedan and a coupe. He stopped driving when he tore the passenger side mirror off the sedan backing into the garage when he was 96. >

The audacity dying on Betty White Eve. >

This is exactly why I prefer to not remember the death date of people I care about. Gonna pull out my Betty white candle. >

I still can’t forget how she treated Dolly Parton. 🤷🏻‍♀️ >

Or Corey Feldman, Katherine Hepburn and i'm sure many others. Trailblazing is one term you could use to describe her..... >

Or Ricky Martin.
Edit: correction >

Or Brooke Shields >

i will always remember her asking lady gaga if she has a penis >

Excuse me >

I hope Norm Macdonald is waiting for her in the afterlife to mess with her.
Norm trolling Barbara on The View >

The “nobody has ever made any kind of accusations against Bill Cosby” thing seems a little weird in hindsight. >

Tons of comedians had heard about Cosby in the 70's and 80's preying on women at the Playboy mansion. >

He made albums bragging about it. It wasn’t a secret >

Yep. "Spanish Fly." >

This is why they should never do those “In Memoriam” things until January 1st, or even ANY “year in review” thing for that matter. Because anything can happen in the last several days of the year! >

Considering Betty White died on Dec 31 last year, that’s exactly why >

Apparently they didn’t even put her in the “In Memoriam” segments for this year! :( >

Maybe she isn't really dead. >

She found the loop hole. Clever bitch >

Didn't she essentially mock and chastise Corey Feldman for speaking out against abuse? >

Barbara Walters just reeks of someone who knew quite a lot and kept her mouth shut to protect people. >

She was Roy Cohn's beard. >

Roy Cohn? You mean that tremendous piece of shit who mentored Donald Trump to be another huge piece of shit? >

Absolutely. He did so many other awful things in his "career" too, go read up about his history. >

Thought about her the other day. It’s been awhile since we last saw her >

Since 2020 at least. >

Yep. She pretty much vanished several years ago and never returned. >

She retired in 2014. >

She vacationed at the home of the leader of Syria and found him to be charming and intelligent and a gentleman. >

I remember that interview, it was the softest of softballs and she let him portray himself as this innocent doctor who became president by mistake and tried to stop the war. >

She was definitely a presence for my entire life. >

So is my toenail fungus >

They make ointment for that, bro. >

Nope. Nothing that works for the majority of people. The problem is that the fungus is in the nail bed, and the ointment is unable to penetrate the nail to get to the source. While laser treatment says they get to the nail bed, actual effectiveness is spotty and difficult to nail down (see what I did there?). There are oral drugs that help in some situations, but they have nasty side effects that may have long-term health consequences that are not worth the risk for a cosmetic issue. >

I was taking the opportunity to rib on them. I've never dealt with nail fungus on hands or feet, myself, and maybe that makes me a privileged asshole in some respects or something, I dunno. Was just mostly being facetious for the sake of being facetious. 
But thank you for the crash course of self nail fungus care. It's been filed away in my "think about it every time I walk down that aisle at the pharmacy from here on out" mind box, and hopefully I'll never have to put it in my "aw shit, it's happening to me, and I've been told nothing quite works right for it so I'm gonna freak out and blame it on the fact I finally got that manicure I always talked about getting but never did 'til someone got me a gift certificate for one" mind box. 
Yes, I have cumbersome filing names. Easy to find stuff, but man, is it a mouthful. >

No worries! I wasn’t trying to hate on you. Having dealt with nail fungus for decades, and always being embarrassed about taking my shoes off, even in front of my live-in girlfriend, I wish there was an easy cure. I didn’t want others to feel that there was an easy way to fix it and to be as discouraged as I have been. >

Oh no worries back at ya, I'm just in a bad bout of insomnia and just having fun being pseudo snarky since I apparently will never sleep again, so gotta fill those hours somehow, yeah?
I really did mean it when I said thanks for the info, I truly am filing it away for future reference.
Making this exchange memorable will actually help me do that lol >

Unexpected wholeness on a Barbara Walters thread!?!? Maybe the new year will finally be the good one 🤞 >

I thought she died in 20/20... >

No she died Today on NBC >

The More You Know
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"You're damaging an entire industry" >

Fuck Babs >

Wow. My grandma and I used to watch all those exclusive Barbara Walters interviews (my grandma loved juicy movie star gossip lol) and then The View was new when I was in college and I liked it but loved SNL’s parodies more (Cheri Oteri as Barbara Walters was only second to Gilda’s Baba Wawa). >

Cheri Oteri as Barbara Walters is comedic gold. “I WILL destroy you”! >

I loved when Debi Matenopolous was on the View and SNL did a “Dare Debi” skit. Cheri Oteri stuffing the girl playing Debi in a bag (it might have been Sarah Michelle Geller) with raccoons saying “just get in the bag stupid” is still fucking hilarious to me. >

When I heard she died, this was literally the first thing I thought of. She really dropped the ball here for someone who was supposed to be a trailblazer. >

She threw too many softballs for me to call her a master >

Yeah, a staple for sure, but "master" is generous. >

Yeah, no love for her...
She criticized Corey Feldman for criticizing the rape and abuse culture in Hollywood.
She acted as a beard for Roy Cohn, one of the biggest pieces of shit on the planet and a mentor to Trump.
She dated Kissinger.
Look, no one is perfect and maybe she did some good stuff...but between the above things and creating The View, I don't think the good outweighs the bad here.
Cohn and Kissinger were/are pure evil if such a thing exists. Helping such people, willingly associating one's self with monsters like this isn't really forgivable. >

Never heard of Cohn, very interesting to see the person behind Trump >

Roy Cohn is one of the biggest pieces of shit who still somehow isn't a household name. Remember Mccarthyism? Well, you could just as easily call it Cohnism, because he was Joseph McCarthy's right hand man during that time. In fact, it was probably Cohn that was inadvertently responsible for McCarthy's downfall, because it was Cohn's idea to go after the military (as blackmail to keep them from drafting Cohn's boyfriend).
He was a gay man who persecuted thousands of other gay men (he never identified as gay but he fucked a different man every night so you make the call). Oftentimes he would immediately have his "lovers" fired or arrested afterwards. 
He taught Donald Trump and Roger Stone every dirty trick they know. They were both his proteges. He was a true pioneer in avoiding legal accountability, and weaponizing courts against your enemies.
As a lawyer he has two primary groups of clients: right wing shitheads and mobsters. He introduced Donald Trump and mobster Paul Castellano, which is why Trump tower was made of concrete when no one else in new York could get it because the mob controlled it. 
Then he caught AIDS and all his right wing buddies abandoned him and he died. He has a spot on the AIDS memorial quilt that says "Roy Cohn: Coward, Bully, Victim" and that should be his entire legacy. 
Fuck Roy Cohn and fuck Barbara Walters