Traveller1

Traveller1
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Traveling through the universe.....just tarrying on this planet savoring life. I get the "Last Word" sometimes in "The Indian American' and relish the privilege to have a few Op-eds published in "News India Times". Niche 'n nice!

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OCTOBER 10, 2009 11:10AM

Whoopi Goldberg answers the Why in Pres. Obama's Nobel Prize

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Whoopi came to town. She breezed in with the microphone crackling like thunder and gave up the head hooked one for a  huge hand-held one quipping about how she had never held such a big one for long time!! With the normal pride of all citizens she started her routine with President Obama’s Nobel win and weighed in on the “Why”, "What has he done?” Talking of race relations she said she welcomed it and is a perfect way to get to know people.

Her take on the relentless advance of age was hilarious! When the age goes up the breasts go down and the hips moves sideways and strange smells emanate which necessitates getting a dog to cover up! And the wax flows out of the ear like a river! Which led to healthcare …“Give us the same healthcare as the senators”, she said but it might be too expensive.Why did we have the money to bomb the moon but not for healthcare? If you crash into the moon does the moon move? Does it F*** up the trajectory were her two major concerns. She sadly did not believe in robots helping humans because of her having seen “Battlestar Gallectica” and I thought back to my excited post about Adam and Eve.

 

whoopi with the mike crackling

Whoopi battling tech-microphone .....

She loved the way young people are so unafraid and do things so constantly in the time space continuum such that EVERYone knows where they are at all times in three dimension. This spoke eloquently to my personal opinion that most of the new generation have greater than 500 friends on the facebook and don’t feel afraid of saying it like it is. It is as if they live in a parallel world where they feel nothing bad can happen. And we, the older generation are so afraid because we have been so badly burned. Then all these magazines have reports on how so ′n so did not get a  job because of that and one wonders …. Really??? Companies would not give a job to someone who is talented and competent because they have a silly picture on their Face-page? No wonder the economy is down the tubes because the jobs are obviously going to the nincompoop incompetents who are carefully covering up their follies. Its incredible how the world get us to fear so much that we hide and feel ashamed for our mistakes instead of learning from them, talking about it so that others can learn from them (just in case they are not lucky enough to go through the same fire) and move on. The talk about picking yourself up seem loud enough but if you speak about problems or mistakes ...Whoa!!!! cant handle that… too much information!

The most heartening motivation she gave was to young men and women who were obsessed about the way they look and loved it that the African American women who stood up in the audience all had their own hair. Promoting Chris Rock’s movie “Good Hair” she said it spoke volumes about the culture of false identity and feeling good. She has been sexy for so long she should know!

The editing of liberal thoughts from Bible in Florida she likened to the “old” and “new” Testament where people took out things and put in things and called the religion something else thenceforth.

In the midst of this all she suddenly discovered the gold Buffalo on the stage and asked…”Was it here all the time?” ................ “Gelded” she affirmed after checking things out. 

I left wondering whether that could be the word I would use for a few other things.

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Whoopi has been my hero since I was a young woman, wondering if there would ever be adventure and romance for all of us normal women.

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" was one of my favorite movies ever, just because it confirmed that we don't have to be anorexic or blond to be heroes.

You nailed it! Zumapick!
She sure is outspoken. That's what I love about her.

Thanks for this!
The worry about appearance is one of the few things I can agree with Whoopi on. We should all try to keep ourselves healthy, but there is no point in losing sleep over not meeting someone else's ultimately irrelevant concept of beauty.
@Zuma I had got to your post and was the first comment and it disappeared in the ether......Aaaaagh! Thanks for the visit.! I agree with her 100% about looks vs heart.

JB Yup!

RW: Ditto
Shes right too. Eight years of war and spending. Obama gets this award and they go nuts. It looks good on them!
Scanner, I tuned out the TV yesterday because I wanted to think for myself what this meant. Would it make the President's job easier or not. Would it nudge him in the direction of measured and responsible withdrawal from A. I am still thinking..............
This was so well written I felt like I was there. (You ever notice how that doesn't happen much anymore? I really good review is really hard to find!) Thank you--

oh btw as a side note---this line--No wonder the economy is down the tubes because the jobs are obviously going to the nincompoop incompetents who are carefully covering up their follies.

There is actually DATA that makes a case for that (although her case is enough for me)
Oh thanks so much for posting this. I've loved Whoopie since I first caught her show on TV years ago and she was doing her drug addicted character, Fontaine....she was grabbing at her crotch and shuffling the walk before most white folks knew what it was.lol
Whoopi--somewhat like Carlin, but no comparison--has done a great job over the years trying to influence public opinion. She is an asset to our society.

Good choice.

Rated.
Chicago Guy..... That line was all my own..... the entire opinion therein... starting from "my personal opinion....information" . Absolutely delighted that you liked it!
Pattie....and mine

Thoth.... treasure your opinion...

as I do everyone who visited. Thank you much!
She is a classic Zuma and her early films were just off the hook funny. Rated
There are times when I look around this beautiful rural county in northern Appalachia and think this, and not West Virginia, is really "almost heaven."

Then there are times like this morning when I pick up the county wide daily paper and see a scant 2" by 1 column pic of Obama with a note saying "Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize" and referring the reader to page "D-2". For the uninitiated that is the gutter page on the inside of the last section of the paper, that is a 1/3 page filler before the Classifieds. And, in that 1/3 page was a 6" AP report on the Nobel, a much larger article on a 4-H pig project and some filler about how to choose kitchen flooring, complete with a lovely pic of linoleum.

So, this is NOT "almost heaven" when it comes to politics. No. This is still redneck heaven, and always has been.

Monte
That must have been wonderful. I am glad you got to see her perform!
But was it a Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize?
Like it wasn't rape-rape.
Was'nt it though? Maybe it was done with much more in mind than what meets the eye. I must say I am still hopeful. But my diplomat friend from India is telling me its of no consequence. I have to believe that the rest of the world does not care. I have to believe that it has to be made into a more meaningful prize than it seems now. The question is whether it will hinder or help?
I'm envious that you were able to see Whoopi in person. I love the way she always cuts through the bullshit (ha! a golden and gelded one!) and isn't afraid to be her own person. Thanks for this informative review of her show.
absolutely Lisa! the whole hall appreciated her straight talk and no bars held talk. There's so much she spoke of .....and so much she did not. She had this huge board with teh topics written in big letters which she had no shame in showing..."Becasue I dotn rememeber s***" It was quite something...
I really liked this one. Whoopi has been one of my favorite actors/comediens/people for years. As others already responded - the woman call em' just as she sees em'. Jumpin' Jack Flash and Sister Act are two of my all time favorite movies.

Thanks for sharing.

Tetrazole
I've always admired her "don't hold back" policy within her outstanding humor. We could use more of it.

Thanks for sharing with us. It's a Nobel Peace Prize, people need to be hopeful, not hateful.
R
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Thank you for sharing. I love Whoopi too. Written so well, my friend. I hope you can write someday a book about your life.
Bakhyt
What a great way to brighten my Sunday. I love Whoopi -- always have, always will.
Thanks CH. Me too. She seems to have said something controversial recently which has turned some off. I still think she has a mind of her own and is very entertaining .....
thanks for posting about this. i love the clip about obama and the nobel!