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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 12:18 PM Aug 2020

Barbara Walters took on Trump before it was popular...

Well, actually Trump is right that the press has always considered him an asshole.

Here's a compilation--



And, really, click on the link. Trump was trying the same bullshit 30 years ago and Walters wasn't buying it any more then than Swan is now--

https://vimeo.com/388909273

Tons more if you think it's worthwhile to do the searching.
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Barbara Walters took on Trump before it was popular... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 OP
' Was curious about why we haven't heard from Walters in years--sadly she's ill & suffering dementia hlthe2b Aug 2020 #1
I'd almost rather not know. That was my mother's condition in her final years and it's not... TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #2
I'm sorry about your mother and I certainly agree... hlthe2b Aug 2020 #3

hlthe2b

(102,283 posts)
1. ' Was curious about why we haven't heard from Walters in years--sadly she's ill & suffering dementia
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 12:31 PM
Aug 2020

Not unexpected, but sad... All the best to you, Barbara

Barbara Walters’ dementia has left her 'very frail'
https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/barbara-walters-dementia-has-left-her-very-frail/wcm/c824e649-ffe9-45f7-a1f5-f2931ec41d83

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
2. I'd almost rather not know. That was my mother's condition in her final years and it's not...
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 12:42 PM
Aug 2020

the way you want to remember people.

Walters was a pioneer and a giant-- she didn't just make her way to the top, but she made it possible for others, too.

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