(CNN) - Barbara Streisand is among the Democratic Party's leading Hollywood supporters and has charged President Bush stole the 2000 and 2004 elections, but all that seemed like water under the bridge Sunday when the famed entertainer appeared at the White House.
Streisand, who was honored at the Kennedy Center Sunday evening for her legendary career, got a kiss on the cheek from the president at the White House shortly before the event kicked off. Streisand did give the president a kiss back.
The event was so surreal it was played on video for attendees of the Kennedy Center honors later in the evening.
"Art transcends politics this weekend," Streisand said of her venture to the Bush White House, according to the Associated Press.
Though Streisand, who has called for Bush's impeachment, said it would be "lovely" if she instead received the award under President-elect Barack Obama.
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Dear Mr. President...
Could you please stop pardoning turkeys, dedicating paintings of yourself and smooching celebrities for just a moment and address all of us on the state of our tanked economy? You are still in office for a number of days yet. Just a reminder.
Thanks!
<3 Salt
Streisand is SO irrelevant that I am amazed CNN reports this.
And then she made a mad dash for the disinfectant.
I agree Barbara. It would have been better to receive the award under President Obama.
She is happy to be kissing him good-bye. If it would speed his departure I would give him a hug.
Streisand supported Hillary in the primary – she is a smart (and talented) lady!
She did not have to attend the event or just decline the award if she dislikes Bush so much.
My heart goes out to Ms. Streisand. It would have been much more of an honor to receive the award from an honorable man - P-E Barack Obama.
Instead, she received a kiss from a cold, lying, dishonorable fish.
She should have kick him where it most hurts, by accident of course.
Disgusting. What is wrong with that woman?
I couldn't let this monster kiss me, no matter what the circumstances.
Barbara Streisand just kissed the biggest criminal of the world.
Big deal-her kiss would be like the kiss Jesus received from Judas Iscariot.......how many pieces of silver was she paid to be nice?
eeeewww!
i don't care for either of them.
It's the end of the world! Run for your lives!!!!!!!!!
Are you predicting gas will be four dollars a gallon? Hum didn't know that. he probably didn't know that Streisand was calling for his impeachment either or perhaps to much partying threw him over the edge.
Remember when Marlon Brando kissed Larry King.
Art does transcend politics but Bush's understanding and appreciation of art is nil.
I hope he has his shots up to date!
BARBARA enjoyed her kiss to send off the worst president in history of US (bush), the destroyer of the republican party
If she had any integrity at all she would have been true to her convictions about GW Bush and turned her back on him.
It shows that Babs and her ILK in hollywood are all hot air, although it is an example of how one should act, if for nothing else, a show of respect for the office. For that I give her credit.
Isn't it amazing how there haven't been any claims that Obama stole the election? I guarantee you that if McCain had one, that's all we'd be hearing...
Go, Babs!
Ms. Streisand....you cannot even be a polite human being.....you are a really cruel, insensitve person.....we are all God's children...did you ever hear of GOD...be nice, tis the season girl!
How ungrateful can you get...I think that there are other entertainers that deserved the reward before her. If it wasn't for Bush keeping us safe all these years she may not have been alive to enjoy this award at all!
I'll bet this dumb broad didn't even know the President kissed her!!!
Ew.
Just like Obama is bringing some of his rivals to work for him, Bush is recognizing people that are actually against him. Not a big deal!
Streisand needs to stick to entertainment and stay out of politics. Impeachment? Are you kidding me? You don't impeach a president simply because you disagree with his ideas.
Like most Hollywood Hypocrites, Ms. Streisand has chosen personal gain over her lofty political ideals instead. She certainly had the option of waiting to be kissed by the 'Big O' but chose instead to 'get it now' from a man whose grace and manners transcends her political ideology.
Kudos to G. W. for showing that the President can honor ALL Americans for their achievements, even those who have been critical, vicious and just outright rude (including Jimmy Carter). Way to go George, your mama would be proud!
He should have punched her in the mouth instead of a kiss. I could have respected him for that.
Barbara Streisand is maybe the stupidest entertainer ever. But she has A LOT of competition.
WHO IS JOHN GALT?
Yuk.
The worst kind of Conservative embraces the worst kind of Liberal. I'll have nightmares tonight.
Who cares what a Hollywood type thinks?
Although I am a clear Bush "disliker", Barbra's or any entertainer's views have no impact on my choices for politicians or anything else!
They are, in fact, only pretenders.
Typical. Can't have your cake and eat it too Babs.
YUCK.
No, what Bush has done was sodomize American society. It is NOT water under the bridge. Hold him accountable.
Lucky guy, President Bush. Clinton would have found a way to insert the tounge
I'm sure Barbra wanted to bend over and give W. a proper target to kiss...
Not that I am a fan of President Bush, but I would rather kiss Bush's wife than kiss Barbara Streisand. I have also been a democrat for the past 50 years and recently voted for Barrack. I honor Barbara as one of the best entertainers of all times, but think she should stay out of politics. Al democrats don't have the same views as the Hollywood hot line. I also don't feel Bush or Clinton should have been impeached. Bush had majority support from Congress and the Senate for the war. Despite the intentions of going to war against Sadom Hussaine should have been done a long time ago by all the countries that signed the international law against Genicide. Someone has to be a leader and America stepped up to the plate even if it was decades too late. I am surprised Barbara who is Jewish never gave that a thought. It is OK to commit Genocide as long as it is not done against the Jews.
With a snot like there's no wonder Barbara's head turns WAY left...
Could this be the beginning of a beautiful relationship?
betcha she secreted herself right to the bathroom to wash Bush's slime off her cheek and wash her mouth out with listerine!
Barbra met John Kennedy while he was President (this while her career was just starting to take-off). It's amazing to think about how many presidents have come and gone since then. Congratulations to Miss Streisand and I wish her many more years of what she does best – singing better than anybody else!
Let Barbara sing and the President ride off into the sunset to let history be the best judge of his 8 years in office. People were so displeased with Truman in 1952, and now history give him great marks.
How would Rice know about being a good SOS she never was anygood at either SOS or NSA. She is another of Bushes's people who should be in jail.
Gag me with a spoon! LOL
The kiss of goodby!
blah blah blah
Gosh, i think i actually like Bush more than Barb
She's like butter...
I think it's possible to disagree with someones politics, and still like, or even love the person, I have many friends from the "other" party, big deal.
She should keep her mouth shut about politics.
She obviously thinks her award is more important than her politics
just shows streisand is a hypocrite.
NOW NOW BARBARA BE NICE! LOL
Kiss of a killer!!! Interesting!!!
Babs kissed a Republican???? Isn't this the same person that said she hadn't been able to perform until Clinton was inaugurated??? Did you need the publicity Babs?
Hopefully everyone is civil about this, it is an honor to receive an award from your goivernment for your achievments; even if the President is not one you are fond of. this is the way our democracy works and I for one I'm thankful for it.
Striesand should be honored, but isn't and it's funny what some people will do for attention. I think what Bush did is what you call turning the other cheek. After making ridiculous statements about President Bush, such as impeachment and theft of the office and after her husbands son stars in a sappy movie about Bush, then she attends a function at the White House and smiles as if nothing has happened. Give me a break...they should have thrown her out on her nose.
Ugh....gross....I didn't need this so soon after my Cheerios !!!!
How could W be so low to accept a kiss from this lady, of all people. W your standards are going low
Slow news day, CNN? This is pretty lame.
If it would have been "lovely" to receive the award from President Elect Obama then I guess Babs should have demonstrated the courage of her convictions and declined the honor at this time.
Barbara, shut up and show some respect for our president. Be happy that you received this outstanding reward.
My first question is, why is Streisand invited to the White House? For that matter, why are Hollywood people there? Man, I knew the President is gonna take it slow but never this slow...
Why in the hell would he kiss that woman?
I like Babs, but sometimes she is way to arrogant. It is a Kennedy Center Honor. She should be grateful that she is receiving one, regardless who the President might be. Why doesn't she just refuse the honor and see if the committee will even vote for her again next year? Geez...get over yourself!
In this case, a kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point.
Ewwww!
He wasn't kissing her....he was getting close enough to lay a big hocker on her cheek!
Kiss of death.
Did Babs lift her skirt before Bush kissed her on the cheek?
"Art transcends politics this weekend," Streisand said...............the translation of this statement is: "Don't think of me as shallow, hypocrisy is OK as long as I'm getting awards and recognition in the process."
What has she done for this country ??
Ah, the kiss of Judas,how sweet.
i bet the poor like me would like to kick his behind that sorry S B
Wow. And here I didn't think Bush could possibly get more disgusting.
Streisand is an avid democrat and far to the left. Bush is all GOP and way over on the right. He has also been a horrible president. This kiss was respectful from both parties. She is probably happy as hell the tenure of this dork is near it's end.
Not for nothing Barbara does nothing for me and I cant for the life of me see why anyone thinks she is special...what she should be doing is thanking God for what she does have and not think she is the rule of the world and everyone is going to listen to her... she thinks she is the big cheese.....not
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Come on, CNN-her name is Barbra, not Barbara.
Take back the award! How ungrateful and disrepectful can you be!
barbra is rude and ugly
lets give love a chance.
Barbara you traitor.
If I were in her position, I would have NOT accepted the award from this lame excuse of a president.
What a noble thing for our President to do!! The bigger question is, "why is Barbara Streisand getting any kind of award?" Her singing is no better than her politics!
Barbara Streisand: one of the most moronic voices of the Hollywood left. "Art transcends politics," she says. Who would call what she does (singing every other song as if it were a parade anthem) ART? Just another obtuse celebrity. Shut up and sing! Oh, sorry, it's "Barbra."
Perhaps after a stint of 8 years as President, Mr. Bush has caught the acting bug, and plans to move to Hollywood. . .
Streisand is a loser. Although she has a good voice. Her politics are plain stupid. Thank you George Bush for keeping this country safe since 9/11 and fighting back HARD in the war on terror. You liberals who call him an idiot and call for his impeachment, like dumbarses, oughta be ashame of yourselves and move to cuba.
Don't know what people see in her ...she's never done anything that I can see.....
she should feel honored that he bothered to give her a kiss ...... he kept her in a safe America so she could be free to be there....I really don't think people realize where we could be today if it wasn't for President Bush keeping America safe.....
The world must be coming to an end if these two are kissing. She promised to leave the country if he got re-elected. I am still waiting for her to pack and move. And he can move on anytime!
For those that think that Barbra has not done anything for this country because she is a democrat, what have you the republican done? She is like any of us and she sings for some people that like her voice and pay to listen. Go and figure what you like doing and stop castigating Hollywood or anybody that is not in your camp
President Bush may have struggled in areas of his presidency, but he has always been a gracious person and gracious host. Hopefully some of the left wingers can learn that lesson.
Yuck! I can't believe he kissed that skaaank! Blech! Okay, now that's going just a bit too far! She's grotesque. President Bush – say it ain't so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would have SPAT in her face!
Barbara knows-which side of her bread is buttered.
Despite her liberal leanings–she is fully aware that not just wealthy liberals are patrons of the arts.
I saw her once in a New York park when she was filming "Prince Of Tides." She's not a very friendly person, it seems. No surprise.
She probably went home and scrubbed with steel wool and scalding hot water. Can you say "COOTIES"? EEeeww! Poor woman.
How ungrateful. I can't stand the broad!
"i bet the poor like me would like to kick his behind that sorry S B" -
"robert e lowe" – instead of trying to blame President Bush for your misfortunes, why don't you get off the internet and get a job – LOSER! Oh, but HELP IS ON THE WAY, loser – so your handout will be coming soon.
I am sure President Bush threw up after kissed Babs
Next thing you know Ann Coulter will be under the covers with Al Franken !!! Go Al !!!
You people need to learn to respect to office of president, regardless of how you feel about the person in it.
Only time will really tell what affects Bush had on our nation. I never voted for him, but come on. Opinions polls tracking the whining and rants of a nation of selfish imbeciles shouldn't deter a statesman (or woman) just doing the job they were elected to do the best they know how. And there's a nation of people now free from a dictator's terror and torture who might think differently about Bush than you do.
Grow up and show some respect.
WHO CARES???? THis is newsworthy?????
It's the crying game all over again!
She's one talented lady and deserves the award. To say otherwise, you know squat about talent. As for Bush, enough said.
Gross! I hope she washed her face immediately!
Mr Bush please go get some anti-biotics. You have no idea where that woman's cheeks have been!
Being the in the same room with that mental midget would make my skin crawl, much less getting a kiss from him!
BarBRA Streisand is one of the most talented singers of this generation. She is most deserving of this honor, and as Bush is on the way out, I don't have a problem with her comments at all.
I hope President Bush wsa not sickened
i suppose our king bush is drinking again. and barbra prolly went home used a steel bristle brush washed her face out from being kissed by a war criminal.
Then Bush should take it back and she can wait for Oh Sh!* to bestow it upon her.
Don't who was more disgusted by it...Hmmmm...
Why would any person want to be within 10 yards of thet pig? With her even the famed lipstick doesn't work. Makes me want to puke.
She should have bitten him.
NOTHING SHOULD TRANSCEND THE TRUTH, NOTHING !!!!!!!
He is still human and there is no reason why she should not have kissed him back. After all we are civilized people. You can still hate what someone does or what they stand for and not hate the person. Although it is very hard in Bush's case not to hate both!
what has bush done for this country?
It was disrespectful for bush to put her in an awkward position, but it sounds like she handled it very well with the "art transcends...." comment.
It would be "lovely" if they took the honor back from her....period.
Why is any of this even in the news? Who really cares about either!!!
When she saw him approach her, Babs reportedly yelled, "Well hello gorgeous!"
Hey Lowe
you're not poor because of Bush you're poor because you want to blame everyone for your porblems. Get oof your butt and stop blaming bush for your problems
get a room
Michael Corleone also kissed Fredo. Don't accept any boat rides, Babs!
What an ungrateful pig she is!
If I was Barbra I'd go scrub & disinfect my face really really good now.
Someone help to understand why she was being honored? I am at a loss
So, she slams Bush every chance she gets, except at award time. Streisand is a has-been. This award may revive a dead career, probably not, but hey, you never know. Of course she would put aside politics for it. What would you expect her to do? Stand by her principles? I think not!
A washed up actress gets a kiss from a lame duck failure. Slow news day I take it?
i found her to be quite delightfully honest!
Hey RJN, she hasn't done anything for this country! What has Bush done but put us on the brink of extinction as an economic power and reduce our respect in the world to virtually nothing????
Barf..
Who cares what this overrated bimbo thinks anyway . . . as ugly as she is, she should be glad anyone would kiss that face. Only fans she has are older gay men.
They should take her awards away since she is so ungrateful and kick her butt out to the street where she belongs.
I dont like Bush either but I could care less what some vapid supersized ego star thinks about anything. She is wasted space . . . she hasnt done anything for this country herself.
This is Bush's way of pocking her in the eye. Good for him.
I think it's the ultimate "ha ha" on Babs – hopefully thought up by the not-so-stupid Bush. This is what she deserves – NOT receiving the award from the Obama administration. If she didn't like it, then why did she accept it? EGO – that's why.
This would actually be news if Bush tried to slip her the tongue!!!
I hope Bush didn't get rabies.
I absolutely love it! Barbra is a professional! I believe that is a long await kiss off!!!LOL!!!
In answer to RJN
What has he done for this country?
THE FAREWELL KISS FOR THE WAY WE WERE
If I recall correctly, the Kennedy Center awarded her the Honors during a Republican Administration. Regardless of her politics, the Honors were long overdue and exceedingly well deserved.
Why are we not hearing any comments about the drug induced frenzied actions of Daltry, Townsend or the actions of Jones, which got him in hot water many years ago? Art is art, politics is politics....Get over it people....
Hopefully she was wearing poisonous lipstick...
God forbid the wacko left be nice to anyone with a divergent view. Pres-elect Obama's early moves looks so conservative Barbara may have reservations about showing him any respect soon. The frenzied left I'm sure will keep corks on the molotov cocktails for the honeymoon.
Ewww! Did Babs bring the disinfectant gel?
HOT!
eewww.
Len said it best.
"Slow news day, CNN?"
BS should not of gone to White House with W still there. Its her fault for lowering her standards.
UGH.... give me some sterilizer quick!!
If I were Babs, I think I would have thrown up in my mouth a little after that.
I thought that her name was Barbra Streisand.
Anyway, it's nice to see that those two people can still be adults after Ms. Streisand's obvious contempt for President Bush in the past.
Why do people care about Streisand or any other Hollywood types? I know they are entitled to their opinions, just like any other U.S. citizen, but every election cycle, we're bombarded with their political views, as if they have some special knowledge, or as if we should care. I'm a conservative, so I'm probably on this one, but if these actors and other performers were Republicans, this would be bug me just as much. Please focus on their "art" and stop covering them and their political views, O.K.?
I wonder what Morgan Freeman said to Bush that made the both of them laugh so much!?
Wasn't it Streisand who was at that Obama fundraiser that the republican bloggers used to call him an elitist? Where are all those people when it comes to Bush kissing her? Double standard?
What a great american, that's one of the many reasons America is in this position.
Len said it best.
"Slow news day, CNN?"
Ditto.
Now we know the president has lost it!
Where is my 10 ft pole?
Kill'em with kindness.
Of course, nothing is good enough for the Liberals, they wouldn't know how to breathe if they didn't have something to cry about.
Yikes. President Bush better get his shots updated.
Even the Godfather kissed his victims......
Guess CNN needed some filler.......
You know folks we are all just people. I admire both of them for showing America that despite extremely different positions and opinions, that in the bigger picture we are all the same. If only we could convince the religious right that this is the case. The hatred would definitely subside. Kudos to both of them.
"Ewwww!" – Brian G, Sugar Land, TX
Yeah, can you imagine having to kiss Striesand?
You know it fires her crusty loins to get a kiss from a man like Dubya. He's the kind of white-collar, blue-blood, bad boy she has wanted all her life, but could never get. She can only attract washed-up, no-talent 3rd and 4th-rate show-biz trash like Brolin, or Hillary's sloppy seconds. She had a voice, I'll give her that. But zero talent as an actress, or director, zero intellect, and she's been a horrible, horrible mother. She did crank out an adrorable son though.
La Streisand should have refused the award (like she needs more awards?) rather than recognize war criminal bush on any sort of level. I wouldn't waste spit on him.
My educated guess is that the only reason Bush agreed to honor Ms Streisand now is because he knows she would rather have received it under Mr Obama and ANYTHING to vex her!!! What an adult we are dealing with here.....and contrary to the comments of some, her statements regarding impeachment and theft are shared by most of America at this point and there are many of us out here that wish he would be tried for crimes against the country....bet she washed her check in a hurry....
and we care about this, why?
Im suprised that the old bat can still pucker up with all the Botox in her face.
Get your groove on GW!
Hey LIP, Barbara was at the Kennedy Center and being honnored, not the White House.
Bush had no reason to be there, other than he could.
Get your facts and logic straight.
I know many on this site do not like Pres. Bush...but in my opinion, this is the true ruination of his character and decision making. Say it isn't so, Mr. President!!
It was a polite and gracious act by both. Differing opinions, however expressed, do not stand between citizens of the United States when sharing polite company and are not tolerated in the People's house.
Wow, sounds like some people have as low or lower an opinion of Steisand as they do of Bush. All I can say is that at least whatever Steisand has done has not cost our Country our honor as well as our stability. The only reason he was not impeached was because people did not want to see Cheney in the Oval Office either.
As a conservative evangelical, Isn't this adultery on W's part? Shame, shame, shame...
You can tell it is a sloooooooooooooow news day if we see an article about two poeple no one is interested in anymore!
Could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
Wow, sounds like some people have as low or lower an opinion of Steisand as they do of Bush. All I can say is that at least whatever Steisand has done has not cost our Country our honor as well as our stability. The only reason he was not impeached was because people did not want to see Cheney in the Oval Office either.
Barbra....Next time .Just say no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's hope she is up on her tetanus shots! What kills ME is that he is retiring to within 10 miles of me. YUCK. Please, Georgie, go home to Crawford and leave Dallas alone!
Barbara Streisand is among the Democratic Party's leading Hollywood supporters and has charged President Bush stole the 2000 and 2004 elections.
Is that why the DNC and the RBC and Streisand and her ilk felt justified in stealing the primary elections from Senator H.R. Clinton?
They are both revolting human beings.
Barbie's whoring herself out again. She hasn't done anything in years, is one of the worst primadonnas in show business and a nasty person. But she'll gladly kiss Little Bush just to get some attention. She needs to go far away with Karl Rove and Sarah Palin and never be heard from again.
Not worth a comment.
I agree with Joe:
EEEWWW, I would also much rather be kissed by our President elect. Still the idea and the picture seem very surreal. It's kind of like matter meets anti-matter, I almost would expect them to both go up in smoke!
She was there to get the layout of the place for her next big shin-dig,
Secretary of Entertainment.
Let by gones be bygones, and just smile for a moment! She's showing she is bigger than the Republicans!
And...? There are more important issues to be discussed and CNN chose this?
@ Aaron
I dunno, she sort of makes me want to throw up a little in my mouth as well, but CNN wouldn't post it the first time I tried to say that because everyone seems to worship the Babbling Babs. Never liked her myself though.
Striesand is being honored along with several others at the Kennedy center. The president always honors these individals. It is a nonpartisan affair. dumb dumb bush has done it for the last 8 years. I'm so glad it will be his last.
Folks don't get spun up over this. It is just a social convention. It does not mean that bush likes babs or that babs likes bush. It is just something that is done at these type of ceremonies.
Double standard? of course it is. many of our social customs are double standards... what about it?
And then she said, "don't tell me just to sit and putter, life's candy and the sun's a bowl of butter....don't rain on my parade!"
I hope she had her shots.
PS to RJN... You ask what SHE has done????!!!!
Barbara kissing the President! What a hypocrite.
I hope she used bleach.
Well thank GOD CNN was here to let us know
Well... the first half of George's weekend was spent at the Army-Navy game in Philly. A sellout crowd (70,000) was on hand. I was there and I didn't hear a single boo. All things considered he probably thought he'd rather be in Philly.
Bush should get a Tetanus injection
I think Babs should have considered it improper to recieve anything for the guy she's been railing about.
After all, if GWB hands you an award of ANY kind, whatever it was for is automaticly diminished, and soiled.