ROSEANNE BARR - BARR SLAMS OPRAH OVER POLTICS

Outspoken comedienne ROSEANNE BARR has slammed OPRAH WINFREY's political beliefs in a bitter blog posting on the Internet. The former Roseanne star insists talk show queen Winfrey is conning the public with her much-hyped support of Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama - because she's secretly a hardline "closeted Republican". In the bizarre online attack, Barr claims Winfrey chose to back Barama over rival Hillary Clinton because she doesn't like "other women who actually stand for something to working American women besides glamour, angels, Hollywood and dieting." Barr also takes aim at Obama, claiming the liberal AfricanAmerican politician backs "right wing corporate racist antiworker bulls**t." The comments caused such a stir that critics and fans alike crashed Barr's website with responses on Friday (11Jan08). The fuss prompted the comedienne to offer an explanation for her attacks. She added, "Oprah has been a force for good for a long time, and I just got carried away with my preference for Hilary (sic) over Obama. I'm sorry Oprah."