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Roseanne Bar—the blue collar comedian who had a long-running show about the travails of poor white folks selling loose meat sandwiches in Lanford, Illinois—is a political extremist.
Like a lot of white folks on the fringes who feel left behind in the modern America economy, Rosie oscillates between extremist poles. On one hand, she supported Occupy Wall Street, re-tweeted George Zimmerman's parents home address, and ran as a Green Party candidate before switching to the Peace and Freedom Party, home to Ralph "Unintended Consequences" Nader.
On the other hand, she hangs with some holocaust deniers and other assorted racists.
And now she's supporting the racist, Donald Trump, for President.
People are mad. In Portland, where Barr is scheduled to perform at the Newmark Theatre tonight, especially so.
Amy Miller, the first winner of WW's first Funniest 5 comedy poll who recently moved to LA, is opening for her hero, which has draw fire.
Related: Amy Miller's exit interview on Portland comedy and leaving for LA
Miller—known for calling out Portland's racism in her time here—will still do the show.
" I wouldn't be doing comedy without her. And I also understand somebody hating Hillary," Miller tells WW.
On Facebook, Miller called out the hypocrisy of her critics.
"Wait, what's that? New Seasons gave millions of dollars to the Jeb Bush campaign? Haha! Oh, Portland. U R 2 CUTE. Great salad bar! Those Nikes you have on are pretty cool."
She also sees some sexism. Miller says she's opened for lots of male comedians who've said abhorrent things without anyone complaining.
"Whether you know it or not, your anger is gendered," she wrote.
It's also possible Barr is just trolling America. She's great at that. Remember this?
Willamette Week