“It was 2 in the morning and I was Ambien tweeting-it was memorial day too-i went 2 far & do not want it defended-it was egregious Indefensible,” she wrote in a message that has since been deleted. “I made a mistake I wish I hadn’t but…don’t defend it please.”

Ambien’s maker, Sanofi, responded.

“While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication,” its U.S. arm said on Twitter. 😆

Reuters:
U.S. President Donald Trump jumped into the uproar over comedian Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet, complaining on Wednesday the Walt Disney Co executive who apologized for her comments had turned a deaf ear to criticism of Trump by the Disney-owned ABC network.

Barr sparked widespread anger with a tweet on Tuesday comparing former Obama administration adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape. Barr wrote in a now-deleted message that if the Islamist political movement “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby = vj.”

The tweet led the Disney-owned ABC network to cancel its hit revival of her “Roseanne” sitcom. Trump has cited the revival’s popularity as evidence that his supporters, who include Barr, want shows that speak to their concerns.

Jarrett said on Tuesday that Disney CEO Bob Iger called her before ABC announced the show’s cancellation.

“Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC. Maybe I just didn’t get the call?” Trump said on Twitter. Trump has been a persistent critic of the news media throughout his campaign and presidency.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told a briefing that Trump’s comments were not a defense of Barr’s tweet.

“The president is simply calling out the media bias. No one is defending what she said,” Sanders said.

Roseanne tweets response to former cast members:
“i created the platform for that inclusivity and you know it. ME. You throw me under the bus. nice!”
– May 30, 2018

Yes indeed. Two really really bad seeds folks. Neither of them capable of learning a thing.

I don’t believe people like Trump and Roseanne Barr are capable of learning any lessons…at least none that’ll motivate them to be less hateful, less mean-spirited, less divisive. Each is happy with himself/herself AND up til now, both of them have been rewarded for their ignorance and reprehensible behaviors.

However, the tide may actually be turning…slowly but surely…against them and their kind(?)

And maybe…just maybe ABC/Disney have learned their lesson(?)

We shall see.