Barbara Walters on Obama: ‘We Thought He Was Going To Be The Next Messiah’ ‘But he still has time’ Barbara Walters says we all thought Obama was going to be the next messiah, but, ‘he still has several years to go’ in his presidency. So she’s still giving him some time to become our next Jesus. Source: CNN Photo: CNN Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ