The Latest on Rosie O

[BubberMiley]

Actually, I think it was Donald Trump who perpetuated the diatribes, but I wasn't really paying attention. I don't have time for daytime TV.

[scribblet]

What about her statements that the Brit arrests in Iran were somehow a conspiracy as well? Add to these her continued diatribes on Trump, AND the Murdoch mockery and you have someone who's cheese is in danger of sliding off her cracker.

I don't see alot of venom from the right around here, we're actually happy that she's no longer going to be on The View, and I'm sure Babs is too.

I think her cheese has allready slid off, she's unhinged, not the same Rosie from a few years ago.

[BubberMiley]

Unhinged to be sure, but not nearly so much as, say, Bill O'Reilly or Rush Lumbaugh.

[scribblet]

Unhinged to be sure, but not nearly so much as, say, Bill O'Reilly or Rush Lumbaugh.

I beg to differ on that one LOL

[Wilber]

Actually, I think it was Donald Trump who perpetuated the diatribes, but I wasn't really paying attention. I don't have time for daytime TV.

Rosie is a bit of a loose cannon but at least she can be funny. Donald is just a jerk.

[BubberMiley]

I beg to differ on that one LOL

She didn't say the Dixie Chicks need to be slapped, duke it out with Geraldo, or make fun of people with Parkinsons while being strung out on painkillers.

[sharkman]

I must have missed that one, who had a fight with Geraldo?

[scribblet]

"She's leaving because she’s a crass pervasive abnormality, that contaminates the social structure of America and Barbara woke up."

[Guthrie]

Spoiled rich frat boys have a problem with Rosie because she tells the truth.

They would rather attack her than face the truth.

[BubberMiley]

"She's leaving because she’s a crass pervasive abnormality, that contaminates the social structure of America and Barbara woke up."

This sounds like a classic case of selective outrage. How come her dropping the "f-bomb" (which, by the way, isn't a real bomb) in front of the likes of Helen Gurley Brown is considered so offensive, and Rush Limbaugh can say stuff like the following, as cited on Joan Walsh's blog, with nary a peep from anyone:

"Limbaugh insisted that Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-hui 'was a liberal.' How did Limbaugh reach that conclusion about the mentally ill Cho, raised a devout Christian in a red state, who had no apparent political affiliations? "This guy had to be a liberal," the pain-med aficionado told his listeners. "You start railing against the rich and all this other -- this guy's a liberal. He was turned into a liberal somewhere along the line. So it's a liberal that committed this act."

If Rosie O'Donnell had pointed out that the shooter was raised a Christian, she'd be lynched.

[cybercoma]

A prime example of Rosie's judgment was shown when she supported Baldwin verbally abusing his 11 year old daughter. After all the crap she gave Trump, she turns around and supports child abuse. She's an idiot.

[sharkman]

"She's leaving because she’s a crass pervasive abnormality, that contaminates the social structure of America and Barbara woke up."

This sounds like a classic case of selective outrage. How come her dropping the "f-bomb" (which, by the way, isn't a real bomb) in front of the likes of Helen Gurley Brown is considered so offensive, and Rush Limbaugh can say stuff like the following, as cited on Joan Walsh's blog, with nary a peep from anyone:

"Limbaugh insisted that Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-hui 'was a liberal.' How did Limbaugh reach that conclusion about the mentally ill Cho, raised a devout Christian in a red state, who had no apparent political affiliations? "This guy had to be a liberal," the pain-med aficionado told his listeners. "You start railing against the rich and all this other -- this guy's a liberal. He was turned into a liberal somewhere along the line. So it's a liberal that committed this act."

If Rosie O'Donnell had pointed out that the shooter was raised a Christian, she'd be lynched.

I don't know about the lynching, but if Rosie claimed Cho was a conservative, which is more comparative to what Limbaugh said, us conservatives would probably react with about the same knee jerking that Joan Walsh did, whoever she is.

[BubberMiley]

... whoever she is.

Exactly. It didn't exactly get mainstream coverage in the so-called "liberal media," but Limbaugh's remarks were far worse thing than anything Rosie has ever said. Being occasionally vulgar and crass and raising questions about 9/11 are nothing, yet there has been an extraordinary amount of coverage of what she has said. Limbaugh actually equates an insane multimurderer with liberals in general, and people like Scriblett passively "beg to differ" that he's not the true scourge of political dialogue in the U.S., and mock outrage at "f-bombs" spoken in front of society ladies.

[GostHacked]

A prime example of Rosie's judgment was shown when she supported Baldwin verbally abusing his 11 year old daughter. After all the crap she gave Trump, she turns around and supports child abuse. She's an idiot.

And what Alec Baldwin says to his daughter is between him, his daughter, and the mother. That whole media distraction about that phone message/call is just not needed. It is a private matter. So your point here gets tossed out the window, in regards to 'supporting child abuse'. And I think overall it did not contribute to her being let go.

BubberMiley

If Rosie O'Donnell had pointed out that the shooter was raised a Christian, she'd be lynched.

Indeed.

[sharkman]

It gets tossed out the window? Why, who tossed it?

Since Rosie defended Alec publicly, her actions are fit for discussion, plain and simple. And she was indeed wrong to defend his actions. He was wrong to defend his actions, and obviously needs help.

[cybercoma]

It gets tossed out the window? Why, who tossed it?

Since Rosie defended Alec publicly, her actions are fit for discussion, plain and simple. And she was indeed wrong to defend his actions. He was wrong to defend his actions, and obviously needs help.

Thank you.

As private as the matter may be, Rosie O publicly defended his actions after months of bashing Trump for having no moral authority.

Rosie O is in no better position to judge morality after defending Baldwin's abusive telephone message to an 11 year old.

[BubberMiley]

I agree that all parents who have ever lost their temper with their children are crap, but not having ever had any of the little rodents, I can sympathize that they must be terrible things to have to deal with.

[cybercoma]

I agree that all parents who have ever lost their temper with their children are crap, but not having ever had any of the little rodents, I can sympathize that they must be terrible things to have to deal with.

Losing your temper is one thing, going on a 3 minute rant about how an 11 year old is a worthless pig is beyond losing one's temper. Imagine... a father calling his 11 year old daughter a pig.

No seriously, she's 11. Fifth maybe sixth grade? Being called a pig by her own father.

That's disgusting. Nothing can justify that. Girls are particularly pressured by the images they see on TV, in movies and in magazines, then to have your own father tell you you're a pig. Unbelievable.

And Rosie O'Donnell empathizes with him... give me a break. She may have brought ratings, but that doesn't make what she says any more true or worthwhile.

[M.Dancer]

You know he doesn't call her a pig, he calls her a piggie.....more age approriate

[BubberMiley]

And Rosie O'Donnell empathizes with him... give me a break. She may have brought ratings, but that doesn't make what she says any more true or worthwhile.

I find it fascinating that you are able to condemn her for feeling empathetic towards someone you don’t like, but shrug your shoulders and still support someone like Limbaugh after the comments he’s made. I’m not about to support Alec Baldwin, even though I believe he’s left-leaning (though I’m not exactly up on my Hollywood politics), but people on the right are quick to support people like Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh (either actively or through passive silence) when they say more outrageous, offensive things than Rosie O’Donnell ever has. People shouldn’t let their ideology get in the way of their better judgement.

[ScottSA]

He shouldn't have called her a pig, and he obviously has less control of his emotions than most. Almost like the old sweal. But anyone who has gone through a divorce with a partner determined to make life as miserable as possible for one knows the frustration of dealing with the issues around kids. If he was only allowed to make certain contacts with his daughter, and if she was simply and repeatedly ignoring the times (probably at the behest of the mother), then I can certainly understand the anger. Sounds like the kid is being used as a pawn by mommy dearest too.

[cybercoma]

And Rosie O'Donnell empathizes with him... give me a break. She may have brought ratings, but that doesn't make what she says any more true or worthwhile.

I find it fascinating that you are able to condemn her for feeling empathetic towards someone you don’t like, but shrug your shoulders and still support someone like Limbaugh after the comments he’s made. I’m not about to support Alec Baldwin, even though I believe he’s left-leaning (though I’m not exactly up on my Hollywood politics), but people on the right are quick to support people like Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh (either actively or through passive silence) when they say more outrageous, offensive things than Rosie O’Donnell ever has. People shouldn’t let their ideology get in the way of their better judgement.

Ann Coulter is an idiot and I'm sure the world would be a better place if she'd just STFU.

Rush Limbaugh's comments are equally offensive.

Don't think because someone is either "left-wing" or "right-wing" that makes them exempt from being a complete idiot.