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Rosie's Success, and Failure: A Post-Mortem, or, "America, Say Goodbye to Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy"
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| Silly
Posted on 04/24/2007 11:51:53 PM PDT by Silly
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posted on
04/24/2007 11:51:54 PM PDT
by
Silly
To: Silly
How dare you insult the “Queen of Nice.” /sarc
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:05:22 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Barack Hussein Obama: The Manchurian Candidate from the Maddrassa)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Oh, I dare, baby, I dare. I’d like to meet another Freeper who has been physically closer to Rosie (now that’s a scary thought) than I.
So tell me, I’m begging you, is my post brilliant, or is it brilliant? On a scale from one to ten, one being brilliant, ten bring Einstein Squared, where do I stand?
I ask this in all humility.
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:11:32 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http;//www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: Silly
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:14:06 AM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: Silly
![](http://www.barnum-museum.org/images/giftshop%20photos/artofmoney.gif)
Barnum and Bailey, and many other circuses, fascinated the dullest, most gullible minds of their day, playing them for suckers, by dragging out every imaginable freak they could find and promising entertainment for a nickel. People shows up in droves to see these freaks. Anyone too tall, too short, too ugly, too strange to make it in the real world using real talent to serve the public was preyed upon, placed in cages behind curtains, and exploited for the amusement of the mindless.
To: Westlander
That’s a contradiction in terms.
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:16:37 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http;//www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: GATOR NAVY
Great pic. One born every minute, and two to take him.
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:17:41 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http;//www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: Silly
7.5, and I grade hard....
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:21:16 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Barack Hussein Obama: The Manchurian Candidate from the Maddrassa)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:23:15 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http;//www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: Silly
![](http://home.comcast.net/~sideshowmike/Images/freaks_1.jpg)
"One of us... one of us... one of us..."
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:27:56 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("On 11/07/06, 'true' conservatives and 'rat traitors joined forces to bring Sharia law to America.")
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Oh, that is too rich.
Where the #@^&$%$ is your mother buried?
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:30:10 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http;//www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
One better:
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posted on
04/25/2007 12:33:06 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http;//www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: Silly
Silly, this is indeed brilliant.
My grading scale is slightly different. I look at it like this, would I expect to see this in a paper. 1 is the lowest grade, and 10 is the highest. Some examples:
1 - Typical college liberal editorial
2 - Typical Duluth News Tribune editorial
3 - Typical New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Minneapolis Red Star Tribune editorial
4 - Newsweek, Time editorial
6 - Slate editorial (liberal, but in all fairness well written)
7 - A GOOD WorldNetDaily.com editorial
8 - Wall Street Journal editorial
9 - National Review editorial
10 - Commentary, Human Events editorial, Conservative think tank stuff
Bearing all of this in mind, I would give you a 7.0 (and yes, I am fussy). I think this is worthy of publication.
Some real gems that struck me.
Barnum and Bailey, and many other circuses, fascinated the dullest, most gullible minds of their day, playing them for suckers, by dragging out every imaginable freak they could find and promising entertainment for a nickel. People shows up in droves to see these freaks. Anyone too tall, too short, too ugly, too strange to make it in the real world using real talent to serve the public was preyed upon, placed in cages behind curtains, and exploited for the amusement of the mindless.
Let me tell you, this woman was scary. Ugly doesn't say it. Angry-ugly is a better word. Her ugliness, as Trump astutely observed, came from within and infected her exterior. It made me sad and heartbroken to see this ruined shell of a human being. It didn't surprise me, but it did take me aback. All of her self-hate was pouring out of her eyes. This woman hates herself and her hatred for the world is just an outflow.
And let's be clear: Barbara Walters was merely her zookeeper. She herself is a washed out entertainer, a has-been, who once had credibility as a journalist, but now has none.
Insightful and thought provoking. Great stuff!
Here are some of the parts that I thought went over the top.
But as soon as you start popping your pustules and squirting them on customers, you no longer have value as entertainment, and no amount of sympathy of will bring them back. You are now a worthless freak: No inherent value, and no entertainment value either. Just a nuisance.
Rosie, in fact, is Jo-Jo The Dog Faced Boy. She was always been Jo-Jo The Dog-Faced Boy. She has been nothing more than a freak which TV execs exploited to line their own pockets.
I think if you were to cut these two lines out all together (and a couple of other little things), you could raise the rank one full point to Wall Street Journal quality.
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posted on
04/25/2007 1:31:03 AM PDT
by
dbehsman
(NRA Life Member, and loving every minute of it!)
To: dbehsman
Thank you very much for your thoughts. I popped this out in a bar tonight (you can tell by the late hour) whilst listening to karaoke and drinking Jameson.
I’ve published it on my blog, sarcasmoff.com, and will take your suggstions to heart. I think what you have pointed out as over-the-top may be the Ann Coulter in me, but your thoughts are extremely valuable.
Let’s call it a work in progress, and you my coach.
Kindest regards,
Silly
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posted on
04/25/2007 1:53:26 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http;//www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: Silly
Nice post Silly!
You nailed it with Rosie's self hate. There can be no other explanation for her tirades, and bitter attacks against those who would disagree with her.
Elizabeth Hasselback has shown enormous restraint.
Walters is also the classic enabler. If she were concerned for others on her show, she would have not allowed this self destruction to take place.
Wishing you continued good health, and success in the future.
Cheers!
To: Northern Yankee
Thank you very much! A fine how-de-do from NYC!
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posted on
04/25/2007 3:53:50 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http://www.sarcasmoff.com)
To: Silly
A very good “on target” essay. I remember Rosie when she did stand up comedy. She wasn’t side splitting funny, but pleasant, and relatively clean.
I don’t know what happened to her. I watched her talk show periodically, until she jumped into Tom Selleck’s sh*t with both feet. The shocked look on his face matched mine, I guess. Maybe “coming out” ain’t all that after all...
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posted on
04/25/2007 4:44:52 AM PDT
by
TheSpottedOwl
(Head Caterer for the FIRM)
To: Silly
She has been nothing more than a freak which TV execs exploited to line their own pockets. Other than Tammy Bruce, I haven't ever seen a lesbian who isn't miserable. I know several in the military and they are always talking down to straight females and males. They think they are above regulations and do what they want. Some have been relieved for their unethical behavior, but others "know" someone to stay in and are never even counseled.
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posted on
04/25/2007 4:45:31 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
To: Silly
Apparently she is leaving the View to get her own show. She signed a 40 million dollar contract for five year a month ago. She does not seem to be going anywhere at this time.
To: Silly
in a dusty trailer outside El Paso or Omaha. Hey, a lot of us in Omaha wouldn't watch Rosie even if she was in a bottle of formaldahyde!
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posted on
04/25/2007 5:12:04 AM PDT
by
Vor Lady
(Liberals...anti self-defence ideologues...)
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