Rosie O'Donnell -- come on down?

Miami Herald ^ | 6/13/2007 | Staff

[GFritsch]

Rosie O'Donnell isn't giving up on her Price Is Right dreams, reports E!Online.

The former View cohost says she's still talking to the game show's higher-ups about replacing Bob Barker as host.

While speaking with Ross ''The Intern'' Mathews in a video posted on her blog, O'Donnell says she's ``begging on a daily basis.''

''I still send them e-mails every day,'' O'Donnell says.

If she gets the job, O'Donnell wants Mathews to be the announcer. ''This would make The Price Is Right a very big show again,'' she says.

Mathews jumped on the idea. ''For free, I would do it,'' he says.

But even O'Donnell admits that it's a ''slim chance'' she'll land the gig.

''They have to want me, I've learned,'' she said.

Barker ended his 35-year run on the show last week when he taped his last episode. However, he has said he would return in the fall on a temporary basis if a new host isn't found by then.

Meanwhile, O'Donnell has been busy making appearances at stops on the True Colors Tour, a nationwide tour featuring performances by Cyndi Lauper, Rufus Wainwright and Margaret Cho, among others. One dollar of every ticket sold will benefit the Human Rights Campaign

[7thson]

I think you missed the joke.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Well, she is a barker...

[Chaguito]

I thought this was Scrappleface.

[reagan_fanatic]

One sponsor, however, is interested in Rosie getting the nod: Snap-On-Tools.

I think she'd be better off at Home Depot hawking tongue-in-groove flooring and stain-resistant carpeting.

[est1995]

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!! There are people that take her seriously???? YEAH RIGHT!!!!

[Ol' Sox]

If you wish to comment on Rosie taking over for Bob Barker, go to this website:

http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/#

scroll to the bottom of the page and select "Feedback". In the window that pops up, select the drop-down list labeled "Choose a CBS Category" and scroll down to "DAYTIME" and select "The Price is Right". Then add your comment and send it off to CBS.

As long as you are there, and in a comment making mood, you may as well let Les Moonves know how much you enjoy Katie Couric's news show! /sarc

[airborne]

"Rosie O'Donnell! Come on down!"

[ErnBatavia]

“Bob Barker” would be a good name for a chihuahua.

That was my brother's dog's name....given because it'd never shut it's yap.

[Mr. Jazzy]

Dad!

hahaha

[Burkean]

If she would stick to the script and stay in her “Good Rosie” persona I think she would be okay. But the powers that be should keep in mind what she did to Redbook magazine.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Yeah, it fits most of them to a tee!

[BenLurkin]

[libs_kma]

"I think Happy Gilmore said it best: "The price is wrong b!tch!"

That was right before Bob put the old man smackdown on Happy wasn't it? :)

[pgyanke]

Well, Bob Barker has a black belt in Karate... earned by training with Chuck Norris. Happy’s got nothing on that!

[GFritsch]

I’m not politically correct. I just don’t like lesbians, svelte or fatsos!

[GFritsch]

Woof, woof!

[libs_kma]

"Well, Bob Barker has a black belt in Karate... earned by training with Chuck Norris. Happy’s got nothing on that!" Nothing except 40 years of youth. That might count for something. Take a 70+ year old to the ground (not a tough task), and black belt or not, it's game on. :)

[Lezident]

I thought she was holding out as running mate for Hillary?

[ToddBush]

I think I just through up in my own mouth.

[Rastus]

Yeah, but as he said: “My body’s a deadly weapon, but only to myself.”