Posted on 06/16/2007 9:52:27 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Bob Barker endorsed his friend Rosie O'Donnell as a possible successor on "The Price Is Right," although the newly retired host isn't sure CBS wants a woman to take over the game show.
"I believe they're going to have a meeting with Rosie," Barker said backstage Friday night at the Daytime Emmy Awards, where he won his 19th trophy.
"She knows the show," he said. "There's no doubt in my mind she could do the show. Now, whether they want a lady host, I don't know. I've never heard that discussed. As far as I know, they've only auditioned men."
Barker said his friendship with O'Donnell goes back several years, when she had him as a guest on her old daytime talk show.
"She told me she loved `The Price Is Right' and wanted to host it one day," he recalled.
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Yeccchhhhhh! But she's probably propositioned them all.
Well it would certainly give a whole new meaning to “come on down.”
LOL, end of the price is right.
I’ve heard the crazy stories about Holly and Diane. Maybe it’s just show business, but Barker always seemed to have things under control and put on his game face.
Plinko!
I'm sorry, Bob, but you're softer than a sneaker full of s#@t.
“Among those reportedly in the running are Todd Newton of the E! network, Mark Steines of “Entertainment Tonight,” George Hamilton and John O’Hurley. But Barker said O’Donnell is his pick.”
Well I’ve heard of one of them .....
No, he is not an uber-lib. He is very supportive of the military and is a Navy veteran. He is also very good friends with Chuck Norris and learned martial arts from him.
And there’s this: http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Bob_Barker.php
And the line that he “endorsed” Rosie O’Donnell is misinformation.
He’s probably right that she is capable of hosting of the show - but as in other endeavors she probably wouldn’t be able to help but insert unnecessary, outrageous nonsense to tarnish the show.
Barker: Remarks not a Rosie endorsement
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_ce/people_barker_o_donnell;_ylt=AjguCtN2986rpDFNVkg8L1nMWM0F
Actually when placed in their proper context, they aren’t. Someone just asked him what he thought about O’Donnell being considered and she said that she knew the show and he though she could do a good job. He did not say she was his pick - that is editorializing on the part of the reporter who wrote this initial article.
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