Rosie(O'Donell) told to keep her donation(Canada)

Ottawa Sun ^ | 12/27/05

[Dane]

Tue, December 27, 2005 Rosie told to keep her donation

By CP

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Federal NDP candidate Peg Norman received an offer she had to refuse from former TV chat show host Rosie O'Donnell.

Norman, who is running for the second time in the Newfoundland riding of St. John's South-Mount Pearl, had to say no thanks to O'Donnell's "generous" offer of a donation in the Jan. 23 election campaign because the actress isn't a Canadian citizen.

The offer not only reflects O'Donnell's left-leaning political bent, but also her affection for Canada, says Norman.

"Politically, we're pretty close -- she recognizes the need for social democracy," Norman says.

The two women have known each other for several years.

Norman's partner, filmmaker Gerry Rogers, appeared on O'Donnell's talk show in 2000 to discuss her film, My Left Breast. Rogers made the film after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

"We've kept in touch since then, so when she heard that I was running again in federal politics, she sent a donation," says Norman.

Norman won't comment on the size of the offered donation, which she had to reject, except to say that it "wasn't extravagant, but it was generous."

In a visit to Halifax earlier this year, the openly gay O'Donnell praised Canada for its treatment of gays and lesbians and the legalization of same-sex marriage.

[Dane]

"Politically, we're pretty close -- she recognizes the need for social democracy," Norman says.

Actually the true words to describe Rosie's and Ms. Norman's political ideology would not be "social democracy", but socialism/communism.

[Vaquero]

Rosie O'donut needs to move to Canada, our gay neighbor to the north.

[Neville72]

Aha! Rosie's an NDPer(i.e. socialist/communist). Knew it all along.

[philsfan24]

please move to canada, rosie, please.

[HHKrepublican_2]

NDP- National Dimwitrat Party? (Communists)

Hey! Weve got those here too! they are called Democrats

[bkepley]

I was just thinking the other day that I hadn't heard much from Rosie lately. What an awful human being.

[yer gonna put yer eye out]

"What an awful human being."

You may be stretching the definition of "human"....:0)