Posted on 04/25/2007 8:45:26 PM PDT by MindBender26
As many FReepers know, FR has had the inside track on Rosie O'Donnell's impending deaprture from "The View" since we first posted an article on it last January.
Am in New York tonight and attended a "celabratory" party thrown by some of old CBS cronies to help friends at ABC celebrate Rosie's rushed retirement.
(We had to host them to a party at a CBS watering hole so the ABC types would not be seen celebrating too hearily at their usual hangouts.)
Here is the inside scoop from the ABCers:
Rosie was a marked woman (?) ever since she got into a public pissing contest with Barbara Walters. It was not the first they had fought, but last January, it finally broke into the MSM gossip columns.
Unfortunately, there was no way BW could dump her without paying huge contractual penalties and risk offending the oh-so-important Gay community.
But BW is a very tough woman. She made it to the top "cleanly" when the only way other women did that was either sleeping with the Suits or in one case, sleeping with a sitting (or in this case, reclining) President. (No it was not Slick or his ethical Godfather, JFK.)
BW plays for keeps, and a few days ago when Rosie was particualrly vulgar, F-bomb and all in front of 2000 distinguished women (and, fortunately for BW, 17 teen age girls) (see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822558/posts?page=47#47), it gave BW the ammunition she needed.
In the wake of Imus, that kind of thing does not cut in front of kids, and BW knew she had the leverage she wanted. Someone, we will never know, (yeah, sure) called a high ranking official in New York law enforement and "encouraged" them to "inquire about" possible "contributing to the delinguency of a minor" charges.
Since there was a morals clause in her "View" contract, Rosie's "people" knew she was f-ed. (which, if you think about that visually, it's not a pretty sight.)
The Suits made Rosie's people an offer they couldn't refuse: Go quietly, or law enforcement might step in and you will go very painfully.
Rosie knew that would kill her career. ABCers love that she will be going because as they said, the only thing they have had a "View" of recently is her fat horizon-to-horizon arse.
In the words of one very senior ABC on-air talent. "Was Rosie pushed or did she jump? She will be spending the next 3 months trying to wash Barbara Walters' palmprints off her fat backside."
What are the chances of a returning Star Jones?
Are these the ONLY possible folks????
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Should we take up a collection?
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But who is the woman?
Zero. Alec Baldwin would be a good replacement for Rosie - he's like the female version of her.
I figured as soon as I heard the news today. That awards luncheon she hosted was the final straw. The story about the contract dispute with ABC was just a way to give Rosie a graceful exit.
ALL of ‘em!
HELEN THOMAS!!
WooHoo.....except I really would have liked the police to make a visit to the piece of excrement. Can you imagine her having kids around and the foul mouths THEY will have?
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But BW is a very tough woman. She made it to the top “cleanly” when the only way other women did that was either sleeping with the Suits or in one case, sleeping with a sitting (or in this case, reclining) President. (No it was not Slick or his ethical Godfather, JFK.)
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I would like to Know who was sleeping with the suits and Presidents?
That I will not say, for she was a great and beautiful lady.
I had a friend who was worked in the Johnson White House so I had heard stories about him....the post mentioned “one case” (in particular) of someone who made it to the top by sleeping with a president. I guess I’m just curious....not enough to do tonight. LOL
Cheryl Crowe. Twice as stupid and hetro as far as I know.
LOLOL....GOOD ONE!
Johnson, yes.
As far as the lady, sorry, but she was always great to me when I was on the way up, so my lips are sealed.
Could this bespeak the end of her career? Alas, wishes all around.
Was the Pres FDR?
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