Posted on 09/13/2006 8:34:41 AM PDT by Sopater
Rosie O’Donnell, the new host of "The View," restrained herself for exactly one week before letting fly with her extreme liberalism. On the September 12 edition, in response to fellow co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s comment that militant Islam is a grave threat, O’Donnell stated that "radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America." The comedienne also attacked America’s response to 9/11:
O’Donnell: "We were attacked not by a nation. And as a result of the attack and the killing of nearly 3,000 innocent people we invaded two countries and killed innocent people in their countries."Video clip (44seconds): RealWindows Media (1.37 MB at 256 kbps), plus MP3 audio (198 KB)
The segment, which aired at 11:16AM EDT, saw Ms. O’Donnell open up and, for the first time as a ‘View’ host, express her true outlook. The piece began with Rosie inquiring as to whether anyone watched President Bush’s address to the nation. She then read from the speech:
O’Donnell: "He had one sentence that I thought struck me. I thought, what did everyone think? ‘The safety of America depends on the outcome of the battle in the streets of Baghdad.’ And I would say the outcome, really, of America really depends on the battle in the streets of New Orleans, that that city is still decimated and $303 billion have been spent fighting this war. If, literally, a third of that money was put into Katrina and facilitated with honest people who knew how to do it, we wouldn't be in the situation we're in."O’Donnell may be unaware of this, but $110 billion has been designated for the Gulf Coast clean-up. My math could be wrong, but I believe that’s at least a third. Co-host Joy Behar, a fellow liberal, chimed in with this question:
Behar: "Don’t you think it’s clear at this point that they don’t care about New Orleans? If they cared about it, they would have fixed it already."The fact that she believes New Orleans should be completely "fixed" in a year is besides the point. ‘The View,’ a program that is supposed to represent the perspectives of women, is now almost completely in the control of Move-On-type liberals. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the show’s token Republican, meekly submitted to the liberal onslaught. She replied simply, "They should give more."
O’Donnell saved her harshest comments for the war on terror. After Hasselbeck had the temerity to mention the threat of extreme Islam, Rosie responded with her slap at Christianity:
O’Donnell: "And just one second, radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America."This proved too much for even Behar. She replied, in a somewhat bewildered manner:
Behar: "But, but Christians are not threatening to kill us. There’s that difference. This group is threatening to kill us."Hasselbeck also appeared surprised by O’Donnell’s comment. She maintained, "We are not bombing ourselves here in the country." The comedienne had a clever retort for this:
O’Donnell: "No, but we are bombing innocent people in other countries. True or false?"There are two points to be made here. First, apparently Rosie believes that the federal government is a branch of "radical Christianity." Secondly, has she never heard of World War II and the innocent civilians that unfortunately died in the struggle against Nazism? Was that war wrong? Showing a loose grasp on international politics, O’Donnell stated that "Iraq and Afghanistan never threatened to kill us. Ever." Again, perhaps Ms. O’Donnell is unaware of exactly where the Taliban trained and plotted. Finally, on the subject of terrorism, no Rosie segment would be complete with out left-wing, bumper sticker rants. She informed her audience of these grand pronouncements:
O’Donnell: "We will never bring peace at the hands of war....As a species we have to rise above it."O’Donnell quickly added that, when she said faith, she didn’t mean Christianity, but faith in "humanity" and "equality." It appears as though the honeymoon is over. Viewers should expect more hard-left, blame- America comments from Rosie O’Donnell, "The Queen of Nice."O’Donnell: "But in life, you have two choices always, faith or fear. A government should lead by faith, never by fear."
Update 18:07 by Matthew Sheffield. "I love how she acts like Elisabeth Hasselbeck is the dumb one, when she's spouting this crap: 'Afghanistan never threatened to kill us...We will never bring peace at the hands of war.'" Mary Katherine Ham adds.
I never thought I would agree with Rosie O'Donuts, ever, about anything, but I must agree with this one.
That goes with the losers here who seem to be brainless, unable to discuss things rationally, and fail to stay in the religion bible-thumping threads.
God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts...
Lest anyone suffering from a poverty of common sense feels that the comparison is unfair, I am referring to the comparison philosophically. Give the Christian nuts the opportunity, they would slide down the same evil path.
Too manny have forgotten that the most important way to spread the faith is by example, not spittle-spraying harangues.
But where's the perverse enjoyment in that?
The woman is so wrong on so many levels about so many things? Yet, she has a soapbox...
This is neither "information", nor is it "entertainment". Instead it is:
She would need sqaure miles of material.
We always knew she was an idiot. This is just more proof. Maybe the stupid one can point out the massacres committed by the Amish, Mormons and Memnonites again?
I agree. Will it take a month, six months, or a whole year?
Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini would beg to differ.
HAA! You made me snarf my coffee.
If this were 1943, Rosie would be arrested.
Rosie O'Donnell, Matt Lauer, Katie Couric, Meredith Viera, Chris Matthews, Keith Olberman, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson are all passe and going down. And...Oprah Winfrey and her Doctor Phil friend both have screws loose!!!
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Radical Muslim: Osama Bin Laden
Radical Christian: Mother Theresa
Compare/Contrast
Extra credit assignment: Get a clue.
Guess she was too busy criticizing Christians that she had no time to donate.
Just half of her annual pastry budget could rebuild the entire Lower Ninth Ward (minus the radical Christian churches in the area, of course).
Is what this I think woman says important?
Won't happen. The left needs its cartwheeling moonbats to make the mere idiots seem 'normal' and 'reasonable'.
They have used their extremists to drag the debate from the center of the rosd to the left ditch, while the political Right treats their 'extremists' (Constitutionalists, Birchers, and the very religious, not the Fascistic types or racists who are more left than right) like attic children, and thus lets the Left shape the debate.
Since when do we have to listen to the likes of Rosie O'Donnell?? She uses her TV persona as a kickoff pad for her political views, which are hers and hers alone. Anyone is this country has the same venu...but doesn't have the format. Ms.R is what she is...a MOUTHPIECE> and what comes out isn't necessarily robust with intellect.
Keep talking Rosie, you'll just drive more people away from the Rat Party, maybe she's a Karl Rove plant.
Rosie is a bitter pig.
Please, lady, if we had back the insurance money spent to pay back the property owners of the World Trade Center, the life insurance money that paid off for the innocent officeworkers killed by Muslim madmen, and all the government money paid out in compensation to the victims, the airlines, and the future medical bills of the first responders who chose to help get thousands out of the buildings before they fell, do you think we would have enough to rebuild the ancient, rundown houses in New Orleans IN STINKING SOLID GOLD, you ill-informed, misguided Liberal! Try blaming the blood-thirsty murderers who would kill you in your own bed for not wearing a burqua, much less for other things unmentioned, and not America, who has saved the world from despots twice, and will a third time against Islamofacists, as long as you and Hollywood will shut the hell up about things you obviously don't understand.
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