ABC Crew Survey Rosie's
Carcass After Beaching.
Posted on 05/25/2007 12:33:13 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Edited on 05/25/2007 3:08:10 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Rosie O'Donnell has fought her last fight at "The View." ABC said Friday she asked for, and received, an early exit from her contract at the daytime chatfest following her angry confrontation with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday. She was due to leave in mid-June.
It ended a colorful eight-month tenure for O'Donnell that lifted the show's ratings but no doubt caused heartburn for show creator Barbara Walters. O'Donnell feuded with Donald Trump and frequently had snippy exchanges with the more conservative Hasselbeck.
O'Donnell said last month she would be leaving because she could not agree to a new contract with ABC executives.
"Rosie contributed to one of our most exciting and successful years at `The View,'" Walters said. "I am most appreciative. Our close and affectionate relationship will not change."
In a statement, O'Donnell said that "it's been an amazing year and I love all three women."
No one was feeling the love on Wednesday, when the argument with Hasselbeck began over O'Donnell's statement last week about the war: "655,000 Iraqi civilians have died. Who are the terrorists?"
Talk show critics accused O'Donnell of calling U.S. troops terrorists. She called Hasselbeck "cowardly" for not saying anything in response to the critics.
"Do not call me a coward, because No. 1, I sit here every single day, open my heart and tell people what I believe," Hasselbeck retorted, and their riveting exchange continued despite failed attempts by their co-hosts to cut to a commercial.
According to a New York Post report, O'Donnell's chief writer, Janette Barber, was allegedly led out of the building on Wednesday after she was caught drawing mustaches on photographs of Hasselbeck in "The View" studios. ABC executives didn't return repeated calls for questions on the incident Friday.
On Thursday O'Donnell had asked for a day off to celebrate her partner's birthday. "The View" aired a taped show on Friday.
On her Web site, O'Donnell posted a scrapbooklike video on Friday with pictures and news clippings of her tenure at "The View." Cyndi Lauper's "Sisters of Babylon" played in the background.
A day earlier, she posted messages on her Web site indicating she might not be back.
"When painting there is a point u must step away from the canvas as the work is done," she wrote. "Any more would take away."
“Our close and affectionate relationship will not change.”
Oh Barbwa, not you too!
Where will I ever learn my history lessons on the Gulf of Tonkin?
ROFL.
OMG. The best photoshop I’ve seen in a long time.
You forgot to say “Hates Christians”
Can you imagine how much meaner and more hateful she’ll be wherever she shows up next?
whew!
>>>”PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.” AND THIS is how it will work in Iraq.
I kind of like this for diplomacy...”Play ball, and play nice...for if you don’t we can, and will, shove the bat up your ...” or this version of carrot & stick: take this carrot or we’ll shove the stick up your ...”
Truly pathetic when one doesn’t need to Photoshop a pic one iota for it to look that bad.
The show really cut into her eating time.
Talk about “The View”!
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
This was Baba Walter’s doings anyway for hiring this ugly, stupid ignoramus. I wouldn’t wipe Rosie off my feet if she were dog poop. I’d throw the shoes away. What a disgusting POS.
If I'm not mistaken Miss Rosie was present front and center at the 2001 World Series game when President Bush threw out the first ball. Shortly after that, during an interview, she could not have spoken more highly or adoringly about him. Thought he was great!
One of the ‘reasons’ given for Rosie O’Blubbermouth taking off was that today(?) was her ‘partner’ Kelly’s birthday, I can only imagine what sort of birthday surprise that poor soul has in store.
Lesbian Love Toys via Black & Decker anyone?
(’eeeeeewewwwwww’)
Rosanne said she could never host the View.
She hates Israel too much.
Nobody will ever claim they are class acts.....or bright.
And Hasselback isn’t even that good at giving her points of view. If she can take down Rosie think of what Ann Coulter could do!
Darn! I missed the Hasselback flap!
I have never watched the show. Just seen clips on other shows or online.
But who doesn’t know who Rosie is? Thats what this is about.
Oh jeez..Donald Trump on The Big Story about this...LOL!!!
“It’s Bush’s Fault!’
That used to be funny back in the days before the immigration betrayal, bloated government, deficit spending and the hollowing-out of federalism. Now it’s truthy.
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