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Star Jones Reynolds has never been one to mince words. It's no wonder that when Bill O'Reilly's most recent controversial (see also: racist) comments about Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama, were discovered by Media Matters, the TruTV legal analyst was infuriated! O'Reilly, the curmudgeon host of Fox News Channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' was talking to a caller that was angry that Obama had said on C-Span that "for the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country." The 58-year-old television commentator, who privately settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against him in 2004, responded...

THE ISSUE: Controversy surrounding Star Jones Reynolds' departure from "The View." ("I'm No Claws Celebre," June 30). ****......imagine if Rosie O'Donnell were a heterosexual political conservative (taking Star's place). We would have to struggle through an editorial in The New York Times entitled, "What Part Does Racism Play in the Ouster of Star Jones?" Glastonbury, Conn. **** It's time to begin ignoring these overpaid, overindulged and over-the-top nobodies. Cedarhurst **** O'Donnell's preoccupation with Jones Reynolds' coming clean on how she "lost weight" was like Dan Rather asking President Nixon "what did you know and when did you know it?" But...