Many will say that “The View” re-invented itself and became a household name (even more so than before) as soon as Rosie O’Donnell took ownership of that chair on the far left and thus joined the other ladies on the show.
It is definitely clear to me and, this is my opinion, that Rosie’s plan since the very beginning was to use “The View” as a vehicle for her to become a hot commodity on television, more than she ever has been in the past.
It’s simple facts….she began with that huge fight/controversy with Donald Trump and as of a few days ago (not to mention many, many other things that have added up), she turned her loud mouthed stubborness against one of her own collegues. It doesn’t matter if she’s right or wrong. It is clear that Rosie O’Donnell is one of those big fishes that you’re not supposed to put in a tank of other fishies because that big fish will always eat the fishies up sooner or later.
Smart move? Sure. Her following? Well….she uses her own blog to speak out about her stuff. Some people love her, some people hate her. I think she’s just another one of those personalities that went guerilla and found her own way of sparking controversy about herself and then gathered a following. Lately, and especially with bloggers (Rosie included), that has definitely been the case. That’s what America is about….freedom of anything and everything!
Page Six is now reporting that she will most likely not return to the view, even though her final day at the job was supposed to be on June 20th. Furthermore, Rosie’s longtime writer Janette Barber, apparently defaced pictures of Elizabeth Hasselbeck and hung them around “The View” studio. A rep confirmed the latter, but wouldn’t comment on who had been defaced.
What the heck? High school. You know what pisses me off the most, and please speak up if you disagree with me! Sometimes people use their “weight struggle” and their sexual orientation to the their favor in order to include themselves in a grey area most people would not dare to touch. You know what I’m talking about….and I’ve always thought of that as an extremely cheap way of cheating yourself to the top.
I like Rosie, but I don’t think she’s going to be able to fly below the radar on this one in the minds of a lot of people, especially mine. Please discuss.
Funny YouTube about Rosie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9NuAxAOaJ4
I agree 100%. I think Rosie went too far this time. She will turn and run after this. She won’t come back to The View and face off with EH.
i dont think she uses her weight or sexual orientation - to cheat her way to the top. point was that the media was - i do think that she used the time @ the view to get her name back out in the media - i think the fight w/ eh was a personal one - and should have been kept private.
they should have a republican on the view w/ more to offer than eh - she is just not the brightest.
I absolutely agree with Joe! Rosie was actually trying to have a personal discussion with EH, by whom she felt betrayed as a “friend.” EH, on the other hand, who is apparently incapable of recognizing others’ motives, feelings, etc. started yelling and getting high-minded as usual. She even used Donald Trump as a sort of low blow to villanize Rosie (her supposed friend!). Afterwards, she just wanted to chalk it up as another “debate.” Of course, the US Media ran with it as another Rosie debacle. Insane… (did they even watch it?)
I also agree with Joe that it would be nice to see a level-headed, knowledgable and articulate conservative on the view instead of EH …
I have loved the View more since Rosie came aboard. She added humor, fun and compassion to the show.
She did go a little too strong with EH. However, since she is not returning to the View, I will no longer watch this show. It’s sad because I adore Barbara Walters and Joy.
I disagree that she had some kind of master “plan”. I believe she came to The View because she was asked to do so by Barbara Walters. I don’t think she had an agenda besides taking a job where she could share her VIEW. Some of her views are controversial and some of her statements not well thought before spoken, but they were honest and represented her VIEW at the time. She may be opinionated and loud, and she may offend people, but you can’t deny that she went in and shook things up and made people think.
I was always a fan of Rosie until she started getting so angry. She’s not fun to hear, or watch. She used to make me laugh, but now her sarcastic, and angry voice just makes me change the channel. I am sorry to say she is now rather bizarre.
Judy, I couldn’t agree more! At one time she was very entertaining, but now it is “painful” to watch her!
I think Rosie honestly has some serious mental problems. She deines anyone form the right to speak their opinion. yet she rattles on her RIGHT to free speech. She was rude to EH on that show and she was attacking her. On live tv calling her coward just shows how unblanced she is. No mature adult acts out like this.
Now she is breaking her contract of not staying till June 20. In my mind just make EH the winner here. She was 100% correct..why should she defend Ro? I heard what she said and Ro did imply that the USA Troops are terroists. It may not of been what she meant… but she did say it that way not once but twice !
I think she is a big bully and I m not going to miss her when she is gone from the View. Hopefully she will get help with her anger.
I love Rosie, and I don’t think she uses her sexual orientation or weight to “cheat”. If anything, those two things are constantly used against her when she’s addressed in the media and whatnot. Yeah.. she’s loud and opinionated and very in your face. Oh well.
Sure she does!
Do you know who comments on Rosie’s sexual orientation the most? Rosie. If she brings it into the discussion, why can’t the media?
And another thing is.. the View producers knew she was like this. Everyone knows what she’s like. Yet, they still put her on there. They knew exactly what they were getting, and they got it.
Could not agree more. Of course, this flies in the face of the argument that she quit/was fired/whatever BECAUSE of her views/personality.
GO Rosie GO!
i rather hear Rosie rant a rave then to listen to that stupid blonde *Elizabeth* any time. The view without Rosie is just boring…watch the ratings go down when Rosie leaves.
GO Rosie GO….please…just GO NOW and DON’T COME BACK!!
Elisabeth has more intelligence than Rosie could ever hope for.
Rosie is Wrong on this one…O’Donnell was so angry after her argument with Hasselbeck that she trashed her dressing room after the fight..What A BIG FREAK…
To be fair, ABC has denied that Rosie was the culprit. However, her long-time friend and writer, Janette Barber, was escorted from the building after being caught drawing moustaches on photographs of EH. By conspiracy theory reasoning, I would have to make the conclusion that if Rosie knows such a person and works with that person, she is indeed guilty of trashing EH’s dressing room.
BJ writes:
Do you realize how deep you cut the hearts and souls of the families of the Military Personnel serving this Country when you suggested that they are terrorists, or acting in a terroristic fashion?
do u realize how absurd it is
that u r angry at me
not the president
In a way, this is the sign of an addict. (emphasis on the “you’s” above mine) There is a DIRECT accusation to Ro-beast. Her CHILDISH response? “It’s not me, it’s you.”
Well, Ro-beast, you did call me a terorist. Go to hell.
She didn’t call you a terrorist! People need to watch the tapes again. Her point was that to Traqi citizens all of America are the terrorists. We would feel the same way if a country invaded us in order to help us and killed 650,000 of our people. It is not the troops she was referring to, it is our policy. Troops don’t make policy, governments do. Troops follow orders. She has always supported the troops! No one with a brain can really think she meant the troops. She was deeply hurt by her phoney, friend Elizabeth.
I agree 110% with you. Nobody even listened to what she was saying- and if they HAD been listening, they would have intepreted it differently. If YOU were an Iraqi citizen, watching the troops kill your family and friends in the name of “protecting” your freedoms, you might have a slightly different perspective on what it means to be an American soldier. That’s not to say that our troops are bad people, that they are not worthy of support- because there are hundreds of thousands of incredible men and women serving in the army. But to a 10 year old Iraqi girl who is now an orphan, it doesn’t matter. To her, the soldier that killed her mother and father might as well be a terrorist.
THAT was all she meant by what she said. Rosie has stated on more than one occasion that she has DEEP love for the troops who protect our nation- but her beef lies with the Bush administration and the unfounded premise of this war. Rosie O’Donnell is brave and outspoken, and is now experiencing the backlash for pissing middle America off. Elizabeth is (to some degree) intelligent and beautiful, and much easier for the average person to accept than Rosie. Elizabeth does her damndest to appeal to republican, Christian housewife- and is very successful at it. It was shitty of her to hang Rosie out to dry, when she knows Rosie personally and knows that Rosie DOES support our troops. Period.
Whether or not that fight was appropriate for public consumption is another matter…but I’m team Rosie all the way. I am proud of her for standing her ground and not rolling over.
You’re right - Rosie didn’t call the military people terrorists - she implied it! When Elisabeth gave her the opportunity to defend or clarify her statements she didn’t. Instead she chose to call Elisabeth a coward. Elisabeth hit the nail on the head when whe said that Rosie is the cowardly one for not answering her own rhetorical question.
My husband has proudly served in Iraq. Contrary to what is frequently broadcast on TV, many of the Iraqis are happy we are there to help them develop a democratic society. Of course there is resistance by some. Some of these people are also killing their own people -as well as ours in order to try and get us to pull out. However, we need to stand by Bush, our defense advisors, and especially our troops that are in harms way so that we can help the Iraqis reach their goal and THEN we can bring our troops home. No one WANTS to be engaged in war.
I used to like Rosie. However she has gotten more and more erratic and I am glad to see her go!
GOOD RIDDANCE ROSIE!!!
Well said, BJ. It’s always all about Rosie - heavien forbid you dare disagree with her. And by the way, thank you for your service to our country!
YOU GO, BJ!!
Elizabeth is a classic passive agressive. She has lost to Rosie before in verbal battles. So she takes a great deal of pleasure in having others do her dirty work while she sits back and plays the poor victim. Then later claims that she and Rosie are cool and the problem was dealt with. which was obviously not true, per Rosies blog…
Rosie pegged it right when she said that it was a no win situation for her, since anything she says will be portrayed as the big fat lesbian picking on the poor cute pregnant christian girl in the media, especially by those conservative pundit shows.
Not a huge fan of Rosie or the View anymore (I miss Meredith), but on this particular incident, I can’t blame Rosie for getting annoyed..
The conservative pundit shows have gone out of their way to villify her. I guess they will have to move on back to Hillary when she is gone from the View.
hey, been reading this blog for a few weeks, and I just have to say that today’s my last time here. Why? Well, it really annoys me to have to read how you pretend to know it all about people’s intentions (even if your pretend like it is to “start a discussion”). I just feel that all of a sudden you, whoever you are, seem to be an expert on celebrity strategic thinking? Gimme a break. Your gossip isnt even that good.
Go read some of the other celebrity blogs out there and get a clue.
I saw the entire clip (feud) between Rosie and Elizabeth and I have to side with Rosie. I am usually nuetral, but Elizabeth was not understanding what was being asked of her to do. It was simply to answer a question. She was not able to hold two concepts at once; answering the question and then explaining herself.
Why should she have to “explain herself”? And why is it her responsibility to defend Rosie? Rosie’s attack tactics only appeal to those who are as uneducated and misinformed as she is.
Rosie cannot handle a reasoned discussion. While this may be the case for many on both sides of the fence, she elevates it to the point of insanity. Apparently, like many these days, she believes that the loudest and last argument means that it was the best argument. She threw out the question that does lead a reasonable person to infer that she believes we are acting as nothing but terrorists in the case of Iraq.
Case in point. Rosie’s citing of the 650K figure from a recent study tells me that she looked no further into the study than the post-invasion number. Rosie’s insinuation is that the US is responsible for all of these deaths and that all of the victims were innocents.
What are a few things that Rosie fails to mention?
* The estimated death count range of the report is between 400K and 900K.
* The researchers did not qualify whether or not the death count was for an innocent, an insurgent, a fighter, a criminal, etc. It was not only for innocent men, women, and children.
* The total percentage of violent deaths attributed to coalition (includes the full coalition…not just the US) action was 31%. Not 100% as Rosie insinuates.
* 50K deaths are reported to have occurred without violence or due to normal accidents.
These are just a few of the things Rosie doesn’t mention. She married herself to the 650K number and ran with it. She truly does need to stand on her own statements. It’s not Elisabeth’s responsibility to explain Rosie’s comments.
Regarding her use of [insert ailment/lifestyle here], I agree that she uses this to her advantage. Based on how she responds to disagreement, opposing Rosie is equivalent to being a close-minded religious nut…being bigoted…being unintelligent…you name it. For some reason, there are people in the world who believe that “being true to yourself” or “standing up for what you believe” is the same as being a well-informed participant in the discussion. This is not true.
Rosie is proof.
This was really well written and well expressed.
I seem to be the only non-American here, I speak (read) 4 languages, and I can assure you, the rest of the planet knows that Rosie is the only one on that panel who really understood what your administration is doing outside of its place.
We Germans had a similar situation about 65 years ago, we also believed since we were “the greatest nation of the world”, we had the right to invade other countries. We got badly punished, as most of you might know. (OR not? I heard public american schools are not teaching non-US-history?!) At least we Germans got our lesson. Will Americans ever get it?
Why do you seriously believe that your nation and its president can just decide to take any president of another country out and execute him? (The fact that Saddam was evil is a different story!)
Now, what if another nation would decide next week the Americans are evil and their president needs to be taken out of his post?
Would you call that “terrorism? Yes?
Why is that terrorism when another country does it, and it is not terrorism when the USA do that?
When iraqi families get killed in their houses by american 19-year-olds who have not the slightest idea about the culture they are invading there, how is that not terrorism?
When muslims decide to storm into family homes in (let’s say) Arkansas, kill everyone who moves, that would be called terrorism. But when americans do the exact same things over there, it is called “heroes defending their country”.
Why are the muslim terrorists (doing the same thing) not “heroes defending their country”?????
Well, I guess some people are there trying to defend their country against the evil invaders, and those are called “terrorosts” in your propaganda machine (US media). Rosie understoodwhat went on, and she speaks out loud.
There had been brave Germans in 1943 who uttered the unthinkable rumour that there had been killing camps for jews and other minorities. Nobody believed them, some got even killed for speaking it out. Even after 1945 there had been many Germans denying the obvious.
But eventually you have to face the truth. and one day al american children will (hopefully) be taught at school what their fathers, uncles, big brothers and grandfathers did abroad. And hopefully they will ask the questions the grown up postwar children asked their german relatives in the 1960s. We had bitter struggles after that, a whole new generation came out, and today we are pacifists.
So you see, it is possible!
Maybe one day Americans can be peacefull too. Until then, I will not become a citizen.
Yes, exactly. This American has thought and and felt this for a while and you articulated it well. I even emailed Elisabeth what will she tell her adsolescent daughter years from now when she asks why did you just sit by while America did such terrorist-like things- like German Citozens in the 40’s. Thank you for your validating post. It meand even more that you are German. Thank you. I’m so ashamed of America.
You both need to get out now. If you are ashamed or do not want to be a citizen go ! Get the hell out leave fast as you can take Rosie with you. Elisabeth does not have to back a pig like Rosie up Rosie should keep her fat mouth shut. She starts all the fights so she can keep her name in the papers and in the news because without all the crap she is nothing and not newsworthy. Rosie absolutly uses her sexual orientation and her weight, she sounds like a spoiled big brat who is very ill in the head and thinks the world owes her because of her sexual orientation and weight.
She has no talent never has just a big mouth. Remember pack your bags and leave fast as you can.
Oh right, I forgot America was so perfect. You know, as a young woman, I don’t even know why the generations before me fought for years to give women the right to vote. And equal rights for African Americans? Man, if Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King didn’t like the laws or the way the country was being run, they should have just left!! Screw the Million Man March, the Civil War, or one woman giving up her seat on a bus - let’s just go back to the way things used to be, and make it so that African Americans have separate drinking fountains and women aren’t allowed to vote or be anything but homemakers. After all, America is SO perfect and no one should EVER disagree with what the lawmakers are doing or fight for change - we should just go somewhere else!! *sarcasm* *eye roll*
Oh right, I forgot America was so perfect. You know, as a young woman, I don’t even know why the generations before me fought for years to give women the right to vote. And equal rights for African Americans? Man, if Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King didn’t like the laws or the way the country was being run, they should have just left!! Screw the Million Man March, the Civil War, or one woman giving up her seat on a bus - let’s just go back to the way things used to be, and make it so that African Americans have separate drinking fountains and women aren’t allowed to vote or be anything but homemakers. After all, America is SO perfect and no one should EVER disagree with what the lawmakers are doing or fight for change - we should just go somewhere else!! *sarcasm* *eye roll* To everyone else who says that people should “shut up or get out” - get real!!
If you don’t like this country and do not want to be a citizen, why are you here?
Ohmygod…shoot the horse (or cow) already! Rosie post-her-own-show became a vigilante for her slate of issues/causes. But you are correct…if she doesn’t like it here she can get out. As for her “entertainment” career, maybe this last year of insanity will make the network heads wake up to the fact that she is over. Time to look for new talent.
Amen, Pat. Unfortunately he or she is probably here for the same reason so many other non-American is here. They like our education system, our way of life, our freedom, our (dare I say it) welfare system, etc. They like to use us for what we have, and then bash us for not doing exactly what they would have us do. I’m tired of having to be pc and keep my mouth shut. I’m freaking tired of the Ro-beast and her followers. Get the hell out if you think it’s so bad. If I truly believed I was living in a country run by “terrorists” I’d be out of here as fast as possible. So what’s stopping all the rest of them??
Who asked you to become a citizen?
-K
PS: I don’t see too many people clamoring to become a German citizen :)
If you are not interested in becoming a citizen of this country, then why are you here?
Why do you use the advantages of this country for your own personal gain but bad mouth us as a country.
If you think it is so much better some where else, I suggest you go there and maybe you will like it better.
In the meantime, don’t use our resources.
Actually, disagreeing with a country’s policies does not mean that one does not want to be there, nor that they should get out.
I agree fully with Albgardis, I like America very much, a country with great potential, great heart and creativity, but I also think that our presence in Iraq is a travesty and a mistake and that besides it was very poorly organized, with terrible consequences for the Iraqi and our troops. My heart goes out all the young soldiers out there, and to the Iraqi people who are now in even worse condition than they were under Saddam.
And by the way, what does it mean: “in the meantime just don’t use our resources?”
If something doesn’t go her way, then she is the first one to cry discrimination because she’s Gay or fat or a liberal. Whatever… Like with the whole Clay Aiken/Kelly Ripa thing last fall. It was NOT a homophobic comment one bit…I’ve said that to people before…the whole “don’t touch me…I don’t know where your hands have been…” Maybe he had gone to the restroom and not washed his hands afterward. Maybe he had shaken hands with 50 people before the show who had done something just as vile and all the germs… But Rosie had to come out and say it was homophobic. So I agree with you that she has used these things to gain attention and that’s just not right. But she DOES have the right to speak her mind on the topics at the head of the media, and MOST of the time she seems spot on…especially in politics. Just hope she never runs…that would be scary!!!
I sure hope the slobbering idiot never makes it back in mainstream media. She is simply digusting. Unforunately the left media just loves her type.
I think albgardis comment was very telling. What does the rest of the world think about America’s actions? I understand the moral standing ground that sometimes you have to do what is right in the face of disapproval and controversy, but to go against the UN and base the decision on WMD that were never found (which I find a bit odd since the US should have had a receipt for it, since we did, after all, give them all that ammo to fight Iran)? That’s a bit too far.
What I can’t quite comprehend is that while it would have been more acceptable to just go after bin Laden, get him out of the picture, and then move on, we didn’t. Sure, we have troops out there looking for him, but what was the main agenda? Invade Iraq and kill Saddam. Yeah, I agree he was an evil dictator who killed so many of his own people, but why use what happened on 9/11 as a reason to go after him? While I’m sure he had a celebration that day, the focus was never on going after our attackers, and I think Bush has made that evident.
So yeah, maybe Rosie gets a little heated about the topic because it’s so close to her heart. There are things that everyone gets heated over. What I can’t quite comprehend is how people continue to call her anti-american when our motto is “liberty and justice for all” and all she wants to do is ensure that we’re not taking that away from the rest of the world. Give her a break.
to add: “In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave,
and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him,
for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.” - Mark Twain (1904)
I agree. What is next Iran? I remember GWB gloating shortly after the fall of Sadam. Saying that the war was over, they had won. That was about a month into the battle. The US didn’t go in with the salvation of Traq in mind. If it had it failed miserably.
A lot has happened since then. It’s all about oil! Rosie right or wrong is entitled to her opinion after all it is a free country is it not? There are many things that our elected officials should be made to answer to.
No one is blaming the troops, that is just smoke and mirrors done by some higher ups trying to distort the facts or hide them.
albgardis: “Why do you seriously believe that your nation and its president can just decide to take any president of another country out and execute him? (The fact that Saddam was evil is a different story!)
Now, what if another nation would decide next week the Americans are evil and their president needs to be taken out of his post?
Would you call that “terrorism? Yes?”
You, obviously, are incapable of distinguishing the differences between what the US is doing and what a Hitler-led Germany was doing pre-WWII. The very fact that Hitler was removed from power was evidence that the right thing was done. Are you saying that the country(s) that decided to remove Hitler from power were guilty of terrorism? I would think that you are given your parallel of a Hitler-led Germany to a Bush-led US.
You really should read more. It does wonder for congitive thought.
Please don’t become a citizen. As you mentioned, our schools have a hard time teaching national history in an unbiased way. We already have enough idiots in our villages.
Well said albgardis!
As an American, a NATIVE American so it won’t do any good for those of you who wish to tell me “if I don’t like things here I should go back to where I came from” I can only say to that statement; ‘You first’, I could not agree more with what you said.
Has this entire Nation lost its ability to understand English? Rosie NEVER once called our troops terrorist. She was pointing out that that IS how others view our troops. She has a valid point! When all the facts came out we had NO RIGHT to invade Iraq, we were lied to there were NO WMDs!
We made rubble out of one of the very few “progressive” countries in the Middle-East to fight, at that time, a group of Extremists who weren’t even Iraq at the time. Now average Joe Iraqi not only has to contend with “Allied Troops” but AFTER we invaded Al Qeada came to play.
My people have a rather famous saying about walking a mile in someone elses moccasins. Try it in this case!
And shame on the media!!! It was VERY clear Elizabeth was giving Rosie a beat down and NOT the other way round.
Comment by starfan21;
“The very fact that Hitler was removed from power was evidence that the right thing was done. Are you saying that the country(s) that decided to remove Hitler from power were guilty of terrorism”
Other countries were making every attempt to “remove” Hitler from power, HOWEVER, no country did. He removed himself from power.
Perhaps you might follow your own advice “You really should read more.”
In case you missed it Shrub signed into effect a directive early this month that would, in an emergency (loose lanuage on just what kind of “emergency”), give him the same powers as a dictator. Hitler did the exact same thing before taking control of the entire German Government. So a comparasion to Hitler is more valid everyay.
Oh my God, you’re embarassing yourself. The only reason Hitler offed himself is because he knew his loss was inevitable and imminent. And if you truly believe your own drivel about Bush giving himself “dictator” powers like Hitler, you really should be on medication for your delusions. I suppose you also buy the 9/11 conspiracy theory as well?? If so, I have a bridge I’d love to sell you. Btw, you obviously read. Next time, try reading something other than left-wing tripe.
all I have to say is, Ruben it’s SO OBVIOUS YOU’RE A ‘MO!!! Please come out already, your animosity towards the gays makes it just so damn obvious you silly queen
I think Ruben needs to start knowing more about what he’s talking about before he posts. Backpeddling hypocrit.
ROSIE IS A FAT PIECE OF SHIT THAT NEEDS TO BE BANNED FROM ALL MEDIA OUTLETS!!!!!! SHE DOESN’T DESERVE TO BE BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS THE REST OF US!!!
Wow Beth. Apparently you go for weak grammar school slams when you don’t have anything intelligent to add to the discussion. I’d be interested in what you had to say if you would attempt to formulate an educated response. Good luck with that.
Of10rot10: “Other countries were making every attempt to “remove” Hitler from power, HOWEVER, no country did. He removed himself from power.”
Put 2 and 2 together. A comparison was made that likened actions made by a Bush-led US AGAINST Saddam Hussein to actions made BY a Hitler-led Germany. This is a comparison that is completely devoid of any context or reasonable support. Saddam is the Hitler within the context of the Iraq invasion.
Furthermore, you seem to imply that his self-imposed removal would have occurred in the absence of the attempts at his removal. If this is not the case, it is completely reasonable to conclude that Allied actions removed Hitler from power. Get a life.
Of10rot10: “In case you missed it Shrub signed into effect a directive early this month that would, in an emergency (loose lanuage on just what kind of “emergency”), give him the same powers as a dictator. Hitler did the exact same thing before taking control of the entire German Government. So a comparasion to Hitler is more valid everyay.”
Obviously, you are drinking the conspiracy Kool-Aid. There used to be a time in this country where we disagreed with a politician without attributing an evil agenda to their administration. I doubt that I’m going out on a limb in saying you probably believe our government was responsible for 9/11 as well.
You really should invistigate the wording of the directive more thoroughly. The directive explicitly states that the President at the time “shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government.” Is there anything in here that says he (or she if Hillary is elected) would become a dictatorial leader? No. The President would lead efforts to make sure that our government - complete with its separation of powers - would continue functioning in the case of a catastrophic emergency. Not just “emergency.” A “catastrophic emergency” as defined in the directive:
(b) “Catastrophic Emergency” means any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions;
While you will call that vague in support of the idea that he’s somehow awarding power to himself in case of a tornado in Oklahoma, most reasonable people will realize that this is nothing more than a general description of which it would be difficult to explicitly classify every situation in which governmental continuity would be a priority.
Go back through your history…you will find similar orders, directives, bills, etc. that have similar wording.
OMG…next thing you know there will be some evil directive to make the President as “Commander-In-Chief” of our armed forces!
I voted for Bush but that doesn’t mean that I would ever say he’s right all of the time or has made all of the right decisions. On the other hand, I didn’t vote for Clinton but I can also be objective about the good that he did for the US. That is always the problem with you Bush-haters…you just don’t keep things in perspective!
I couldn’t disagree more. Elisabeth was going right back at Rosie & making some really unlogical statements, but just as Rosie said, everyone thinks “Poor Elisabeth, Rosie is bullying her too.” People view Rosie as a bully because she’s not afraid to stand up to anyone or say exactly how she feels. God forbid a woman be strong and dominant. I don’t think there’s any “master plan”. Everyone wants to make her out to be some conspiracy theorist. It’s ridiculous. She simply has the balls to say how she feels (and many times she’s right) and not apologize for it.
Brad: “People view Rosie as a bully because she’s not afraid to stand up to anyone or say exactly how she feels.”
Wrong. It’s because she cannot engage in a discussion without talking over people. She, by her actions, believes that her argument is the best if it’s the only one heard.
Brad: “God forbid a woman be strong and dominant.”
A man being “strong and dominant” in the same way that Rosie is would be called a pig…brute…chauvinist. You pick the synonym. They all apply whether you are a woman or not.
Brad: “Everyone wants to make her out to be some conspiracy theorist. It’s ridiculous. She simply has the balls to say how she feels (and many times she’s right) and not apologize for it.”
SHE IS A CONSPIRACY THEORIST! Do you listen to her? She’s on board with the nuts that believe WTC7 was an inside job by the feds because “fire melted steel.” Is this woman a scientist? Does she know anything about engineering other than the simpleton claims of “Loose Change.”?
Having the balls (I’m not disagreeing there) to say how she feels does not make her intelligent. Not apologizing for saying or believing something does not make one intelligent. Lunatics can possess the very same qualities. For some reason, this has become more respected than actually having some credibility.
Omg, starfan, I LOVE you - you rock!!!
EXACTLY!
Well Kendra, I may have added something a little more intelligent, if i were speaking about an intellgient person. You want to go ahead and defend someone who called our troops “terrorists” then you go right ahead. Whether or not you agree with this war, NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY has the right to degrade those in the military that are fighting on the front lines everyday—-instead on sitting in front of a computer posting about this woman like the rest of us. You want something “intelligent”, why don’t you read a newspaper or watch the news instead of visiting “hollywood” gossip blogs?!?!?
And, by the way, I’ll give Rosie a break when she begins to act like a member of the AMERICAN SOCIETY!!! How dare you defend ANYONE who would chose to publicly ridicual what our military has been doing for thousands of years.
You want intelligece–try reading a History book once in a while. What is happening in Iraq is nothing new.
Now, if you want to stay out the “grammer school” business, I welcome your “intelligent” response!!!
By the way—
It’s nice that you chose to quote an alcoholic!!
Elisabeth Hasselbeck must go! Let the little loud-mouthed mommy, Fox anchor wannabe go off and have her baby away from the limelight and be a nice little, stay-at-home Christian mommy.
Um, excuse me, I’m a stay at home Christian mother. Just what is it about my lifestyle that has you so upset or threatened?
I’m thinking that Ben has some relationship issues with his own mother…and just wants to instigate.
I think EH owes Rosie an apology and one to The View..Ro made the show and now EH has ruined it.
Yes…she made the show. Of course, it existed successfully for 10 years without her…but she made it.
The only reason The View’s ratings went up the way they did was the Rosie/Trump tiff. Without this, my hypothesis is that the ratings would have slid due to the nature in which she dominated the show. I’m a guy and I watched it before she came on. It just wansn’t fun anymore watching her inject herself into everything in such an obtrusive way.
Dearest Starfan, again I must say that I LOVE YOU!!
eh is a shrill finger-pointig holier than thou hpocrite. rosie made the view watchable again. you never knew what she would say her candor was biting and refreshing. will. miss the fat loud lesbo.
Pray tell, how many people did Rosie O’Donnell’s big yap kill in Iraq? NONE!
I don’t watch “The View” for such serious political discussion - there are plenty of “shitty cable shows” (as Rosie calls them) that deal with that - I understand “The View” was designed to show the VIEWS of different women, but it is esentially an info-tainment program (notice all the “summer drink” and “hot beauty product” segments) that needs a lot more pedigree before I rely on it for my political news!
I didn’t enjoy the political “discussion” between Rosie & Elizabeth and feel it was mostly emotion-driven which is a death knell for all objective fact finding. I understand strong emotion, but to personalize such a thing . . . on TV in front of everyone . . . shows a lack of control. A simple “let me get my ducks in a row & then we’ll discuss this calmly” would’ve gained a lot more respect and made a lot more sense.
I’ve always liked & enjoyed Rosie, but she’s made herself a little TOO accessible - I know she’s had issues, but currently the idea that everyone needs to know everything she wants them to know is a bit egotistical and somewhat “out of control.” I admire her being forthcoming with her life, but sometimes too much is too much!
First of all, I have to say: Wow.
Second of all, did you happen to see the clip of the View where she supposedly called our troops terrorists? Or did you just watch some sound byte on an entertainment news show? That might be your problem. Or, have you gone to her blog and read her views? That could be another reason why you’re having trouble understanding why someone would defend and individual who calls our troops terrorists… Then you’ll realize I’m not defending someone who calls our troops terrorists because that’s not what she said or meant. She’s actually spent time visiting wounded US Iraqi vets and never has she had one single military personell tell her to her face that her comments have offended them. So why is it offending you?
Third of all, I’m really amused at you calling me out for visiting hollywood gossip blogs. What are you doing? This is actually my first time visiting this blog, or really any hollywood blog (aside from rosie.com) in quite a long time. Can you say the same? Nevermind, I don’t even really care if you do or not. What you do with your time is your choice. But honestly, it’s pretty weak to attack someone for visiting and posting on the same gossip blog you’re posting on. And, btw, I do read the newspaper. I’m not sure how you surmised that my reading of blogs implies that I don’t read the newspaper. And, I didn’t come here looking for something to satisfy my hunger for intellectual conversing, but your post did stand out as being one that contained a lot of yelling (holy caps) without any response to the topic that was actually being discussed. That was the point I was trying to make.
And on… my sister and brother-in-law are both in the Navy. Actually, my sister left for sea duty yesterday. She was actually on the USS Abe Lincoln when the war broke out in 2003. It made her miss Christmas with her 4 year old son, but whatever… she didn’t complain. So if anyone has a reason to be a little more sensitive to comments made in reference to the military, I believe I could be included in that group. However, because I read the information Rosie posts at her own site and not in other sources that have the ability to edit/manipulate what is being said, while adding their assumptions as to what she meant, instead of quoting Rosie’s explanation of events, I am not offended by what she has said.
Did I imply that what was happening in Iraq was new?
Any my apologies for the alcoholic quote. I guess we should burn all his classics because apparently to you it seems that anyone with any sort of problem in life cannot be counted on to make a point or write a good story every now and again.