Tag Archives: Rosie O’Donnell

In her waning days on The View, Rosie O’Donnell has become more aggresive in confronting Bush-loving co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck. After Joy Behar reads a rather comprehensive list of Bush trangressions, asking “Why can’t we get RID of this guy?”, Rosie and Elizabeth really get into it. The local news interviewed audience members after the show, most of whom expressed discomfort …

Rosie O’Donnell has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. I’d been more impressed if the list didn’t include such opinion makers and shakers as Kate Blanchett and Justin Timberlake. But still, we have an out, angry, politically active gay person on the list and that makes me happy.

Rosie O’Donnell is leaving The View after her one-year contract expires in June. After her F-bomb-laden and crotch-grabbing performance at Monday’s New York Women in Communication awards, O’Donnell has been the subject of a furious campaign by various right-wing groups who have threatened to boycott Disney-owned ABC and their advertisers. The usual Fox News wingnuts (O’Reilly, Hannity & Colmes) have …